The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-09-08
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spread corruption and EfAtt, engine ~,
"a by p!gate detectives and tiiN'
els dfast inlA declaration nom
..tates Attorney Wayman during ra-
cess Ia tae second trial OF Les
ONeil Browne. accused Of buying tho
votes which elected VIA
Lorimer. Republican, llnitei State3
senator tfem lllln0la
Hiibery Wholesale and nnas AIMED.
stalks through the court room and
and jury rooms 81 Chs
20 ~ freely az Il did through the
legislative halls al Springfield con
dItiona believed 10 exist IN greater
OF less degree, II every American
city
browne. Democratic radcf In tha
egisainle worked hand IN hand Wit1
the Republican bosses when u If
VAS anything Ia it" sluah monsy
secret graft pools ana easy MONEY
were everyday features at Spring ded
whenever manufacturer. lafa en-.
nloyers Of labor or poltieal gang
bosses wantel anygaing brlwnes
arst trial regnltcd in hung jnry
due to flaerant cofruptIon OF yenlre
men. Wayman charges. The second
rial Il now on The conie@'ion Oi
Rem sentative ChaR A Whit ihaf
he go $3.50 for his vote started t1r
Investigation the confession he sold
ihe' Chicago rribane. Browne. Rep.
resentatiye Robcr r. Wilson and
Michael q. Link were Indicted.
~ ese jury iixers work IN yaiioua
and devious WAYS" says states "
sorney Wayman "rhey circulate in
the coirt room and they are not gen
afaly known. They know their man
IN the Jury box. give him tae winS,
he wink IL returned. and the shlna
Is done. That's one OF many way
There's money II II far both The iiyer
and the corrupt inrym1n. could
write book on Iniy fixing but ~ y
aow. IN the midst OF the second trial,
II wouldn't be right TO talk TOO much.
We arr violating The very law NJ
we insist upon preserving. As long
as the inry, commissioners pit men
in the iury box to pay them for po
lItical patronage, just so long will
thil condition continne'
Aa soon as these bribery and srift
eases are out OF the waV the states
attofney viii pay special attention to
the jury fixers. Il u lntimated thar
startling thingg Will happen IN Chi
caeo len
Facts already developed for this
probe show that an organized gang
employs private detectives 10 4 feat
justice. Men whose names are IN
the iutr box are approached bs thee
'Axera, or ii the men themselysa
are unapproachable, their wives are
enlisted In the cause Of corruption
Wayman hopes that this airing will
produce far different result Tor re
second trial, yet this latter hearin
began with the dismissal of an en-
tire panel Of yenlremen by a judsa
tlisgustel with persistent and thinly
yelled efforts to influence the men
in Brownies behalf
That states Attorney Wayman be
lieves stlll another effort has been
made to tamper With the second Jury
is evidenced by his sudden and sen
satlopal call for apeclai session q
the grand jury, wsich may inyestli
gate perjury. subornation OF witness
IS. theft and possibly jurytiying
This move followed almost immediata
Nv the dismissal OF Patrick keeiey
one Of Wayman's stan OF detectives
who, as witness for the defense
admitted that he gave one OF the at
torneys for the defense the details
of a real Chicago orgy on which he
took Representative II ]. G. BecEe
nsyer
Wayman denounced keeley as
public disgrace, accused i'm OF steIl
ing letter for the defense, and
promptly dismissed him from The
service.
Thus far In the trial White
who's confession led 10 Rrownes az
rest has been s O~n up rs an ~
around crook He wrote u letter !
Lorimer In which he said that =
had written a llnr story ~ t1e INN
ois leeislstnre. either for some mag
a2ine CT 20 he publish ID III hopl
form. H.. said that II wonld contain
70 900 words, and that he would 81
$3.50 word for it.
The rea son for this letter IS a.
parent. Before this letter he wrat
| .orimpr. asking for loan OF 50
and good Job in TIE United state
srcrct sery ice. He wrote Browne ina
iall he pnasessed was 90 cents. and
little loan would be- welcome
One Of tie Witnesses attributed thi
remark 10 White: These railroad
larr the tf.hiest wads ! ever saw. u
thry snppose W. are going 10 live o
i TN. ,.,,,, t.-r>es-~ ~ :
The railroad pass Is coming IN "
la great deal OF atieniloa in The ira
f q. Hull OF the Illinois Centfs
ladmitted on TIE aCDnd that over y
Oc0 nass hooks had been issued !
| 1904. of which 100 went 10 legisl'
tors
Another interesting feature OF g
seeopd irial Is The fnud delusien
|lMi;faai s. y.lak the sea'pounl lesi
laror who }ls been Indicted and wh
has made !, confession. Vet still b
II Iiav4c himeatf a rrd rentftahlp IN