New-York tribune., 1910-06-22
BROWNE Defence RESTS
Prosecutor Attributes Sudden
Action to Fear.
A SCATHING DENUNcIATION
Says Browne and White Are
Both the Same Color
Black,

Chicago. June 2.-Precluding the poss-
bility Of the defendants going upon the
stand in his own behalf and shutting cut
all testimony that Senator William Lori
mer might have 10 offer in denial Of the
charge that his seat in the United States
Senate was purchased. lawyers for State
Representative Lee O'Neil Brown abruptly
rested their case in the Criminal Court at
noon to-day.
1t is said that Brownies counsel believe
that their case stands or falls on whether
the jury is willing TO accept the testi-
mony OF Representative Charles A White,
who made the charge that Browne, Demo
cratic minority leader of the Illinois Legis-
lature. gave him 81 600 to vote for Lorimer.
W. S. Forrest. who has led the defense
Of Browne has insisted from the beginning
that he is not concerned materially over
the outcome in the criminal court, as he
has made out legal case for his client to
stand on in higher court
States Attorney Wayman says that
Browne and his lawyers fear to allow the
case TO be investigated further, that even
with their own witnesses they dar not take
chance of an unexpected slip.
Althouh Mr.. WaYgman bgan his closing
argument to the ury comparatively early
in the afternoon, ne had not finished when
court was adjourned for the day.
Your verdict in this case will straighten
out the Legislature of Illinois for thou
sand years. said Mr.. Wayman. Your YER
dict will not only straighten out the Leg
islature OF Illinois but Will siraighten out
the Legislature in every st ate in the union
THE fact that more than fifty Democrats
voted for Senator Lorimer, Republican,
shows in itself that there was bribery.
Representative White was thus bribed to
elect a member to the only body in our fed
eral government that can declare war or
effect peace for the millions of popula-
ton.
Representative George w. Myers was
told TO vote for Gorimer, for there were
plenty of state jobs and plenty of the ready
necessary Myers came into court and said
that, and he would not have said Off it
were not true.
Why didn't the defence call Mike Gielfn,
Brownies private secretary. TO testify IN
this case2 Because they dared not
1T was a gigantic moment for Browne,
the minority leader. when he tried TO elect
Lorirner II he had failed. what amends
could he have made to his constituents!
AS long as he succeeded the Democrats
could go back to their constituents and
make some sort of apology because he had
succeeded. -tz-tf tft-f
"A fioodgate Of imprecations will be
opened upon White by the attorneys for
the defence in their arguments. But you
can't make any different color QUITE White
and Browne. They are both black and both
are guilty. H%-.l
The only thing before you jurors is
whether Browne paid White $3.50. in the
Briggs House In Chicago.
Browne paid $1,000 to Link and Becke-
meyer in ST. Louis, because it is no crime
TO do so there. II is out Of the jurfsdfe-
ton of Illinois, q,
Washington, June A.-Chairman Burrows
of the Senate Committee on Privileges and
Elections to-day named the sub-conlrnittee
which is to Investigate the Loriner bribery
charges The committee is composed OF
Senators Burrows, Dillingham;. Gamble,
Hepburn, Frazier, Paynter and Johnston.