Show BROWNE ACQUITTED minority leader of illinois free from charge of bribery chicago lee oneil knetl browne minority leader in the illinois legislature charged with bribery in connection with the election of 0 william t to 0 the united states senate waa was found not guilty by a jury in the criminal court on friday this was Brow brownes nels second trial the fury disagreed in the first trial 1 the reading of the verdict absolving browne from guilt was greeted with cheers from friends of browne brown who crowded the court room the basis 0 of the indictment against browne B browno was that he had bad bribed representative charles A white bior ot ofallon OP allon ills his colleague collea guo on pie democratic side of the 11 nois general assembly to vote for william lorimer loramer for united states senator at the close of the deadlocked session of the last state legislature |