The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1889-10-18

buggy standing outside ana r0markeQ:
That is my horse and buggy At the noon
adjournment the venireman went back to his
place of business and subsequently returned
to the court house at o'clock, after which
he was drawn and called to the Jury box.
where he remained until 4:3O o'clock, when
he was excused for cause He left
the court house intending to re-
turn to his place Of business, and on
leaving the court house met on the
steps leading to the sidewalk the man who
bad attempted to bride him. The man
turned to him and eaid: Where were you
this noontime? looked everywhere for
you. They said: %We will make it five thou
sand, and, damn him, make him do ;t."' 1t
was too late. however, the venireman had
been excused for cause. but he at once re-
turned to his place of business, having re-
preached the man for putting such low
estimate upon him. and reported to his en-
ployer, the prominent citizen, what had
taken place, who, the following day reported
it to the prosecution. Pursuant to appoint
ment, the venireman attended at the states
attorneys office, and having
MADE A FULL. STATEMENT
to step into an ante room and the ba1litf was
summoned. He proved to be one of the
baillffs Of the criminal court, who, during
the trial, or attempt to procure a Jury, has
been in charge of one Of the i've prisoners
Coughlin. The bailif was questioned closely
by the states attorney and his associates
but professed profound ignorance. until the
venil eman was called from the ante room.
The venireman was requested to repeat the
statement he had made, which he did,
whereupon the bailif made q complete con-
fession. in which he implicated several prom
twH~~ al It'll
attorneys for the prosecution, together
with Chief Hubbard and others,
at once went to work on tie case and
have disclosed one of the most deliberate
attempts to corrupt q jury and to defeat the
law of Illinois which has yet come to the
here this very day." said Mr. Mills, at a sub
sequent interview. @These confessions are
from Six to ten in number. They are abso-
lutte, giving US the whole miserable conspir-
acy. They reveal q mos, damnable organic
alton against the law Of the land, consplr-
that will startle the continent when it is
thoroughly known-a conspiracy of ramif-
cations, of audacity, q conspiracy involving
men whose names will be a surprise to the
country. 1t is no exaggeration when say
that you cannot magnify the
DANNABIE OUTRAGE OF THIS coNspRACY
In the taking of of Dr.. Cronin and the
manner III which 1t was done, the whole
world was startled. This second conspiracy
will alike startle the whole world. It is an
assault on the very integrity OF our lnsuitn-
lions" According to q statement by Lawyer
Mills, 1t was the Bailif Solomon who first
attempted to bride q citizen (Tschappat> who
was afterward to be summoned as q Juror
Solomon also ia the man whose confession
was obtained. Solomon turned over to tha
states attorney a list Of names and addresses
said to be prospective corrupt jurors. Only
two of the list had yet been summoned and
neither was yet examined. Solomon said the
list had been furnished to him BY Bailiff
Hanks while they were seated in the court
room just behind the Cronin suspects,
whom they were guarding Hanks had said
$1,000 would be given for fixed Juror
half to the man IN tho box. and half to the
bailihA Last night the men ON the list wele
interviewed by the chief of police. One man
stated that he had been approached with an
offer of So. 900 to 60 on the Jury by Fred ".
Smith, hardware manufacturers agent
Another citizen was also similarly ap-
preached by Smith O'Donnell's part. as told
by Mr. Mills. was similar to that of Smith'A
He sounded ut least one man, and offered
him 81, 600. O'Donnell, who was arrested
early in the evening. d said to have con
TESS that person understood to be
Kavana9h guaranteed that the money Of
fered would be forthcoming. The supposed
corrupted veniremen were carefully in
ettuCteu 10 CQo1f manner Wnll0 being 01-
amined In court, being told how they should
answer and to DO gruf with the lawyers for
the defense.
It was about midnight when the special
grand jury adjourned Their report was
short and formai in character, except for an
intimation that the jurors believed
the plot to be more widespread than was
indicated by the six indictments returned.
All the Indicted persons spent the night in
the county jail States Attorney Longeneck-
er to-day emphatically denied the elaborate
reports published that records and exhibits
in the CfOnin case had been stolen from his
Office.
CHICAGO. Special: It ID said that proof IL
ready found in the Cronin jury-hxing case il
sufficient to procure the Indictment Of al
least one lawyer and . well known public
officer connected with department of the
judiciary OF Cook county. Il made my To-
ports to William 6 Forrest According ts
the Herald. this declaration by Tom Kavan.
augh. tho plumber, who stands . confessed
member Of the gang that have been trytns
to pack the Cronin murder jury, made the
lawyers for the state start in amazement las
| night It was the first time that Q
shadow had been cast on the nam,
Of the gentlemen who are conducting
the defense. Kavanaugh had been in tn,
sweat-box for over an hour, and Hynes, Mill
and 1ngham had piled him with question:
until his jaws had tired Of framing answers
Kavanaugh was at first obdurate and silent
His silence was evidently due to his ignor