Telegram-herald., 1889-10-17
FORGING THE CHAIN.
RCsyIyC IURY-BRIBERS 10 EiRTa
a Esil CSofsssi0a sisds - B@iD1 Hsaxs
--fhs states Attorney says tie
Ssaas ~ Defeat Jgsrics Wa
soon Sc Espsssd-

made and hanks vas arrested, Nr Lpuge-
uelAer al every thing Ia ais power - set
tba baiNn c. Tell ~ his share ia the col-
spIaey. but Hanks refused u taLk one
nighr in a cell however ths tears and eR-
treaties u as @ffe and the advice ot Tom
sennoJt q lifelong friend changed his
niaG 80 that sunday he sent word
u AT LongsneckeT that 10 ~as
ready % make fau confession Going
direct % his once M Longsnefker or
oaTed Hanks brought IA. On euIetins ths
once TIE prisoner VAS greatly 4gltatod,
but DO soon partly regsinsd his co IupOs ure
and then sat down and made a clean
breast or ali his connection With the Of.
fense
L. appeared that be was only = tool In
tbs hands OF the other men ftw thou
sanl dollars. Sl.oOo down and { be rest In
promises. was the prizes OF his disl On0r
Hanks began his confession tg telling
how John Graham. whom no had known
for a long time, sen for him and btered 10
pay him handsomely II he would arrange
70 pack the CTonin jury.
Il got 81 90 Ia cash and was tbld that I
should have q 90 for every iurJ Jr whom
could bribe 20 hold our fo- acqul lrtal " con-
fessed Hanks the tears streaming down his
face The temptation was great" he
mOaned, "snd being poor man and feel
ing sure. blaced up ss | wax by G-p-
hams smooth talk that / could 10 what he
asked without being detected consented
have not known happy mOuAent since,
and that was more than a month ago.
Twice since / undertook the lob / have
weakened and been oD the point OF back
ing down, but every time | wavered and
wanted To throw up the Job Graham got AZ
me and coaxsd and threatened until my
courage was again screwed up TO the stick
ing point"
He added that the Juror who could be in
duced TO hold out for acquittal or disagree
ment was also % receive 81. 600.
Hanks asked where the money was TO
come from Graham assured him that a
prominent lrishman had guaranteed the
money.
His word is good for IT." said Graham
He has plenty OF money, IL not his own,
at least at his command"
Hanks accordingly went to work to get
fixed Jurors on the panel One of those
jurors was Konen.
At this stage of the interview Mr. Longe-
necker summoned an officer and sent him
out with a warrant to arrest Graham
Continuing, Hanks told how he had also
bribed SOlomGn, and. finding that he vas
one OF the five bailiffs who were TO be -e-ss
out TO make up "a venire, gave him the
written list Of jurors who had already been
fixed, part of them by Hanks and the
others by Graham and his accOmplices.
Besides the matter OF Jury fixing" Gra-
ham also retained Hanks to keep up the
spirits OF the men now on trial Hanks un-
dertook TO tell Dan COughlin and z. O'Sulli-
van each day that their interests were be-
ing looked after by good friend Hanks
said that he acted on this agreement near
" every day lie communicated with Gra-
ham in q saloon under the building where
Graham has his Office. Graham told Hanks
how jurors were to be 'rung in, describ-
ing with minuteness the plans TO be fol-
lowed.
Hanks also confessed thaf TO prevent sus-
picion he furnished Bailiff Cool with the
names of some members Of the L. O. d.
1T was part of the policy" said Hanks
''to furnish large number of L. o. D. men
on the jury. and TO sandwich in some of the
fixed jurors. This served a double pur-
pose. as Graham told me- 1t diverted sus-
picion and 1t aroused the bigoted prejudIces
OF the Irish in behalf OF tho prisoners. Gra-
hams principal told him that the more U.
O. D. men there were summoned the mere
money would hot-headed Irishmen sub
scribe for the defense Graham also told
me" continued Hanks. 'that was not tho
only person working for the defense. There
were three others They were furnished
with lists Of the Fixed Jurors l had to
make out my own list That" said Hanks,
with sickly smile, was meant as q COM
pliment to me-"
Hanks told much more, and it is said that
be gave the States Attorney, for the first
time, a direct clew TO the man whom he
has all along believed to be the dot within
the inner circle.
After Hanks had unbOsomed himself to
the States Attorney be was conducted back
10 his cell in the JAIL and having consented
to repeat every detail of his confession be-
fore the grand jury, he was taken before
that body and told them every thing that
be had previously impaired to Mr. Longe-
necker, and It was on his testimony, cor
roborated by that Of others, that Graham
was indicted
But one link remains 20 connect directly
the arch-conspirator in this business with
the tools made use OF in approaching
veniremen. That link John Graham could
supply. bat thus far John Graham has
chosen not TO talk. Graham doubtless
holds the KEY TO the situation.
be no question that not only the principal
in this conspiracy would bs reached but
also the principal IN that other great crime
which eliminated in tho murder OF Dr.
Cr0nin.
'One BIZ one the circles surrounding the
T arch -conspirator are being broken. and so
few remain as 20 enable Us to hear his
+ painting breath, =" said prominent member
/ Of the prosecution 70 a reporter. Con-
timing he said.
We are a. certain OF reaching the head
Of this business and erasing him from the
face OF the earth "a wo are that unless
Joha Graham squeals he viii get ten years
in tho penitentiary
"Wiu Graham got OF II ne turns states
evidencoe'
"Yes. and az many moro as are neces-
rsrv t0 convict the arch-cOnspirator.
Every thing viii be done % obtain that
end and ovory thing sacrificed
"Wil Graham squonle
Indeed he will There ara two counts
against him. ono Tor bribery AMI one for
conspiracy 20 hribe. aud for each there IS
penalty % Eve years lle evidence
against him Is so strosg thaf though nota
rich man I would stake mv year income
nralast half that SUM that unless the ury
TRYING Graham case shoull commit down.
ught perjury 30 cna'1 tp nothing
else than conviet hn An1fh
er fhf1g IS th- probable action of "a
Irade when he returns BIS nHme hai
been mixed an in tals bribery Ha-.uess anl
he elI a. his te-t to iuaHrr Graham Cd
confess and pas ths blame eh.rs ~ ie
I0urs Graham $3.50 oa it fast enough
CH-tan 0et if later aspal.h Says