The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1910-06-16
HOLDS BROWNE TRIAL As FIRST
Sends His First Assistant, Thomas
Marshall, Who Gave the Men of the
Club an Interesting Talk on Chicago
Courtas

The Hon John Z. w. Wayman was
announced as the guest Of honor and
the speaker for the regular meeting
of the Men S Club of St., Matthews
church on Tuesday evening but Mr..
Wayman found himself so engrossed
in the trial of Lee 0 NELL Browne, the
Democratic politician and member Of
the, Illinois State Senate that he could
not come to Kenosha and in his stead
Attorney Thomas Marshall Assistant
States Attorney Of Cook County gave
the members of the club a very inter
esting talk on the workings of the
courts in Cook county. Mr. Wayman
had expected to keep his engagement
with the Kenosha club until Tuesday
afternoon and late in the afternoon
President Cavanagh of the club re-
ceived the following message from Mr..
Wayman:
Chicago, H., June IA, 10.
w. j. Cavanagh, Kenosha, Wis.
| regret to state that circumstances
have arisen which make it absolutely
impossible for me to come to Kenosha
tonight. / hoped up until this morning
that [ would be able, notwithstanding
the severe strain of the trial i'll which
/ am now engaged, to keep my appoint
ment. | find however, that the re-
quirements of the case are such that
am compelled to work both day and
night, and after the long day in court
] am neither mentally nor physically
able to appear politically and even if
I were the case requires every ounce
of my energy and vitality. l know
that you and your people will realize
that my duties now are here in Chi
cago. The work in which l am en-
gagged is of more Importance not only
to the people of Illinois but to the
people of Wisconsin, than any public
speech that / might BE able to make
anywhere and [ feel that you will
agree with me that l owe it to myself
and to the Office and to you to con
centrate all my efforts on the work in
which | am now engaged. 1t is with
keen regret that | am forced to cancel
the engagement and with your permiss-
ion | will send Mr.. Thomas Marshall.
one of the leading lawyers of the off
ice, who prepares all the indictments,
and who will be able to fill my place
with great satisfaction
John E. W. Wayman.
Attorney Marshall proved a very
interesting substitute and he gave a
talk on the great work that is done
by the States Attorneys office in
Cook county He declared that at the
present time there are seven hundred
men in the county jail awaiting trial
and that the big problem for the off
ice is to find way of getting these
men to trial within the four months
after their indictment by the Grand
Jury. He showed that 5000 indict.
ments had been returned by the Grand
Juries of Cook county in the twelve
months ending with the first of Jan
uary and that at that time there were
sixteen hundred cases pending where
the defendants were out on bail. In
addition to the trial of the 5000 eases
brought by grand jury action the
States Attorney and his aids have dis
posed of 900 of the old cases many
of which have been pending for years
Mr.. Marshall spoke of the difference
between the criminal practice in Wis
consin and Illinois and pointed cut the
fact that in many ways Wisconsin
practice was far in advance of that OF
Illinois.