Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-06-06
COURTS IN CLASH
IN BRIBERY SCANDAL
CASE AGAINST BROWNE IN ONE
COURT AWAITS ACTION IN
ANOTHER. y
QUESTION OF JURISDICTION
ARGUED BY ATTORNEYS
Browne. Counsel Trying &c Get Away
From Jurisdiction Of State Courts Of
illineis-Trial Set For Today In Mo- +
surely's Court Delayed BY Habsas1
Corpus Proceedings.

Chicago, June 6.--Lee O'Neil Browne,
| accused OF compllctty in the alleged
payment OF bribes for votes to elect
Senator I4orimer. faced two courts to-
! day. and there was tho poss ibility that
in the clash of Jurisdiction appeal
would be taken to Governor Deneen as
, commander OF the state militia.
Long before the regular hour for
ordinary judicial proceedings, Browne
this morning was taken, before Judge
Scanlan In the habeas corpus proceeds
inss to determine II possible tho quss-
tion OF jurisdiction concerning tho pro-
| posed arraignmanlt OF the defendant to-
| day for trial BY jury in another state
( tribunal here. presided over by Judge
McSurely. Brownies attorneys argued
| 10 Scanlan that the offense charged
/ was one entirely for tho federal courts.
! Misdeed Against United States.
| The fighting for Browne was started
/ by Attorney James Hartnett In the alb
sence of former Judge Hancey. who
! was to have opened the argument. The
| speaker declared fatty that the state
of Illinois had no power to try Browne.
and that IL any offense had been COM
mitted the mlsdeed was against tho
United States. Prosecution was rep
resented by States Attorney waw-
| man.
ut is principal Of law that an Of
fense, If against the United States stat
utes. can not be tried In state court"
Attorney Hartnett asserted. 'If the
state has a similar statute covering
such offenses, it can no. be applied
when the offense Is against United
States law
AT this juncture Hancey entered and
4 lest no time in entering the fight
McSurcly's Court Idle.
AT 10 o'clock the time scheduled for
: the opening of Brownies trial before
Judge Mcsurely In the crishinal court,
Hancey still was arguing on the habeas
corpus proceedings In Judge Scanlan's
court. The panel of 100 special venire-
men to qualify as JURORS In the Browne
trial and few baiIiTs were the only
ones present in McSurely's court Mt 10
O'Clock Judge MoSureiy appeared at
1915, bu, neither Browne nor the at
tornevs for the prosecution were pres
ept Defense. however was repre-
-ented by Attorneys Forrest and Erh-
stein. Who hnd no part In the argument
, before Scanlan.
Arguments Are Lengthy.
AZ O'Clock Hapcey was stlll pre-
sentiug his arguments. States Attor-
ney Wayman raised an objection 10 the
length of time Hancey had been talk
, ing Hnncey replied that the long list
( OF authorities he had quoted had been
in answer 10 n question from the court.
) A short argument between Wayman
and Hancey followed. and then Hancey
5 continued his argument for twenty
minutes moro. Wayman Immediately
: began reply for the state.
, At noon McCurely's court adjourned.
= Brownies case will be called at !.
o'clock this afternoon. If the writ Of
, habeas corpus IS denied by Scanlan.
Decision Due Tuesday.
2 Wayman's reply lasted less than an
: hour. Wayman devoted the greater
| part OF his reply TO answering Han
!! cev's argument that ordinarily legisla-
I tors are creatures of the state. but in {,
i Joint assembly are creatures OF the
federal government Hancey answer
ed the states argument as soon az
Wayman concluded his reply. At the
i conclusion OF the arguments Scanlan
took the case under advisement until
tomorrow.