The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-06-15
Judge Orders Removal of Two
Objectionable Persons From
Court Room.
DEFENSE LAYS GROUND
FOR IMPEACHING WHITE
Chicago Newspaper offered a
Small Fortune for Story of
Alleged Bribery.

| CHICAGO, June B.-The expulsion OF
two spectators from the trial OF Lee
O'Neiil Browne today gave emphasis TO
states Attorney Waymans declaration
that he will take no chance or undue in
| fluence on the Jury.
The men removed from Judge Nc
Surelys court werc Ernest X. Ruewich.
a west side politician. and Henry Wag-
ner The latter owes his embarrassment
to his audible expression as TO the guilt
OF the defendant.
Mr.. Wayman said. he had not seen
KruIewich doing anything wrong. but
during the trial OF skinny" Madden a
leader. charged with eXtortion krulewich
shaking hands with Madden In front OF
the jury. Krulewlch was one of the poll
ticians indicted two years ago charged
with primary election frauds. The In
dictments were rendered nugatory how
| ever. when the primary law was declared
unconstitutional
During the cross examination OF Rep
resentative Charles Il. White, who al
legged that Browne paid him $1,000 TO vote
for William Lorimer for United states
senator w. s. Forrest, chief counsel for
ing that Detective Mcguire, who did
much of the states investigating in the
bribery scandal. keep his eyes away from
the witness. Mr.. Forrest intimated that
Mcclure was signalling White how TO
answer. Judge McSurey ruled that Nc
Giulre had a right TO be where he was.
however.
Runs Against Snag.
The defense. on cross examination, be-
gan an attack on the character OF White
with the design. ii is said. OF charging
that the present allegations grew out OF
an unsuccessful blackmailing scheme OF
Whites. Wishing to introduce some OF
Whites letters to Browne. Mr.. Forrest
ran against a snag when the court ruled
that before being accepted as evidence.
White must first identify them. Evaslve
replies visibly nettlqd the Browne legal
battery. Here is some OF the dialogue;
is this letter in your handwriting"
'It appears To be-
Aren't you sure Of it?'
TIN nor positive about II.
Did you address an envelope for this
letter? Did you seal the envelope? Did
you place a postage stamp on IL. and die
you mail it,?
Eventually, two letters were identified.
In one of them, written subsequent ia
the election OF Senator Lorimcr. White
said;
White Hard Up"
'I have only 80 cents in the world. II
you will fill in the enclosed promissory
note for whatever money you VIII loan
| me. ! Will be glad
The note, made out for 500 also was
| placed in evidence, and others, aSgrcgat-
| ing 500. were introduced. Some OF the
| expressions used in letters which tho de-
Tense attempted TO introduce were:
by the grace OF God. every cent you
! have let me have. ] will return"
~ have my ring In pawn for a few
dollars
''The future is sure to bring surprises
| Do not be surprised at anything l may
co in the future"
| BY the latter expression, the defense
will argue that White was attempting 10
| blackmail Browne. A letter written by
| White to Senator Lorimer was read to
| the jury, In 1t, White said he was about
| to place his experience as a legislator
before the public. He said he had been
| offered So % a word for it,
| Mr., Forrest asked him If he had sub
| mitted the story 10 certain magazines.
which he named. Witness admitted tina,
| he had not.
Did you offer it to the Chicago Trlb-
| unc?"
YES. sir"
White at this point produced his CON
tract by which the Tribune agreed tC
pay him $3.50 for his story Of the alleged
| bribery. Part OF this sum, White said
had already been paid him,