Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-11-02
Yeand|e Asks $4,000 for
Vote in Murder Case.
Offered 10 Vote for Aoquitta|
|. Of Rich Prisoner.
Said to Be Juror Who Hung" Jury
in Nan Patterson Case.

Or New ftFK, NOV.
|. rn"mdor!er. accused as the so-betWeen
/ in seeking bride of $1,000 for George
|. w Yeandle, who was drawn as Ju-
ror in tkc. case Of Edward r. Rosen
hcimer, u wealthy merchant. charged
/ with murder, offered to plead guilty
I to an Indictment returned against him
I late today. As Tiemendorfer was not
represented by counsel when he was
. arraigned District Attorney Whit
1 man asked Justice % FOrman not to
!, accept lls plea. Tiemendorfer and
/ Y"andlr, who was also indicted in con-
L ion with the attempted bribery
h were then held in $4,000 bail each for
/ examination tomorrow. Yeandle enter
| cd a plea of not guilty. The arrest of
I Ycandlr and Tiemendorfer caused a
/ sensation and halted temporarily the
I trial Of Rosenheimer. who is accused
d OF causing the death of Grace Hough.
\ When hls automobile ran down a car
4 ria@c il. which, she was riding.
!. BntH ROScnheimer'S car and the
! damaged carriage are to be made eX
(! hiiits in the trial under the present
Il plans OF the prosecution. WOrkmen
We're nut to work today, removing the
easement of the doors of the criminal
courts building so that the large tour
ing car can be taken into the court
!! room for the inspection of the jury.
A New York. NOV. Enlarged with
having solicited and accepted a bride
y OF $500 to bring in n verdict acquit
I ting Edward r. Rosenheimer, a
4 wealthy manufacturer. charged with
& mHrl"r. George W. Yeandle, an archi
trct. drawn as Il juror in the trial of
! Rns ,rhoim"r. which was to have open
ed this morning was arrested on the
street today ana brought before Su-
4 preme Court Justice OGorman. The
500. it is charged, formed a part of
5000" which was asked and was paid
by one of Rosenheimer's attorneys on
the ldVIcc Of Justice O'Gorman, who
had been ADVISED Of the alleged brile
d mand and arranged for the payment
of tho money and the arrest of the jul
r"r. Dagelbcrt Tiemendorfer. alleged
to j." the "So-betWeen" in the case
! was also arrested
According to James w. Osborne, chief
OF RoSrnhcimers attorneys. Tiemendor-
fer visited him in his offices yesterday
after the Eosenheimer jury had been Sc
leCted and made the blunt proposition
that for $1,000 Yeande would vote for Ro-
S"nheim"r's acallittal. no matter what
the evidence might be. To prove Yean-
dies value. Mr.. osborne says, Tiemen-
dorfcr told him that YeandIe had been
one of the jurors in the first Nan Pat
tcrs"n murder trial and had hung" the
jury after holding out against a verdict
OF guilty for Il hours
Mr.. osborne asked for time to think
the proposition over. He then placed the
matter before Justice OGorman. who ad-
viscd that II trap he set for the juror. \
meeting for this morning was arranged
through Tiemendorfer. osborne said. and
George a. Knobock of the Osborne law
firm kept the appointment. The money,
$500 ION account" it is alleged, was paid
over on a street corner on Madison ave
nue. Both Yeandlc and Temendorfer
were there. Mr.. Knoblock stated. the act
ual payment the attorney declared, be-
ing made to Temendorfer. for whom
Ycandle motioned to take the roll of bills.
On the arragnment of the two prison
crs on short affidavit charging bribery
both were held in $4,000 bail. Neither was
able to furnish the amount and they
We're sent to the Tombs prison.
II Ycandle protested to Police Magistrate
Murphy. before whom he was arraisned,
that the whole matter was mystery to
him and asked time to consult counsel.
The examination was set for Thursday.
Another Juror was selected in Ieaniie :
place and Roscnhcimer's trial Tor the
murder of Miss Grace lIoush was re-
sumed.