The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-11-03
Counsel for LeeO O'NeI Browne Is Under Indictment
 By Grand Jury
JUROR AND GO-DETWEEN
 TELL HOW MUCH THEY GOT
Thought They Ought To Get for Bribery the Two Men Re-
 veal Plan To Grand Jury

Chicago, November 2.--Charles E. Erb-
 stein of counsel for Lee O'Neil Browne,
 who was recently acquitted on charge
 of bribing a state representative to vote
 for William Lorimer for United States
 senator, was indicted today charged with
 corrupting a member of the jury which l cleared Browne.
 1 The juror in question, Grant McCutch-
 en. and Henry T. Stacy, alleged go-be- tween, according to their stories told
 States Attorney Wayman, received $250,
 which they divided equally among them
 selves, for McCutchen's vote on the yer dict
 The first trial of Browne resulted in disagreement and in the second, in which
 the alleged bribery is alleged to have fig
 ured, verdict of not guilty was re-
 turned. Among the witnesses for the
 state were three state representatives,
 who confessed on the stand to having
 been paid 5000 each for their votes for Lorimer.
 Immediately after the case went against him Mir Wayman began an investigation of numerous attempts at tampering with veniremen. A week ago he secured a
 clue which led to McCutchen. The latter
 and Stacy, it is said, disgruntled at the
 small sum which they say they received,
 resolved to tell their stories. Stacy Becomes Angry
 Stacy in particular, was angry. He had, he said, expected to receive large
 sum of money for his work, as well as
 political job. He was working on small lar 10 Sai nd hal
 was plenty of money being spent in
 Browne's behalf was a temptation he could not resist when he found opporru- uity in the form Of his fsiend, McCutch-
 en, on the jury. knocking at his door, According to his confession, he sought
 out State Representative Erickson and
 asked how he could market McCutchen's vote. Erickson, Stacy said. replied that he was not personally interested in the case. but would put him in touch with some one who was.
 Soon afterward, Stacy narrated. he was introduced to Mir Erbstein Meanwhile
 he tStacy) had communicated with Me- Cutchen. The jury was closely guarded
 but Stacy managed to arrange a code of
 signals by which the juror would know
 whether the financial arrangements with
 Erbstein had been consummated. The high sign was one of these signals and
 
 How McCutchen Voted McCutchen received the signals and ac- cording to his own story. became a partisan to Browne at once. He voted | for acquittal on the first ballot and argued with others to bring them to his i side. In fact he is alleged to have been | quite enthusiastic as a proselyter. When | the time came to realize on McCutchens alleged perfidy the latter and Stacy went I | thought there would be at least s2000 in l cash and easy jobs in it at least, and,
 according to Stacy they could scarcely | believe their eyes when the lawyer gave | them only $100. Later; they state. he gave them s15o more.
 | Stacy testified before the grand jury | that he made nearly 90 visits to the law yer's office looking for money and the | jobs. Some times, he said. Erbstein was "out" Some times he was told things | haven't been fixed up.' or some other excuse given. Once he was given $10 to take a trip to Springfield to see a cer- | tain person about a position. No suc- cess There was talk about a place in
 the county building. but this also came to naught.
 Only S250 for Bribe Finally, Stacy was told that the $250 was all there was in 1t for him. He was wroth. McCutchen demurred to taking the story to the states attorney. but Stacy said he would go alone. McCutchen then reluctantly agreed to accompany and act with him.
 The grand jury began hearing the wit nesses nearly week ago. One piece of testimony was to the effect that 10 of the jurors, shortly after the verdict was delivered, wined and diued sumptuously. | They ''chipped in' to pay the bills, which were heavy.
 l Two witnesses today are said to have corroborated Stacy in part. The latter stated that after receiving the first in- stallment of the alleged bribe he bought himself a suit of clothes at a west side store. Two clerks from this store were heard today and are said to have identi-
 fled Stacy and the garments which he was wearing.
 The indictment was not unexpected by Mir. Erbstein. He declared that Wayman had been trying to ''get'' him for years and that the indictment was merely an
 incident of persecution by the states at- | torney.