New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-10-15
THE HOUSEHOLDER FOUND.
1NpICTING THE MAN THROUGH WHOM GRO
MN JURORS WE'RE TO BE BRBED.
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Chicago, Oct. IA" After the iFs'
on Saturday night" said States h''oi ny
necxer. speaking to-day Of the jury -oiioiHs 'ou-
spiracv we learned from one o 'ie iNr - ~ - -
that John A. Graham, OF Attorney a. o. Ai"0
e.. ,,as tho man that had employed men to
bride the jurors This was a s'"T'i'"s It
a.. -, oo..d promptly. Graham was at once ar
80 Du. ond lacked up This morning We brought
,ho matter before the Grand Jury, and he was IN
6,c,ed All that l feel justified in saying in re-
card r. tbe case is that the evidence is strong, ana
,ha Grand Jury was not over FIVE minutes in pass
ing upon the matter
Have you got all the persons implicated now r
was asked.
we have got those who were implicated IN IL
70 far as we know" replied the States Attorney
Unouestionably there is some one else con-
nectcd with it. But Graham not only Kne" ali
about it. but was the one who had the matIer III
charge The evidence fixes that matter clearly
On him, and that is all l can tell you ABOUT u
just now w..
well. how about this indicted man kava-
-naugh's statement that he reported to Mt fcrresH
Of the defence, every night what jurors to take
u did not hear Kavanaughs statement aoouV
snv report being made 10 Forrest rephed 'he
States Attorney. Mr.. Hynes, Mr.. mgham anu
W Mills heard that. What said, Mr..
Ingham ?' said he, turning to his associate coun-
Rl
His statement was that he reported 10 for-
,os, that that man or the other man would make
GOOD Juror for the defence There Is no''
added Mr.. Ingham, q" a particle Of evidence con-
nectinr any of the lawyers of the defence WIN t,
evcont that statement Of Kavanaugh's, so far as
L,ov. Rut of course, the question remains :
Ubot ipterest has Graham individually in the
result? ?" -, .ho
He works for money, docs he not'" salu 'no
ytate's Attorney, laughing. Graham was WORK
Inc directly with +. w. Smith The way they
hecame acquainted was that Smith came IN con-
tact with Graham by having lawsuit IN inc
County Court. Smith is broken up and IN Dad
circumstances financially. He had Mr.. Jelh>S 10
attend 10 his business. That brought MN up
there in the building where Graham oIteh VIZ
That is the way they first became acquaihteo anu
then Graham began his work uhdelS'alio
,no- Trude was out of town at the
time that Graham began thS cFooNeu
bpsiposs There has not been worn
90 tar ternnhasis on so far7) showing that Irude
bad any connection with the matter at all we
.Ii,,,, than there is a fellow above Graham VINO
&c direoring things in this case too lhat Is
chat | think / think that one ana the Salne @
,on% stands at the head of both Of these con
niraceS That is all that L have sald, CON
Snded the States Attorney. =, ,
Little information abOuo OrafEtn CVuIu @ oo
onrod an the Office of A. s. Trude, where Graham
- a deel, He had been there for the last twelve
or fou Treen wears, and had lived IN Chlcago 4 eNe
S9nce the great fire. Lawyer A. B jerks Sald 'dli5
Sraham had never been admitted 10 the Oar anu
had never practised law a., ..s !
He was simply clerk" said he, " and occupied
n desk IN Mr. Trude's receptlon-room lie mas
never been in trouble before, at least not 10 my
lJnowledge l have never heard 1hat ne was
connected with any Jury-bribing, nor tmt ne
had any trouble with his family. lie was tls
last man | should suspect OF beng c0hcerHeu
in this business, and | don't think they can
find ANYTHING against him. He has not been
ronncctfd with the Cronn case III any way 50
far as l know ooo 49,.
Graham gave bail in the sum Of $4,000 this
pvening and was released jeremiah ODonneH,
tbe United States gauger under arrest IN c"nhec-
fion with the Cronin iurv-brblng conspiracy,
rave bail this morning in $1,000. an wa> released
AT l 0 o'clock this morning Judge McC0nneI
branch of the Criminal Court was called TO order,
and the court announced that the only business
10 be transacted was the appointment OF SPECIAL
hailif TO summon veniremen in the CrOnln case
He said that Bailif Carolan, who had been dong
that work had resigned on account of lll-health.
In CarOan's stead the court appointed Charles i.
Bonney, young business man of American birth
and ancestry. States Attorney Longenecller said
the circumstances under which he summoned the
two fixed" Venlremen, and that his statement
exonerated him from all suspicion in the matter