Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-10-15
PROBING R0TTENNEss.
The Chicago Jury-Finng Case Seemingly
Worse Than Ever

CHICAGO, H., Oct. 14-In Judge Bakers
court today special grand jury to further
investigate the charges of jury bribing
was sworn in. 1t is composed of we'll
known citizens. S. B. Chase was chosen
as foreman.
jeremiah O'Donnelly, the United States
revenue gauger, under arrest in connec-
tion with the Cronin jury bribing con-
spiracv, gave bail this morning in s., 200
and was released from custody.
There were all sort of rumors as to the
identity of an alleged prominent citizen
who was taken into custody at the Chicago
avenue station last night and the names
of one or two well known lawyers are
mentioned, one of whom it is suggested
may be the man. The authorities are
dumb On the matter.
The first witnesses called before the
grand jury were Thomas Kavanaugh. Jer-
emiah O'DonneI, Alex Hicks and Mark
Solomon, all of whom are under arrest on
the indictments for jury bribing found
against them by the special grand jury
Saturday. The purport Of the testimony
can not of course, be definitely known un-
til an adjournment is taken, but it is re-
ported that Kavanaugh has made clean
breast of the whole affair and it will lead
Graham, a clerk in the law office of A. S.
Trude, is reported to be under arrest as
the result of the confession of kavanaugh
duplicating him in the conspiracy to cor
rupt the veniremen and the Jurors III the
Cronin case. The authorities refuse to
confirm or deny the report.
At 2 o'clock the grand jury returned an
indictment against John Graham as well
as true bills against the six men indicted
Saturday.
Another startling rumor was to the
effect that John E. Beggs had made full
confession, which had disclosed to view
the jury bribing plot in all its details
Said one of the states attorneys assist
ants today: ''Bailiffs Caloman, Hanks
and kavanaugh have agreed to tell all
they know about the plot. We are sure,
therefore, of hearing the head and front of
the conspiracy"
The excitement about the criminal court
building was so intense this afternoon that
1t was found necessary to lock and
bar the outside doors John Gra-
ham, the clerk in A. S. Trude's
Office who is now under Indictment, was
arrested Sunday night about II o'clock
and has been under lock and key ever
since. He was the man who was to put up the
money with which to bride the jurors and
it is asserted by Judge Longenecker that
the evidence against him is very conclu-
sive. After presenting the indictments the
grand jury adjourned till this afternoon.
The attorneys say the case by no means
ends by the present Indictment but will
be much more far reaching than the most
sanguine can suppose. Other Indictments
may be expected to follow in short order.
When the matter IS ripe the states at
torney or one Of his associates will give to
the reporters detailed account of another
branch of the jury bribing conspiracy.
Judge MCConnelPs court met at 2 p. M.
but the proceedings were nneventful- The
work OF securing jury was resumed from
Yenlremen summoned by the new bailiH
appointed this morning.
The indictment returned by the grand
jury this afternoon is a joint bill against
John Graham. Mark Solomon, Alex. l..
Hanks and Fred W. Smith. After making
the return the jury adjourned until to-
morrow.
But little information about Graham
could be secured at the Office of Lawyer A.
S. Trude, where Graham has desk. He
had been there for the last twelve or four
teen years and had lived in Chicago ever
since the fire. Lawyer A. j. jerks. said
Graham had never been admitted
to the bar and had never
practiced law. He was simply
a clerk, said he, and he occupied a desk in
Mr. Irude's reception, No, he has never
been in trouble" added Mr.. jerks, lat
least not TO my knowledge | never have
heard that he was connected with any jury
bribing nor that he has any trouble with
his family. He was the last man l should
suspect of being concerned in this business,
and don't think they can find anything
against him. He has not been connected
with the Cronin case in way so far as l
know"
This evening it was learned from the
states attorney that the clerk, Graham, is
the supposed prominent citizen" whose
mysterious confinement in the Chicago
avenue and Larrabee street house station
gave rise to so many surmises. Graham
gave $4,000 this evening and was released.