, 1880-03-30
PATTERNS RETURN.
The Alleged Jury-Briber Taken
Before Judge Moran.
Ho Ii Too Broksn-Up to Go into Any
Particulars at Present,

clNeu TO BRING nm At once pelOTb }HHRD
Moran, and tho prisoner and his custodian
started for tia City-fInil.
The jury-worker anil hfs escort Of two
Deputy7SheriT Sennott AMI Chfcf-Clerk For
rester, of the Sheriff's oflcc-
REACHED JUDGE snitANfs COURTROOM
nbont l,nIf-past4. The Judge WIS listening
to an Intricate argument by cn,tp'e of
windy barrlsters, hut took in the 1fttio pro-
cesslnn nv 1t Mnrc,Ied inside tho rail-
Ing. 1'atten wits relGgated to chair
IN one corner. lie Looked very tired,
dusty, and wnrn. The court of!lciats keps
close watch Oh him, though the probability
of MI attempt To escape WIS very smafl one.
The legal wranElc having ceased, .|,idEH
Morun turned to tits 1}niIltf, congratulated
him pn his safe return frbm Knnsns. md d.
rtctett him 10 cnll Patten up u tic desk.
That worthy having cnne forward, the Judge
,lskeA him II lie was ready TO 20 OF.
mo-" was tho low reply, succeeded by
lnllt,!ed addcnluM thNt nobody but tho
Judge could hear.
"Whcn will you be ready to go on witt,
the lmaring:'
II 1llnye Just come tack, and don't KNOW"
"Wetl, Of cnurse you will have TO get
counsel and prepare to haye this matter
heard II you are brought before ME on this
warrant for contempt. DO yOu wish to lave
golInsei?'
II can't say anything now.''
"Do yost know what tho affidavit statesp"
mo. sir, do not"
"lt charges ynlt. IN substance, with having
brilM,l. Or attr.tptc,l to brilM II Juror III tllls
court, John G. Weckler by narle. In the cisSc
nf Fireman VI. Tile ClifcaEo City Hallway
Comp,nyi; J.; myo w"nt time to make reply
II woull liku little time" meelsly re-
"Can you answer by tomorrow mor1,-
Il s7lonl,l like tlltee or four days." ,
deal uf time To this matter III your absence.
but you shnl lave q fair opportunity, to
answer What y charEett against YOU. Let u
rnlo by Gl,tsrsd on the dsfetl!iant to sl.0% .,s'
callse BY "Wednesday tlurninK why lie should
nut he httNclied for contempt"
"rhat only :glyes ins one dny," pleaded
,"Surely, ulat ought to be enough" replied
Tie l,all was then fixed at 5000, and rnt.:
ten sat tl0wH;in the COrlier,-the observed oS
quite little crowd which lia!l By tl,ls time
gathered III the roolI',-wllilc Gen: Stiles ind
the recognlzn1,ce, II It should turn out tlmt
anybody presented 1Iilaself III the Character
Of notltlsMlnlI.
Shertifs Sennett And Forester, and COLI
Quoted over to
JUSTICE D. HARRY I1AM,tEn's
oalse, Pee op c!ark k,'.s ftr,:1 It., v.ny1x ,,,,o
conducted the prosecution nf Uribler, were
ure, ntid Ind I'LL earnest conversation With
judge At0ran. They were ret!cent rs to its
nature, but statctl 70 1sHE, TilliusE reporter
that The offens. of Mr. patten WIS more serl
finn ftr(tt{nr4 HaNk u1Htn Him tn
q severer punishment. Grfbfer's ottcnss was
MI attempted, Patients, was an accomplished
net Of bribery. They. !iA not seem to nnticl-
sS 1Sk and ny stasa at seVdee VI Sss: b
produced for tue prosecution woult! 6e not
nearly 10 yetEa,tnoits as that brought forward
III the Grlbler case.
At Justice IIammcr''s Office the proceedings
| were very brief and nnIntercsting. 'rhe
| prisoricr was cnIled upon to answer n charge
Ut "bEtbery IN .corrnrtly paying. money y
John Weck!cr,, being U Juror ln tho Circuit
represented by COUNSEL, and asked for n co1l.
tinun1,cu Of ten days IT. Drtler that tt might
| be prepared, for Ills defense. The request
was grnnted. nnd the case was continued
,ext, tl.e prisoner being leii iii tic sum of
with the. necessity of providing $1,000
bnil stMllnE him III the face, The llnt9rtuhato
nlnlifpatlator q Juries abandoned nj hop. Of
securing his liberty, antl allowed himself 10
! bp lell to tin tull without d murnilr. lie
l0oknl yerydeicGtcd wien niler Curriers' do,
multi had been entered. hit ie acknowledged
TINT even tho quarters provided htr. there
were a,l Improvement ultoi, the localities f,e
| hnd sUjDnrMeH III during the past week.
When TUE TRIBUNE reporter sought to get
lin to give
AN ACCOUNT or Ills KANSAS wASpERlSGs,
l'atten sighed wenrlly and renarIsetl:
"Oh, pltAsa lot up n1i 1t to.tay, won't you.
| Tim nil brnku Ill. If yutt had any llGn Ut