Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-10-14
BOLD BRIBERY
Attempted on 4 Juror in The
Cronin Case.
County 0meials and len Of High Standing
Implicated.
fbs Defense Would Give $4,000 to the
Man II He Would Stick for Acquittal

CHICAGO, Ill, Oct. l3.
One Of the bolde.t ard most corrupt plots
ever brought to the notice Of the public Vas
outlined by States Attorney Lonsenecker's
right hand man. Mr.. Mills, Saturday after
neon. The conspiracy not only inclsdes
county officials. but outsiders Of high stand
ing. and several arrests have already been
made, but more will follow. Not content
With bribery of men, An zttemp. has been
made to drag even innocent women into the
plot, and thus gain the end which the friends
of the defence have been working on for the
last five months.
States Attorney Longenecker wants me
to say" said Mr. Mills who was commission
I'd by the states attorney to talk to reporters,
that this plot has not been disclosed be-
cause it would nave defeated justice had the
information we possessed been made public.
We cannot now give any names or the de-
tails. but An outline of this conspiracy can
be given to the public. II will be remem-
bered that on Wednesday afternoon an hon.
est yoang man. employed as a foreman in
a large establishment in this city was e1-
amined and excused for cause. IL Is un-
derstood though not stated by Attorney Mills
that the name of the venire man attempted
to be bribed is George s. Tachappat. He is
the foreman for B. V. Page & Co.. oil mer-
chants. "On Thursday afternoon" continued
Mr. Kills, "a very prominent citizen Of
Chicago entered the court rom very private
ly communicated to the counsel for the state
that his foreman. the venre man in question
before being called TO the jury boz had
been approached by . bailif Of the court
with an offer of $1,000 to vote for the
Acquittal Of the Defendants.
He said This is not q cock and bull
story, and bring it before you in the interest
of public Justice
He then went away and the next morning
one of the counsel for the State vent down
to the factory of the man whose foreman had
been offered bribe. and the moment he saw
the fore man he recognized him IS = man
whose honesty and Independence had im
pressed itself upoa the council for the State
while he was sitting in the jury box The
man made full statement, and was request
ed by the counsel for the State to come to
the State Attorney office and repeat his
statement in full. The man, with tears in
his eyes. said 1T involves friend, but if /;
involved myself would uphold the law and
honor The gst of his statement to the
counsel, which he sub'' quentiy gave in detail
tie States attorney. is AS follows;
In obedience to a summons he came TO the
court house on Tuesday afte rnoon. sat in the
ante room, but WAS not called. He came
again "Wednesday morning and stayed in the
ante room again, and about 10 80 O'Clock a
man came from the court room into the ante
room who an Old friend If the venire
man. The fact also appears that the wives
of the two men were friends befvse they
were married. The man who came into the
court room To the yenire man suggested that
they go cut ard have cigar, and the two
men went to ntighboring place, and after
having a cigar while there, the man from the
court room said to the venire man, DO you
want to make some money!
Certainly, do.
Very we'll You get on the jury and stick
for an acquittsi,