, 1877-06-17
Something Which Bears a Great
Resemblance to Put
Up Job.
Tbs Jury Still Uncertain Regarding the
Indiotments---More Tina
Wanted.
Rcrlsing Old Indictmcnts...NeW Ones
Which will Probably Do
Presented.


LCEuA| uj0TH1H4s
After brief consultation, the Hickey case
was taken up, and the examination Of witnesses
was proceeded with as rapidly as possihlc, thu
determination being to close up tho business
before night. The first ono called In was gen.
tlcnan named Du.ton, who is said to have lost
eome property and to have paid for
its recovery. He was followed by
"Jumbo lum,n who wouldn't tell what
ho said, but It could not have amounted to
much, II anything, since he was 10 tho presence
but few inutncnts. THEN cainc Madden,
eort Of a lawyer, who practices IN tue police
courts. lie was supposed to know something.
but didn't, Bennett, the mock ek-auct!oncer, then
faced tho twcntY-thrcc, but fe lad no personal
knowledge of money being paid for tho privilege
OF beating Changers. ....
GEORGE EAGER
came next. ue Was not after Hickey, but told
some things about how business IL done at tho
South Side Police Court, tntltnatiog that some
ono Is collecting money for appeal bonds and
pockcting the money. Eager, however. Is
down On Bummcrfeld, because he refuses to
accept him us bondsman for thieves and prostf-
tntes, prcterring, scemlnaly, tho negro Webster
and Marks, tho "attornsy."
Ex-Prosccutor Boydcn told about cases being
continued at tho Armory, ID ha supposed. to
gigc tho buuko and confluence men chance to
square themselves with their victims. and spoke
Of their final dismissal for want Of prosecution.
lie did not know what influences, II any, wcfo
used; but tho discharge Of como prisoners
looked 10 him as rnthcs singular.
An nttempt WIS made to put up another job
| on Hickey, but, like that managed by "Cab-
bagc" RYau, tho thief. the bottom fell out, and
Its true inwartncss WINS exposed. According 10
| tho story ~ related to tho Graud Jury by
N'cAusLANp,
! a woman named Mrs. Wheeler had paid Hickey
s3o0 over three years ago for preventing officers
| from Columbus. O., from taking Billy Mead
to that city for trial upon charge OF robbery.
This woman, Us the story goes, Is a detective,
ago tho Superintendent engaged her 10 90 down
Into the country to look after solnc lorsc-
thieves and stolen property. Dctcttlve LancinE
accompanied her. Tho Chief, for some reason.
getting 70 theirtlesslnation. Morgan went nos'rF
around town with tho City Marslal1 and
sherifI, and, subsequently meeting Laurlng and
tho woman, "Easo them away" to the partiea
8ry. and a they could do nothing, thu three re-
turned to CbEcago. Upon arriving hero, Nal.
Yates and McCauslanl saw her, aid sho COM
plained bitterly TO then, Of ler treatment IN BE-
ih hai about Hickey, and Is The pretended 10 know
of crookcdncss Oh ls nart, they induced her to
make an affidavit settling forth ono Instance.
Thls she dld' and thu easc va. that Of billy
something Of which, y Is said, 90
was Innocent Hickey. according to the woman,
knew he VIA wanted ID Columbus. o. for rob
iody. sle, Us liz atilda1lt stated, went 10 HIN
aud gave him 500 TO mls9cad tie Columbus
Detectives, and the result "aa they ne7er got
Mead.
Jury, aud aa t W.. statea to taom ,!, ~ il .ap I
posed, McCauslanl that Mrs. Wleelcs had
scen locked mp " lltckeyat tho Central Station
in tic latter part OF MaY aud KEPT cor.
a1so that st.e was a:n!n takon into custody !a4t
aluuday and locItcd up In tue famc PEace With:
out casiae or WARRANT, md thai Hickey denied
all kuuwlcdge Ut her.
who was called n lust a.scr tho ad}ousnment,
sent shot Into this iob which knocked II into
spllntcrs. Its examination lasted ueasly two
oae ol the juru,s s'sre. to say tho l"z,t. Ycry
t,npert.nyut. Ills Honor got stsy angry vt
thls shabby treatment. aud Nhen
he ca,no out he was a. .Whttu as
| sheet from Indignation. lsc defended Hickey.
and told Tho Jury Vt the character ol sono ol
The men who wcrc attempting to Dust him; and
is statements Ind great wolEht VIII, tlo 1usy.
As soon Is no was rrlca4ed from the lnlusl-
mat,slcd to know xhcre Mrs. Wheeler was.
Hickey didn't know. bha lived oyer on thu
| West St1e suBuwEero, "ecnd farlter at onca, y
saiI tho Mayor. A telegram was sent, and In
haif an hvllf his lIonor Detective Lancsng, IND
| 1irs. Wheeler tlsove 10 to tbs County Building
iu hack, ThcY wcrc lit Into tho uranI Jurors
room, md ti,o woman was sworr.
| Mrs. Wheeler indignantly denied that shc bad
hat aer tcsttmony could easily b heard Of, tie
outside. She was not prsotes, aud had mol
been tampcrcd With by hickey. l. was true,
sle saii, tbai a!te waa lorkvi I'm tor three tiaYs
from "Wednesday, May 10, till s o'pluck tho toI.
iuw.nw Saturday, but IL wss Tor q yesT gotsl
rcasun. Sl,u Ilad been ia the lal!t
oi giving officers Information, md upon
several occastuns IL had turned on,
| falsc. Tho list occasion wos when silo went
ti"wn IN En,nt,. O.. uxpm,paniet hy Detc.t,yea
i.arcinx an,l Morgan, to waum sle La.l pro,niscl
10 turn up some }orsrs aud carriages that had
formatIun seemed 20 ac.,iratu that sho urged
theln on, oiiy 10 ani that il wna anothe,
minded an cxnanatton. whtci, shc reused Il
give, jIc ti,cte ordered llcr unter arrvst, anJ
tcnt hrr ix.ked IN for threo IaYs. or unti
IN rar. fhe rrpianntinn liz tesfrnd. Thi,