, 1877-10-09
THE COUNTY THIEVES.
Yesterdays Proceedings in the
Trial Of the Indicted
Commissioners.
Ex.Warden Kimberly Comes to tie
Front and Gives Away the
Gang.
Ne Tells How Tic Connlyed at the Per.
pctration Of the Robberles.
1he Defendants Quakiu9 with Tear
ut the Revelations.

1he Defendants Quakiug with Tear
ut the Revelations.
Tho prosecution in the caso Of the indicted
County Commissioners and contractors poured
not-st,ot Into tho defense ail day yesterday, and
made out vcry ttronE case against tho nccaisct.
Kimberly TOLL his story IN a straightforward
way. and his manner on tho sta,ml made very
favorable Impression. Tl,c attendance uf spcc+
ta,ors was not very large. pcrio1nt actually
b1usfct1 when the cx-Warlcn revealed als
crpokcsl ways. McCaffrcy and johnson seemed
Il, be OF, The anxious scat. Swcetzer was appn-
,tutly Indifferent. Carroll was the only ono
WHO could get up emilc. Their attorneys were
nat At all pleased with the rulings Of Judge
Fa,well, and were very nervous. They ftupc ~
upset Kinbcrly's testimony by showing that lie
denied everything before tic Grand jury.
Btutc's- Attorney Mills, however, is prepared to
,how Why he 60 testified. The battle has fairly
opcpcl now, and there will bc lively fight for
aweck.
John Isuf was called, and, though the defense
objected on the ground that Ills namo was not
on The back Of the Indictment, he mas permit
ted to testify. lie now Keeps a saloon, hut was
formerly In the butcher line with William 1scin-
aarlt. Witness identified nctuhanit's sigma
kufc, he being dead.
ttr. Mills offered In cytilcnco number Of
o1is u he'hnn,o' ~ ~ loF I"cas' iatit ett''
between January, 1874, aud February, 1875.
Thc drfcn.a ohtctt4d on Tho oro,,nd NJ i'm.
,..s.,a,,,1 h,t ~ Ca,,rt o',r,,tou tt,o,n .,',
1eet to exception.
aEoRdH r. KIMBERLY
rss next called.
MF. Smith objected TO his being sworn on tho
ground that he WAS an tncompctrnt witness, hc-
On On ta s eSa't sa a 'Se Se
was not Incompetent aud Kimberly was then
sworn,
NF. smith made the same objection to his testt-
sas taken.
Witness then testified substantially "a follows:
Lire IN COOK County; have li'esl here since my
birth; an m nov g., dglnE business & for Ty tn9ther;
know tho defendants Oil trial. Ind ssctt
Per!oat previous to being elected to otii:e, but
dd not become acquainted with him until after
1was elected W.mlen Of the poor-liouse aud
position until June 10, 1870. Between January,
18Th md January. 1874, was tout y: am ta-
inlsar with thu manuer In which goois Werc
furnished tue poor-llo'se md Insane Asylum;
Commissioners Tor ths articles desired for tss
month % near Is could bc calculated.
1tlEnea the rsqulsttonss, q. Warden. a dup!i-
sats xas madc out; They we're sent to tie
ns1sqaently nst and, aitsr reviewing lie "ts re-.
qas!t(,1s, approved Of such ,,ortluns rs thcy
drcncl proper, md referred baek to tue Hoard.
When acted unon tho duplicate was returned to
the dinerrnt contractors for the goods that
were allowed. After July, 1874. *e.lt orders
TO Perto[at for eoods. They wcrc not tlletl to
" tull amouut. After thc rcqnisltiqns ltad
would tcnI nottec Tor M ne to come Into town
10 thc Asylum himself, and. alter go
E eyer s.' a'G re9att1S an Wou =, ,xa,;I say
back, ind lilo balanec of tho order was filled Is
usual thing,-not alWaya; s9nietiMea even
were MT sent to me, hut to The hoard. It was
sogtlitlous pfact1cc 70 ~ithfeiu goods.
eohsa hot statI TIC exact amount Kept back.
oaL ~ @ meaf rs eou,d nc!aso It lfom averages
r... |4s ,oo MONTH,
1Aat coqercd al tlIo cantEacts which Pcrlolnt
represented. lapproscu the bulls. There WIS
~ st aFsanGsnSht bet%ssh fefiolas ana ,n{sef
Aa,c known h'n fron, about tl,o time he WAS
elected Commissioner. About December utter
nis election rertolat introduced him to INC at
!Thf. ~ on'ee o. San1sa Eofsy!ae q Co ~ sa'd,
how DO you .iol" If says, ~ understand
yoq ate III trouble; what IL Il about p sui1,
dty goods" lie says" Why, don't your books
ehow tt,at tue dry goods arc al r!EhtH said.
~ DON'T KNOW" lle said. ~ think that ca1,
be lxcd all straight" Tllen he said, - II you
haYe got your bt,0ks to show that the 1ry uoods
have been received III propcr form, that IL oil
you want" After that lie went out.
~. storrs = wan!cd to draw out what Pef[o'at
Baitl about sicCalrcy; but, - tho conversation
was not in the prc&cnco Of tue latter, 1t was ex.
cinded.
N!tness continued: I hnl never seen McCat-
lfey tn Forsythe d Co.'s stosc before, but hare
sineo; only very few times, however.
iinIs seen hun In tho clHltsoont Ii
hieIormlck's Block q grcat many ilmcs:
a!so Pcriolat, and almost all tho
ComM'ssionets, Othcrs were therc tuo. IIaso
sem johnson there IIayc seen McCatTrty At
Tue ooE-lIouse; johnson also. uhl eonycEsu-
Gons With Johnson about meat biits. Knuw
9wect1eE. Have had transactions with him atueo
july, 18Th. with reference tn fLrntatur tneuk II,