The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-10-14
DISCOVERY Of TuE PLOT.

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DISCOVERY OF TIE PLOT.
Some Big Men Involved In the AfIaIr-The
lIaiIlT's Confession. ....
CHICAGO, Oct, 13.-Sensation after SEN
sation in quick succession was the order
Of the day Saturday in the Cronin case,
and round hali.dozen men are under
indictment on charge which will land
them, and probably many others, in the
penitontiary, The names Of those who
have been officially returned by the
special grand jury are; Alexander ].
Hawks, Mark Solomon, Fred w. Smith,
Tom Cavanaugh, Joseph Kohn and
Jerry 0'Donnell.
These men are Indicted for connection
with one Of the boldest and most cor
rupt plots ever brought to the notice Of
tho public, Beside those named the
conspiracy Is believed to include, not
only county officials, but outsiders Of
high standing, and the name OF Alex.
ander Sullivan is once more mentioned
10 connection with the murder OF DR..
Cronin.
Lawyer Mills, the trusted assistant OF
States Attorney LongeneCker, has made
public facts which show that tho arch
spiritors, not content with bribery Of
nan, have attempted to drag even limo.
cent women into the plot, and thus gain
the end which the friends OF the defense
have been working on for the last five
months.
ut will be remembered" said the at-
torney, that on last Wednesday after.
noon young man who Is employed as
a foreman in large establishment in
this city, was examined and refused"
1t Is understood, though not stated by
Attorney Mills, that the name OF the
venireman attempted 10 be bribed Is
George $. Tachappat. He Is the foreman
for 3. V. Page 4 Co., oil merchants, A
10 46 Erie street.
lie SACRIFICED A FRIEND.
The man made a full statement and
was requested by the counsel for the
State TO come to the State'e Attorneys
office and repeat bis statement in full.
The man, with tears in his eyes, said
"It involves a friend, but II 1t involved
myself would uphold the law and
honor" The gist OF his statement to the
counsel, which he subsequently gave in
detail to the States Attorney, Is as fol-
lows:
In obedience tothe summons he came
to tho Court House on Tuesday after.
noon, sat In the aute.room, but was not
called. He came again on Wednesday
morning and stayed In the ante.room
again, and about half.past 10 o'clock q
man came from the court room into the
ante.rooln who was an old friend OF the
venireman. The fact also appears that
the wives Of the two men were friends
before they were married.
VERY PERTINENT QUERY.
The man who came from the Court
room to the venireman suggested that
they go out and have cigar, and the
two men went to q neighborlng place
and after having cigar, while there, the
man from the Courtroom said to the Ye'
Tireman:
"Do you want to make some money!
The venireman innoCently answered
Certainly ! do"
"Very well, you get on the Jury and
stick for an acquittal and you will have
$1,000"
The venireman turned rcproachfully
to his friend aud said: II am not tha
kind Of a man." wllereupon the bailif
said; II am working for the Court"
AN INCREASE IN THE PRICE.
AT the noon adjournment the yenire
man went back TO his place OF business
and subsequently returned to the Cour
House al 2 o'clock, after which he wa
detained aud called TO tho Jury box
where he remained until $3.50 o'clock
) when he was excused for cause. He lei
the Court House intending to return L
bis place Of business, anu on leaving thI
Court House met on the steps leading II
the sidewalk the man who had tlempte(
" bribe him.
The man turned 10 him and said
"Where were YOU this noontme.
looked everywhere for you. They said
we will make y $1,000, and - him
make him do H."
II was too late, however, for tho ven
iroman had been excused for cause, bu
he reported II 10 the prosecution.
TnR DAlLiTF FORCED TO CONFESS.
Pursuant 10 appointment the vanire
man attended at tho Suites Attorney
office, and having made a full statemsn
Of everything that took place, was re
quesled 10 step into Ante.room, aud thv
6ailiff was summoned, lie proved Il
be one Of tho bailifls OF The Ctlmina
Court who, during the trial, oraltemp
10 procure q Jury, has been In charge o
one Of the five pflSoners-Ooughlln.
Tho balllH was questioned closely By
, the States Attorney and his associates
but proiehsed profound ignorance unit
the venlreman was called from the ante
room. The veniteinan was requested Il
repeat the statement he had made, which
J h6 did, wheteupon the bailln made
+. complete confession, In which he I'm
pllCated several prominent persons, In
Cludlng another baililI,
THH JURORS TO III CORRUPTED.
salomon has TUNED over 10 the State
: Attorney a list Of names and addfesSe
/ said 10 DO a list Of prospective corfuplet
e Jurors, Only two Of the list had "
] been summoned and neither was yt
examined, SAlomDn said The llst ha
been iutnlAhed 10 him by BallliI Hank
4 while they were seated Id court lnBt bV
! hind the Cronln suspects, whom the
were guarding, Hanks Rald S9,OC