, 1874-01-10
DAVID A. GAGE.
Some Facts Concerning tile Indiot-
ment for Perjury.
The 0aths Taken by Him Not In the
Form Required by Law.
He Must Plead to the Indictments
Wednesday.

oAo 4bf PERJURY 1aaEA upon the f4Ct Tint hn
did, on ihe 9Th day OF December, in Bald county, M.
pear In is own proper porsou bofore QUO Francis M
0affett, no, tho said Barrett boug hcn atl thcro
Notary Public In and for said City Of Chicago III raid
county, aud did then md there produce mud present to
! said Frnncia N. Barrett ccrtain AFFIDAVIT ,mrly
written aud partly Printed Of him, tho said ango aa
Bi1ch Treasurer. And TINT he, tho snd David A. Caro
na As'ch Treasurer wnB then and thcre OH the div ad
year aut aforesaid, an III tho city aud county aforo
8at IN duo form of law, before and by tlo said
Fraucta NJ Barrett, concerning tho truth of tho mat
tera contained III said affidavit hc, te said Francis NJ
narfes ~ sscll Notary Public, thon and thero having
full power ana authority to administer sad oath In
said David A. Gage In that beholf an tint o the eni
David L. Gage, being 80 aforesaid, upou h,a
oath heforo tho said Francis IT. Barrett, hc, The said
sy iii sqsa pax.2 SGy a a.bs rSSs thsn ara
then and there uuawfuiiy, falsely, isiono5usiy, M
stance and t tic effect following III 1nattur material
TIC ay q s m sa sa III as5o
alance Of moneys Of 81 lU40 aud that there wau
tsn "na theFo % on te ay and year last aforesaid III
,rer, thu sail a.,m Of 40 in money US by tic
aad affidavit now on iie ~ tho proper o!se Of Ito
large appears whereas, IT. truth aud fact, there was
,os t!leu and thers tic day mud your last nforesn
anl whereas, IN truth um.l In fact c tie sai Dayl1
a. dage ~ such Treasurer, then u,l there tho tay
ant your lust aforesaid, did not have in hs hans o
bala sum OF and 10 tho 9ranu Jurors
uioresaid upon ther oatLs aforcsaid, do say that lilo
naitl David A. onge did commit corrupt per-
jury In ,nauncr aa,d form aforesaid contrary to Tic
statute at' agaust tAc pence mud dignity of tho aae
pcup1o Of thu Stato Of Illinois,"
I4e 9t1d1Yt referred to therein Ia as folows:
II, D. a. Gage, City Treasurer, bciug duly sworn.
upon oath aay that the foregoing statement 30 far aa
LIZ k9w 9, o. hayo reason to believe IL tar accra
nhu Of gu moneya III my 1nlits which I, any o,,e
tor me h!ve received since my Int ocla uceount was
used, loaned, invctcd converted to my own uso or
suffered my Que to Use, loan invest, convert to
MS or m thoir M own ,ss any Of the public onoya
Or control, aud tu,t have rendered truo md fuli
further satl not. u. L. GAnru
"Hworn etc,
mmI[s;EAL.l nj; -. FnAsn BARNETT, Notary Public"
IAlH utsaVtt ia n!Htis iA ccurance wit1 tho nc pf
Fee y, y, lst,3. wh.c' i: reala rs folluws:
AL Ieta'sna an<. accounts made, raqutred to be
Tess'S9 IeS @ a' BY Of G 9;sra in said
ranterns 1t, in which sud oath 1t shaii bo declared
that safd s4ttncnt 80 fur ao knows Inns auy rea
tie matters to which it relacs, aud of a moneys n
hia handa. or which be, a1iy ono for him, laB re-
that ho has ntt directly Indirectly used oane iu-
yested or converted to lila use, or suffered any
usc any II to pubic moneys receivable or f !oeeysa 1s S%
~ nt or subject to ha warrant and control Int that
~ has /. aesd diligently und without any eouslon or
monoyn Of said city ald that he Aath rendered truo
aud full account thereof In his said statement ,yltrh
oa shall be rtachcd to, and filed wih said ACCOUNTS
III TIC proper olco OF lilo Comptroller City Clerk
as tie cahe 1nay LIZ and III case tho Btatelents or
any OF them, shall 10 false, tho aail pcrsou 20 making
ench statement shall he doomed guilty Of wfu and
corrupt perjury, a,d shall be punished actoril.0lyn
ing aforementioned form Of affidavit ts the oun !
Which hna been uscl slnce 1865 hut by ono Of tIio
acts uniendatory of tho City CHARTER passed in 1866
lho 10" or lsG3 Wae aincntcd by inserting the word
. un'awfuly" hsfora the word "uae." wncroycr It
The section, atnnnlcd, would then read ~ fol-
lows
all returns md acco.nts n,al!o or required TO bo
rendered, under this act, by any Of the uilccrs u
aa!u Treasury Department, bhul be verified by the
pain " tle person rendering It, in which oath Ii sIa
DO declared lat said statement, fur aB ho knows
Or has reason to bcevc ia fair, accurate, ant1 full
oi tue matters TO which 1t rclacs and Of all
moneys III Ills hands which any ono for him ay
'oeelved Rince s Inst official nccuuut WIS rendered
sud that ho haa not directly or indirectly ueetl' |
onueu. 1uveat4Aat or converted to hfs n{a,rfv
lhc, or suffered auy to tniwfuly tlBe oan ill.,
ies or convert to their his unauttttiy use, auy OF
1t therefore appears tha Mr. Gage, during ILLS terms
II office, has constantly taken oath nut in nccor-
nee with the form required by law: but It will also |
% noticed that tie indictment docs not rcato 10 that
art Of tue oath Affected by tho anendatory act Of |
8o9 but simply to that part OF It relating ak.Rn
lis hunIs."
TIE FORTHCOMING TnIAE.
stato Attorney Heed yesterday notified h1easrs
baxter, swet and Je~et counsel 1or Mr. Gngo, TINT
ug and picad to the indictments then. After tic rlra
as been entered, lay will be set for the trial. which,
III thought, will come OH this term though not before
'eck after next. II held next week. tito present petit
ury Will serve: II later, Jury will hare to bo
npanesd. Thcro will be two separate trias,