The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1910-11-04
browne JUROR
CLAIMS BRIBERY
INDICTMENT Is FOUND AGAINST
ERBsTElN OF COUNCIL FOR
ACQUITTED soLoN.
Low PRICE QUOTED FOR VOTE
Man in Box and Alleged Go-Between
Appear as complainants.-Dis.
gruntled Because They Got
Only Small Sum.


stein, of counsel for Lee O'Neil
Browne, who recently was acquitted
on charge Of bribing a state repre-
sentative to vote for William Lorimer
for United States senator, was in
dicted, charged with corrupting a
member of the jury which cleared
Browne.
The juror in question, Grant McCut-
cheon, and Henry T. Etacy, alleged 60
between, according to their stories told
to States Attorney Wayman, received
$3.50 which they divided equally be-
tween themselves for McCutcheon's
vote on the verdict.
p The first trial of Browne resulted
in disagreement; the second, in
which the alleged bribery is said to
have figured, in a verdict of not guilty.
Among the witnesses for the state
were three state representatives who
confessed ON the stand to being paid
$1,000 each for their votes for Lori.
mer.
Immediately the case went against
him, Mr.. Wayman began an investi
cation of numerous rumors concern.
ing attempts at tampering with venire
men. A week ago he secured a clew
which led to McCutcheon. The latter
and Stacy, it is said, disgruntled at
the small sum which they say they
received, resolved to tell their stories
Also Expected a Job.
Stacy, in particular. was angry. He
had, he says, expected to receive a
large sum of money for his work, as
well as political job According to
his confession, he sought out State
Representative Erickson and asked
how he could market McCutcheon'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 said, he was
introduced to Mr.. Erbstein. Mean.
while he had communicated with Nc.
Cutcheon. The jury was closely
guarded, but Stacy managed to ar
range a code of signals by which the
juror would know whether the finan.
cial arrangements with Erbstein had
been contaminated. The high sign"
was one of these signals, and another
was the word stick"
McCutcheon received the signals
and, according to his own story, be-
came partisan of Brownies at once.
| He voted for acquittal on the first bal
| lot, and argued with others to bring
them to his side.
When the time came to realize on
McCutcheon's alleged perfidy the latter
and Stacy went to Erbstein's office.
SO they declare. They thought there
would be at least $4,000 in cash and
easy jobs in it. According to Stacy,
they could scarcely believe their eyes
when the lawyer gave them only $500.
Later, they declare he gave them $150
more.
Made Ninety Visits.
Stacy testified before the grand jury
that he made nearly ninety visits to
the lawyers Office looking for money
and the jobs. Sometimes, he said,
Erbstein was "out," sometimes he was
I told that things haven't been fixed
up" or some other excuse given. Once
he was given $40 to take a trip to
Springfield to see a certain person
about position. No success. There
was talk about a place in the county
building, but this also came to naught
Finally Stacy was told that the $3.50
was all there was in it for them He
was wroth. McCutcheon demurred to
taking the story to the states attor-
ney, but Stacy said he would go alone.
McCutcheon then reluctantly agreed
to act with him.
The indictment was not unexpected
by Mr.. Erbstein. He declared that
Wayman had been trying to get him"
for years and the indictment was
merely an incident of persecution by
the states attorney.