Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-06-15
Brownies Accuser Sticks to
Story in Spite of Grill
ing by Attorneys.
WELL PAID FOR STORY
Admits Tribune Agreed to Give
Him So, 3,5OO-Had Big
ger Deal on.

Chicago, June 15-Resuming the
Browne bribery case today, Attorney
Forrest continued the cross-examina-
ton of Representative White. Ques-
ttons were fired at the witness quickly
and sharply, but he answered almost
all of them promptly. Suddenly For
rest asked, after White told of Browne
being in his room:
Didn't you invent the confession,
and isn't 1t a fact Browne never came
to your room at Springfield?
The witness answered quickly:
my confession is true"
Two Spectators Expelled.
Chicago, June 15.-The expulsion of
two spectators from the trial of Lee
O'Neil Browne yesterday gave empha-
sis to States Attorney Wayman's dec
laration that he will take no chances
of undue influence reaching the jury.
The men removed were Ernest Kru-
lewich, west side politician, and H.
Wagner. The latter made audible ex-
pressions Of his belief in the guilt of
the defendant. Wayman said that
during the trial of skinny Madden,
a labor leader charged with extortion,
Krulewich brought suspicion upon
himself by shaking hands with Mad
den in front of the jury.
Was Indicted.
Krulewich is one of the politicians
indicted two years ago charged with
primary frauds. He was served with
a. a.subpoena to appear before the grand
jury. He declared that he could not
fathom Wayman's course.
During the cross examination of
Representative White, who alleged
that Browne paid him $1,000 to vote
for Lorimer, w. s. Forrest. counsel
for the defendant, demanded that De-
tective Mcclure, who did much of the
states investigating, keep his eyes
from the witness stand. He intimated
that Mcclure was signaling White
how to answer certain questions.
Judge McSurely ruled that Mcguire
had a right to be where he was.
White Slow to Identify.
The defense cross examination be-
gan the attack on the character OF
White Wishing to introduce some of
Whites letters written to Browne, For
rest ran against a snag when the
court ruled that White must first
identify them. Whites evasive replies
nettled Brownies lawyer.
"I have only 80 cents in the world.
If you fill in the enclosed promissory
note for whatever money you will loan
me. / will be glad" The note was
made out for $50, and was also placed
in the evidence. Others aggregating
800 were also introduced. Some eX-
pressions used in the letter which the
defense attempted to introduce were:
'By the grace of God every cent you
have let me have l will return
81 have my ring in pawn for a few
dollars"
"The future is sure to bring sur
prises. Do not be surprised at any
thing I may do in the future
BY the latter expression the defense |
will argue that White attempted to
blackmail Browne. The letter written |
bv White to Lorimer was likewise /
read. In it White said that he was |
about to place his experiences as a /
legislator before the public. He said |
he had been offered 1925 a word for it. |
Tribune Paid $500.
Forrest asked him if he had sub
mitted his story to certain magazines
which he named The witness admit
ted that he had and also said he of
fered it to the Chicago Tribune.
White here produced "a contract by /
which the Chicago Tribune agreed to
pay him S3,250 for the story of the
alleged bribery. Part of this sum
White said had already been paid
him.