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Show . TWO C91BTS With the Legal Tangle in the Illinois Bribery Scandal Chicago, June fi. l00 ONoill Browne, leader of the Democratic minority In the Illinois legislature and acenspd of complicity in tho alleged pajment or" bribes for votes for Sen Lorlmer. Republican, as a member of the United States senate, faced I wo courts today. I-ong before the regular hour for ordinary judicial proceedings, Browne, was laken before Judge Kick-bam Scanlan in habeas corpus proceedings to determine f possible, a question of jurisdiction concerning the proposed arraignment of the defendant today for trial by n jury In another state tribunal here (.resided over bv Judge William McSurely. Rrownos attorneys argued lo Jinlgo Scanl.in that the offense charged was one entirely for the federal courts. Argument for Browne was started b Attorney James Harnett In the absence of Former Judge Klbrldge Haneey. The prosecution was represented by States" Attorney Waman. A large crowd was present. At the time scheduled for the opening open-ing of Browne's trial before Judge McSurely Mc-Surely In the criminal court. Mr. Hanecv was still arguing. It wan intended in-tended to allow the defense only one hour for the presentation of its argu trents but Judge Scanlan did not stop ! Mr itaneoy at tue expiration of the allotted time. The panel of 1 00 special veniremen 1 1. qualify as jurors in the Browne trial and bailiffs were the only ones present In Judge McSurely's court at 10 o'clock. Unusual proceedings were taken to prevent any communication communi-cation with the veniremen. ludge McSurely appeared In his court room this morning, but neithvr Browne nor the attorneys for the pio.secution were present. The defense, de-fense, however, was represented by Attorney W. S. Forrest and Charles K Erhsiein. who had no part In tho argument betore Judge Scanlan. |