, 1880-03-12
An Attorney Also Alleged to Be Mixed
Up In the Affair.
The Juror Tells the Story Of His Negoti-
ations with the Tempter.
Judge Rogers Holds that Town Collectors Cannot
Haze ttt Two Ter Cent.
"kid" O'Bren and Mike McDonald-1he
Robinson Contsmpt Case.
On Important Decision Relative to
Tax-Colleotions In Quincy, III.

BnrnIHa JURORS.
An unusually startling case VI nn attc1npt
to brlIn Jury came to light yesterday IN
Judge Atoran's court. The affidavit Oil which
the ts,mfwe Is Nascd Is rs follows:
The People nf the State Of Illinois, TX rcla-
tso,,c John G Weekler, vs.. Burdctt Z. l'attcll
% Jes i% 7, \ Wss5!ss se'ys first ia a,y 1a,y swoE,,
sfset sass tt IL s tSgs G Il cGisse NSt IL xss
the February term, Il: u. 1850, tl,ereDf. That
willis netting as Juror III saI.! Court !!lurlng
sss ss "e oEsa rsaS'ss u 1 tss sa 5 hfss y saa Il rat s
ahonts, and tic said john e. Crinirr
offered to pay this ntlnnt n sim Of inonry for
I eSiiSnp irpSfftt q tis m aat M IS i a af y qeale @ W
nlnnt.er then pending III said Court, 10 Wit:
the eMse OF Sa,,tyct \. FreeinNA w. The CHI
GnFo Gty Gonpn IL ay"r ct sq ts
atllant was netting MS juror.
This aflhlavit was filed wednesday, but
kept secret In order to give the officer M ol-
portunlty to cnpture Gribler md l'atten. lie
succeeded ms to the former, Md Grtblcr came
III yesterday morning, md was required 10
give bail III the SUN OF $4,000. This lie pro-
cured without any difficulty, Mr. Ntrile,l,
OF the Chicago s. Northwestern
Halfway Company, goiug OIL his boml. Mr..
Griblcr n1cn nskcA 10 lave nh f1nmr.iiMtr
hearing 50 lie could Mt once prove his fnno-
ccnrc, but the attorneys Interested III the
case out Of whlcl! this, matter grew werc not
1endy 10 have It heard, anil the examination
as Mas pGsSSa sleetves % oi1lce ea Il "Se y" ws"ty
sccnnl street, niid adyertEses III largu letters
Ills skilE md go0l recommendations. The
BailIif made several GAtls on lIln, hut he WIS
sary fur his lrnth to take Il spring trip to
some distant place.
Ml.. wEcKEER
made the following statement Of tho a!fair to
q TlnnuSE reporter yesterday: nfternon!:
VI was approached 'lrst III Monday: Marel
": The Clnrigo City Railway Coinpuny WIS
cnllt,t. On 1hnt ttay Detective. Durtlett Pat
ten came to me md told he tllat lie WIS III
tereste.l ~ tint case; TINT there WIS, some
Jury. liz finally offered me ST. toll him
lint my conscience would not allow me ~
1ake Tint mnrcy,, latten then told 1lr tlnt!t
%on slS y n s ts @ ~ % 81 t,s sIs ysnr fSf m, #
NJ. l.l.kc! him IT liz hn.l my prop,tsttion
10 make. md he sail liz thought, he would
give S5ty fur verdict In fny0r ni tho COM
a"{ a M 'sy st croely ay An ss ; IT, Wesks{ S's! sSS1 1
fttca 3s ff a pa yss wt ft Ty isSa isa os'yef s !"
tase s.,,, wl,atSvsr % money ~ wtS oilerrtt, a1Ml
tIs ~ G'o l., ti,n "s,. ~ u, "Ss1s x., tt Mt w
tho Court. Mr.. Sutherland said that that
Eiau u JHs't;sie ';Ii & W. i,Iayem wv ~ CooE
GoAhty. Aia hot seh i,Atteh nhti' tsie tseSt
it ,tIl II ''Sf"' i III int nt @ Ius liz sai! " ,t 9
Ia,' sys M t',s LIN Ks'ri @ c%aiay, 5 ~ a'si @ t!sy a;
% diu not cure noo!lt a, = yer.let, @ Nv ~ thy y
MnntGi do , an wHa i tG nal1H 1M Jnry: ~
MT' ~ IA ~ h; tn, M" NJ, M3 ~ i'iH s,H ,e I H
tSs H. ey,sss @ | sHt te b I'll i" IT, laY.r E~ i 'ss is
pialntlii. MlnSn IN. woNltl l',kS tlo tleield9nrs NJ
sass xsfy PM one, aau lnss1 aMasr ahess
G!te"'sttGffs tmft M e ' 1mt 70 'mke I ~ propnst.
WITT nsxt ,,ar y aay Aareh , n !, tns h. cysn!n a
H'ea l.an ~ LII me corner OF fltta avenue MD
AMnIns ..3i.,s sttse!: sv!. r, Aim. m ,,,o. ,o a.
going T. |'',si SIet Mr = !;riSlvF ~! Y de NJ ~
pFohchet ny alld sPDke To ine, Nevtr INV,
Mig nleL mn itn,e. nettore. was llt!1a surprised
1Mltll ~ mentioned my bf4iaef.s natlte.
brother M r Inns = Gaso M coming Mp heforu Moran.
ni!t1 il,ls Woi,l,! tn snnt! time fur yot r. tix
tiie 5nry iol NM, iallEieu niid sal'l 'Ii!ttt
Wonla oS 10. no. ~ iie Mo'l!'t IioI ',nSe stiyth'ng
Ilxeu.' Sftnlcf Wii''tttl 70 Know whit pr91M+
s!tloli Patten h9d nntlg to ny. tYlt lin
tliat ~ S Ml!s tta,ng MEtEt i"tts,l t!la l,ns
iTG! ~ liberty TO tSll INN. tiriblsr sais!,
: W h1lteScI hln1'ty FAticH pays 10 tHe Jury
comes throllEl Iiy partiier AMI nle.' Thetl
nc lskru no u iatten uni it!trtn!lleet! ng to
nnGipHy Fly } nor,,!ng. , =, loa i.In a tiiat 10
@ nnl iMIrnef re xnrh H 10 h9 @ lalIl 9rar J0s ;
Wns lis pTtllef.l t0ltl mn. tlat Johnson ttl i!0
say anything to me OIL tho subject. Grl6ler
@ fen ] asket! , IT. to g9 e. and see his partner a
named Coi. Taylor, present ut tho lunch. mid
on our Wny ~ tne lA%yef'H p!|lce col. IAylU!
tntt Iiio tiina Iiioler was saMare 1liaIl. n1!t!