, 1876-08-21
The Ring Commissioners Again
Gnashing Their Teeth at
The Tribune"
Mcneil and tile Rest Of tho Court.
House COnspirntors ut
Their Wits Ends.
What Pat Tanning Says About the
Contemplated Swindle on
the Public.
The Two Macs, Neil anil Caifrey, to
Interview tho Grand Jury.

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Inc publication In these columns ycstcr1ay,
settling forth new chapter In thu tniqultlcs Of
the County Eonr,l ~ 12bp II III tbr mnttrr of ,ta
rrrotnmnn,,nn t,,o owori ,f H.. t,rtr r,,, -. a..
.t,no. .vr,,,r ,, .,,.' s.",n go. 1rs II, 49,. nv
homework on the new Conft-tionso to w. Nc
Neii y Son, created considerable stir. Tie
Ring" F." members, who lind 10 pcraistcneiy
lowest md In had rniso D ~ ,,a I t''a @ va" ~.
p"ss' *aa w ''a" teiuheu W eHe t.ie'n nipHey
tot .ne.s votes' were greatly esefc!se,', They
had thought that their award to Mcneil was
had been acco,nnli,hcI hayinp been @ as.,,rc, ' l'r
as"r"n ae 49, "","s uscn "s'u.ea "
Naet'cn tns' a't Oh t"e copies OF the
Agreement between Faanlng md him
the publication Of the document n thesr mi.
ur,n, a, , ,,,.o,,,.,uno ,.., =. ..,... ss ,,,.
Ts.. s. "s ..7,!' 7aeu.e, mAn s,e.. St..uae@'
lucy were ehtlrely nyati'ed, md the further
grew the complications surrounding tl,cir pro-
nosci steal, Tbry ta,f ,,crn hcatcn In n,a,sfro
possa ss. Ivy ,au uecn osass" ~ llahihg
tho award ditcct to walker, and also In making
It to the man Walker l'a'' nanlel as his SUCCESS
or, ana now they were agnlu disappointed, and
their thevtnE designs wcru luse thoroughly
exposed aud clearly proven lust at tic ,npti.cnt
when they thought they werc sntestl That
they poured out ule!r most earnest malctic-
tions on THE TEInUSH reporter who
had ferrctcd out tho scheme, It IL rn-
necessary to urge. Among thc1il tlut rnor
and mucl.ahuscd cIttzcii's acalp would
have commanded fabulous price. They wcro
exceedingly angry, realizing us they did that
they lad been caught In a net from which tic
cacape
WOULD NOT he so EAST.
earnest, long, and uttct, lud bccu exposctI. and.
having alrca.Iy been driven from seycrai thsy,.
ing attitudes, they saw looming up hcforu them
fcctcd a steal 1t wauil necessarily be sIii.all
one, antl TINT Mt tie risk Of Il term ut Joliet:
their sccret curses at ti,clr leader, Rountrce,
who had SO often lnIslud them, were o1Iy
cqualcd by the lattcr-dny cursrs by Walker at
Ifs advisers and pretended friends in tile grand
Mcssrs. Mcneil, Tanning, Ind IIcnuesscy,
too were among tl,e surprised as ti,cy rcai
The TRIBUNE. So Tar III thc twu latter wcro
concerned, they had amust lost sight Of Tie
as they had bcc.l, ttat whoever got the contsact
would huyo to pay richly for It., They read II
with interest, However, and each was ready to
acrusu tho other Of having given Il to thb pub
terest, realizing, as he I, That its publication
called upon hin to nlalso sntnlry explanations,
which he could not possibly 10 and ct,11c out Of
tile contest ~ IN honorable citlzcn iu View oi
tho fact that ho l!atl been gobblcd up BY
tho "King," nuti Ind sold Ills honor fUr
few paltry pieces Ut silver. 10 my that he
was angry iafls to express ttlp rcn,otsst ilca Of
Ills real mental condition. The wllUle thing
was 4 surprise to him, Of course, believing, rs
ho did, that ho had been skilful enough
70 COVER nls rKAogs, ...
md even to wine out every s,gplrion of unfnfr-
ness or bargaia and saIe In tllo matter. md his
indignation at tho publIcution was intense,
Where could tho reporter ltayc gotten i,oltl If
the agrecncntl be o,leTica, and further. Maw
did liz learn of tbs 1neut!ng al Mike Med vnaId's1
In hfs cxeItru1rnt aui tjisnnnnIntIncnf th.uc
wore tho questions lu spught to soiyn.
and tn Tint en1 ,yns In hin bt,rvv M
plyjur the lash to his oyrrworkcI ystr,l
tmtnedlately nfter an early hreakfnst. m the
frat frIrnI he met I,e errlaitnc1. 1f nm
ruincd,~bcaten BY the press :; a,ll 10 those
met eubscnucntly h!a ernrcssinns wrr, nnt far
diffcrent. iIn dill nat iGny that i,o hai snn1
out to tho IR,ngn uftcr starting in 10 lent It.
for tho rcasoD tjlat tho facts wrFs npninst hIn,'
Int hts nnxiety to know int wi,era t5n rcnarf"r
hail laid violent hands ,ipon lis FanninT aprer.
nient was couaicI only by liz aeIf.san,n rnhnrt.
cria rrcr,7 tn intcrvirw in, tt I'm 1T nttnn on1
Tct {rnm him anv rYntauutinns II" Mint |,aua ,
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