The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1889-06-26
WEDNESDAY. JUNE 20.
The Conspiracy working Out.

The Conspiracy Working Out
We print elsewhere this morning
statement, carefully prepared, showing the
manner in which the last federal grand
Jury reviewed" the election cases IN
which indictments had been returned by
its predecessor. There may be some
minor inaccuracies in this statement, but
1t is substantially correct. 1t shows that
the so-called review" conducted under
the auspices of Z. s. Atty. CHAMBERS and
his vouug man, was a farce and fraud.
We do not censure the grand jury, as
body. for this Doubtless a majority OF
the grand Jurors acted in good faith. Inc
immediate responsibility rests upon
CHAMBERs and his young man, although
they were acting only as the tools
OF others. They were sctlve con-
federates with Judge WOODS IN the
conspiracy to save DUDLEYs trusted
men" from punishment for their crimes,
and had been from the beginning. That
is why they occupy their present posi-
tons The powers that be at Washington
seknew their men, when they gave these
Appointments to CHAMBERS and CocKRUM.
It will be remembered that CHAMBERS
made no effort whatever to sustain the
original indictments He acquiesced
cordially and cheerfully in Judge WooDs
wholesale dismissal of them. He refused
10 move for a recall OF the original grand
iury-the one that heard all the evidence
that it might correct the flaws which
Judge WooDs' eagle eye had discovered.
Not only this, but he arbitrarily nollied
large number of indictments in which
even Judge WooDs could discover no
technical defects. These indictments were
against active republication best citi-
zens' az CHAMBERS styled them-and
CHAMBERs understood that it was part of
bis duty to see that none of them came to
grief. He performed that duty faithfully.
The public has been informed that the
last grand jury reviewed" all the cleo
ton cases kicked out OF court by Judge
WOODS or nollied by CHAMBERS. How 1t
reviewed these cases we show elsewhere.
Out of 116 cases eighty-fOur we're wholly
ignored. No witnesses were recalled in
any of them. In only twenty-one Of the
remaining thirty-four cases were allth wit
nesses recalled, and it is significant fact
that seven OF these new indictments were
returned. OF course they will not be hon
estlv prosecuted let that pass. Only
nine indictments were returned in all
these cases; and seven OF these, as men
toned, were in cases in which al the wit
nesses we're recalled. No doubt a CORES
spending proportion of indictments would
have been returned If all the witnesses
had been recalled in al the cases. In
come of the most fragrant cases-cases in
which the proof was direct and conclusive
no witnesses at all were recalled. In
others only part of the witnesses were
recalled. We publish the facts as tc
some of these cases, and they speak for
themselves.
The net result of this so-called review
Is that out of 116 cases, indictments stand
In but nine, and CHAMBERs and his young
man will OF course see to it that there are
no convictions in any of these.
This scsndaious miscarriage of justice
il simply the elimination of the con-
spiracy formed Immediately after the late
election It was then seen that the mis-
creants who, under DUDLEY's instruction
had made the Indiana election a carniva
OF crime, must be protected at ali hazards
The first thing TO be done was to save DUB
ley. Judge WooDs contracted to do this
Next DUDLEy's confederates were TO b
protected. CHANBERs and CocKRUM. act
ing with Judge WOODS, were to see T.
this. They have done the Job thorough,
The rascals are all safe. They will be oil
hand at the next election all right. Ever
guilty man has escaped. The nine indict
ments, returned for appearances sake
will be disposed of in short order. Pre-
ciseIv VII. The SENTINEL foretold severa
months ego has come TO pass.
The whole thing is a burning disgrace I
the federal judiciary, to the state Of Ind
ana, TO the administration OF Presiden
HARRISON and to the republican party.
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