The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-08-03
White Insists Tt at He
Was A cting for Pub
lie Good.
W. AS PAID 10 VOTE
FOR LO.RIM E R
Has Spent Three Days on Stand,
and Still Has to Measure Wits
With Counsel for Accused
Senator-Tells How He
Spent Money He Re-
ceived for Vote.

Washington, August 2.-Charles a.
White. the Illinois legislator, who
claims he was bribed to vote for NIL
liam Lorimer for Senator, complete
his three days story on direc, eXafnl-
nation before the Senate Lor'mer com
iaittee to-day. He has yet 20 measure
w;t' with counsel for Lor,mer in
c:oa'- exa animation. which promises 10
he as extended as the direc; EXAM
nation.
Most of the day was devoted to
telling how he spent the $1,000 Lori :
mer money" and the $500 JACKPOT.
money White claims he receiyed and
IN relating his attempts to have his
so-cailed confession printed. AZ the
end of the day the manuscript was
put In evidence.
The story told at the nrst Lorimc-
inquiry was varied by repeated
fusilades OF questions from the CON
mittee a 8 to Whites alleged public
spirited move in accepting the brides
and then exposing them. White stuck
to his testimony that he was working
all the time for the good OF the pub
lie. 1t was also varied b. difference
with the testimony of James Kelly.
general manager and editor OF the
Chicago Tribune. as to the price which
White asked for h s confession
manuscript. White testif.d to-day
that he only asked $500. and not
$4,000 or $4,000. He told how he OBJ
Iected TO the contract because 1t said
ne onered to SELF his story to the
Tribune. White said he did no, offer
TO sell II. but ne could not tell SEN
ator Jones what words he would have
used to describe what he had done.
The witness said he was told that
these these words made no difference
anyway. He said he went to the
Tribune via his manuscript because
Edwin r. Wright, president of the
Illinois State Federation of Labor, sug-
Sested that he see Editor Mccormick.
Of that paper.
Had No Counsel.
White complained that he did not
nave counsel when ne made the con-
tract, and that he was placed in Gus
tody the veEy night he signed IL and
kept in custody for nearly eight
months When he protested against
1t. White said the officers told him
they had papers that might surprise
him. He testified that he heard States
Attorney Wayman. OF Cook county.
tell the officers to keep him in charge
and that he had heard that Wayman
had the officers take him on trips to
Wisconsin. Minnesota and Michigan.
so as TO keep him from appearing be-
fore the Sangamon county grand jury.
At times. White said. four officers We're
with him.
In telling of visits to the homes of
other members OF the Legislature 20
get evidence to support his manu-
script. then unpublished, White said
that Detective Turner, who went with
him for the Chicago Tribune. as he
understood, told Representative Mich
ael Link that he represented 1.-The Gov
e-nor." White testified of telling both
Link and Representative Joseph 5.
Clark. respectively. in Turner's pres
ence, that they knew better when they
denied knowledge OF corruption in the
Legislature.
Both Link and Clark are dead.
aren't they?" inquired Senator John
ston OF Alabama
IT have been told So" replied White