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Show WILSON TESTIFIES IN BRIBERY CASE WASHINGTON. Dec. 7. Robert L. ! Wilson, state representative of Illinois, Illi-nois, today denied thut he had given uouey or anything of value to auy member of tho general assembly of that state, either lo Influence or to pay for a voic lor William Lorlincr for United States senator. Mr. Wilson appeared before the senate sub-committeo in response to a subpoena. He said he had . gone to St. Ixiuls in June, 1909, not to dl9-liibute dl9-liibute money to southern Illinois Democrats in return for their votes for Lorimer, but to arrange for a banquet ban-quet to be given in honor of Lee O'Neil Browne, Democratic leader. Could Not Remember. ' After cross-examination by 3. Austrian, Aus-trian, attorney for the Chicago Trlb-riie, Trlb-riie, the witness was turned over to Jtdge Elbridge Hanecy, counsel for i'enator Ix)rmer. Mr. Wilson, under question of Attorney At-torney Austrian, said ho could not remember re-member what ho had said in the bath room of the St. Louis hocel when he met Representative Shtpard. The testimony of Link and lieckemeyer, however, that he had given them packages was not true, said the witness. wit-ness. "Third Degree" Arouses Members, j A reltrence Mr. Wilson made lo the "third degree'' methods used on Beckemeyor aroused tho Interest of the members of the sub-committee. Mr. Wilson could not tell of any third dogrce methods that had been used upon any ol the legislators, and admitted ad-mitted that none had been attempted on him. Wilon'9 absence from Chicago Chi-cago when tho senate commillee met there in September was the subject of sharp questioning. Wilson said he had not tried to evade summons or to escupo testifying. His health had Leon so broken, he sail, that It was necessary for him to seek complete rest, and he had gone to Detroit, thence to St. Thomas and Toronto. Called Executive Session. The testimony of Representative Wilson concluded the examination of trd committee. Senator Burrows, chairman, immediately called an executive exec-utive session of tho Bub committee, and the committee will endeavor to lormulate Its report within the next two week6. |