Show j 5 i BOMB 1 BURSTS i I N CHICAGO BRIBERY SCAN Al All l Lorimers Speech Followed by Confession of Legislator That i G His Vote was Sold GRAND JURY HAS INDICTMENTS READY 1 Arrests Follow Sensational Admission That Holtslaw w Received 2500 to Vote for Revelations SPRINGFIELD IlL May Ia Burst BurstIng Ing In ng like a bomb within a few Tew hours within 1 a l few rev hours alter after United States SlateS Senator speech at al Washing Washington Wn ton State Stale Senator S John Broderick a leading lending Chicago Democrat was In iu Indicted on a bribery rr charge chalo by bv the tho th thet t grand Jury here today lodar BrodericK ft i Indictment was the direct result of a aI I confession made to tho grand rand jur jurby Jury i by hy State Senator D W r of I luka JUka III who says Broderick paid him ll m 2500 to vole rote for Lorimer for fOI senator A capias was vas at sit I t once ordered for fOl fOlI I and a bench hench warrant issued Is for frig arrest arr sl The unexpected turn t 1 in Jn th thE Lorimer r scandal was an offshoot off offshoot offshoot shoot of States Attorney A Horne Burke s In III Investigation of o alleged alle ed graft raft in the legislative furniture deal cleal Senator has been b n Indicted on a per perjury perjury jury charge In lu connection with tho the furniture contract con t and upon 1 advice ad vice of Iris his lawyers when offered Immunity agreed to 10 o make a confession Then be he told the grand jury that he had hall r for tor Ills his vote vole for fol Ix Lorimer l ae au his shore share of legislative jack jackpots jackpots pots and a Ii promise of or 1500 as ns his i share Rh a re of 0 f the state Ht ate house furniture e deal dl I Holl ay caI corroborated r I the furniture deal was cor I ted before the grand jur jury by lW Otto OLto hider who as agent for the tho Ford Johnson Furniture company of Chi Chicago Chicago cago obtained the furniture contract The two confessions regarding rc the furniture contract resulted In two ad nd additional additional indictments on conspiracy charges Others Arrested These were SLit Senator S C rt on Republican of or Oakland III ID and anti Joseph S Clark Democrat of Vandalla Vandalia Ill and bench warrants wore were r Issued immediately Im for Senator Pem w II berlon herton and Representative Clark Clarl on ont t r the conspiracy charges In connection r with iho tho furniture contract Although an indictment charging conspiracy was returned against Sena Semi Senator Senator tor for Holtslaw It H was immediately noll noil ed cIl and Immunity for Holtslaw was as or ordered ordered r dered by b Judge Tames James A Creighton Cr Before going to the grand Jury room Holtslaw made a statement to States Attorney Burke In which ho said In part partI I voted for William Lorimer for United States senator and received therefore 2600 I also received I which was given me inc without explanation j I tion with the flue statement that It was coming to me I was Wal promised HiO f I Ifor for my m connection with tho the letting lellIng I of the furniture contract I How Grafters Gr Work f Holtslaw later repeated his con cont to the Associated Press Preas Ho lIo I told In III detail of the he I meeting he ll d j i i with Senator John Broderick of Chi Chicago Chica cago ca o In front of the St Nicholas io I Itel tel In this thin city eIt the day before foro Lorl K met mCI was elected senator s After somo sonio desultory conversation Holtslaw said Broderick asked naked him if Jf he lIe could vote vota I Ifor for LorImer and lie replied that it I was Impossible since somo some of oC big hig I Democratic constituents had told him such a move more would help toward dis disrupting disrupting I the Republican n party part in tho the thoi i slate declared Broderick r then said to him that if ir he would vote ote for Lorimer there would tIC ie ne neb b 6 00 in hI It for him and he then agreed to 10 cast his vote yote tho the next day d May 26 2 for tor Lorimer I Exonerates Democrats Democrat He H said that he had never been heen ap ElII i t preached on the subject before IJ foro and denied that Lee Iee J e ONell ONeil Browne min minority unity leader of o the house or Senator I f Continued on ou Pago Eight Bight |