The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1883-10-13
WHERE is THIS TO END,
Theft Of the Evidence Taken Before tho
Grand Jury in the Gambling Cases.
Is tho Police Board Party to the Crimep

81. LOUIS, Oct. IL. The GROWING out
rage of the police scandals was perpetrated
some time during last night or very early
this morning. Some person or persons en-
tered the office OF the deputy clerk of the
Criminal court and stole therefrom all the
evidence taken before the grand jury In its
investigation Of the doings OF the Board OF
Police Commissioners. This evidence
wa, embraced in five shorthand books,
that portion which has been transcribed
beng in the possession Of Circuit Attorne y
Harris. In all, they cAtained the testi-
mony OF about twenty witnesses examined
in that particular case.
70 show that the thieves were bound not
to miss line Of this important evidence
they also took with them four other short
hand note books containing testi-
mony taken before the same body In seyera |
murder cases. These, Of course, they did
not want, but probably obeyed orders In
taking every scrap OF paper that might by
the remotest chance relate TO the material
desired by the scoundrels who wish to be
lorewarned in order to be forearmed.
The cover over the type writer was re-
moved, and matter on 1t was read, but not
touched, AS 1t did not relate to the subject
in hand but sheet OF foolscap lying on
the desk, aud on which we're some short
Land notes was taken.
once in the Office the work vas easy
enough, The secrets OF the grand Jury
Hpn ma l.n,,. "a, ha I,air
and these drawers are never locked, not
even during the day, when scores OF people
are going in and out OF the room. Again,
SO well are they guarded that one OF the note
books was left on a shelf beside the desk, as
II inviting some one to pick itup. The desk
contains eight drawers, four on either side,
and in two Of them on the left hand were all
the coveted books except the lone on the
shelf. Nothing else was taken, but the
work OF securing this book could have been
done in few minutes.
How was an entrance secured? is the
question, and that is easily answered. Some
body had duplicate key OF the door, for
there are only two windows to the room,
and they open into an area thirty feet deep.
One Of the windows is near window Of the
Criminal Court, but the distance is too great
fof even the most yenturesome to attempt to
cross the chasm. Besides this, the window
was down, and il requires considerable
strength to open, There again, there are
no marks on either OF the window lodges,
so entrance by the windows may be dis
missed A. mpracticable. Upon the door
there is no mark whatever. Where the key
was obtained, somebody Of course knows,
but whether the secret will ever be divulged
remains to be seen.
JAS. johnson, the official stenographer OF
the Criminal court, and the legal custodian
OF the short. hand notes taken In the grand
jury room, was asked when he first dis
covered his loss. He replied that when
he got to the Office about $3.50 o. CLOCK
| he opened the drawers and found tht
! books gone. He said he had nc
theory to advance in regard to how the
burglars got in or why they took those
| particular papers.
AN INVESTIGATION.
James johnson informed Circuit Attor ney
Harris Of the theft and the lattor immedi-
ately filed the following motion with the
clerk OF the court:
To the Honorable Garrett S. Van Wag-
oner, Judge OF the st, Louis Criminal
Court
The court is respectfully informed that
he desk OF the official short hand reporter
has since the adjournment OF court yester-
day, been entered and the notes. books aud
certain transcripts have been stcken there
from. The notes and books taken include
all those relating to the inyestig atoms OF the
last grand jury and several important cases
pending in this and other Jurisdictions.
The court IL respectfully asked to order an
Immediate investigation OF this matter and
to make such order In reference to the GUS
tody and care Of books, notes and tran.
scripts as will insure their safety from i'm
proper examination and theft.
JOS. Il. HARRIS,
Circuit Attorney.
Judge Van WAGNER, upon the filing OF
the motion, asked Mr.. Harris when he
wanted the investigation made, and the
latter replied; ''As early as possible
The examination was then set for clock
in the afternoon.
NOTHING GAINED.
The thieves, whoever they were, accom-
plshed little by their audacious venture.
The records can subserve no purpose what
ever, and their destruction cannot possibly
interfere with the prosecution of the Often
ders who were eliminated by the testimony
taken before the grand jury. The wit
nesses can be again recalled and the same
testimony elected, so that the offenders
against the law cannot evade punishment
10y their theft OF the stenographer's notes.
Wholesale DecapitRtiOn.
ST. LOUIS, Oct. l2.-t is rumored
through the city at 3o'cock that dis
patch had been received from Lieut.. Gov.
Cambpell to the effect that he had cancelled
the appointments Police Commissioners
Lutz, Carulh and Cleveland. The report
has not yet been confirmed. -
For Wife Murder.
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