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Show LORLMER INDICTED Former United States Senator Lon imer of III nois has been indleted by a federal grand jury at Chicago on a charge of misapplying the funds of two banking Institutions of which he was president. The indictment con tains thirty six counts and the grand jury has not concluded its investiga tion of all the transactions in connee tion with the alleged wrecking of the Chicago banks. Lorimer has been released re-leased on a (15 000 bond and is, no doubt wondering from which direction the next blow will come Not so long ago he wore the toga of a United States senator was presl dent of two or three banks and wielded considerable Influence in polities Bereft of h s seat in the senate shorn of his wealth and without political in flnence Lonmer is now about to en gage in a struggle to keep out of the penitentiary Whether guilty or inno cent of wrongdoing in connection with the bank failures Lorimer w 11 doubt less be pursued to the end bv vind c tive enem es who have ah en him no rest s nee his election as senator by the Illino s legislature wh eh it was cla med was brought about by llegal and corrupt methods The matter was nvestigated by the senate committee on pnv leges an 1 elect ons and he was cleare A sec ond inq iry resulted in a 1 fferent re port Several senators on both sides of the chamber stood by h m but he lost h s seat and the cry of he o e 1 for Lor mer became a campaign ss o and resulted In the defeat of Pa nter of Kent ky an 1 C Horn of 1 I o i N w that Lor n er has roa hp I t e 1 max of his troubles the t mo ns ar ed for those who have o po el h m on personal or pol t ca gr n I to et h in alone an 1 let the law iko ts o so If gu ty let h n I o r el b t there should 1 o no g 1 g o hs I wnfajl |