Show WAYMAN THE GRAFT john E VV wayman states attorney of cook county which to la practically chicago finds himself much in the same position as was waa joseph wingate folk once circuit attorney of 0 st louis A chicago morning newspaper printed a big story signed by representative charles white who said he had received 1000 tor for voting to elect william lorimer united states senator and had been paid out of a jackpot made up it for the boys As a part of these transactions came off in chicago M mr r wayman necessarily had to get busy with an investigation back in 1901 a st louis evening paper turned loose a story that there was graft ina street railway bill and a city lighting measure circuit attorney folk got busy mr folk to Is a democrat mr wayman Is a republican because it happened that most of indicted by folk were republicans the cry was raised that it was a political plot now that those who have come under mr air haymans Wayman Way mans alre ato democrats he be Is accused of the same thing mr wayman is conducting his graft probe much the same way that mr folk pushed his folk wont went out to get confessions he brought john K murroll murrell back from mexico promised him immunity and got the former speaker of the house of delegates to tell all he knew then the smaller try fry fell in line mr wayman had the advantage in having the confession of representative white to work upon however ho soon had two other members admitting that they were bribed |