The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1889-10-13
FIXING The JURY
A Damnable Conspiracy Brought
to Light at Chicago.
BIG men IN The SCHEME
How an Infamous Plot to Corrupt the
Cronin Jury was Discovered.
sBsncer. 0f the Court in League with ths,
slayer~ OF Dr. Cronin-Startling ISe-
velopsnents fronaised-Several
Arrests Made.
BIG men IN THE SCHEME

CHICAGO, Oct. 12.-One of the bolslcst.
most corrupt and infamous plots ever
brought tn the notice OF the public, was
outlined by States Attorney LonRe-
nccker's right-hand man, Mr.. Mills, this
afternoon. The conspiracy not only i'm
cluCles county officials but outsiders OF
high standing. Several arrests have al
ready been made and more will follow.
Not content with the bribery of men, nm
attempt has been made to drag even I'M
noceut women into the plot and thus gain
the end which the friends of the defense
in the Cronin ease have been working for,
for the past five months.
Estates Attorney Longenecker desires
me to say" said Mr.. Mills, who was conn
n,issioned by the states attorney tn
talk to reporters, ''that this plot
has not been disclosed before because il
would have defeated Justice had the in
formation we possessed been made pub
lie. We cannot now give any names or
details, but the outline of this conspiracy
can now he given To the public. II will
be remembered" !" continued the attorney,
.'that ON last "Wednesday afternoon am
honest young man who is employed as
forwarding clerk i'm an establishment in
this city. was examined and excused for
cause II is understood, though not stated
by Attorney Mills, that the name Of the
venireman who IL was attempted tn bribe
is q. =. Tachappat. He IL foreman for r.
4
'Thurseiay afternoon said Mr.. Mills, "a
the court room and privately con,nuni-
Gated to the counsel for the state that his
foreman, the vcnire man i'm question. be-
approached by the hailiir of the court with
an offer of 81 900 To vote for the acqutal of
the defendants. He said; This is NOT a
cock and bull story, and l bring IL before
you iii the interest of public Justice
''Hc then went away and the next
| went down to the factory of the man
| whose foreman had been offered the
| bribe. and the moment II" saw the fore
honesty and Independence had impressed
itself upon the counsel for the state while
an ns made si'finf fi. ,n, % i%sy and S9H wa. M
quested by the counsel for the state To
come to the states attorneys office and
with tears in his eyes said: 1T involves a
| friend, but il il involved myself would
uphold the law and order
| ''The gist of his statement, which he
| subsequently gave to the states attorney,
| il as follows: In obedience tn the sum-
| mons he came to- the court house Tuesday
4 afternoon and sat i'm the ants-roon. but
| was not called. He came again Wetlnes-
| day morning and stayed i'm the ante-roonl
| from the court room into the ;sntc-rooun
| who was an old friend of the veIirc man.
| The fact also appears that the wives oi
| the two men were friends before they
| were married.
| s'The man who came from the court
| room suggested to the vcnire man tina,
they go out and have u cigar. While
there the man from the court-roon said
to the veuire man, DO You want To make
! money! The venirc man innocently
answered, Certainly ! do Very well
| You get OH the jury and stick for acsluit
tai and you will have si.GO. Ihs contrac :,
| your wife. Ii can he arranged that she
shall wear a certain colorcd dress IL the
| money is to he paid her on IA certain day
II the money is not paid her on that da,
| she is to wear "a different colorcd dress
and the contract is to be or
"The venire man turned reproachfull!
to his friend and said, Il am not that kline
of a man. whereupon the bailitf re
then pointed TO a buggy standing outsiei.
and remarked, THAT is my horse ant
buggy ,,,.,, ,,. ,.,,;,.
man went hack to his place of business
and subsequently returned to the cour
house at 2 O'clock, after which he was de
where he remained until half past fou
! O'Clock when he was excused for cause
turn to his place OF business. On leaving
the court house he was met ON the step
leading to the sidewalk by the man wh'
| turned to him and said: Where wer
you this noon. I looked everywhere 70
yS sS",,u.nI heS anI sa damn WIN him, aK max. III" &
/ do it,
C''It was too late, however. The venir
| at once returned to his place of business
having reproached the man for puttin
such a low estimate upon h IN and n
| ported the facts to his employer, who tn
following day reported il To the prosect
ton. Pursuant to an appointment tn
venire man attended at the state attoI
ney's office, and having made full state
ment of everything that took place wa
requested to step into an ante-room an
be one of the bailiffs of the crimina
court, who. during the trial or the atternI
to procure q jury has been i'm charge {
one of the five prison ers, Coughlin. Th
e bailih was questioned by the states alto
ney and his associates, but professed pr
found ignorance until the venire man wa
called from the ante room. The vcnii