, 1876-04-30
MORALLY INDICTED.
The Long-Expected Report Of
the Grand Jury.
nr, Storey aud His Colleagues Re-
late the Difficulties They
Encountered.
The Walls Of Perjury Which Met
Them on Every Side,
mt They Freely Express Their Opinions
ef Periolat and Hogan,
Call Attention to the County-Hospita]
and Lightning-Rod lobs,
And Give Choics Extracts Of Testi-
mouy Relative to the Com
missioners.
Cohblcr and Contractor Get
Up q Minority Report;
lid Propose to 0ensure Mr.. Storey tor
That 0om,skey Affair.
The Commissioners Propose to Seek
Redress in Libel Suits.
Gall Attention to the County-Hosplta1
and Lightning-Rod lobs,
And Give Choics Extracts Of Testl-
mony Relative to the Com
missioners.
A Cobblcr and q Contractor Get
Up Minority Report;
Aad Propose to 0ensure Mr. Storey tor
That 0om,skey Affair.
The Commissioners Propose to Seek
Redress in Libel Suits.

Redress in Libel Suits.
The Grand jury, which has been go long and
faithfully presided over By Wilbur +. Storey, re-
assembled yesterday morning refreshed after
LAYS rest, the object being to more fully discuss
lie great moral indictment Of official thieves,
Especially the County Commissioners, and to
present tho same 10 tie Court Tho rature OF
.he Indictment had been foreshadowed in these
columns from dag to day, hence the greatest in
terast among those around the building Waa to
know whether The TR1BrsE's predictions would
BE- verified
When the jury assembled Mr.. Storey present.
ID his report in type, for the accommodation OF
{he much-loyed reporters. He also presented 4
duplicate in manuscript, covering thirty pageR
Of cIoseIy-w1itren fooecap. The report being
read carefully, very little exception was taken to
It, except by one Dennis Cu1ran. whose gym
patbies throughout had beeu with the thieves
Ehcm the jury bad been trying to oyertake. He
sctsd the part Of bully, and in his bullying
coecced an innocent No1th-side cobbter to tako
sides with him, and to second motion TO adopt
. minority report" Ra he called it. Other
members mildly suggested certain immatcriai
changes in the wording OF the report, modityin:
hers aud 1ntens1fs7ng there, and fnally the
document as whole was ready 70 be submitted.
At ll:45 THE JURY CAME In COURT.
headed by its foreman. who carried In his hand,
beside bis moral indictment, ten tesa significant
documents. in which Aanews boarders felt
more interest than the audience present All
eyes we're, OF course, upon the forthcoming re-
port on the investigation into the raecally acts
Of couuty oflicials, and none more intently than
those OF John u. Rountree- Next to him stood
several Aldermen but Contractors and go-be-
tweeos we're scarce, p1ete1lng to lounge in 9TH
er Tcoms and receive from their counsel legal
soplnlonA before daring to show their faces.
Upon the roll OF the jury being called by
the Clerk. Mt. Storey delivered himself OF
his burden, ann announced. IN reply to the u7ual
question Of the Court, that the jury had no fur
tler business.
AT this juncture, and before the Court could
formally discharge the body, Dennis Curran,
AN OLD CONTRACTOR.
cams to his feet aud Eaid, 'Iye got minority
report to present, and want it read The jury
you'd not listen to it, but adjourned while was
reading it"
This reminded tho Court that hfe. Ssorey's re-
pors had not been rexd, and he was about to call
for is reading, when Mr. Storey, appreciating
the l:nsth OF the document, diverted his atten-
ton ss follows:
Mr sto1ey--Msy it please the Court. ths re-
port Of the gentleman was not seconded; that
II the reason that it was not considered.
H. Curran Gunpmg angnlq from his seat,
md pointing to hls North Sioe cobbler fr1end)-
It ws seconded
II. Gannoy undertook to be heard in sup
portof Mr.. Storey. rs did several other jurors,
but he Court reminded them tLat it vas not
pzopr t. discuss such matters in public.
III Storey then asked the Court to hear Mr.
Bret, who. upon permission being granted,
stata1that he had not heard any second to Cur
rama rport-
TIE CoBBLEA
then anse and said he had seconded the report.
Following this an uuusual outburst was immi-
nent, wlch was avoided bY the Court ordering
the j1rJto retire again and settle its disputes
the Jrytoom-
Tb jury obeyed the order, and the first move
men afttr gaining its room was to pass reso-
lutio OF ceDBuTe against CnrraD, not only for
his ondud in court, but his department. in the
jury:oom throughout the month. Its adoption
was efeatsd only By the advice Of Mr.. Storey.
a1tewhlch Curran's report WaB presented, and
falie OF confederation
II jury. utter an absence Of about fifteen
mlu1es, returned into Court, and through its
foSean reported that it lad no further busi-
ness
Aen Curran came to his feet with his report
md 'ked that It might be filed.
ThCourt inquired il it had been signed, to
whic Gun an replied that it had not, bur that
his c'bler would join him in signing it.
TbCourt Responded that to file such report
WAS fusuai, but finally concluded to accept it
to sn further dispute aud 70 stop the bolster
Uu8 lAUCl VI LQe person VINO Q4I Ouaf4Q IL.
THE MINORITY REPORT.
THeport WAS then signed by CurTan and
Willes, aud It was found to read Us follows:
We've Grand 5urozs OF the Criminal Court OF Cook
named by the authority Of the people Of said Stata
nY llois, haa entertained as subject for inEesttgz
Aon s1Res OF fraudulent and corrupt contracts b.
otherfties aud In the course ct such Investigation
We that during the year 1869 one Wilbur r:
storaheu as now editor Of the Chicago 1tues, did
In offered tn divers meTubHTE OF fhA
Conn Council money for the purpose Of corTnptang,
lnhu.ng. and inducing said Councilmen to rote for
to gihe city printing to said Chicago I4.n<s: and
wxeAs The of1ense committed 6y said Wilbur
S5 against the public cannot now be punished, by
Eeasof the statute Of limitation, yet said Grand Jnr-
or. rgniznR the privass aud public wrong done By
said Gur Storey owing to his sanding in the COM
9nunihis ability, learning, and culture, and a.
houaeeply moved TINT VIC are called upon to cen
ku1e of our own members but mindful Of our |
duty he premises; therefore be It
Rtsd, That We regard the conduct Of our fore |
surabSe more % 80 by reason @ of ii the Charges be
hssp from TINA to tina af corruption IN other
peop DENNIS cuRnAa,
n. W1LLExR.
BIDDING FoR JOB
1h1cumeut wGa gotten up, it is eaid. by
oeftcounty official, but the pennlnB OF it.
muscle scrawl Was evidently the work OF
Cufr The explanation Uf its presentatlon-
1o1 ill be noticed that not q word La said |
asa1 anybodY except 1r. 6torey-is that |
Erlris figuring for part OF the new Court
dousork, and that Niema is anticipating |
m alntment as watchman or jani:or at'the
hsndf the County Board in soma Of the
tonnuildlngs or Offices
hnomcnts later
THE ''NoRAL 1SD1cTAENT~ Il
"as the bands OF the reporters, who pro-
eeedO deVpur it. It VAS found written in
tleafGble hand, free from erasures or blots, |
md ood piece OF clerical york. It read aB
folio
10 Fionor Judge Moore, Pyestdtuo IN tn cyinfaa1