, 1879-02-02
THE GRAND JURY.
It Gets After Two Of Its Own
Members
Who Are Charged with Visiting
Baum, the Saloon Keeper,

Baum, the aloon-Keeper,
And Offering Their Aid to Hare Mr..
Crafts Indicted.
The January Grand Jury closed It's labors at
a late hour yesterday afternoon, after being
engaged tile most Of the day in the unusual
and almost unhcard-or proceeding OF attempt
lug to indict TWO Of its own members. In the
forenoon it came to the notice of certain jurors
that two OF the members had been to set Baum,
the saloon-keepcr, who had sought to have the
Rev. ". T. Crafts indicted for libel, and had
told him that if he would leave sum Of
money ut Mike S1cDonald's that, no;with-
standing the jury had failed to indict,
its action could be reconsidercd. This story
was told to the jury, but no one would confess
that he had seen or knew Baum, aud according
ly be was sent for and shown into the room.
When he entered be had not the remotcst idea
Of what was wanted with him, but he was
speedily informed. anl asked to point out tile
men who had been accused. Hc looked around,
eyed each member closely, and pointed out
Louis J, Schuliut Us being ono OF them and
Richard X. Richardson as the other,
AND THEREAFTER THERE WAS MUSIC,
and Indignation ran high. The accused were
then invited to retire, and Baum was examined
in detail, telling an apparently straight
story. Be testified substantially that
these individuals had called upon him
several timos Immediately after the jury had
passed upon the Crafts case, and that Richard
son had talked the case over and tod hin that
il he would leave money at McDona1d's an in-
dictment could be procured. He was positive
that Richardson was the man, and equally posi-
tive about Schmidt, and that the former made
sundry propositions to him touching the case
and looking to bleeding him. The latter never
askee him for money directly, but had talked
very much as If that was what he was after
As soon as the examination Of Baum had been
completed
his .BAHKEEpER
was sent for, and was subjected to about the
same line OF questioning. He, like Baum, did
not know what Was wanted with him, and he Is
said to have acted nervously. AS soon as he en-
tered the room, however, his attention was
called to the recent visits OF Grand Jurors to
Baum's place, and asked to point out any one
he recognized as having been there. Both of
the accused were upon tic outside ut the time,
and after looking around him for a few minutes
he said he could not recognize any one present.
lie was then asked to step INTO closet, and,
while In there. Richardson was called in and
given scat. He was then taken from the closet
aud again asked to single out one OF the visitors,
and after looking around awhile aud collecting
his thoughts, be pointed bis finger at Richard
son and snld. II believe that is tile man, bur
asked to speak to see if the barkceper could
recognize his voice, and again he said that he
believed he was the man, though he was not
SO positive in bis Identification as Baum had
been.
In the examination of these two witnesses
as to the conduct OF Richardson and Schmidt,
the most Of the day was consumed, and the
result was that it Was not until nearly
O'Clock that an adjournment was had, and
that the jury made its final report.
Al that hour, however, they filed into
court, the accused occupying positions
well in the rear, and the foreman handed Judge
Williams large package Of indictments anu no
bills, and asked permission to present "somc
exrraneous matter, which was no more nor less
than the conclusion reached In the investigation
OF which the Court knew nothing" The per-
mission was granted, and
THE FOLLOWING DOCUMENT WAS READ:
The Grand Jurr desire to call the attention OF the
Grand Jurors-Louis schmid: and Richard Rich
ardson-have during the session Of the Grand
Jury visited the place OF business OF Bcr-
pard Baum, person interested as prosecuting
witness in a pending before the said Grand
Jury. and desires to express the opinion to the
Court that IN thls acS co4.emps was ~ s
particularly Us tne Sano ua5 ..;..s 1n ~ 20 ~
ntoca for corrunt reasnns in connection with the
said case. CHRIS Manner, Foreman.
States Attorney Mills suggested that the IN
| diyiduals named should be attached for con-
tempt at once if they were present.
Tie Court replied after some reflection, that
perhaps it would be better to enter o rule for
| thcm to show cause why they should not be at
| tached for contempt
Mr. Mills agreed that that would, perhaps, be
the better plan.
The Court made some further observations
| touching the case, and finally disposed of it by
ordering rule entered tor them to show cause
| why they should not be punished for contempt
by Saturday morning, and discharged the jury
without even 81 much as "Thank you, gentle
| men,
Besides this document, the jury returned sew
enty-sevcn true bills and nun Der OF no bills.
All of the complaints against saoon-keepers for
selling liquor to minors we're ignored, OF which
| there we're quite a number
AMONG THE TRUE BILLS
was one against George A. Blaikic the robber
of the Fidelity Bank vaults IL contained six
counts, charging him With the larceny OF $780,