The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-06-30
Jury REFUSED TO
CONVICT BROWNE
Four Men Held Out to the Last
In Favor of the Alleged
Briber.
NAYMAN MAKES CHARGES
1T FLAGRANT CASE
OF JURY-FIXING.

Chicago. Juno ze.-Scarcely had
announcement of a mistrial IN the
case of Lee O'Neil Browne. charged
with bribery In the election OF VIII
liam Lorimer to the United States
Senate. been made today than States
Attorney Wayman declared that the
jury had been packed. Speaking TO
reporters. he said:
This is the most fragrant case OF
Jury-hxing have ever seen. 1t would
seem that these court rooms were
constructed to make II easy to flag
the jurors, and this case is a good ex-
ample. The jury was packed from
the start
zone Juror was the king-pin of
them ALL 1t is not strange that men
who have been hanging about the
court room day after day. almost min
ute after minute, should have been
detected In buildings across the
street from the jury room and should
walk or arm in arm with jurors who
stood for acquittal."
Stood Eight to -Four.
Notwithstanding the statement OF
several Jurors that they stood eight
to four for conviction throughout, Mr..
wayman declared that the jury at one
time stood eleven to one for convic-
ton.
The states attorney declared that
men had been signalling Jurors from
the windows OF a hotel across the
street from the criminal court build
ing
'I won't have those fellows around
the court room again tagging the
Jurors" he added. IF they attempt
II in the next trial or in any other
! trial. I shall have them arrested at
once.
One OF the Jurors told me there
was enough evidence introduced TO
convict fifty men. Three men con-
fessed to receiving brides. and yet
there were four men on that jury
who failed to convict. A pretty state
OF affairs"
Mr.. Wayman's comments caused a
sensation. and when reporters later
reverted to the subject. the states at
torney sought TO modify his remarks
Record I'm Chicago.
The jury was out lis hours. the
/ longest session by forty-one hours
/ ever held by a Jury In Chicago. Twen-
/ ty-four ballots were taken. the count
throughout standing eight for convic-
ton against four for acQuittal.
The Jurors whO stood for ac1uittal
were: Charles s. Spare. william r.
| Lowe. William H Hennessy and Wal
/ ter J. Hermanson.
One juror. Arthur S. Townsend, was
asked II there was any fighting IN the
/ jury room
Il should say not" he answered.
with a laugh. They were a Jolly good
| bunch and we had q fine time. We
all stuck to our views. TIE argument
was warm at times. but we all recog-
/ nized the rights Of others to their own
/ opinions"
Juror Spare, who was reported TO
/ be hanging the jury. confirmed Town
sends version OF the session.
1T was always eight to four" ne
/ said. II don't believe we could have
agreed II we stayed until doomsday."
VIII BE Tried Again.
Judge McSurely said ne would hear
a motion for a new trial In a week
/ from today.
Lee O'Neil Browne. leader Of the
| Democratic minority in the state house
/ OF representatives. was charged spe-
/ cif1cally with having paid Representa-.
| tive Charles A White $1,000 to cas-
| his vote for William Isorimer for
/ United States senator. White was tbs
| principal witness for the state. Rem
/ resentauves II. j. G. Beckmeyer and
] Michael s. Link also testified tina
] they had received $1,000 each for
! their Lorimer votes. The alIeres
| promise to pay White the brfbe is saff
TO have been made at Springfield
/ Were Browne is under indictment
| charged with bribery.