, 1875-10-23
THE COUNTY BUILDING.

Such prisoners IA have pleaded guilty will be
scnteuced fn tho Criminal Court This morning.
A. r. ElcRe befug tieoI Of tho duties OF Cor-
stable, especially since his field OF tabora had
been confined to the Town OF Evanston, scuk In
bis resignation 10 the County Clerk yesterday.
Bhcr1 Agnow, or hs deputies in the Las. fou
days. has made au uuuarrantable Discrimination
In tho matter Of tho investigation by tic GRIND
jury into tho alleged bribery Of certain County
Commisatonete. G. F. Periotat refused TO
Rnswef n subpoena ~ witncBs III the caye, and
an attachment Was ssued. In auawerinE tho At
tachmont ho was allowed TO give tbs Criminal
Court tho go-by. which Ia nh uuusunt 1T occet-
ing, but was ushered directly into the presence
OF tho Jury mud excused from the renaly for
contempt OF Court for somp unexplained cauBc.
THE GRAND JURY
The Grand jury had tile pleasure yesterday
morning Of q visit from Sir. Storey. wbn nptoar-
cd. in obedience soan attachment, 10 tell what Lo
knew about tho allegations IN tho Times recent
", charging certain County Commissioners With
bribery IN ths letting nf tho contract for tho
foundation fur tho now Court House. lilo teBii
fled that ho knew IL about tile
charges In question, and that tho article
had been published witl1ont hin knowltdqn.
His attention bad bsnn callol to III nrtlco after
its publication, but be did nut knor who wrolo
1t, or anything Of tho facts in tho caae. lie had
understood, however, that tho city editor Of tho
paPeth, paesod upon tho editorial tico Hi,lehlle
WIS Informed had beon written upon tho strength
OF local ARTICLE and that it waB pub
He did not undertake 10 justifv tho charges
against tho Commissioners. nolthoE dill he In-
derla!o 10 den1 them. In fact ho acted rs II
tho hrs. intlmation ho had Of tho charg.a Of
bribery bang made had coma from tho Jury bo-
fore ahich Lo stood. His examination occupied
about thirty minutes, nhon ho whs allowed to
de1att, wondering what ho had been aummoncd
for.
The next Witnesses examined wore Archltocts
Egaa and 1iley. They, too knew nothiug. and
short work was made Of thcm.
1ho impression left upon tho jury in tho mat
Ter 40 fas IL this: Iho excuse Tor letting tho
contract so Harms-the insuitlciency Of the
jury appear satisfied that .lcaei.'s bond was
ample and, while almost convinced thnt It will
be Impossible to prove any direct brlhesy
IN tho letting Of tho contract, they arc
satisfied that thero Ia something inexplcable i'll
the whole Transaction. Some OF them oxpree8
tho opinion that the letting Of The contract in
question WAS but tha commencement OF tic
work OF spoliation bY the board IN tho construc-
tton Of tho Conrt-Houae, and that tho lnsestlga-
tion now in progress Was Invited aImpiy to vim
1IcAto the Board nov. that it might In the fu-
turc work without being subjected to tho famo
degree Of suspicion.
or IsrEnEsr TO rAx-rArrns
Commissioner Burllck, Claitusu OF tho COM
rntttee GU Flnanco, was yesterday preparing
list OF county oxponscs for tho past ten mou lis.
and comparing the same vita the appropriations.
10 order to roach tho amount necassasy to 10 ap.
propsiated for county exponHes for the com.ns
year. Ho found that for the past len
months the expenditures had about
olualed the app. oprlations for tic
year, from which 10 dcducol The
conclusion that tho appropriation for 1876 would
have to be Increased about 10 per cent THIS, 1t
muat DO remembered, simply coYers tho ex,
pouscs Of county govornmout, and may ho taken
10 heart by taxpayers as one aulong tho many
reaaoua whs tue ''rioR" III tho County l,oa1d
Ahould be crushed at tile polls Al the ensuing
c!acsion. An increase IN county expenses Of 10
per cant Is no small itou, when it 10 conAi iered
that the appropriation for tho curfcus year waH
4i,375000,