The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1910-07-08
HIS DEFENSE
COUNSEL FOR LEE o'NEiL
BROWNE BRING THEIR CASE
TO SUDDEN END.
PROSECUTOR BEGINS ADDRESS
senator Lorlmer and Defendant Are
Not Permitted to Go on Witness
s,and-Trial Closes With Misun-
derstandinss Between Attorneys.

chicago. June 22-The closing chap
,er in the Browne bribery trial was
heruu before Judge McSurely. after
,he defense. torn by quarrels between
oo,nsel and Misunderstanding. had
ernmhled like "A house OF sand.
states Attorney Wayman began his
address 10 the jury by explaining the
statute which covers the charge Of
bribery made against the minority
leader. lie VIII be followed In order
hy Attorneys Charles r. Erbstein. w.
: Forrest and =. II. O'Donnell.
Wayman Attacks Legislators.
The prosecutor made a savage at
tack on members Of the Illinois legis-
lature in his address.
Murder is often excusable, the
statutes say So" he Numbered.
Larceny is sometimes justihable-
"A man may be excused for stealing
10 feed a sick child or an invalid wife.
But the legislator who sells his vote
has sunk to the lowest depths of degra-
dalton. and only the man who buys II
can reach the bottom with him.
Asks Verdict OF Guilty.
II is your patriotic duty. gentle
men Of the jury. to bring in a verdict
In this case hat will be a warning not
only 70 bribers in the Illinois legisla-
tare. but TO the members OF the law
making bodies in every state in the
Union"
Attorneys fer the defense offered so
little evidence for their client that they
Will be necessarily short In their on
Guiding arguments. and the summing
up Of the states case will require only
a short time,
Forrest Asks Case 10 Be Quashed.
Before Wayman began his closing
address Attorney Forrest made six diff
ferent motions 10 quash the indictment
against Browne and various parts Of
Il. and in each instance vas promptly
overruled by the court.
When court convened Lieut.. Gov.
John G.. Oglesby was on hand to tes-
tify in regard TO the alleged political
plot"
The sudden shift in defense plans
caused Mr.. Oglesby to be sent home.
and 50 other witnesses under subpoena
TO be excused.
The fact that Browne himself did not
take the stand caused establishment.
II left the defense without any direct
denial made OF Whites story that
Browne paid him $3.50 in the Briggs
house.
The case is being sent 10 the jury
with Browne depending on the testi-
mony Of character witnesses. and the
attempts at impeachment OF minor
points In Whites testimony.
Reports Quarrel With Lorimer.
The failure OF Senator Lorimer TO
take the stand and the abandonment
by Browne Of the line Of defense out
lined In Mr.. Lorimer's speech In the
United States senate caused a report
that Browne and the senator had fallen
out. Color was given TO this by tht
refusal of Attorney Patrick III. O'Don.
nell. Mr.. Lorimer's friend, TO take part
in the conference Of lawyers which i'm.
mediately preceded the announcement
that the defense rested.
Browne called his lawyers about him
70 confer. O'Donnell refused to join
the group. He said he refused. not be
cause OF any animus against the de
PENDANT or his other lawyers. but be
u Judge McSurely had overruled
him in what O'Donnell thought was an
unwarranted manner
Pick lorir..r Bride Board.
Washington. June 22.-Chairman
Burrows of the senate committee on
privileges and elections named the sub
committee which is to investigate the
charges of bribery In connection with
the election of Senator Lorimer OF iii
nois. The committee is composed OF
Senator's Burrows. Dillingham;. Gamble,
Hepburn. Frazier, Paynter and John.