Omaha daily bee., 1910-06-07
BRTBE CASE GETS
SECOND SETBACK
Illinois Scandal Hearing JOlted by
Request for Writ of Habeas
Corpus.
LEE o'NEIL BROWNE APPLICANT
Matter Now Under Amusement by
Judge Scanlan in Chicago.
FISH LICENSE BILL AT CAPITAL
Further Testimony Taken at Spring
field on Alleged Bribery.
TRAUT ORDERED 7 oTELL STORY
BeardstoNn Man to whom Fisher
mana Fund Has Been Traced
Directed TO Return for
Further Examination.
FISH LICENSE BILL AT CAPITAL
Further Testimony Taken at Spring
field on Alleged Bribery.
TRAUT ORDERED t oTELL STORY

CHICAGO. June 6-The trial OF Lee
O'Nen Browne, indicted on charges OF brib-
cry in connection with the election Of
United states senator william Lorimer was
set back another day by the arguments of
counsel on the plea for writ of habeas
corpus today. Judge Kickham scanlan
took the question under advisement and Will
give his decision at 3 o'clock tomorrow
morning
While the arguments were being made
in Judge Scanlan's court Judge McSurley
and 100 veniremen were waiting for the
case ia be brought TO trial. Later court
was adjourned until tomorrow.
The main contention of the defense In its
argument for writ OF habeas corpus was
that the state courts had no jurisdiction
in the case. Former Judge Elbrldge Han
ecy advanced the theory that while the
legislature was sitting as a joint assembly
to elect a United States senator, the fed
eral courts were the only ones that had
jurisdiction.
Judge Scanlan asked Messrs Wayman
and Hancey to meet him in his chambers
and present citations in support of the
salient points OF their arguments.
Judge Seaman ordered new bond OF
$1,000 for Browne.
Traut Gets Notice.
SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,, June 6.-Progress
vas slow today in the legislative inquiry
now centered on the fishing license bill
which. opposed by the big fishermen of the
Illinois river died In the closing hours OF
the general assembly.
T. j. Traut of Beardstown, to whom the
fsbermen's fund to defeat the bill has
been traced. was directed to return tomor
row morning for further examination.
Trauts version OF the fund as he told tho
grand Jury differed from that he gave
Saturday night to states Attorney Burke
when he declared, according, to Burke
that he kept the money To the grand
Jurors he said he spent the money for tht
fishermen's lobby against the bill.
F. A. Schweer OF Beardstown told tn,
jurors of bringing the fund to Springfield
and giving it TO John Dixon who has al
ready declared he delivered it to Traut
Schweer said he knew nothing regarding
alleged payment of money to defeat tn
bill
Charles Gridley. attorney of Virginia
ILL.,, who represented the fishers in tn
Springfield lobby was given a clean bill
by Mr. Burke, after he had testified befor
the grand jury and had declared that hi
work was purely professional
According to States Attorney Burke
sTraut has declared that he kept tn
lsnoney which was given into his possession
from the contributed fund. Traut today de
clared 10 different persons that he spen
! the money in legitimate ways in connec
tion with the lobby against the bill
On the version he chooses to swear t
before the grand jury, the future cours
OF the inquiry into the alleged contribu
tions to the Jackpot" in a measure de
pends.