The Washington times., 1911-07-31
11UUSe EIUH WHIOH DUy WIS 1dktn.
STATESMEN FLUSH
WITH MONEY AFTER
LOR|MER ELECTION
Reporter Testifes Old Debts
Were Paid and Huge
Rolls Flashed.
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investigating as to its authenticity. Tha
was in April and May, 1910. He was ac
eompanied the earlier part of the um'
travels met, in ST. Louis. Detectives Nc.
| Guire, Murnane, and Tierney. TheS
were all there looking up the story OF
how the Lorimer swag was distributed
| in bath room in a st. Louis hotel
For this period of travel. Phillips ex,
pense account was 1856, and showed that
he had made st. Louis his headquarters
while working in southern Illinois. Il
would run out into the State during the
| day, and then back to st. Louis at
night" he explained.
At Jerseyville, for instance, he saw
Representative Shepherd, who said two
detectives had been there to see him
about that matter the week before.
Judge Hanecy wanted the witness to
say that his entire business was to Sc
cure confirmation Of the White confes-
sion. He demanded to know what in
structions Mr.. Kelley, the managing
editor, gave.
He handed me a copy Of the White
story" said Phillips. and told me TO
read 1t and then go and see each of the
legislators named IN the story and ask
day"
He Saw Link.
At Mitchell he saw Representative
Link; at Vandalia, Representative
Clark: at Mt. Vernon, Representative
Blair; at Carlinville, Representative
Bailey; at Benton. Representative
Crawford; at Woodstock, Senator Oh
son; at Marengo, Representative
Shurtleh; at Radsford, Representative
Burns; at Beardstown, Mr.. F. J..
Trout; at Canton. REPRESENTATIVE De
Wolf; at Virginia, Charles A. E. Mar
tin, a defeated candidate for the
House; at Ashville, Representative
Foster; at Peoria. Representatives
Gorwan and Butts; at Petersburg. to
Martin was the man whom Finger
defeated, a republican; Phillips went
to him to learn the facts about a
story of some sort of deal in settl-
ing the contests" Martin didn't
know anything he would stand for"
What did you go to Representa-
tive Fosters town and talk to a
newspaper editor for?"
ITO learn about his finances, 80 /
could judge whether he was in on the
jackpot"
Didn't you go there to learn II he
was financially fixed to stand a prose-
cution with the view to threatening
him with one unless he would tell
the story the Tribune wanted told?"
mo, did not"
What did you learn about his
That after the end Of the session
he had money enough to settle up
quite a lot Of old debts He bought
several fancy bags, too; he's a deal
er in fancy stock Of that sort"
At Carlisle, Representative Becke-
meyer told Phillips he didn't know
anything about money in the Lori
mer election.
HE said he never got money for
that vote. and that he never got any
thing out of the jackpot"
Later, however, Beckemeyer con-
fessed that he was paid for his vote
for Lorimer; but to all questions by
Phillips he replied that he never got
any dirty money at Springfield"
Tilt With Lawyer.
Judge Hanecy and Phillips exchanged
persif1age about hotels in the small
towns Of interior Illinois.
How long were you at Carlisle?'
"About three hours"
Il see by your expense account here
that You charged S4.50 hotel bill. What's
the hotel rate there?
Il guess about 81 a day."
Isn't 1t 81 a day?'
mo, think it's more
Just a boarding house, isn't it?"
"Oh. no; pretty good little hotel
Then they both laughed as if maybe