The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-05-07
Sullivan Appears Before Special Com
mittee Of Illinois Legislature
and Produces the
Paper.
NOT TO BE PUBLISHED
Names Mentioned Are Not to be Made
Public According to Agreement
Among Those at
Hearing.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service
SPRINGFIELD. H., May 7.-Ap-
pearing on the summons of the state
senate. R. NJ. Sullivan, chief deputy
sheriff Of Sangamon county, today
submitted to a special examining com.
mittee Of that body the affidavit men
toned by Lieutenant Governor
O'Hara yesterday as reported to re-
fleet on the character of himself and
the members of the Illinois senate
white slavery commission. Sullivan
did not turn over the affidavit until
he had specified that the names men
toned in it should not be made pub
lie.
Senator Ettleson appeared before
the senate after the affidavit had
been read by his committee and
stated that the charges it contained
were very serious and that some time
would be needed for consideration by
the examining committee. The com
mittee of the whole then arose. Only
the members of the committee and
the senate secretary know the con-
tents Of the affidavit.
Sullivan admitted on the stand that
an interview in Springfield paper
regarding the affidavit was correct IN
part, but denied that he had said he
had the aff1davit.
Thursday afternoon newspaper
correspondents came to me and said
I was to be summoned before the
senate that day. Three or four OF
them wanted to know whether I had
an affidavit against the vice commits.
/ sion. told them did not, but that
had seen one, though was not a
party in securing it. I did not say
that l was anxious to appear efore
| the senate"
Sullivan then said he had the afi-
davit-that he had got it last night
| after he had been summoned He de.
MED that he knew what the affidavit
contained. Senator Ettleson then de-
manded that he produce the affidavit
Attorney Fred Mortimer here inter-
posed:
I'VE are perfectly willing" he said,
that the affidavit ibe produced, but
we wish to specify that the names
! therein Shall not be given to the
press. 1t would do no good"
| Senator Ettleson insisted that the
/ afidayit be given the senate without
reservation. There was conference
! ho+
committee, and following it Mortimer
4 advised Sullivan to turn over the aff1-
davit. He said he mad been assured
Z that the senate would follow the re-
quest of privacy as far as possible.
The committee then went into a
conference on the contents of the
4 affidavit.
Before the hearing the executive
/ committee Of the senate went into
! conference for an hour behind closed
doors in O'Hara's office. When the
4 senate met Senator Nanny was called
/ to the chair by Lieutenant Governor
! O'Hara. Senator Ettleson moved that
4 the senate resolve itself into commit.
tee of the whole. The motion car
ried and Senator Nanny at once ap-
/ pointed Senators Ettleson, O'Connor,
Jones and Daily to act as examining
committee.
Senator Wage of Chicago asked
whether any senator could question
the witness, and after moments
hesitation, Chairman Nanny said he
could see no objection to that
! At this point Mortimer, sullivan's 5
! attorney, arose.
| my purpose in interrupting the
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