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Newspaper
Sullivan Union
Location
Sullivan, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 04, 1914
Page
4
Governor receives telegram announcing Jim Lockhart's death. Gilman reads legal sections showing the governor must appoint a successor to the treasurer. He plans to name Hillman, a trusted ally, to fill the vacancy until the next election.
In a tense midnight sequence, Illinois Governor John Chatham confrontsAttorney General William Grigsby and Secretary of State Jennings as Grigsby schemes to steal twenty thousand dollars. The governor, choosing to act, seals the state treasury vault with wax and seals, preventing Grigsby from using public funds. The trio exits into a rain-soaked Springfield night, the governor concealing a crucial paper as they depart.
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