The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-10-15
CRICAGo's CONSPIRACY.
A New Special Bailif to Summon
Veniremen.

CHICAGO, Oct 14-In Judge Bakers
court to-day the special grand jury to
further investigate the charges of jury
bribing was sworn. 1t is COMPOSED of we'll
known citizens. g. B. Chase was chosen
foreman. Judge Baker briefly addressed
the jury, telling its members that above all
things they should remember to observe
strict secresy in regard to the matters
brought under their observation. The
judge then read the law re-
garding the penalties to be en-
forced in case of violation of the secresY
of the grand jury room. AT 8 o'clock the
grand jury returned an indictment against
John Graham, a clerk in Lawyer a. S.
Trude's Office, as we'll as true bills against
the six men indicted Saturday.
BEGGs SAID TO HAVE CONFESSED.
A startling rumor is abroad to the effect
that John F. Beggs had made a full con-
fession which had disclosed to view the jury,
bribing plot in all its details. Said one of
the states attorneys assistants: "Bailiffs
Solomon and Hanks and Tom Kavanaugh
have agreed to tell all they know about the
plot. We are sure, therefore, Of reaching
the head and front of the conspiracy"
NEW BAILIFF.
At 10 o'clock this morning Judge McCon-
| nell's branch of the criminal court was
| called to order, and the court announced
| that the only business to be transacted was
the appointment of a speci Il bailiff to sum-
mon veniremen In the Cronin case. He said
| that Baiiff Carolan, who had teen doing
| that work, had resigned on account of i'll
health. In Bailiff Carolan's stead the court
appointed Charles L. Bonney, young bus
mess man of American birth and ancestry.
| cARoLAN ExoNERATED.
| Estates Attorney Longnecker says that
| Bailiff Carolan has made a statement of
the circumstances under which he sum-
moned two fixed" veniremen, and that his
statement is perfectly satisfactory, and ex-
onerates him from all suspicion in tie mat
| ter.
The excitement about the criminal court
building was so intense this afternoon that
it was found necessary to lock and bar the
outside doors.
| HANDLER OF THE DOODLE.
J. Graham was arrested last night about
IL o'clock, and has been under lock and key
| ever since. He is the man who was t put
up the money with which to brlbe the
jurors, and it is asserted that Judge Long
necker says that the evidence against him
is very conclusive.
MORE INDICTMENTS.
After presenting the indictments. the
grand jury adjourned for the afternoon,
but the states attorney says the case is by
no means ended with the present indict-
menrs, but will be very much more tar
reaching than the most sanguine can sup
pose.
Judge McConnell's court met at 2 o'clock,
but the proceedings there were uneventful.
The work OF securing jury was resumed
from the venirenen SUNNI ned by the new
bailiff appointed this morning.
JOINT BILL.
The indictments returned by the grand
jury this afternoon are in the form of G
joint bill against John Graham, MARI
Solomon, Alexander l.. Hank ks, and Fred
W. Smith. After making the re-
turn tie jury adjourned until to-
morrow. - But little inf lrmation
about the Graham case could be secured at
the office of Lawyer Trude, where G aham
has desk. Lawyer A. B. jerks said Ora
ham had never been admitted to the bar
and had never practiced law "He was
simply a clerk" said he, land occupied a
desk in Trude's reception room. He has
never been in trouble before, and is the last
man would suspect of bel e concerned in
this business. He has not been connected
with the Cronin case in any way, 50 far as
| | knoH
This evening it was learned from the
states attorney that Clerk Graham is the
supposed prominent citizen" whose mys-
terious confinement in the Chicago avenue
AID Larrabee street police sta ions gave
rise to so many surmises. Graham gave q
l0,000-bond this evening and was released
| O'DONNELL GIVES BAIL.
Jeremiah O'Donnell, the revenue gaugeI
under arrest in connection with the jury
bribing conspiracy. gave bail thi morning
in $4,000 and was released from custody.