Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1889-10-18

| that you cannot magnify the damnable
outrage of this conspiracy. In taking of
DR.. Cronin and the manner in which il
was done the whole world was startled
This second conspiracy will alike startle
the whole world 1t is an assault ON The
very integrity of our institutions.
Judge Horton issued yenire for spec
ial grand jury. returnable at 1890, P. NJ.
to investigate the attempts at jury fixing
in connection with the Cronin trial, and
the jurors summoned assembled
in the court room Ex-Mayor Roche is
among the grand jurymen al d will be
foreman of the body. AL Hanks and
Mark Solomon are under arrest charged
with packing the Cronin jury.
At clock this evening the grand jury
had agreed to return indictments against
Alexander J. Hanks, Mark Solomon, Fred
W. Smith Tom Kayanagh and Tom Sem
nett Hanks who had beer bailiff for eight
or nine years. Solome2 was appointed
bailiff year and hall ago; Smith is I'M
known about the court house, and Tom kav-
anagh was engineer at the county insane
asylum during the boodlers regime and was
mixed up in their case. He is now in bust
ness here, and strange to say. his partner
was summoned for jury duty, but was per-
emptorily challenged by he state when his
connection with kavanaugh was learned.
1t was stated III this connection that the
German, Hanks, one of the accused
ballitfs, Is an apOlogetical protege of Sem
mott 5, and through the latter'S influence
was four years ago given the position of
bailitf by Sheriff Matson. Sennott is one
of the best known and most popular of
the younger public men III Chicago. He
has four successive terms been
elected to the responsible office
of which he is the incumbent.
At 7:30 p. m, some time after Sennott 5
arrest, the grand jury was still IN session,
and its proceedings yet a secret. A num-
Der of people were being brought to the
building, some of whom were undoubtedly
only witnesses. 1t was asserted however.
the others were not broubht to give evi-
dence, but to be placed in confinement.
According to statement by Lawyer
Mills. it was the bailiff, Salomon, who
first attempted to bribe acitizen CTschap-
pat) who was afterward to be summoned
as juror. Salomon also is man whose
confession was obtained. Saloman turned
over to the states attorney list of names
and addresses said to be prospective
corrupt jurors Only two of the list had
been summoned and neither was yet ex-
amined. Salomon said that the list had
been furnished him by the bailiff, Hanks
They were seated in the court room Just
behind the Cronin suspects, whom they
were guarding. Hanks said $4,000 would
be given for fixed juror-half to the man
in the box and half to the bailiffs.
Last night, Mr.. Mills narrative con-
tinued, the men on the lists, were inter
viewed by the chief of police One man
stated he had been approached with an
offer of $1,000 to go on the jury by Fred
w. Smith, a hardware manufac-
turer's agent. Another citizen was
also similiarl y approached by a
citizen. O'Donnell's part as told by
Mr.. Mills was similar to that of Smith.
He sounded at least one man and offered
him 81 900. O'Donnell, who was arrested
earl Y in the evening is said to have con-
fessed that person understood to be
kavanagh, guaranteed that the
money offered would be forthcoming
The supposed corrupted vcnieremen
were carefully instructed as to their man
ner while being examined il court, being
told how they should answer and to be
grutf to the lawyers for the defense. The
official list of indictments given out about
10 30 p M, contained SIX names: Hanks.
Salomon, Smith, kavanagh. O'DonneI
and Joseph kOhn.
The latter is a fruit dealer who, it is
said, was to go on the jury and get 81 900
from Hanks.
1t was about midnight when the special
grand jury adjourned. Their report was
short and formal in character. except for
an intimation that the jurors believed the
plot to be more widespread than was indi-
Gated by the SIX indictments returned. All
the indicted persons spent the night in the
county Jail.
CHICAGO, Oct. 12.-The fifth agreement
was agreed upon against jeremiah o Don
nell, who was recently appointed IA gauger
at South Chicago. At Top. m. it was re-
ported that two additional indictments,
seven III all. had been made.
States Attorney nongenecker today en-
phatically denied the elaborate reports
published this morning that the records
and exhibits in the Cronin case had been
stolen from his office, and that his former
stenographer James Purcell, was the
guilty man Mr.. Longenecker said it was
an outrage to drag PurceI's name into
such a connection and that the stories of
the theft We're fiction.
CHICAGO, Ill.,, Oct. 1.-THE indictment
of six men does not end the investigation
of the grand jury into the bribery of jurors
in the Cronin case. The men indicted are
but tools in the hands of a gang of bold,
unscrupulous men who have set out to de-
feat the ends of justice by liberal use of
money. 1t is proposed to find the princi-
pals in the plot. and it is promised that
the investigation set on foot will result in
the most sensational and startling dis
closures. Men of high standing and great
prominence are said to be connected with
the bribery conspiracy. and their indict-
ment seems certain.
The grand jury summoned so hastily on
Saturday was discharged as soon as it re-
ported the six indictments. But in Judge
Bakers court to-day a special grand jury
to further investigate the charges of jury
bribing was sworn. 1t is composed of
well-known citizens. S. B. Chase was
chosen as foreman. Judge Baker briefly
addressed the Jury. telling its members
that above all things they must remember
to observe strict secrecy in regard to the
matters brought under their observation.
The Judge then read the law regarding the
penalty to be enforced in case of a viola
ton of the secrecy of the grand jury
room.
At 10 o'clock this morning Judge Nc
Connell's branch of the criminal court
was called to order and the court an
nounced that the only business TO be
transacted was the appointment of a
special bailiff to summon veniremen In the
Cronin case. He said that Bailiff Caralon
who had been doing that work. had re-
signed on account of Ill health. In Cara
lon S place the court appointed Charles l..
Bonney, young business man of Ameri-
can birth and ancestry. Concerning
BrIliff Caralon it Is said chat appearances
are against HIM in connection with the
jury bribery matter. IN that he actually
summoned two of the men that had been
bribed. The paper adds that Caralon has
had a good reputation. and that in this
case he may he merely victim Of circum-
stances. Caralon's statement in the mat
ter has not been secured.
jeremiah O'Donnell. the United States
revenue gauger under arrest in connection
with the Cronin jury bribery conspiracy
gave bail this morning In - 900 and was
released from CUSTODY.
CHICAGO. Oct I4.--At a late hour the
special grand jury called to investigate the
attempts at jury bribing agreed to find the
following indictments: John Graham.
Alexander J. Hanks. bailiff: Mark Sala-
man, bailiff: Fred W Smith. hardware
manufacturers agent, 135 and l57 Lake
street: Tom kavanaugh. contractor. Frank
lin street. who at one time was engineer at
the insane asylum, and whose partner was
sulnTr oncd as a yenIreman IN the present
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