St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-03-03
Grand Jury Secrets Leaking
Out Promise Some Excit-
ing Sequels.
Quinlan & King Indicted for
Receiving Money for
Changing Testimony.
Helm, Hoy and Lennon Work
Up the Case That is Gen.
eral Talk.
Some Sensational Develop
ments That May Eclipse
Col. Glenn's Red Book.

The secrets of the grand jury room"
are supposed to be inviOlate, but they
are not, and enough has already leaked
out to show that mine is about to be
exploded and that what promised to be
a very tame session of the jury will
turn out to be one of the most Sensa-
tional Oh record. Several very peculiar
indictments have been found and nolsed
about, and the party whose names APP
pear thereon say there will be general
eXpose from their side Of the house
that will make things smoke. The first
of the indictments is against the detec-
tive firm of Quinlan IL King. The
story is quite an interesting one. 1t has
not been long since County Attorney
Davis and the firm were hand in glove.
SO when the county commissioners
wanted evidence procured against
huuor dealers in the county Davis en-
ployed Quinan 81 King to do it. The
members of the firm went in person,
and also sent lieutenants, and,
as result of their laborS,
quite a number Of indictments were
found against SaloonkeeperS IN the
county towns. But when their trials
came on something was the matter with
the testimony. Evidence that was
straight against them before the grand
Jury got twisted about at the trial, and
the result was that the first man was
discharged and the other cases were
nolled. This was detailed in the
GLOBE at the time, and created cOnSid-
cradle talk. Through the country the
matter was very fully discussed. and
the question, How much did it
cost you to get Off"' was
banded about the entire neighbor-
hood. 1t finally reached the ears of
a. l.. Lennon, county commissioner,
who told Police Commissioner Hoy.
There is no love lost between the police
department and the private detective
agency, so the former hustled to get at
the details. Chief of Police Helm, with
Hoy and Lennon, made trip through
the county and soon returned with evil
dence that was placed before the grand
Jury and resulted in the Indictment
against Quinlan and King. Herbert
Zuan and several other saloon men of
the county gave up the. de-
tails very freely and said ii
had cost them just 500 each to square
the witnesses, and some of them had
receipts to SubStantiate their stories. A
short time since one of these liquor
men, who had heard of the coming in
yestigatiOn, hurried to town TO consult
an attorney. He admitted that he had
told his neighbors just how much it had
cost to square his case, but he was ter
rified when his attorney Informed him
that he was liable TO go behind the bars
for his share OF the transaction.
Early this week County AttOrneyDa-
Wis tolds Quinlan & King what was
afOot. He said they were charged with
having received money as a considera
ton for Withholding or changing evil
dencea in these liquor cases, and that
witnesses had been summoned to tell
what they knew Of it to the grand jury.
Whatever these stories were, it is gen
orally understood that indictments
against the detetective firm were re-
turned 1t was rumored that i'll
dictmentS were also found against At
torneys John T. Byrnes and Albert
Knittle, for completely in these cases,
in that they conducted the negotiations
with the witnesses. This, however. is
not probable. Attorney Byrnes only
smiled last night when asked what he
thought. ~ don't think it is true" he
said, ''fOr there is no reason for it. L
don't think it, so have nothing to say.
IL II SnOuld De lrue, WIFI Sillllc, why
then | will-but it will be time enough
to talk then"
1t is reported that the disclosures
were not unexpected by the persons ac-
cused, and that a mild beginning will
develop a very large-sized sensation.
Some one connected with the defense
has been carrying pocket memoran
dun book lablled: "Nolled Liquor
Cases and What | Know About EN-"
and that the aforesaid book, which is
dark blue in color, will make Col.
Glenn's little red book sink into utter
insigniticance.