The Washington times., 1912-07-13

said he, and nobody will say that
Reckemeyer was not willing witness
for this Prosecution. He was willing TO
vote. It's as plain as the MONDAY sun
that, when Beckemeyer testified that. he
did not have in his mind anything OF
any sort that would lead him to think
or hope or suspect that anyone at any
time would give him anything"
He emphasized the fact that Becke.
meyer was three times before the grand
jury, and was willing to say anything
TO save himself. yet he had denied he
Further along in his argument, Lori
| mer referred to the confession of State
Senator Holtslaw.
ruption," he said. but the fountains
of justice themselves were corrupted
Attorney For Both Sides.
He said Holtslaw's confession was pre-
pared by Attorney Gillespie, who ives
suggested to him, Holtslaw, while III
custody. Lorimer declared Gillespie was
retained by the Tribune.
Here you have the attorney acting
as attorney for both sides.' he said:
IF the people Of this country could
know the truth as II is written in this
record they would rise UP in their wrath
and drive this band of hypocrites from
| the country!' he exclaimed with dra-
matte fervor. And they shall know
the truth. II God gives me- life and
| strength to do It,"
| of alleged attempts to bribe in connec-
ton with the election Of Senator Percy
| of Mississippi He told OF the story OF
one Bilbo, who said he was sought out
laney. Lorimer sought to show this
was a conspiracy to ruin Percy, Just
as the fight on him in this case was
| conspiracy to ruin him..
| ~ DOinte0
money which Bilbo alleged was given
him, the identical bills were fopnd to
be in part new bills not in circulation
at the time of the alleged effort to cor
Senator Bailey leaned owed and
prompted Lorimer with suggestion
III that had not been discovered"
said Lorimer, "they would have come
| here and asked for an investigation OF
Senator Percy at the hands OF this sem
answered7 What could he have said
What could he have done? What could
I have done with such testimony as
that?
Work of Enemies.
Percy had his enemies in Mississippi
just as have mine in Illinois. and they
concocted this scheme and brought this
indictment against Dulaney just as II
was sought to indict Lee O'Neil Brown
in Illinois"
He declared the failure to indict
Browne so far robbed his enemies OF
| their evidence that there would not
| have been an Investigation II he, Lori
mer, had not urged one.
judges and juries of Chicago from the
| charge that II was not possible in ILL
nois or Cook county to convict a poll
tician.
Senator Percy voted against Lorimer
| N IxOfimeT
plainly appealing to him because of his
experience in Mississippi to change
front and now support him.
After dealing with the Percy case.
Lorimer turned his attention to Craw-
ford, Of Illinois. He asked that Craw-
ford be brought from the cloakroom
The South Dakota Senator appeared.
| Appeals Direct to Senator.
He then brought up an old affidavit
which was used against Crawford ty
enemies in South Dakota. The affidavit
alleged wrongdoing in connection with
public lands and 1t was presented to
, grand jury. Senator Crawford was
shown. however. to be clear of the
charges made against .EE him: ,uo.,, so,,.,
Dakota" said Lorimer in dramatic
fashion, "in~view of his own painful ex-
> perience to consider the testimony ir
t my case carefully"
4
charges, he said:
Yes, Senator Crawford, that's what
would have happened to you, AS far
, as they could, they would have de-
stroyed you. They would not have sue
ceeded any more than they succeeded
in convicting Lee O'Neil Browne fol
l conspiracy in connection with the Lori
[ mer election.
"And I would have hoped that you
would have been fortified with the truth
and have known 1t as 1t was k0own tC
you and your God and that you were
not guilty and that clear conscience
would have given you strength to &c
> on and on like a man and clear your
: name"
oh. such foul, foul persecution" ex
, claimed Lorimer, further on, standing
in the aisle, and lifting his hands i'm
ploringly towards the ceiling.
, He declared that Crawfords ex-
perience Ought to have impressed
him.
= Draws Parallel Case.
III anything it ought to have i'm
/ pressed on your mind that I'm en-
, titled to the benefit Of the doubt in.
! stead Of charging me as you did ir
> your speech last year with organic
: ing the legislature in Illinois in a bi
partisan combination to get myself
cOrruptly elected.
r Thousands of people got the i'm
preston from your speech that Lori
/ dark of the night with a gun in on,
I hand and dark lantern in the othe
i despoiling people of their rights AM
I because he was that sort of a maj
I he had debaucheI the legislature ant
: should be driven from the Senate
. not by a divided vote, but b.. th
vote of every Senator occupying
seat in this chamber"
Senator Lorimer then said he wante,
8 to call attention to some things tha
e had been going on for two and hal
years in connection with this case tina
Senators had never thought of an,
u surely had never connected.
= He charged that Charles White ha
: been paid to testify against him. H
said he had not at first had proof Of II
Q but later did.
! Talks of Proof.
e 1T knew my enemies" he said ''
: knew there was nothing under the su
:, they would not do to destroy me.
r stated from yonder desk that Charlie
White had been paid to testify. The
the evidence came out A contract wa
disclosed that showed he was paid $3.50
y to testify.
{, II do not believe this was the origina
a contract. The original contract wa