Show BROWNES 80 BOND NO IS fORfEITED Delay Encountered in Case of Illinois Legislative Legisla Legisla- tive Briber CHICAGO June 7 More More dela delay marked th the ts ts of oC States State's Attorney Wayman WamAn to bring Le Lee ONell ONeil Browno to trial before be before before be- be fore Judge toda today even after Judge KIckham Scanlan denied the pl plea a of the defense for a a. writ of habeas corpus cor cor- pus pUR o Hance Hancey counsel for the de defense de- de immediately Immediate filed flied a petition foran for foran foran an appeal from Judge Scanlan's deci deci- sion slon At At Atthe the time D Browne owne was U due to n appear pear pearIn in Jud Judge o court Mr Hancey was was still arguing on the tho ap appeal al in Judge Judg Scanlan's court When Browno failed to appear Judge ordered forthwith a a. capias served on him and h bra his orl original bond of forfeited Representative Leo Lec ONeil O'Neil Browne D Democratic leader a accused ulI d of ot bribing bribIng- fellow fellow fel fel- low 10 legislators in th the c election of or l 1 States Senator Lorimer Republican was I today refused freedom on a n state writ of habeas corpus Jud Judge o KIckham Scanlan d denied a plea that only a federal tribunal j I has power to try such a a. case Judge Judeo Scanlan devoted tho the greater part of his decision to a consideration of the arguments of the defense that a joint assembly of the legislature t to elect a United States senator was the I creation of tho the federal government and when a n member of the tho legislature en that joint assembly he a ceased to he e a n state tnt l legislator slator or official and became Became for tho the purpose of the joint assembly a federal federa official and a agent ent The defense then reached the condu slot sio that a a. person char charged ed with jog ng n n. le It legislator i to vote ote for a person for would not bo be amenable to state Jaw laws awa Judge Clinches Case Judge e Scanlan refuted practically every ar argument ment of the defense by citing the United States con constitution and rind several sov sev oral eral statutes passed sed by congress in 1866 on the election of United States senators Judge Scanlan Scanlan further stated that since the foundation t of the government congress had never nc passed a a. law making mak mak- in ing it a a crime or misdemeanor for a state legislator e lator it to accent a bribe for his vote for United States senator Neither had congress made any effort to regulate te in any wa way the co conduct duct of ofa a joint point assembly while electing a United States senator according to the decision I While Whilo Mr Hancey was ar arguing in on his plea for an appeal of Jud Judge o Scanlan's Scan can I lan's lans decision Judge issued a capias for Browne Bond Ordered Forfeited At 1015 States State's Attorney Wayman informed Jud Judge e that Browne was in the custody custod of the sheriff and was still before Judge Scanlan Judge then directed that service on ou tho the capias bo be delayed but hut later ordered the tho capias served and Brownes Browne's 9 bonds forfeited Browne accompanied by his attorneys nays arrived in J Judge o Scanlan's Scanlan Js court courtat at a. a m. m Judge Scanlan did not appear until Judge Scanlan remanded re rev mantled Browne Browno to the tho custody of Deputy Dep- Dep uty Sheriff Peters Mr Hancey filed a petition for an appeal of tho the decision before Jud Judo Judg o Scanlan loft the bench after reading his decision Judge Scanlan continued continuo the argument on the appeal of his decision until 2 0 o'clock clock this afternoon |