Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1865-02-16
The pemtteutiary aease.

committee of the lower House OF the legs
iature Is engaged in investigating the creum-
stances under which the legislature OF 1868 leased
the eonvicts To James 81 Pttmau and his cob
federates for Fix wears. Ii IS generally believed
that the bill was passed by proiuse use Of
money, aud that many members Who voted for
the lease we're bribed to do so. Chas. IL Reed.
e-q district attorney for Lake and Cook coun-
ties, j. supposed 10 know considerable ~ relation
10 the matter u IL alleged that one Hendricks.
of Indiana no was a secret partner IN the lease
or It's assignment. exhibited To Dir. Reed a list
ofthe names Of the members who voted for the
lease. with The amount paid to each Tor his vote
Mr. Reed claims that the paper was shown him
in professional confidence" aud therefore he re
fuses to dsuge what he knows. We observe
that the Judges of the Supreme Court have de
cIised 10 take him out of the hands Of The House,
on the grounds OF the want OF jurisdiction. the
legislature being CO ordinate branch OF the
state government. having complete juris hction
in such cases- Chicago Tribune of the 9Th.
The Tribune his been stirring 40 this "Peni-
Tertiary Less. Swindle" for some days IL ap
pears the Mr. REED alluded to an attorney
employed to aid in putting the swinde
through the legislature OF Illinois II passed the
House By a vote of a. to 90. and was approved
by Governor YArEs We slude to the matter
10 vinjcate Mr. HssRIoxs against The insinus-
lions that he aided or abetted the a." swindle y
Mr. HESRIcxs is representative IN the legisls-
ture of Indiana from St. Joseph county. aud en-
joys the confidence OF the leaders OF the republi-
can party TO an unlimited extent We feel IN
dignant that the Lending republican orsgan OF the
northwest should thus call in question the integrity
and morality of one of Indianas representative
by iutim sling that he was cogniE mt Of the fact
that money had been paid to members of the
legislature as a consideration for their voting foI
the " Illinois Penitsntiary S~indis. Using
the Tribunes own PHYSIOLOGY Mr.. Rvfp didn
want 10 divulge shat he knew. but having been
arrested Tor contempt he purged himself by re
vealing What had been shown TO him in pro-
fessional confidence
In histestimony he states that one HEyRIcKs
of Indiana. exhibited TO bim lit of the names
of the members OF the legislature rho we're 10
receive pay Tor their votes. IL IS intimated ths,
the ''lease" was good thing" so good in fact
that ~ enabled the parties securing il TO use
money profusely in Oribing the voies Of tho mem
bers and then have large sum left lt is said
that one gentlemsn's share OF the spoils was in
the neighborhood Of $50 900. the mos, of which
he has since periodically invested in = nations
bank TO all The government n putting DOM III:
wicked rebellion. but ne have no; yet received
copy Of Mr. RkEps professional confidence.
exhibit Of the parties Who proft>i by the opera
ton we shall be compelled TO defer further par
ticulars until &c receive tina. interesting state
paper
In the meantime would intimate to The
Tribune. To say the least. that il il exceedingly
unkind to disparsgin:lv alluie TO such distin
tinguishei member OF ito party. gentleman
whose loyalty. whose devotion to the country in
her great peril. and whose earnest desire to pro
tect aud promote The public interests when there
IL such peculiar necessity for hu>bsnding the
resources Of the country. cannot De measured
By greenbacks.