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Show DECLARES JURY WAS FIXED Prosecutor of Alleged Bribe-giver Disappointed Over Failure to Convict. Chicago. Scarcely had announcement announce-ment of a mistrial In tho caso of Leo O'Nell Browne, charged with bribery In tho election of William Lorinier to the United States senato, been made on Wednesday than State's Attorney Waymnn declared Uiat tho Jury had been packed. Lee O'Noll Drowno, leader of the Democratic minority In the stato houso of representatives, was charged specifically spe-cifically with having paid Representative Representa-tive Charles A. Whlto $1,000 to cast his vote for William Lorimer for United States senator. Whlto was tho principal witness for tho stato.. Representatives Rep-resentatives II. J. C. Bockmcyer and Michael S. Link also testified that thoy had received $1,000 each for their Lorlmor votes. The alleged promise to pay Whlto tho bribe Ib Bald to have beon made at Springfield, whero Drowne Is under lndlctmout charged with bribery. |