Show BROWNE ACQUITTED minority leader of illinois free from charge of bribery chicago lee onell oneil browne minority leader in the illinois legislature charged with bribery in connection with the election of william lorimer to the united states senate was found not guilty by a jury in the criminal minal court on friday this was brownes second trial ate jury joiy disagreed in the first trial the reading of the verdict absolving browne from guilt was greeted with cheers from friends of browne who crowded the court room the basis of the indictment against browno browne was that lie he had bribed bribe dRep representative charles A white of OFa OF Ilori allori ills his colleague on the democratic side of the illnois Ili nois general assembly to vote for william lorimer for united states senator at the close of the deadlocked session of the last state legislature |