The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-08-31

~easy money" were everyday features
nk Springfield, whenever manufacture
ere, large employers OF labor or poll
teal gang bosses wanted anything
Brownies first trial resulted in a
hung" jury. The second trial Is now
an The confession of Representative
Chas. A. White that he got $3.50 for
his vote started the investigation.
Browne, Representative Robt. Z. Will
oon and Michael S. Link were in
dicted.
These jury fixers work In various
and devious ways" says States Atty.
Wayman. They circulate in the
court room and they are not general
" known. They know their man In
the Jury box, give him the wink, the
wink IN returned, and the thing is
done. That's one of many ways.
There's money, In ii for both the fixer
and the corrupt juryman. could
write book on jury fixing, but just
now, In the midst of the second trial,
Il wouldn't be right to talk too much.
1--WE are violating the very law that
We Insist upon preserving. As long
a. the jury commissioners put men In
the Jury box to pay them for political
k0&AVi6SV. JUN 81 iOh6 Whi WI
dition continue"
To Prosecute Jury Fixers.
As soon as these bribery and graft
cases are out of the way, the states
attorney will pay special attention to
the Jury fixers. II IL intimated that
startling things will happen In Chi
cAgo then
Facts already developed for this
probe show that an organized gang
employs private detectives to defeat
Justice. Men whose names are in the
jury box are approached by these
rnxers," or IL the men themselves are
unapproachable, their wives are en-
Iioted In the cause of corruption. Way
man hopes that this airing will pro-
duce far different result for the sec
0ud trial. yet this latter hearing be-
San with the dismissal OF an entire
panel OF veniremen by Judge dis
gusted with persistent and thinly-veil-
I'd efforts to influence the men In
Brcwne's behalf
That States Atty. Wayman believes
still another effort has been made to
tomper with the second jury is evil
donced by his sudden and sensational
call for a special session of the grand
Jury, which may investigate perjury,
oubOrnation OF witnesses, theft and
possibly jury fixing This move fol
lowed almost Immediately the dismis-
AL off Patrick Keeley, one OF Way
mans stan of detectives, who, as
witness for the defense, admitted that
Ne gave one OF the attorneys for the
defense the details OF a real Chicago
Orgy on which he took Representative
HI j. c. Beckemeyer.
Wayman denounced Kelley as
public disgrace, accused him of steal
Ing q letter for the defense, and
tDromptly dismissed him from the SER
W Thus far In the trial White-whose
|ncnfession led to Brownies arrest
No been shown up as an all-around
rTook. He wrote a letter to Lorimer
which he said that he had written
true story Of the Illinois legislature,
1tbor for some magazine or to be
&nblished I'm book form He said
would contain 10000 words, and
kot he would get $3.50 word for It..
Reason 10 Apparent.
IS The reason for this letter is appar.
ID Before this letter he wrote Lori
or. asking for loan Of $500 and a
od Job I'm the United States secret
Twice. He wrote Browne that all he
nnoneod was 80 cents, and a little
oon" would be welcome.
NJ Or Of the witnesses attributed this
Hnork to White: These railroads
20 The highest wads ever saw. Do
E <<v suppose we are going to live on
~ down here?"
e lrHo railroad pass is coming in for
&roof deal OF attention In the trial.
~ Hull OF the Illinois Central ad.
>&o< on the stand that over $4,000
~ hooks had been issued In 1909,
&Ioh 100 went 20 legislators.
6t1er interesting feature OF the
thai q the fond deIusion OF
~ link. the 300-pound legis-
&o hes been indicted and who
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