The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-10-13
CR0NIN CASE BRIBERY.
THE PLOT DISCLOSED TO THE
PROSECUTION.

Bsiliffs of the Court in the Employ of
the Foes of Justice-A Sensational
hut improbable Story That the Evi-
dance of the Prosecution Has Been
stolen.
CHICAGO. Oct. 12.-The Tribune of this
morning said. "Tbe startling rumor was
current in the early hours this morning that
the entire official record of the Cronin case
had been stolen. The record includes a copy
Of the proceedings before the coroner's jury,
the sworn affidavits of witnesses before the
Grand Jury, portions of the hair, blood clots,
cotton batting and other tangible evidences
of the crime, found in the catch basin, the
Carlson cottage and bloody trunk. An
ev-emplove of the attorneys office who had
full access to all the valuable pieces of evil
dence is now missing, and may be in Canada.
Tie voluminous documentary testimony
and the more precious, but still bulky,
material evidences were kept in what was
considered safe place in the states attor-
nevis office, to which only trusted employees
had access.
SUSPECT.
An ex-employe is said to have been seen
several times in the proximity of this vault,
of which, when he was in the employ of
the county, he had abundant opportunity
tn learn every nook and crevice. Rumor
saws the work of abstracting the documents
is said to have been carried on with a skill
that at first blush seemed to necessitate
the cooperation of some one inside the
office. The discovery is said to have been
made yesterday morning, when the neces-
sity of looking up the addresses OF wit
nesses, in compliance with an order expected
to be entered by Judge McC nnell at the
morning session of the trial, made a refer
ence to the affidavits taken before the grand
Jury imperative. Then, it is said, the awful
fact presented itself to the states attorney
and his colleagues that the result of their
labors since May 4 had vanished as if by
magic.
Judge Mcconnell convened his court at
the appointed time this afternoon to pro-
ceed with the Cronin trial, but Immediately
adjourned until Monday. He announced
that the states attorney had declared that
the case could not be proceeded with to-day
Without injury to public interests
ATTEMPTS TO PACK THE JURY.
Judge Horton issued venire for special
grand jury, returnable at 1880 o'clock Mon
day, to investigate the attempts ct jury
fixing in connection wi b the Cronin trial.
Ex-Mayor Roche is among the grand jury
men, and will be foreman of the body. AL
Hanks and Mark Solomon, criminal court
bailiffs, are under arrest, charged with
packing the Cronin jury. The first suspi-
cion of this fact was the failure of the men to
report for duty this morning. Then it was
learned that they were in States Attor-
ney Longnecker's Office yesterday, and had
not been seen since. Their absence is due
to the fact that they were taken to a north
side hotel by several detectives, and have
been kept there in close surveillance. The
two men have been discovered in an at
tempt to corrupt the veniremen summoned
to Judge McConnelps court, and to in
struct those favorable to the prisoners
how to answer the questions of
the states attorney in order to be
retained as jurors. The bailiff in custody
moning jurors for the trial, and it was not
known tnat thev had any connection with
the defense. Neither is an Irisnman. but
that they have been acting as agents of the
defense is almost certain.
THE AUTHORITIES sECRETIvE.
Local morning papers indulge in much
speculation on the latest mystery in the
Cronin case, but the authorities seem to
A"No ouSSOOdo0 LII hSCElLS W 6S bLl6
reason for the unexpected adjournment of
court yesterd ~, aad the all-night session in
the states attorneys private Office, where a
dozen persons brought in by officers were
examined
AN EXCITING SCENE.
The Times In its report of last nights
conference in the states attorneys office
says: IAN exciting scene occu red late at
night. States Attorney Longnecker and
others were assembled in his private office.
The public prosecutor made fiery and ex-
cited speech. He pounded his desk, waved
his arms in the air, and fairly yelled to the
suspect, who was quive1ng under the
Volley of invectives: You scoundrel, you
scoundrel, you villainP Then there was
muttered appeal, a crash, and
heavy fall while above the din
could be heard the cry, Don't, Long
necker; for Gods sake, don't.'n
THE SPECIAL GRAND JURY.
The MdH says: SIT is almost certain that
tnls afternoon special grand jury will be
GSiied IN connec ion with the Cronin case.
4hls mas been one of the most safely guarded
secrets which has been locked up in the
breasts OF the states attorney and his asso.
cate counsel. To great extent this ex.
plains the extraordinary activity which was
solng on all yesterday afternoon, and, in
tsact, almost until daylight, in and around
the criminal court building.
TO BE INDICTED.
1T leaked out at the north side of the
pulidlng that two deputy sherlffs are in
custody, and that they will be promptly
indicted for interfering with justice in the
;I!on Sel5 ctlon of jury to try the prisoners
INDICTED for DR.. Cronin's murder. 1t is
GAINED GAINED that these two deputies-whose
names names will soon be made public-were
supplied with money by the anti -Cronin
na, +acIon, and that they gave this money to
teltain jurors and instructed them Just how
oley could answer questions put to them
came to the ears of Judge Longnecker.
ne 1Ie saw at once that unless the jury-bribBg
was stopped Immediately, the whole case
loud fall through. The evidence against
one suspected bailiffs was sifted, and their
low. "AiA AoA'