The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-10-13
FlXING THE JURY.
Sensational Developments in
the Cronin Trial.
A CONSPIRACY OF BRlsgRs.
Court Bsilirs Negotiate With yensre-
nasa. Offering Thousands Of Del
lars-Eminens >caunir~is.

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cossnty officials. bat outsiders ot high
standing. Several arrests have already
been made, bar no-e viii follow. Not con-
tent with bribery OF men, an attempt has
been made 10 drag even an ignorant
woman into the plot aud thus gain the
end which the friends OF the defense have
been working on for the last tive months
States Attorney lsongeneeker desires
me 10 say" said Mills, who was commits
stoned by the states attorney 10 talk TO the
reporters, that this plo; has not been dis
closed because il would have defeated
justice had the information We possessed
been made public. We cannot now give
any names or details. but an outline OF this
conspiracy can now be given to the pnblic.
lt VIII be remembered" continued the at
torney, that on last Wednesday afternoon
an honest young man. who is employed az
foreman IN large establishment in this
city, was examined and excused Tor cause -
tit Is understood, though not stated hv A.
torney Mills, that the name Of the yenire-
man attempted 10 he bribesi is George :
Taeh2ppat. He Is foreman for +. V. Page
4 Co, OF merchants OF this city,
Thursday afternoon" /" said Mills "a
very prominent citizen OF Chicago entered
the courtroom and privately communicated
20 counsel for the state that his foreman,
the venireman in question. before being
called 10 the box. had been approached by
bailif OF the court with an ofIer Of 81 600
10 vote Tor the acquittal of defendants He
said This Is not cock -ani-ball story
and bring il before you in the interest OF
public justice. He then went away, and
the next morning one Of the counsel for
the state went down To the factory of the
man whose foreman had been offered the
hribe. and the moment he saw the foreman
he recognized him as the man whose hon
eSty and Independence had impressed
itself upon the counsel for the state while
he was sitting in the jury-box.
vEsIEwMsS REFUSES Rglsg.
The man made full statement. and was
requested by counsel for the state 10 come
10 the states attorneys office and repeat
his statement in full. The man, with tears
in his eyes, said 1T involves a friend
bat II IL involved myself | would uphold
law and order"
The gist OF his statement 70 the counsel
which he subsequently gave to the states
attorney, is as follows In obedience 10
summons he came to the courthouse Tues
day afternoon and stayed in the anteroom,
but was not called. He came again
Wednesday morning, and stayed in the
anteroom again, and at 1880 O'Clock man
came from the courtroom into the ante
room. He was an old friend of the ven
ireman. The fact also appears that the
wives of the two men were friends before
they were married.
The man who came from the courtroom
10 the venireman suggested that they 20
out and have cigar. While there the
a.
man; DO YOU want 10 make money!"
The venireman innocently answered:
Certainly, do"
We'll. You get on the Jury and stick for
acqnittal and you Will have 81 900. The
arrangement can be carried out with your
wife. Ii can he arranged tha. she will wear
a certain colored dress if the money is paid
her on certain day. If the money Is not
paid her on that day she is to wear differ
cnt colored dress and the contract is To be
void.
The venireman turned reproachfully 10
his friend and said: II am not that kind
OF man. whereupon the baiiiH replied
Il am working for the court" He then
pointed to a buggy standing outside and
remarked That is my horse and buggy
AT the noon Adjournment the venireman
went back To his place of business and sub
sequeutly returned To the court house at
O'Clock, after which he was detained and
returned TO the jury box. where he re-
manned until 1 30 O'Clock. when lic was ex-
cused for cause. He left the courthouse
intending to return to his place OF business
and on leaving he WAS met on the steps
leading 10 the sidewalk by the man who
had attempted TO bribe him. The man
turned TO him and said Where we're you
this noontime2 | looked everywhere for
you. They said We will make il five
thousand and, d-n him, make him do IT,
Ii was too late however. The venireman
had been excused for cause He at once
returned 10 his place OF business, having
reproaehed the man for putting such low
estimate upon him. and reported to his en-
ployer. the prominent citizen, what had
taken place, who the following day reported
II to the prosecution.
Pursuant 10 appointment. the veuireman
attended the attorneys Office, and having
made full statement Of everything that
teOk place, was requested To step into an
anteroom, and the baillg was summoned
He proved 10 be the one OF the bailitfs Of
the criminal court who during the trial, or
the attempt To procure jury, has been In
charge Of one of the FIVE prisoners Coughlin.
THE HgisER's AGESr CONTESTS.
The bailin vas questioned closely by the
states attorney and his associates, bat
proiessed ignorance until the venireman
was called from the antsroom. The venire-
man was requested 10 repeat the statement
he had made, which he did whereupon the
bsiiiH made a complete confession. in
which he implicated several promtnef per
sons, also another haiiiff.
The attorney for the prosecution, to-
geiher with Chief Hubbard and Others, al
once went TO work on the case. and have
disclosed one Of the most deliberate at
tempts % corrupt jury and to defeat the
law 81 Illinois which has yet come 10 the
public attention.
PROMINENT CTTTzENs rSTuLvED.
We have had confessions here this very
day, said Mills al q subsequent interview
frora six TO ten in number. They are ALSO
lutte giving Us the whole miserable con
splracy They reveal most deunable o.
gAnization against the las Of the land a
conspiracy against the iurisprudence Of
ghis country that wIli sfAFile the continent
whsn II il thoroughly known 3 conspiracy
Involving people whose names viii Be a sur.
prise 20 the country. Il Is 10 exaggera-
ton when ] say that you cannot magnify
the daauAhle outrage of this conspiracy.
IN tie taking OF of Or. Cronjn aad iha
manner in which il was done the q hole
world was startled. This second conspir-
scy viii Ike stsrtle the shole world. Il
Is az assault Or the yery integrity oi IN