New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-08-01
BR|BE Z TAKER ON STAND
White Tells Lorimer Committee
II Literary Tastes.
DEFENDS HIS CHARACTER
Senator Counsel RebYked for
Methods in Examining News.
paper Man.

washington. July 3i-Charles A. White,
vbo. after advancing from streetcar con.
drc,or Ia member OF the Illinois L$gisiat-
~. confessed 10 receiving money 70 vote
for William I,oriIler for the United states
s.na,e to-day began 70 retell his story De-
fore the Senate Lorimer committee re
,,as tho frs, witness at the previous Lori
,ner investigation. HIS examination - sS-
pected to take three or four DAYS.
White. who IS no. more than thirty years
old. brought 70 the witness stsnd hrs'
bundle NJ papers, by which h" hopeo 20
place himself before the country IN bet'er
light than that under which he has rested
since the Lorimer investigation was started
He produced mary testimonials OF goon
character and ability from schools ne had
attended IN his youth and from former err
rloyers He described his service in spring
field IN 1915 as the legislative agent OF
streetcar men and his election 70 the IL
unois House Of REPRESENTATIVE. while ne
was working az a conductor
Explaining that he wished ~ show the
source from which white obtained his food
for thought. J. VI Marble. attorney for the
committee, asked tho witness What he was
reading AZ the time he was elected 70 the
LEGISLATURE. White mentioned these:
Iawson's high finance exposure maya
zine articles. which White characterized az
"a pretty good piece NJ work
THE jungle" by UPTON Sinclair, eyrcs-
ing the stockyards-"s splendid piece ~
work {"
Four volumes Of Roman history about
the carthaeinians. the syrians-ard that
class Of stuff
IngersolIs complete works
Rryan's "Comwonsr
Taylors life pictures
Appeal 20 Reason a Socialist publica-
tor
Labor magazines and tho daily nsvs-
papers OF -. Louis
Tn. witness said that before Re wss
elected 70 the Legislature h. heard ~
several men who had taken brides, and
then exposed the bribers He said he told
his supporters during the campaign that
II he was elected he would expose any
corruption I'm Springfield. but hA denied
saving he would take the brihe in 40 doing
: White was producing letters from Lee
o Neil Browne IN reference 70 the orEani-
cation Of the House when the committee
ad iourned until tomorrow
How he spent two or three weeks in
vestigating the White confession was re-
lated to-day 10 the Senate Lorimer COM
mttee by Edwrd o. Phillips, a reporter
! for The Chicago Tribune" With his ey-
pense account az a basis, the witness told
OF his visits to the legislators whose
names were connected with graft IN the
White story. The details Of these visits.
the witness said, were printed in The
Tribune"
! Chairman Dillingham; rebuksd Lorrer's
attorney, +. q. Hanecy. when the LAWYER
! tried to &c: Phillips to say that Repre-
sentative Charles +. Luke died from tuoer-
culosis. Phillips said he understood ne vas
taken off finally by pneumonia.
"Well. pneumonia is almost always the
last stage Of all men," said Nh Han.cy.
unless they go off like they do in The
! Chicago Tribune
| The attorney for the committee asked
that the remark be stricken from the
record Mr.. Hanecy said he referred 70
testimony that man was pushed down
an elevator shaft in the Tribune build
ing and then shot. Senator Dillingham;
ruled the remark was uncalled for.
| Light on the Whereabouts OF Robert J.
Shields insurance broker OF Duluth, Mlnn.,
and Superior, Wis, wanted as "i'n ~;
10 determine whether he represented III
ward Hines I'm Wisconsin senate hghts
ard whether he was active In the Lorimer
! case. was sought from his associate, James
| n Harper Harper testified the last he
heard from Shields was on an Elks post
card mailed in Kansas last month
II will give you my word said Harner,
that as soon as go 10 Duluth ! VIII set
Mr.. Shields in sanatorium. and "hen ne
il in condition | will have MIN before YOU