The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-12-11
WITNESS IN ER3STElN CASE
TELLS HOW BROWNE JU-
ROR WAS FIXED
ERBSTE|A PAID $4,000
As Bribe TO Induce Juror Stacey to
Vote For Acquittal--State Rest
ed Case Yesterday--Sen-
sationaI Story.

iAS tuol III tilG IluSt1ih july hliHGiJ
trial at neon today. Judge Bretano
overuled the motion Of the defe-se
asking that the jury be directed to
"A declare Elbstein not guilty.
Probably the most interesting and
sensational testimony in the case was
that of Grant McCutcheon, who was
the gobetween for Erbstein and
Juror Stacy. Briefly McCutcneons
stcry as told by him from the witness
stand is tais:
Il got my jury sunons. A friend
tod ne 1t was for Judge Kersten's
court and that the Browne trial was
on there told my wife about 1t and
mentioned that there might be some
money in the trial for me. | spoke
TO Stacy about it that same night.
Stacy said: There's chance 10 male
some money out OF this case agreed
With him We went to a saloon and
talked it over some more. | was
afraid we were being watched and
told Stacy so
"A few lays later | discussed the
matter with my wife again. 1T isn't
yorr luck to make any money she
told me. I'll make enough to put us
on Easy street. | told her. Then 1
fixed up a deal With Stacy whereby
ne was to see parties interested in
the case. We also arranged signals so
tnat would know If Stacy had fixed
things up.
Il got en- TIE jury. On D~o N@ra
avenue one day saw Stacy He g11e
me the hign sign and knew that
everything was all right The next
day my wife came to see me in tne
Alexandra Hotel where we were lock-
ed up. She brought the four children
with ner Balliff Olson stood directly
back Of mo, hut his attention was at
tracted hy-the youngest kid Juror
Williams was in tie rom writing
letter. Then my wife put her arms
around my neck, kissed me and said
stick I knew tnen that | had to
vote for Brownies acquittal if ] was
the only juror that did
IL really didn't need my wife's as
surance that things had been fixed.
But this method of letting me know
was a precautionary one in case Sta
cy's signal had not been understood
by me-"
This was as far as McCutcheon had
proceeded in his story wnen cou.N adj
iourned for the day. He will continue
1t today.
Stacy previously had told almost
the same story McCWcnen's testi-
mony corroborated Stacys testimony
in every particular as far as 1t went.
",How is this McCutchen?' Stacy
testified Erbstein had said to him af,
ter his first visit to the attorneys
office. Hes all right I'd lay down
my life for MIN, told Erbstein, At
ter had given MrCutchen the signal
went back to Erbsteins Office and
told him all about It. To avoid mis-
takes said | would see McCutch-
ems wife.
For Gods sake don't let a woman
in on this. They talk too much Erb-
stein said to me. tod him that Mrs.
McCutcaen knew what was on and
tnat she was all right Then | ar
ranged Wit, her to 90 to The Alexan-
dria, kiss Mac and tell aim to stick.
She told me later she done It."
Then Stacy told hcw he and Nc
Cutchen had haunted Elbsteins office
after the trial was over. He testified
that Erbstein had put them off from
day to day: mad told him he hadn't
had time to see the parties that
they hadn't come across,' and nad
made other excuses
Gives Him $500.
Finally testified Stacy. ION
Monday afternoon, Erbstein told Mac
he would give him some money out Of
his own pocket. He counted off five
$50 bills and gave them to McCut-
chen. He told me not to bring Me-
C'ltchen to bis office and more for he
was afraid Mac was being followed.
Next day saw Isrbstein again and
he gave me $50 ont of mis- own pocket.
He said he thought that would held
me for awhile
Next day saw MIN again, He told
me he wanted to get rid OF us, and
said he was going to Zig down in Mis-
own pocket again and pay Us the 9th
or 500. He gave me a $100 bill, say
ing that he was afraid to give 1t to
Mae
II mad the bill changed the same
day at Dan Murphy's saloon on the
West Side. | gave $45 to McCutchen.
and kept the rest myself
Subsequently, Stacy testified Erh-
stein rave him $40 to pay mis- fare to
Springfield, where he was going to
look for q political Job.