The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-06-15
States Attorney In Chicago
Makes Two Suspicious
Men Leave Courtroom
WHITE TEST|F|ES TO
HANDLING BR|BE MONEY
severe Attack Is Made BY Brownies
Attorney Upon Whites Character
and His Motives for Appear
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Chicago, June 1.-THE expulsion of two
spectators from the trial of Lee O'Neil
Browne today gave emphasis to States
Attorney Wayman's assertion that he
will take no chances of undue influ-
ences reaching the jury.
The men removed from Judge Nc
Surely's court were Ernest krutewich, .
West Side politician, and Henry Wag-
ner The latter owes his embarrassment
to having made audible expression of
a belief in the guilt OF the defendant.
Mr.. Wayman said he had not seen
Krutewich doing anything wrong, but
added that during the trial of skinny
Madden, labor leader charged with
extortion, Krutewich had brought sus-
pcion upon himself by shaking hands
with Madden in front of the jury.
Krutewich was one of the politicians
indicted two years ago charged with per-
petrating frauds at the primary election.
The indictments were made nugatory.
however, when the primary law was
found to be unconstitutional. Krutewich
was served with a subpoena to appear
before the grand fury tomorrow. He
said he could not fathom Mr.. Wayman's
reasons for the summons nor for his
expulsion.
During the cross-examination of Rep
resentative Charles A. White, who all
legged that Browne paid him $1,000 to vote
for Lormer for United States senator,
w. S. Forest, chief counsel for the de-
fendant, created stir by demanding
that Detective Mcclure, who did much
of the states investigating in the bribery
scandal, keep his eyes away from the
witness.
| Mr.. Forest intimated that Mcclure was
signalling White as to the latter's an
swers to certain questions. Judge McSure-
| Iy ruled that MCGUIRE had a right to
be where he was, however, and the in
cident closed.
Attack on White
The defense on cross-examnation be-
gan an attack on the character of White
with the ultimate design, it is said, OF
charging that the present allegations
grew out of an unsuccessful blackmailing
scheme of Whites. Wishing to Introduce
some of Whites letters written to Browne
Mr. Forest ran against a snag when the
court ruled that before being accepted
as evidence White must first identity
them. His evasive replies visibly nettled
the Browne legal battery.
Some of the dialogue follows;
"This letter is in your handwriting.
isn't it?''
1T appears to be-
Aren't you sure of it?'
I'm not positive about It,.
"Did YOU address an envelope for this
letter: did you seal the envelope; did you
place postage stamp on 1t, and did you
mail it?'
I'm not positive about it.
Eventually two letters were identified
In one of them, written subsequent to
the election of Senator Lorimer, White
said:
II have only 30 cents in the world. II
YOU will fill in the enclosed promissory
note for whatever money you will loan
me l will be glad
Notes I'm Evidence
The note made out for $50 also was
placed In evidence. others aggregatinB
500 were also introduced. Some OF the
expressions used in letters which the de-
fense attempted to introduce were; BY
the grace of God every cent you have
let me have / will return Il have my
ring in pawn for a few dollars tine
future Is sure to bring surprises. Do not
he surprised at anything I may do in the
future"
BY the latter expression the defense
will argue that White was attempting 10
blackmail Browne. letter written py
White to Senator Lorimer likewise was
read to the jury. In 1t White said he
was about to, place his experiences as
Legislator before the public. He said he
had been offered s. .25 word for 1t.
Mr.. Forest asked him II he had sub
n,tted his story to certain magazines
which he named. Witness admitted that
he had.
"Dd you offer 1t to the Chicago Tri-
bune?'
white at this point produced his con-
tract by which the Tribune agreed to
nav him $3.50 for his story of the alleged
bribery.
part of the sum White said had been
paid him.
Several Trips Made
Witness told of trips which he and
the defendant made together to Musko-
gee and st. Joseph, Mich. last July.
He told of loaning Browne several sums
OF money aggregatng 500. Browne re-
paid these loans.
Several letters written by Brown to
White were placed In evidence. They
told of small sums Of money sent to
White.
Friend Charlie" ran one of the
epistles. 81 have been trying to lard
something for you. Have been talk
ing to Lormer today He thinks he
can get something for you In Sep
tember when Congress opens"
other letters admonished White to
"cut out the booze" ito make good"
and to "cut his coat according to the
cloth"
A position at s75 month was se-
cured for White. but he refused it. He
met Browne at Springfield later and
Browne. according to the witness. Of
fered him $500 to assist In a cam
paign for reelection. White replied
that he did not intend to run again
He said he had paid a number of small
debts, running from s12 to $50 OUT
of the bribe money. This concluded his
direct testimony.
Near the end OF his direct testimony
White said he had spent $500 of the
''Lorimer money! to visit his parents
In Tennessee.