, 1876-04-25
Rumors as to the Object OF All
These Investigations.
How hr. IIeetng Tried to Get the City
Printing for the "Times."
His Efforts to Corrupt the 1ncorzupti-
bic Comiskey.

1hG motk important Hllncec CallS0 Oo!AiH t0o
day was genslonran bY tile nnme OF
BNlTu,
rho On accornt Of a publication In theae
columns month ago WAS supposed to know
eomothng about certain contract for tho
putting up OF lightning rods on tho county
buildings. Notwithstanding tho efforts Of 5lr.
storeY to koop tho work OF tho jury from TnE
Tn1nuaE, 1t il anallod tp give tho substance Of |
what ho oald: He had some t.me ago con-
coiYod tue Idea that the Taxpayers Of tho county |
MORE Ia imminent dangor from lightning. aud |
TINT uulcss all Of the county buildings weto pro-
tectcd by rods, Tho burden OF ta1ntion would be |
speedily Increased. Comprohendipg the peril |
Gus sltuRtiou Of tho public, h0 Wantcd TO |
furnish lih psstiauias hshtnloS.tod ~, 70 ths
court Uaiun By the namo Of Wi!korron.
Who told him that 1t would coat money 70 be |
successtui. Ho appreciated the situation, gave
him = certified check for $500 TO 10 nHed, aud |
saw Commissioner A1ccaifroy, who mad been |
seen by Wilkinson Ia tho meantime, mud WAS
told by him to make hs bid, leave it With VIII
kerson, aud he would work i through tue
Board. Still later ho esw Mccallrey. and
gclmidt ia conversation. aud heard The latter
ilQulre who had put up the $500, Later seil!
0fcCatfroy manifested great tnleroat ia his tod
and bid, aud said that 10 get It through 1t would
DO pecetsary to hare tie matter in tue hands OF
cestsiu committee, or to POSTPONE auy action
Ia tho matter until after election. NoCanrny
tried to take the matteF subsequently, out oltho
hands OF The Committee to which II had 5eotl
referred but waa unsuccessful for some roason
OF auo.hor. Finally his bid fallod. whicia he
thought VAS because some ono had put up more
money than he had. lie bad relloa upon Wilk-
orsou to distribute Ills money. but lie failed to
do 1t eYectuniiy. Ills check WAs returned to
him. x.d the work awarded to SOME one else.
NH. W1LKERsoN
| w.a next callod. il ha1ing bseu understood In
| advauce thut lo Ind declared that he would
'tu,np tie town, commit perjury. or cut h!a
htcCaGrey aud otho,s of tho Boafd-hts Testimony
did not amount to much. A. loaBs it
waa not worry damaging. notwithstanding
hta ro.iconee aud iud'sp0s'tion TO, to tos, aa;
that 1t can to proven by several parties that ho
was iu possosuiun Of tho $500 check, that Nc
| Cat1rey knew it, aud Was 1guring for bis share
Of tho amount, and TINT 6ch1ndt manifested lis
lnte. eat III The matter BY holding oertalu satu-
| plo Of rod u his hand aud advocating it when
tic proper Committee mado tho award Of tho
contract.
seyotal other witnesses wero examined. but
! noue WHO glyo tho foreman OF the Jury much
| Comfort in his Peatch for ground npon which to
| bass indictments. Their testimony rolateu to
things tu general rather than ANYTHING psstc'i-
| lat, and covered . wld0 inHEe. None or fhom
threw any light uson tho Courcllousa question,
but all reelected 10 o!o why or another upon
| reriolat aud tho County Doarj, two things which
tho Jury hayo learned 10 beliovo arc ono aud tho
Bane. Those wituesses will bo examined TO-
| day, and rich Developments arc proHl8Ed. eRpa-
chilly in tho construction OF tho now hospital
Those outside Of the jurT-roon1, aud Who
psldo themselves that they know thing or two.
are inclined 10 tHko
s1nAHHE VIEW
Of the whola investigation. It Was intimatad a
fow days ago in those columns that Mr. Storey, OF
SOMA Of llx ompluyea in authority, wore liable
to get 1nixcd up III county Affairs II tho 1nyessl'
gatiun was pushed to its legitimate end. Now!
1t IL asBertcd that tho investigation waB PUSHED
upou Ntr. Storey by doBgDlug parties, among
whom are some Of his employees, tho object Le-
luz to dlsplaco perio!as az tho agent Of the
County Doard III engineering public frauds aod
STEALS aud to giyo tue position to sosne QUO olbo
"a geutleman from the South Town WHO ro'
Gently Withdrew llbol suit against the Times
Iu a Interest, 1t III said, certain oversnTea hart
becn made III tho last few dsya to certain connt,
whatever thoy could DO to kill tho influence o
pcrlo1at and bulid up that Of tile South Town
man would bo literally paid for. Another pa1
OF tho plan, IL ia SAID. IL TO
KILL EaAS As ARCHITECT,
or at least Is superlutendeut OF tho construction
OF the Court-1louso. and put in his place = plian
tool tile idea btlng that "tliara aIe n!l!ions il
IT," to enjoy which it IL necessary to get ritl o
, Periolat tecause Of bis Rrrsd, aud Of EEan 10
cause Of his disposition to do rght. Whethe
there ia anything in these statements Or no
Nt. 6torey will, Of course. ascertain.
sin. uRAlHu AND THE "TIAEs."
4 reporter Of tho Stqats'Ze intetvlowet
. fore tho Grand Jury saturday. and obtained tht
following. which waa printed III yesterday
Zellungs
n.-Who conducted tile examsn.tlon7
t,oen swurn WIS given = chntr ut The urier eud {
slO tat!s. At which there rat, t++dts ~. storey. ii
tssa so.es ~ LTD ~ ssus wa hssu
investigation Of corruption III this county, and sint
i Jour n41uc bas h*'en oftun coulectod with It " Il
IIess wu wsis to knox wheshnr You Aafc eYat o6efe
purposes !" troNlsd, No: nesor Ia my NE n,sd
corrupt prusa!a TO Ader1nen Or any other pabltc o
GreEn with solitary exception. aud that wxs viz
l went y John Cumixtey. tl1en Alderman 4 your :
III il sss ses "sfs q sys sn he ' s5s es 's
"A What did ssoroy ray to shats
MIR, H.-IIe sa!A he did not remember It 1t A|, ii
a aeeinel u be surprised thst should make such
b.Srry sskca mo .her ~tether any architect OF co
tractor h.d eyer .suKut to E4a nv bneute in rfRa
os to thu CONSTRUCTION VI thu Curt iiou4e, Aoslt
h building, !usAile Asylum tho p!Tcaso Ut Ea4l
a tatr. Replied tla. u uuw4assr publisher thsy h
" coo to about ~ often ~ sAey ahi to t4s fure
,s III S'sa sla dss tS 49, shy ~ s e.
!ntusnss III T. ssot. st,.tY ssksa @ 'Asn - wn''
I'D. ~hrn i replied In Tue negative; whether ,s Y
xsI sss eEsnt xb rsa SpIs ua sal . M III
ea A1uahiauY, auI Sas uso uy4iu.t E5an's building
ce C,ur.lIulIu a!ots. 1 Ani always Unlisted that
,e cuYr-iIoe should br built by board VI lhrec, ~
my eaada!tte wan Theodore karls, whun knew y
na oal ettlt and rsluR sounR man ~ third. n or
t"assl1 vi d..pagtriseussndt u Lsss tls public &
,an l.Ire d tbs N,r rd, prol.eed EutlnR or Do}h
!uu, both wLu kuuw ross+ .sod us4lc cont1si
WI ~ h,Rl degree. htossy s.kAi w4etAtt kus~ q
md Ny Or Kasa. AlAtz, or other srcAlt IT, had gtE
MT Or munrp 10 PsrfGlai ~ order to get the 1ob
a.. Irll!c1 that knew noEhiu9 At aI sb0ul 1t.
~ STOREY thc1 sakh Ihe tllarxes wfrc then genera
OF n4de III The Papers that tltae had sought "
ut, lhls work by bribery. a..4 thRt ltEuat lad cen
AL. Midd!t tlaA; appaleuty you. ttD, lase made ~
her cl!f1sa "Aat a.1s hGel S"u for tlrm y feFl
~ "on thu aano tast~ that SnM Ind ~hen you accu
ny me of Leius hu owvr of tht Aux Hsbc stuue-unl
aud that wshed tu build tas cuust.llou.s traln
. ssuno-4MrFy, willis A. the time did uot know IL
Wa. = 9uaFEy It u4as nsmc" ssossy laughed,
said, " We'll. Nj. ueslag. IIy people wess wrongly
formed" Then ~ aaked :. hr. ttlosIr9. Exsn
bin stated hero Tint laFo!at aAisa tuoney from hisL
order 10 pay yoM for 3ouE lnfleneei how u tha
ips 4s rollten,ptlble 4 lls lint Ut the =,
~ seouusIre! y A.ttiews, fot whom, 10 wanted 10
~ tie 4oSital ut, wIeu 10 said that h6 had src4sul
CLitaKo iamts aud the othce pa5ets and had ths,1
ON right aud that hc wanted s5.ul0 for HestuXs l4
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