, 1876-04-26
Mr. Storey and His Grand Jury Still
Pegging Away at Official lr.
regularities.
It Is Probable that Nothing but a Moral
Indictment Will lie Found Against
tic Corrupt King.
Egsn Takes Hand in the Storey-Hesing-
Poriolat 0ourt-HouEo Unpleas-
antnoss,
What the 1nquisltorial Chamber Did
Yesterday.


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Tho Grand Jury yesterday morning feenmed
It's investigations into tho alleged frauds 10 coi-
nation with the uknlRement of Cook County
MAR. rim o1.m,n.,ona Ind ham az \ aktp-
80 ~. - ~. 1900. s.,nr ~.
"na'lutnp caaeao'of 1"o AAs 'ote'o"' uo'ns o04
cbfhted Tor his consistency, 1t Nna very natural
that Witnesses should be cAllod who would te1si-
~ in .ccora sill, lila nolicr Ho far the syi-
,i.r,. ~, ,nr.-od . ,v.da r,nr. ana honr delv.
us0ss nAu eus -, srIs,',,,,aa, na,..nt.
'ng INTO The myBtef1eo OF tEaauulons coattae'''
and smother Into tue personal character OF con,
tractors and tho moral north OF she several
,nnmhnr. of tl,a County Board. ue Lad seemed
~ I,o - T., a.torr,Ius+1o,, h ..,rch nrt
W w oes "a esso' N 1n.ua''a ~ oeN'"A 'A'
TUE baA.h ah's"s' ..
bciue obliv,ous from Ignorance OF tho want OF
capacity to tonch tho larger questions and It
was vnrv natural that tho uitnossoa examined
ano,,d ,e.t,fv IN m;.co,,snnnn. f.cts ~ mr..
n'toA'o .es.41 'aet"s ','," .,':, =: ~.
sss: At lsast sush Ill., T. shs opinion Of th'ss ," TO-
he has appeared in his ppper to know great
,,.,1 HI. sbo,os.to cbnror. NJ ror,un,,on ,roin,t
svarrhndv @ 1 and cyerYtbns h.ya fstfot, az bToof.
III wiuc.asp EXAMINED wars pr;ncin.Ilv il,
rnforenrs IN tt,n work on tha nav IioanitnI. Aey
nrsi hInd,rs fcr contrac,a tsss,,ni Ink ti,oy ha
n.an hii1er, "a and int shev nnant to hsTo re-
ceiyod t,n award. Others testified that thero
b.a ha.r IN unJnrst.n1,nr hos woan Hnxton and
Goa,,rma .rc,, n1nInin hn,- tt xvns III Eovtcn
had eotten tl,n contract At toss to tho county
~ fEor, -, ma IL aiS mn Mr Wiliar1 ona II
tbo old contractors, ssstltlod that ho had paid
Cochrano sSo1 for ntnna rnon w1icn TO work
aftcr ths contract had I,eet1 awarded to him
thst owinr IN the hlnntlnrs and ineomnotepcy Of
~" .,",,.,o. nort.Io arct,o. n Tx o,ic;r.i
nr1 haa ~ T., t.tar acpn or had fal1ar wnicf
Wss A. n c.nenss tha, nobod, knew Of: and That
~ 'Ao "ao'o 'e sen1ons1r rs,ynrn pc
... ,.,,,.si .r,.i ,,,rn..a1. .t n,ro ann
on mo to conv Bous IT, iug
nna vc ~ tho H. IVA, b,fors for tbn iata contrsci
NJ ,Sc Woanitsl, tortiIiea In substaucc That
H.. srv nr.,i, ~, ha1 favnrcd corto,n n.rtics
md s1nrsxacd ,,,o h.ii,s thst fRn1tn,,
hnfi n.vcI mUda anv fcurce In tin rnnttcr. and
hat h;a nj was i1a,,;i. ana In rrnnf In .t.nnnd
the ,.ct t,,at Ia VA suh.lrttnr tf,o rork Ia tho
nr;ct,.i h5svs from iii NJ sch ba draw .l,o
cn,5ssi,sinm that a marin had hean croat.d in
tbn in,i;,,r ~ tt,o contact Witch dj1 mt sevnr
nf honnst1 nr an,,ara dealing ou Tho nart Of tho
| ronrtx ito,rd
1,ha rosn,t ~ tho fnv.st,ostior IN far Ia
,,ot"J forw., n ,v,tl, !. sn,,n tl,hn ovnnip..
lion of witnesses has bccn characterized
| by an ipe1cuuablo loosancas. Sir. Hes
| ine, il IL true, told all he know and
iuclluod to reflect more upon somo member Of
tho iury tLap tue public officials, The othor
| witncgscBs have volunteered nothing, aud, ~ q
consequence,
| NOTHING uAs uEry GAINED
Of which they bavo complainod on tho outstdo
Who IL to bo blamed must 10 found out, but It
can onlv be .ione when Mr. Storey. who IL
practically tho Jury, preaonts Ills ropott This
10 nothing more than q moral indictment Of
t those having tho management OF county AFFAIRS
Ill Ut whoh 10 attIlnntnblo moro to llis tnannga-
msnt Of what lo has undortalson than to the
vii vii l!bcraiy uso sdjocti.ea In resorrnco CO
| to reriolnt's connection With tho county
officials, md lenyo Mr. periolat tltst as Ls
waB, nnlses tho "lImes Ring" succeeds In onst-
ing him through tho Board. aud naming new
tiou OF the now Court House, which should not
be- And thu chaucce nto TINT ho ul!l laaye tho
Ord with the same character it hna 30 long ell
Ioyeu aud 80 richly deserved. aud bentdeu. ii.
ihs possession Of tho assurance that to nteai
will remain write, whether 1t be- In selling tho
bodies Of the pnuper dead, In deirautlinE tho
destitute of lhoir rasions, or in o1actins per
eensages from every count. contractor:
Tho matter Of investigation ~hch has 40 far
excited tho must interest with tho County Board
ii tito
| 7,nurs,sn.uon uru,nrus
In addition to what llas already beou published
as appearing In tesl,nony before tho Jury ure
non,e tiamasing faets. In tbia inh y. ia sati
| Ennwh tI,nt Gnnmisaionar MrcsIrTey ind t!,f
msnacemont aud flnaI d,snoslt,on Of $500 nut
no in tho INTEREST OF a. acertain bid. This was ex.
~ tho testtnony Of q aIr smith baforo the
i1rv Nav - Nrna,rs In nan,tinn n "hnt has
been horotoiore proeented. TINT, im1ned.ateiy
| aftnr thn orlgtnnl exDpso of tha ioh had hao1
mat1s. S1ocairfoy gnu W,lb,nnoSNtb. iot,lu1
bsing aunposed to be lilo res,nient al Ito nuns,
and ehn intter itnnwn tn bo In i snnnrer NJ III
same-cai!ed upou Mr. smitn. and uacLiog h,n
,ntn yault In tbn City j;uihlin1. 11a.
mauded that he shouiI ratract III tin,
haI been pubilshod. at tho risk oj
Lna ,,se. FIs nontsst wns fnrious1 II renor,s b.
trno. Mct,at1roy naii thn th1nv wouii bjlri,i
hin, and Wllkiusou was Of Tia saine opin,ou
Hnith II IN suid. hownyor. stooI m nohlv s,,i
tha. ilo refuscT Ia rotraos what I,e .i ststoi "a
Tu,nuSr roporter IL oyldaucei by tho fsct tbs
lin test,t,ui,y bofofa tbo iury. m nubnnhod vas
tnrtny wns n,hstap,ay I'll" samn Il in lar
tint x waa dnmanIni ~ him that l,e rhonit
sI"n rar,nin na,,.rs whan rnrncro11 IN tI,a vnnt
dan vinr sii a(igr aii,un oguinst lInm: hit thaI
he iii mt accnda IA ahn1,1antiv nttcstct,
nd. nrtv hv liz. tc.tin1nnv hcfore III
iurv. III hy the fnct Il,at altar IL,
tnniIIcatnn yoatergay. bfrT.,ff, av was fnuni ,I
W,IsiuHn,'a stora Nv a romrtar and his whn1.
| ,m.r,cr m. char.cter;yaa h. .r an,iatv fn IA,