, 1876-02-12
THE INDICTMENTS,


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THE INDICTMENTS.
TWO MORE ALDERMEN IN TROUBLE.
At The conclusion Of DistiItcs Leacll'e story
bofora the Grand jury, that gentleman Was e.-
cu6ed, aud found his way out Of tho building .I
manner which was quito successful IN tint IL
waa e1pcditiuus, and rnrtsiy unobservsd. Iio
wns not exactly lost to night. howoycr. To
Tn1nusE reporter Who scanned his features ho
appeared as eelt.impo,sant as usual. 1tbeamel
ous Of his eyes. aud tinged hts cheeks. It
seemed to Rny, "flezo am l. tho great Lolch.
Nas q distilEes, crooked, caught, and Bquea1el
Just been in to squcal aorno moro. Great Is tho
s7ueaicr. am one Of them. OF Buch Is tue
kiugdom Of squealcrs."
After he had taken his departure tho members
OF tho Grand jury put their heads togethcs
to duiRh drawing mn tho indictments
upou which they have been ongageu for tho past
fow' w'dhSs. It did not take mauy minutes to put
the finishing touches to the Iob and then they
| announced. through their forem.n, TINT they
mero ready to aee the Distzic. Attorney, and BE-
taken before Judge Blodgstt. Tho urbano gen.
| tlenan who guarda the entrance to sha Grand
Jurv's private apartments ioss no time In CON-
nuuicaung to afr. Dsngs tho desire Of the Grand
Jurors to meet him face to faco aud interview
him. and Judge bangs MAS equally prompt in
mounting tTo pairs Of atarH aud presenting
himeelf before tho august body. uo Was In tho
room for perhaps two minntoB, When ho came
out aud dcsccnded into tho third story, aud
took look into tho COURTROOM. Tho
Court WAS not in. Mr. Bangs then stepped ou.
into tho hn!l and stopped before Judge
Dlodgett's private room. Ho knocked, but thero
was 10 response. Ho repeated tbs summons.
| hut again there was 10 roply. He thou walked
btck into tho courtroom to interview the Clark,
| who did not happon to know Just whcro tho
| Judge whe. Mr. bangs then communicated tho
result to tho Grand jury, aud hustled out Of
| their room again, down-ntairB, and onco mora
applied for atsnisAon nt tho portal Of Judge
ntodgetta room. 10 went nway disappointed
1t really beGau to look as 1t the Grand Jury
| wore not 10 be accorded an opportunity to bring
in tlcir pfcsentments, whea all at once, and
! With the most quiet. nnconcerned mir.
tho Judge stepred, out Of tho elevator
room. Tho naWs raa quickly communicated to
the District- Attorney, who made smother sr1p
skyward, aud. aftor mhTsnalsng the members OF
tho Grand jury. dcscett!od tho rtnrs, and tho
iurors flied into court. Judge Blodgots had il,
| tho meantime thrown of htS coat. run his fingers
through hia dlaarrnpged locks, aud otherwise re-
ganeo bis usual appearance. after which no
came into court and mounted tho bench. The
roll Of tho Jurors was then ca[leu aud tho To-
spoaae. delivered In eepulchral tonca recorded.
Nearly all we're ptesent. Thcn, without word
being 1ntd, the foreman, Mr. LYMAN handed khe
C!erk
| FOUR INDICTMENTS,
which that gentleman aolcnnly pascal up to
tho Judge. They were quietly inrpcc:ed for a
moment, and then tho Court inquired II there
was any further husiSess. a1s. LYMAN proapl.
Grand Jurors might rotise. This they did in be-
coming haste. The indictments were lauaed
over to Judge Bangs, who regarded thom with q
sort Of satisfied ar, aud vcFr tnystartously con-
veyed them to the Clerk. In answer to qu"s-
tlou ~ 10 wlotler tho documents could be si,a!e
pnblic. ar. Bangs saia TINT lie really diln't aeu
how that could 10 dons undor tho Present cir
cumstsnccs. It would hardly be in accordance
/ with tho rufca OF tho service. A. soon a. thc
parties wore arrested there Womb be no parsicu.
lar haEln III giving tha uAmoe, but Just then It
really wonld not be proper.
/ "Judge," said TRIBUNE reporter. "sro the
Indicted parties dlst!slcts, Gangsr atorckcepers
| or wtlat?"
"Well," responded rho Judge, with his usual
| lty huMos, thoy Are rather mtxe'l breed"
"Ti,crc nro fur Of them, arc thefG7''
! ayes, forr, hocye."
''l>o sIloy fcs.ds hero or out Of The city7"
II uuderstand they all live here.-~-sl,at IL my
imptesslon,- then I AN not positive as to
| TINT"
Probably some danger that thoy will atip,
Swell. such thing is not impossible"
"ls n shas tho reason son won't glso us The
ayes. suppose that is tho reason we do no,
thtnl !; just tho proper thing to g'so you thoit
"l'ot we can set tho naues in tho morning,
"Oh yes. We will lot you hare them In the
morning, 9ueas. but We can't do It nuw."
And tho reporter left tho Judge thinking that
he would this morning inform tho mRu Of ne~s
porter MAS chuck!iug to himself aud coneEat.
u4sting himself upon tho possession Of al le1at
two OF tho uamos without tho assistance at th9
Depastncnt Of Justice.