Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-06-16

LEGISLATOR WHO CONFESSED To
J RECEIVING HRiRE FOR LoRlMEa
VOTE IS GRILLED ON CROSS
EXAMINATION.
Chicago. June 16.--Resuming th,
Browne bribery case today Attorney
Forrest continued his cross examina
tion Of White. Questions were fred
at the witness quickly and sharply,
but he answered most OF them prompt
~ Suddenly Forrest asked, after
White told Of Brownies being in his
room, Didn't you invent the confes
sion and isn't 1t fact that Browne
never came to your room at Spring
field. The witness answered quietly;
My confession Is true.''
The expulsion OF two spectators
from the trial Of Lee ONeill Browne
yesterday afternoon gave emphasis to
States Attorney Wayman's declara-
ton that he will take no chances OF
undue influence reaching the jury.
The men removed were Ernest
krulewich, west side politician, and
Henry Wagner. The latter owes his
embarrassment to having made aud.
tble expression to his belief In the
guilt Of the defendant. Mr.. Wayman
said he had not seen Krulewich dOina
anything wrong, but that during the
trial Of Skinny" Madden. labor
leader, charged with extortion, Krule.
wich had brought suspicion upon him.
self by shaking hands with Madden in
front Of the jury. The subject OF the
ejectment was, In addition, subpoena
ed before the grand jury today.
During the cross examination oi
Representative Charles E. White, who
alleges Browne paid him 81 .Oe0 to vote
for William Lorimer for United Statea
senator, the defense began an attach
on the character Of White with the
ultimate design. 1t Is said, Of .charg
ling that the present allegations grew
out OF an unsuccessful blackmHillna,
scheme OF, Whites. Wishing to intro
duce some OF Whites letters writer
to Browne, w. s. Forrest, defendants
counsel, ran against snag when the
court ruled that before being accept.
ed as evidence White must first iden-
tify them. Evasive replies visibly net
tied the Browne legal battery, but
finally two letters were identified.
80 Cents Whites Wealth.
In one. written subsequent to the
election Of Senator Lorimer, White
said:
Il have only 80 cents in the world.
II you will fill in the enclosed promis-
sorry note for whatever money you will
loan me will be glad"
The notemade out for $50-alsO
was placed In evidence and others
aggregating 800, were introduced.
Some of the expressions used in let
ters which the defense attempted to
introduce were:
BY the grace Of God every cent you
have let me have will return
I have my ring in pawn for feEe
dollars"
'The future is sure to bring sur
prises. Do not be surprised at any.
thing may do in the future"
BY the latter expression the defense
will argue that White was attempting
to blackmail Browne.
A letter written by White to Sen.
ator Lorimer was likewise read to the
to place his experiences as legislator
before the public. He said he had
been offered $2.25 word for 1t. Mr..
Forrest asked him II he has submitted
his story to certain magazines which
he named. Witness admitted that he
had not
Did you offer to the Chicago Tri-
bune7"
Eyes, SIR
White produced his contract by
which the Tribune agreed to pay him
$3.50 for his story Of the alleged
bribery.
The cross-examination will continue
tomorrow.
Lorlmer Money.
Near the end OF Whites direct testi-
mony when he was enumerating small
debts which he had paid out OF the al
spent $500 OF the sLofimer money to
visit his parents in Tennessee.
''why do you call It Iortmer
money'?' Judge McSurely interposed.
why. mean the money got =
vote for Lorimer.s
Mr.. Forrest attempted TO show that
while living with his parents at Knox
vile, Tenn. White had ordered a.
suit OF clothes from A. l.. Stecker, q
tailor, and that the latter had sworn
out warrant for White. White did
not remember whether his father had
paid for the suit.
Didn't you jump through window
to elude the officers" Mr.. Forest pur-
sued.
..No..
when you were last In Knoxville
didn't an officer ask you II your name
was White, and didn't you deny 1T"
NO"
"And didn'tsyou run from the officer
Them
White said there was car ap-
preaching at the time, but whether he
ran for it he could not recall II he
ran it was for the car and not from
the officer.