, 1877-06-15
Speculations as to the Parties Against
Whom Indictments viii Be
Found.
Tho Witnesses In Regard TO Supt.
Hickey Get a Hearing at Last
Cabbage Ryan AfRrmB, and Squash
Murphy Denios-A Vegetable
Plot,
co1tman's Story About ths Diamond crcss.-'
Darnttls Surprising Statements.
THE COUNTY BOARD.


The Grand Jnry entered upon IL work yesterday
morning promptly, and, realizing That tho end Of
ts session was ncnr at hand. appcnred disposed 10
make tho best possible Of tho few dnys lett IT,
II had gotten 70 far In the investigation Of tho
csuoSedncts Ut the County Commissioners a. 10 be
sattsled that It would ba Impossible In the noxs
fow days 10 work out 10 successful conclusion tho
Fevcral leads struck. and, having made such prog.
fess In ono branch Of the work a. to nd basis for
the Indictment Of tho leaders Of tho " Ring" they
concluded to follow up this by the examination Of
Mestrs Clcary and Schmidt and 1oavc tho remain.
dcr OF The work to another body.
The htst witness called wus
Ma. ecHMiDT,
who was examined with reference to The letting Of
county contacts and tho systcm ot drawing Grand
Jurors. Very lttle information waa cleaned from
HIN. bnt his testimony satisfied tho Jury that be
belonged 10 tho MrCafTrcy faction Of tho Doatd.
The noat Witneas called VIVA tho valiant
cot. ci.sAtlYs
whom tho Jury knew by reputation a. having seen
service In the South Town Hoard years ago, but
whom very few Ut them had had Tho pleasure Of
gazing upon. The Colonel cnterel tho room pull
tnR up hl8 s1coycB, and recognizing scycrnl sami-
liar faces, thu Grst thing he did to express hts
delight at meeting them upon such m occasion.
lie was theu sworn and put OF the stand, and ths
fun commenced. lIe was asked with ref.
ereneo to the letting Of contracts, and
given all tho time he wanted &c explain,
way, impseastn3 the Jury with h!s stuccrty, II not
H. coo1 sS yS;ag a. ~ sd ettsn dons
IT, sp1 ana
ones. At ono time he ia said to have ae.ually Tor.
gotten himself in. his enthusiasm. and to lave
as liz ifo 10 hs ws III,
tesfnpied b Question from ~. ilaii. he stamped
s.d hi e s" s:sss .ss s Ss aS1
please call tue gentleman 10 order" This pro-
yoked laughter. q course. md Tho Colonel rial.
Hoard meeting apologfxed and look hls scht.
thereafter he was s1"snt wie snswsSsing quss;
though his anxwers Ravo tho Jury very littto In
formation Of the kind thsy wete ssekt,1, Before
Hospital before haloufning and investigate tE
management. but tho invitation will not 10 &C.
copied fqs tae vat Of tiny. 90 shs Warden necd
iny.
TO-DAY
q fcw witnesses may b chilled In reference to
res bat this viii be al. Tho rcusinacr Of the day
Will DO given to the Hickey Investigation. II was
xsS hsd ;S,ss s e: s ;S ;;y
way .! such lcsutt olhor than Tho remote pToba.
billy Of new developments which would ovur.
shaaow IT, From what lAa been learned @
oplnlon then expressed; but on tho con.rary, The
opinion has bccn strengthened by sou,s hints
thrown out by jurors. While no vote has hoen
akan on lie question Of ndlet'ng auy one 4 Is weil
known that tho Jury, from IT, moro recent inyeskl-
gntions, haa becou,o satised that In tho letting Ut
that particular contract there Wns conspiracy,
and that mort Of thUso who yus.l for It. and soma
who lid not, wcre paEtlcs 10 It. Who will DO In.
dictcd tlIeu beyond MccAflFey, Ia mot known, ovcn
by the Jurors themselves. and will not bo uutll
alter vote II taken and tho rctrfn mado so-mos-
row. Ii Is safe, howevur. unor tho clreumssancea,
to follow up the prediction already Gnio, cspecal-
u sineo II i now fortified by the cxptessiuus Of
two t,leors oyorhesrd at dinner yostatdHy. ThsY
wer0 discussing TIE TRlnukk'a conclusions OF this
morning. md, while speaking Of tho service tho
paper had been 70 them, and compiincnt!ug II
On the falthfalaoss aad aeeuracy,, Of
said thsy sh"uld vote 70. tho Indictment Of nsaflY
all the pcrauns namcd. While thoso two gentle.
enties Jury, from lhuir we1l-kH0wn intelligence
tic chances ara that they did. At all eyonts their
uriaion 10 worth considerable, and, coupled with
thu circumstances aud facts ulFeady given, woull
susrl 10 1nnku nj exceedingly strong proba.
btllty that u.o4t of tho gentlemen nainod will Ia
tho icxt fow lays 10 looking around for hondsmcM.
II indictments arc returned against them, McCaf.
frey will lsayu to answer two, QUO In my event.
Tor ha canM0t Gscapo indictment on the old Charge
oaaed on Kimberly. testimony. Carroll Will hard
1y ho very much indicted. hut tho caAs may b dit
feFeut with johnson,