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Show CHAS. A. WHITE CROSSEXAMINED Chicago, Junn 15. Cross-examination of Charles A. White, the chief witness of the prosecution in the trial of Leo O'Neil Browne on charges of bribery, was resumed today. In reply to Mr Forrest, the witness said he had not been promised immunity im-munity from prosecution. Asked why be gave his confession lo the Tribune, Trib-une, White said a friend had advised li I in to "Did not the defendant Browne tell you the Tribune wanted to kill him politically because he opposed a $1U,-000,000 $1U,-000,000 bond Issue, whlrh tho newspaper news-paper wished to see authorized?" "Ho did not." White testified that Otis Yai borough, bor-ough, who With his brother Syrney was in White's room on the night Browne is alleged to first have appeared ap-peared as a witness, was on tho payroll pay-roll at $2 a day. "He could not stay long In a hotel like the St. Nicholas at Springfield on that wage, could he?" Inrmhved the defense's de-fense's lawyer, "I'm sure I don't know' |