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Show ILLINOIS LEGISLATOR "SQUEALS," SAYS ATTORNEY ST. IXDUIS. May 3. John E. Wayman, stato's attornoy of Cook county, 111., tonight securod a confession from an Illinois legislator, who Is accused of talc-, ing S1000 for his vote In the contest that resulted In tho election of William Lorlmcr Lorl-mcr to tho United States senator. Wav-man Wav-man refused to glvo tho name of the man who confessed. Wayman and .Detective Murnane of Chicago stopped at the Southern hotel, where Murnane made the following otate-ment otate-ment in the presonce of Wayman: "We camo here to meet a member of the Illinois legislature becauao this is the most convenient place. Wo have been here the greater part of tho day. and vou can say we got all were looking for. You might nay wo got a 'squeal. While In St. Louis Wayman called on Circuit Attorney Zehcrt G. Jones. Early in tho day Michael S. Link, representing rep-resenting tho forty-sovonth district In the Illinois legislature, was visited on his farm near Nameokl, III., by Wayman and Murnano and a deputy sheriff |