New-York tribune., 1910-11-03
JURY FIXING CHARGED
Charles E. Erbsten, Attorney for
Lee O'NeiI Browne, Indicted.
JUROR AND A GO-BETWEEN
Got Only $3.50, They Say, When
They Expected at Least
$4,000 and Easy Jobs"

Chicago, Nov. 2-CharIes E Frbstein.
one of the attorneys for Lee O'NeiI Browne.
who was recently acquitted Of bribing
State Representative Charles A. White to
vote for William LOrimer for United States
Senator. was indicted to-day, charged with
corrupting Grant McCutchen. a member OF
the jury which cleared Browne Nc
Cutchen and Henry T. Stacy, alleged go
between, are said to have told States At
torney Wayman they received $50. which
they divided equally. They were disgrun-
tied because Of the smaIlness of the
amount.
Stacy had, he said, expected to receive a
large sum Of money for his work as well
as political Job. He was working on a
small salary, he said and runors that
there was plenty of money available in
Brownies behalf was a temptation that he
could not resist when he found opportunity,
in the form of his friend McCutchen, on
the jury, knocking at his door
According TO his story. Stacy sought out
State Representative Erickson and asked
how he could market McCutchen's vote.
Erickson, Stacy said. replied that he was
not personally interested in the case but
would put him in touch with some one
who was.
Soon afterward, Stacy asserted. he was
introduced TO Mr.. Erbstein. Meanwhile
Stacy had communicated with McCutcheu-
The jury was closely guarded. but Stacy
said he managed to arrange a code of sig
nails by which the juror would know
whether the financial arrangements with
brbstein had been consummated. The
high sign was one of these signals. and
another was the word stick"
McCutchen received the signals. and, ac-
cording to his own story, became a parti-
san Of Brownies at once. He voted for
acquittal on the first ballot and arranged
to bring others to his side When the time
came to realize on their job he and Stacy
went to Erbstein's Office. so they declare
They thought there would be at least 81 900
in cash and also easy Jobs. According to
Stacy. they could hardly believe their eyes
when the lawyer gave them only $780,
Later. they said he gave them sl5e more
Stacy testified before the grand jury that
he made nearly ninety visits TO the lawyers
office, looking for money and Jobs Some
times, he said, Erbstein was out" some
times he was told that things haven't
been fixed up" or some other excuse was
given. Once he received so to take a trip
to Springfield to see certain person about
a place, but met with no success. There
was talk about place in the county build
ing. but this also came TO nauEht
Finally. Stacy said, he was told that the
$50 was all there was in it for them He
was wroth. McCutchen demurred TO TAX
ing the story 70 the states attorney. but
Stacy said he would go alone. McCutchen
then reluctantly agreed to act wtrh him.
The grand jury began hearing witnesses
nearly week ago. One piece of testimony
was TO the effect that ten Of the jurors.
shortly after the verdict was delivered,
wined and dined and "chipped in to paw
the bills, which We're heavy. Two witnesses
to-day are said to have corroborated Stacy
in part. Stacy asserted that after receiv-
ing the first insta1ment of the alleged bribe
he bought himself a suit of clothes at a
West Side store. Two clerks from this
store, it is said. to-day identified Stacy
and the garments which he was wearing.
The indictment was not unexpected by
1Ir. Erbstein- He declared that States At
tOrney Wayman had been trying TO get
him" for years, and that the Indictment
was merely an incident Of persecution by
the States Attorney. He denied his guilt