Omaha daily bee., 1910-11-03
MCUTCHEN AND STACY CONFESS
Recipients Disgruntled by Small Size
of Payments.
SMALL SALARY BLAMED FOR FALL
Alleged Go-Between Could Not Resist
Easy Money.
IALL SALARY BLAMED FOR FALL
CODE OF SIGNALS Is ARRANGED
Cutchen Becomes Immediate Advo-
cate of AcquIttaI After Get
ting Right sign.

CHICAGO Nov. 2.-Charles F. Erbste,n,
Of counsel for Lee O'Nen Browne who was
recently acquitted OF charge Of bribing
a Htate representative to vote for william
Lorimer for United States senator was
indicted today, charged with corrupting a
member Of the jury which cleared Browne
The juror in question, Grant McCutchen
and Henry T.. Stacy, alleged GO between
according to their stor es told to state
Attorney Wayman received $3.50 which
they divided equally between themselves.
for McCutchens vote on the verdict
The first trial of Browne resulted in a
disagreement, The second, in which the
alleged bribery Ia said to have figured in
a verdict of not guilty. Among the wit
nesses for the state were three state repre-
sentatives who confessed on the stand to
being paid $1,000 each for their votes for
Lorimer
Immediately the case went against him
Mr.. Wayman began an Investigation OF
numerous rumors concerning attempts at
tampering with veniremen. A week ago
he secured a clue which led TO McCutchen,
The latter and Stacy, it g said, dsgruntled
at the small sum which they say they re-
ceived, resolved to tell their stories.
stacy IL Disappointed.
Stacy in particular was angry. lie had
he said. expected to receive a large sum
OF money for his work, as well as a polltl-
/ cal job. He was working on small
salary, he said, and rumors that there was
plenty OF money being spent in Browne
behalf was temptation that he could moi
resist when he found opportunity, in tn,
form Of his friend, McCutchen, on the jury
knocking at his door.
According to his confession he sough
out State Representative Erickson ant
asked how he could market McCutcheni
vote, Erickson, Stacy said, replied that h,
was not personally interested In the case
but wohd put him in touch with someon,
who was.
soon afterwards, Stacy narrated, he wa
introduced to Erbstein. Meanwhile h
STACY had communicated with Nc
Cutchen. The jury was closely guarded
but Stacy managed to arrange a code o
signals by which the Juror would know
whether the financial arrangements witt
Erbstein had been consummRted McCutch
en- received the signals and, according L
his own story, became a partisan o
Brownies at once. He voted for acquitta
on the first ballot, and argued with other
! to bring them to his side. In fact, he 1
alleged to have been quite enthusiastic a
a proselyter
Surprised at Small Pay.
When the time came to realize on Nc
Cutchen's alleged perfidy, the latter an
Stacy went to Erbstein's office, they de
clare. They thought there would be a
least 5000 I'm cash and easy jobs in Il
at least and, according to Stacy, the
could scarcely believe their eyes when tn
lawyer gave them only 500. Later, the
state he gave them~S15O more.
Stacy testified before the grand jur
that he made nearly ninety visits to the Law
yers office looking for money and job!
Sometimes, he said, Erhstein was "out.
sometimes he was told that ching
haven't been fixed up" or some othe
, excuse given once he was given $40
take trip to Springfield to see certai
person about position. No success
There was talk about place In the count
building, but this also came to naught
! Finally Stacy was told that the $3.50 wa
all there was In It for them. He was wrotl
McCutchen demurred to taking the story
the states attorney. but Stacy said h
would so alone. McCutchen then relu,
: family agreed TO and went with him. tn
grand jury began hearing witnesses nearl
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