Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-08-27
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BROWNE CASE
At CHICAGO.
DETECTIVE KELLEY TEsTlFiEs
TO BEING EMPLOYED TO GET
BEckEMEYER DRUNK TO MAKE
HIM CONFESS.

ance of Detective Keeley as a witness
for the defense. He had been em-
ployed by the state to watch Represan-
tative Beckemeyer and told on the
stand today that he was instructed to
get Beckemeyer drunk in order to get
his confession.
case shortly before o'clock. The day
was not exactly a good one for the
states case. as Judge Kersten refused
to permit the Yarbrough brothers TO
testify as to what Charles A. White
told them upon returning from
Brownies room the night Of May "a or
to permit Representative Michael Link
to give any Jack pot testimony. The
story Of what White told the Var
brough brothers was not admissible
because it was not said In the presence
of the defendant. White claimed to
have told them of Brownies bribe Of
fer.
Il Links Jack pot story was ruled out
because when Link was given $1,000,
as he said, by Browne, the latter did
not tell him then that he was to share
in any lack pot" distribution.
The Yarbrough brothers-Otis and
Sidney--were new witnesses. They
testified to being in the st. Nicholas
hotel at Springfield the night Of May
"a and Of Browne coming to their room.
Attorney Erbstein, on cross-examina-
tion, sought to bring out from Sidney
Yarbrough that he slept at George
Gloss house the night of May "a, in
stead of at the hotel, but he denied it.
Link on The Stand.
Representative Link, a court witness,
following the Yarbroughs. He repeated
his story of Browne coming to him
republican
II laughed said Link, and told
Browne / had promised Lorimer ten
days before to vote for him."
On cross examination Link said he
was not promised anything to vote for
Lorilner. He admitted receiving $1,000,
but contended 1t was not even as a re-
ward for his Lorimer vote. He said he
voted for Lorimer because Lorimer
was for deep water ways.
Attorney Erbstein sought to im-
peach Link and forced him to make
many admissions tending to reveal a
third degree9 system used on Link
by the states attorneys office.
did you tell Assistant States At
torneys Arnold and Marshal that you
did not receive any money for voting
for Lorimer?" he was asked.
Il presume l did"
did Arnold tell you you had better
make a clean breast and let the others
go to h--I?''
Some assistant states attorney
did,
Did Marshal tell you you ought to
be ashamed to tell d--d lie and did
4 l.s,~ Ia All
like that to you outside of the criminal
court building?"
Il certainly did,
Asked About Indictment.
eDid he show you an indictment
against you and tell you that you
would go to the penitentiary If you
didn't change your story"
He did"
Did Detective o'Keefe, Wayman's
man. tell you you were in bad and
OUGHT to do what Wayman wanted you
to?''
"In substance, YETI
"Did Arnold tell you Just before you
were to appear before the grand jury
second time that you had just twenty
minutes to save your life by going be-
fore the grand jury and doing what he
told your"
YES sir"
did Wayman tell you he sympa-
tllized with you; that he himself was a
farmer once and he didn't want to see
you go to the penitentiary
: "Yes, sir
.'Did you tell Wayman that you al
ready had told the truth when you said
you didn't get any money, but could
tell lie If he wanted you to, to save
your family?'
II said I could make an sacrifice for
my family
On cross examination Mr.. Wayman
brought out testimony from Link that
Link never had been asked by the
states attorney to testify to anything
that was untrue.