The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-10-18
CR0NIN CASE SQUEALERS
BEGGs SAID TO HAVE PUT A
PRICE ON HIS SILENCE.

II His Conditions Are Not Complied
With He VIII Tell LonRnec ker All
He Knows - Alexander sulIivan's
Private Secretary Under Arrest
The Grand Jury Investigating.
CHICAGO, Ill, Oct 1.-THE Tribune
tais morning says: "Ex-Senior Guardian
John F. BegEs has weakened. He has
threatened that unless certain conditions
are complied with full and complete state
ment Of HE knowledge Of the plot which
ended in the murder Of Cronin will ba
placed IN the hands Of the states attorney
There was plenty OF excitement about the
criminal court building to-day-more Of it.
IN fact, than at any time since the Jury
bribery plot was first laid bare in all it's
miserable details. Early in the morning il
became evident that the arrest Of Henry L.
Stolteaburg, Alexander Sullivan's private
secretary. was TO be followed by full
grand jury investigation into the matter.
sToLTENBURG THE FIRST WITNESS.
One OF the first witnesses summoned was
Stoltenburg. He told the grand jury the
story he gave States Attorney Long
necker last night, and what caused so
great a sensation in the circles Of the prose-
cution. When he came out he was seen hv
a reporter and asked il ii were true that he
had gone before the grand jury willingly to
tell all he knew.
"Not by long shot, +" he replied He REL
fused TO say anything about what he had
done in the grand jury room.
After Stoltenburg had been examined,
Henry j. McArdle, also a clerk in Windes
| ~ Sulivan's office, was takeu before the
grand jury. His examination was brief,
and when he came out Of the grand iury
| room he said that he h d made no revela-
tions to that body, because he had nothing
| TO reveal.
wINDEs LOOKING FOR sroLTENBURG.
This morning Mr. Windes, of Wlndes &,
Sullivan, went to the states attorneys Of
fee, bearing note from the states attor-
| ney, directing that Windes be permitted to
see his clerk, Stoltenburg. The latter was
| not there, having been taken before the
| grand jury. Windes was so informed. but
he would not credit the statement, and BEL
gan calling Stoltenburg's name, in the evil.
dent belief that his clerk was concealed.
somewhere thereabout The man in charge
demonstrated, and finally elected the law
yer from the Office.
| OTHER WITNESSES
Other witnesses before the grand iurv
| who were supposed TO know something
| about the Cronln case were Otto Ericsson
| clerk for the grocery firm of Jevne 81 90.
Jeremiah O'Donnell, who is now under in
| dictment In connection with the iury
bribery, and young man named Kelly.
| Mr.. Windes was also in the room for a few
minutes. but whether or not he gave any
testimony Is not known. 1t is understood
that Mr.. Windes Is preparing to move for a
writ OF habeas corpus to secure the release
OF Stoltenburg.
The Daily NetCs says that the grand jury
returned twelve indictments, only one OF
which related to the Cronin case, and that
one is believed 10 To another true bill
against John Graham.
TWELVE INDICTMENTS.
At o'clock the grand jury came into
court and handed up twelve indictments.
eleven Of which were for every day crimes.
The twelfth was joint bill against Mark
Salomon, John Graham, Thomas Kava-
naugh, Fred Smith, Jeremiah O'Donnell.
Alexander L. Hanks, and Joseph Kone nan.
All Of these men were already under indlct-
ment for conspiracy to bribs jurymen i'll
the Cronin case.