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Show CONFESSED BRIBE TAKER AS WITNESS WASHINGTON. Aug I --Crmrlca A. Whit. h, n'ir runnln t amut from street car ff.rduotnr in membor of the IHInota legislature. ronff1 to rt- j celvin mnnev to vote for William Lori- I mer for the l"ntt-d tat adnata. yesterday yester-day began t.t reel Ma story before fde I senate l,orln'r rtinmlte. Me was th firt mltnes yt the pf-vloua 1r1mer in- veetts.al.-.n. Mm examination la -pcted' to 'ant three or four day a. White produce 1 manv testimonials of rood i'harartr and ahllftv from achoola h had attended tn hla youth and from former mn lover . Kaplalnlna that he wtahd to show th nource from which White obtained hia food for t hous h t , A 1 1 ornev A I Ma r -Me for the committee, asked the wtt -neaa what h wis re.tdlnc at t ha tlm he war elected to the legislature. White mentioned thete: Uwwn'i Maaraxlne arilcte on high finance ei-popiire. ei-popiire. whlrh he 'heractrlied aa a "pretty arood rice of work " "The Junale " hv I pton Sinclair.. i-poaln i-poaln the stockvanla s splendid niece of work Four volumes of Roman historv about the 'arthaainian. the Syrians and that clans of stuff. Inereol!'e i-impl' works. Brvan'i i'ommonr. Tavlor'a life pictures. Apodal to Reaaon. a Socialist pubtica-; pubtica-; tton i Various labor msaaalnea and tha dally new spa pern of Rt. Ixula. The wltnm aald that before he a a etertd to the leaMalafur he had hM.rd of several men who had taken bribes and then exposed the bribers. He said he toM If he was elected he would evoose anv corruption at Sprlnafleld. but ha dentej savlna h would take tha bribe In do-ln do-ln ao. The witness waa nroduclne; letters from I.ee O'Neill- Browne In reference to tha orranttatlon of the house when tha commit com-mit tea adiourned. |