, 1877-12-02
INDICTED.
The Grand Jury Get After Messrs.
Greenebaum, Stanford, and
Runyan,
Evidence on Which the Charges Are
Basel-..Mr. Stanford Ready
for Trill,

1OT lGlMs
The Grand Jury yesterday took up the exam
nation into West Park affairs, about which SC
much has been heard Of late through scxperts,'
pamphlets, and the press. 4 long array of wit
| nesses was called and examined, including thu
| "e1perts' and the bounced Park Commission
| ers. and F. 4. Peterson F. IT. Eariitz, Peter
| Allen, i. Person, II. G. Gillette, F. Si|yersnau,
| John Dekoyen. c. F. Dubins, John Allen, John
| Forsythe, j. ]. Douglass, and George Wilson.
[ Mcssrs. Grccnebaum and Stanford also ap-
| pcaEed, but were not allowed to testify or be
heard. for the reason that they were the particu-
lar individuals against whom the other wit
! nesEes bad been complaining.
The evidence elected from the tt stc1perts' y was
in ELECT, as has already been published, that
Mr. Greenebaum, Us Treasurer Of the Park
Board, WAS S1i,1Ss behind in his. occouuts
They had copies Of their reports With them,
which they explained in detail and lett with the
jury, and which, Of course, set forth all of the
land and bond transactions which lad to them a
suspicious appearance Among these transac-
tions especially cited was the drawing Of war
rants at the close Of 1870, on the motion Of Mr..
Greenebaum, to the amount Of S., 4446, to meet
the accrued interest on obligations for the pu1-
chase Of lauo. These were deposited with
Greencbau1n to the credit Of G. S. Lodng, aud
interest WIS subsequently paid to the
amount OF s14,53j, but it was not
known to whom. Another transaction cited
was the Unequal distribution OF land bonds
among the parks, Of which sic, ,44G had been
issued, large proportion Of which had been
made payable to blank, and could not be salts
factorily traced. In tho matter Of interest on
bonds, too, they testified to discrepancy, show
ing that the amount on bonds due in 1S71-'2-'3
was given bv the Board, in an application for
judgment made to the Circuit Court at $780,
4GS, whereas the amount Of interest and COM
mission On the extension OF bonds paid I'D to
Nov. ], 1876, was S245, 1S5, showing q deficiency
Of S54.711, or, adding the deficiency Of land
yidcd for Was SA5,339.
Under this head they gave various alleged IT.
rc9u}arities in the settlements for land pur-
chased and condemned, and claimed that tile
awards and taken titles which were not free
from doubt They also testified in reference to the !
issue Of loan-bonds, setting forth that the Board
had issued $500O0. while but $50, ,001 had been
authorized and that the ovcrissue drew interest
for three months at per cent, were subse-
queutly discounted at an unnecessary expense,
and rcissued in 1s12, and remained Cancelled in
the Office.
THE EN-COMM1Ssl0NERS
who instigated the proceeding made the reports
Of the 'scxperts" the basis of their testimony,
adding, Of course, whatever they might reme.n-
bcr as explanatory, They arc said to have
sworn wildly, aud certainly il what they have
testified to proves true,-that some Of the West
Park Commissioners have been robbing the pub
lic,-thcy must have been little blind not to
have seen it at tile time, or silent partners in
the scheme. The only one who testified to any
thing new was Clark Lipe, aud what he said
s1mp!y went to show that 81 Ring'' had existed
OF which ne was careful not to become mem
Der. Hc said that Greenebauu,, Stanford, Run
van, and himself voted together for officers of tue
subsequently RunYan came to him in the pres |
cncc Of tho others. and said, II VIC four stick
together We can make sl0o000 year in the
Park business" He declined to 20 into the |
scheme, whercupon Mr.. Hit was taken in. an'j |
he called the lury's attention to the fact that |
the four voted together ever afterwards.
John Dc hoycn testified to various transac- |
tions he haa had with the Park Board, as
obligations At discount, aud the saic Of three /
bonds OF sk.s25 to Stanford, which have
pen unearthed> and have some queer
Endorsements 'n ea;1 ' and iaexpltcable figuring
facts, however, as damaging as they NAV be-.
oate pack prior to Jan. !. 1875, and, as 4 couse.
quence, arc OF no Importance as going to sustain
any r ef1m!nal = n!;a.I CHARGES against any one.
y. =: nn!c'te testified to sIudry deals he had
maa With VI W. Stanford including the sale Of
rark oonds at varying discounts, upon which be
recovered interest up to the day of sale.
i - MOST OF THE OTHER WITNESSES !
.;.t ses.inea 70 !he senuineness OF certain notes,
Ecec'pts, ana 1nesnor2nda which the iurr had
possession OF. which had been made in thcir
aealnss With the Board in one war and an
Other The most important witness amonr
them 41 was John Forsythc, who testified to selling
two parcels Of land, one in Humboldt Park.
and the other adjoining it. in thc,