, 1880-03-21
,,,doa Moran Sums Up the Evi-
dence and Finds Him
Guilty,
I'D Will See that His Case Goes Be-
49, fore the Grand Jury.
rhe First Step Toward the Publication
Of Cook County Juries.


49, +tme new name was mentioned Of some
rho was connected with the matter, or
aw ANYTHING about 1t. one or other Of the
..,,uers would ask fo- subpoena, and it WAS
es-ar refused By the Judge. The result OF
H. vide and searching examination will be to
-aa,e very strong and lasting distrust IN
coot County jurors It is not too strong to say
- AZ class, they are utterly unreliable and
s,t,,.tworthy, and ready to tako every ad-
ssntspe Of their position. The present exhibit
W. renders more clear what has long been felt.
III as Mr. Perry forcibly expressed 1t on the'
.+and, that the atmosphere OF the court~rooms
xts p.cceptibly foul with the ta1nt Of currup-
ton
RECALLING GRBLER,
xhotestaed that he and Mr.. Luguna met Pat
ION Saturday morning, March 6, at the corner Of
u5dson and Clark Streets. He WIS very much
.1eted and In great hurry. Patten wanted
Inn to 10 to saloon near by and listen to what
iury man had to say. Witness went. The
t,ror was not there, but came In afterwards
strh 4 colored man. He did not think he had q
conversation with the latter, and was not posi-
tye whether he was introduced to him. Patten
sid, ."Ihis man tells me money has been used
IN & case, and 1 want you to hcar
*hst he has to say" Witness said
he didn't want to hear anything Of the Kind.
paueu said he wanted him to. as it was impor-
,an,; he wanted q witness They had drink,
into back end of the room with the juror. They
came back and something was said about $5O
being used, and that this man would say So
witness asked him Il he was on jury where
money Ras used. He said he wns. witness said:
III you we're where money was used, 1t is your
duty to expose # Is 1t true money was used in
r1s1 bot Nr
o1lldn't say that, that he saw money there. but
he couldn't say shut it was for. Witness went
tothe Courthouse that day First he said It
.,s tef ana lns ,Rep hat he to M
He bad no recollection Of going into Judge
IN ispiy 70 the Court, aribler said he could
0ns Patrick Lee was called and identified
Mr. LEE
then took the stand, and testified that he lived
It No. lis Sebor street, and was one Of the jurors
in the Freeman case Saturday morning, before
Mloon reading papcr, when some one called
bis name. The man was standing at the oar
He said: "Mr Lee, viii you hare some something?o 1t y
vent up and had drink. The man then called
him out He said, - understand you are one
e the Jurors IN that case Of Freeman ngalnst
the Railroad Company, and that you we're the
bngest man to bang OUT Witness said,
"How did you find that out2'' The
man, Who WAS Patton, said. THAT is all
The Jurors s10J. and he has gone back on me-"
Ill s 5os a Wecklera Then en they % Saa another
ax and witness s+ went home % e ,9 cas
They walked downtown and when at the corner
Of Adams and Wells streets Patten wanted him
70 go to Washington street and get $l00, which
he would give him If he would go into court and
ssF be signed shc verdict under protest Wit
ness said he would not do it, Pattcn then left
bin. Witness went 70 the courtroom, but IND,
tns no one; he walked over to Clark street, and
there met PatteIl7 who invited him into bnse-
ment saloon. and introduced him TO some man
xhom he m had @ never Sc seen bcfore. Tho maj, mal,
What we did in the jury.rooln. Witness thought
be wAs very oficious for asking that, and told
him it would be all found out pretty soon. With
not ask witness to report anything tn the Court.
Patten. offered him 50 or $3.50 cheek If he
would break up the jury By saying he was Sick
Ia reply to the Court, witness said Patten did
not ask him to go and see anybody. Men who
claimed to be reporters had been to see him
about the case.
MINOR WITNESSES.
John Mari. Of No. G. kinzie street, testified
fhat he saw Gribler in Aliller's saloon about
o'clock one Friday night about two weeks ago.
He came in and asked Miller for John Weckler,
street.
Horace G. jackson, q bridQctendcr, was
called to prove that Griblcr, Pattcn, and Lee
clatk street. They had glass Of beer and somo
talk.
II Til, tried Before E re Judge McAllister, and Ind
conversation with GFiblcr at the time OF that
trial Gribler asked il witness was interested
IN the case, and the latter said he WIS. arihler
wanted to know il witness wanted verdict, ana
then suggested he could have one II he wished
IT. Witness told him Mr.. A. J. Weckler was the
qne 99 most Interested. and he must talk to hinl.
COURT room, and Gribler had a conversation with
him but witness did not know what they slid
Witness had known Grihler for some time be-
nqs aser et TefX oa
serdictT' He did not know that Griblcr meant
aas1hfng wrong, but thought it looked crooked
ADAM J. wECKtBR
then took tho stand and eorrob0rnted Iill's
esidence; When the case Of Drant VS.. Wecklcr.
as administrator of William Lill, deceased, was
@ @ trisl about year ago, LII came TO him in
ma S9 Court House and said q man wanted to see
%. 1aaa Gfibler Witness went out, and Gr1bler
met him and said:
This is quite case, isn't it?''
,nH W1tnsss s;a SAID: Yes; but the parties haven't
:, ,Gribler then asked: "Do you want YER
Wecfler-"Ycs of course
uHoler-"How do you propose to get it2 You |
can have it for little money! |
4, ~eckler then said that he could not have any
s19g TO do with such low kind Of business and
s.s ssasised Griblcr to 20 into some other kind OF
business: He also suid that It the verdict went /
ssganat sat him he should know who did 1t, aud
A1SE NV there was something crooked going on;
~ N cross examination, witness said Gr1b!er
~ nv gu or Ss5 would be sufficient to get jury
ress rrltness did not mention the matter to tho
t t.oQfL because he did not think he had enough
ieasutnony to convict him. but he told his brother
sa tnefe was some corrupt business going On,
aaa " ne wanted him to get the names OF all the
fsn.. ~ fetIy. one of the attorneys for the DC,
tsuse ua in the case of Hraut vs. Lill said he had
~ .f.' teeonecuon Of talking with Adam Wcckier
"19u1 I'm the jury Ia that case.
prar,. pt, 49!o3ntgolnery, another attorney IN the
1.lll case said that A. j. Weckler told him
ssa sssstasa8 the trial some one had approached him
tns1o an sd oner to tx the jury. No report "as
oppression TINT il the defense wished to do
~ xs,a sulag wrong chance WIS open. No names !
"efe mentioned.
Mr. D. j. LYON;
a,f,o q Inc counsel Tor the prosecution, Was next
Stiteas aEainst his will, put on the stand by Gen.
ans 1sa and Aso at the request of the Court III
;ssa t3 El 70 question by the latter, Mr. Lyon
.na ar. Har'lsey, the architect, called on him
NJ .St "Santed to see him about that jury matter,
NJ e9at Patteu, Grblcr. and johnson. who were
"a nh tbo1 up In it, wanted him to 40 light
.cror,tny, or under the double TRIANGLE,
pr7s;u!1 to Secret Signs, both being Knights of
in .as, ~, but witness would have no colnmunica-
nxt ~ ~ mat 1asfs. On the evening Of the +th
ll,-aa.. =. moi Gribler, and P0tten accidentally Ut
han r. Hotel but had no conversation with !
y Etaie ease before 1t was delivered. He stopped
= eEt1Gan 0ftice ahunt Y IN on the morning OF |