, 1876-06-04
formed, with membership Of over thirty. It In
expected that several others will be organized in
very short time, and that total enrolment OF
LOCO will be secured in Chicago.


THE COUNTY RING.
ITS DoNGs YESTERDAY.
The recently indicted individuals were around
the County Building yesterday morning at an
early hour In full strength. The Commissioners
had read the evidence, such portions OF 1t ~
TRIBUNE had reproduced, and there we're some
things In it that they could not understand. car
roll could understand his cow Transaction, out' II
that was all there against him, be could
why he had been indicted Holden remembered
distinctly that he had borrowed par
Of blankets from the Insane Asylum,
hut in this he saw no geat
crime. McCrat1rey had not forgotten what usc he
lad made Of the Sl0o given him by Kimberly, but
he did not see how it was that he was debarred
from receiving presents especially when taey were
Johnson was wavering in his mind. and # was with
the createst difficulty that he could recall the ocea-
sIons upon which he had received money from rem
olaf or that be could even remember bis grocery &C.
counts with Forsyth g. CO. They were all, how
cence and in their Of the Grand jury as they
The contrary, they said each and all of thcsn that
they would not squcal. II nothing beyond what
had been published Was presented against them
to take many risks. They had certain confidence
in Periolat hnt well knew that il he squealcd they
would be bnt he conld not s9ueal, how
ever. Wltu1ut s!giat'HE eoAeA11 P'1oee e%N
from him since his indictment; I'D ~,
The unindieted members o. me boaro, anu sne
usual lobby Of contractors present ntand prospective
were also On nano, as VEL 81, as s,,V,,,,..-,,
The Commissioners were Part1enially sore, OF at at
least such Of them as had been reaected upon oy
the testimony OF Kimberly. Messss; ,C!saly ana any
lied when he said that Pcriolat had paid them
money, ETC., which ts doubtless true: lo1 tnose
who know them soua MOI De 40
ositions from him, or in any way place themselves
under obligation to him. several o. lne con
tractors, ALSO took pmbrage a. himoeIiys tGsn
to break down his evidence: Mnltay and Thlel.
man said that what Kimberly had testified about
them was false. and thaI they nao never gwen n1
all supplies IN their line honestly. and to have
never demanded anything more taan 'ae5 "cfe
entitled to. ..--
individuals who had not previously given bond
were also early On hand. Hugh II. Swectser prn-
sented the names Of Solomon 4. a bnrna1s nh;n ana
Schweinfurth (bread contractorl. J. W Pipney;
A. T. Smell, Of grave. road notoriety. and y. F.
s iofee ana PoS5 Sona % and Z oes
the new indictment Ine a.tems 10 pnt p-ana n ~ ~
jail had been unsuccessful. and he Was pTona p 70 70
Goodman, and noratio W. May. All Of the bonds
men we're accepted w1thoat ulspuLe. .,,.,,.
Late in the afternoon, mere ~as coaslaGrauae y;
anxiety manifested IN certain circles, coming OF
the fact that -. .n,o,.
THE BoNDsMES OF PER1oLAT,
a. already indicated in these columns. were in
clined TO withdraw Louis Multay had 3 t9id MN hlm
end had asked him to appear In court yesterday
morning. He did not nstiee the request, however,
Tor some reason OF another, and in the afternoon
A1ultay sought release in legal way; He notified
the Clerk OF the Criminal Court Of his intention,
and had the necessary papers drawn. His next
move was to find Periolat and surrender him to
the Sheriff He found him after short search. but
the latter begged off, and sent Multay in
search Of some one to take bis placc on the bond.
Ex-Commissioner Crawford Joined him in the
search, with the determination that il he eo9ld
should 20 to jail, he would sacrifice himself. By
the time be reached the Court however Mr.: craw.
ford had cbnuged his mind, feeling that he had
si1eady aacrideed al the money he could afford in
to ina Pcrioiat aRd surrender him, but up to a
late honF last evening NJ returns had been made
10 ind him, as he realizes fully the straits to
which be has BEEN reduced. While he was being
acarchcd Tor by Nultay he was not aware, per-
hans. that