Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-10-13
THE PLOT THICKENS.
ANOTHER CONSPIRACY BROUGHT
OUT IN THE cRoNlN CASE.
oflcers OF tho law Detected In an Attempt
30 Bride Juyymen-oGicia
Records Stolen.
fnr ,n,.rranh 70 tno pispatch.i

Tho recori includes copy OF the pro-
,ce5;rcs bcforc the cOYopor's jury, sworn
nfidayit Of the witnesses before the grand
inv. portions OF the hair, blood ciots, cot
Ton batting. and other tangible eyioenees
OF the crime found IN the catch-o2sin,
Carliston cottage, and the bloody trunk.
An ex.omployc Of the State Attorneys
Office. who had full access to all the vaiua,,
ble pjeces of evidence, IS now missing ana
The voluminous documentary testimony
and moro precious but stu bulky material
evidences were kept IN what was consid-
cred a safe place in tho state Attorney
Office. to which only trusted employees had
access. " ~
An ex-employ6 is said 10 have several
times been seen in proximity of this vault,
OF which when he was IN the employ OF tDe
comfy he had abundant opportunity 10
learn every nook and crevice.
ltumor saws the work of abstracting inc
documents is said TO have been carried Oh
with skill; that at first blush II seeheo 10
neccssitate the cooperation OF some one III
side the Office.
mis- discovery is said TO have been made
reStCYdav morning when the necessity or
looking 10 the addresses OF Witnesses IN
compliance with an order expected TO DO
entered by Judge Mcconnell at the morn
ing session OF the trial made a reference 20
the aftldavits taken before the grand jury
Then il is said that the awful fact pre-
scented ITSELF 10 the state Attorney ana ms
colleagues that the result OF then laoorS
since Nav 4th had vanished as II by magic.
judge Mcconnell convened his court at
the appointed time this afternoon 10 pro
coed with the Cronin trial, but immediately
adjourned until Monday. lie ahhOuIepu
flat inc state Attorney had declared the
case could not be proceeded with to-day
without injury o. the public interests.
,Judre Horton issued la UentTe for a speclal
GRAND ,ury refurnable at 1890 I. NJ. 10 III
vesticate the attempts at the Jury-Dxlng III
connection with the Cronn triai TX
MAYOR Roche is among the grand luTymeh
aud will be foreman Of the body. Al; HANKS
and Mark Solomon, criminal court ballns,
nre under arrest charged with packing the
Crouiu Jury. The first suspicion OF this
fact WAS the failure Of the men 70 report
for duty this morning. Then II was learheu
that they were IN SJate-Attorney LohSe-
neckor's Office yesterday and had not OeSh
seen since. Their absence IS Que 10 the
fac, that they were taken 10 the NorthNoe
Hotel bv several detectives and have been
kent there in close surveillance. Two men
have been discovered IN attempting %
corrupt tie VcniramCn summoned 10 Judge
McCounelfs court. and 20 instruct those
favorable % prisoners how TO anwer the
questions OF tie State Attorney III ORDER 10
he retained as jurors The Oailhs IN
custody have not at any time been engaged
i'm sum1nouiug jurors for t-ial, and II WAS
not known that they had any connection
with the defence. Neither Is IN freshman:
but that they have been actlus az agents o.
tie defence Is almost certain.
Tho local morning papers indulge IN
much speculation on the latest mystery ia
the Crouin case, hut the authorities seem
d. 81 L. .4.r,. no IN 4 D.
tho reason for Tho unexpected adjourn
m,ut of the court yesterday, ana the all
night scssiOniu the state Attorney private
Office. where % dozen persons brought ID
b. the officers were examined.
The Times. IN its report of last nights
conference in the State Attorneys once,
saws: An exciting scene occurred late az
night State-AttOrnev LOngeneckor ana
Others were assembled in his private Office;
The public prosecutor made fiery and
excited speech. lie pounded his desk,
waved his arms in the ar, and fairly yelled
e the suspect VINO was qulverlng under
vOller of iuvec-ives: You scoundrel!
You scoundrcl You villain" Then there
was - muttcred appeal. crash. and
heavy fall, while above the DIN could he
heard the cry: Don't, LOngenecker;
Cor Gods sake don't.
The Nal SAYS. II is almost certain chat
this afternoon special grand Jury VIII be
called in connection with the Cronin case.
This has been one Of the most safely
guarded secrets which has been locked up
IN the breasts OF the state Attorney and
his associate counsel. IOa great extent
this cXpiains the extraordinary activity
which was going on all yesterday after
noon, and in fact almost until daylight, IN
and around the Criminal Court binding.
III leaked out at the North Side building
that TWO deputy sherlls are IN custody
and that they viii be promptly indicted
for interfering with justice IN the selection
of the jury 10 try the prisoners mdlcted
for Crouiu's murder. IL IS claimed that
these two dcputles-whOse names VIII
soon be made public-were supplied with
money bv tho anti-CrOnla faction and that
they gave this money TO certain jurors and
instructed them lust how they could an
swer the questions put TO them ana secure
seats in the Jurors box. This came 10 the
ears OF Jude Iougcnecker. He saw at
once that unless the jury-brbing was
stopped Immediately the whole case would
fall through The evidence against the
suspected bailids was sifted and their ar
rest followed. Their indictment Will fol-
low.
one of the boldest and most corrupt
plots ever brought to the notice of the
public was outlined by state Attorney
1ongenecker's right-hand man, Mr. Mills,
includes county officials, but also outsiders
of high standing, and several arrests have
already been made and Others will follow
this evening. Not content with brlblng
men an attempt has been made to-day TO
bring even innocent women into the plot.
and thus gain the end which the friends OF
the defence have been working on for the
last fivemonths. "State's-Attorney LOnge-
necker desires me to saw" said Mr. Mills,
who was commissioned by the States At
toTney 10 talk 10 the reporters, that tins
plot has not been disclosed because II
would have defeated Justice had the IN
formation 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 public"
1T viii be remembered" continued the
Attorney, that on last Wednesday after
noon an honest young man. who Is en-
plOyed as foreman in q large establishment
IN this city, was excused for cause" 1t IS
understood, though not stated by AttOr-
ney Mills, that the name OF the venireman
attempted TO be brlbed is George ). las
happat. He is foreman for b. V. Page 81
Co, oil merchants, "A 20 81 Erie street.
On Thursday afternoon" said Mr..
Mills, "a very prominent citizen OF Chicago
entered the courtroom and very privately
communicated 70 counsel for theState that
his foreman the yonirenian in question, be-
fore being called 10 the Jury-bOX had been
approached 10y bailih Of the court with
an offer of one thousand dollars to for
the acquittal Of tho defendants" He saws
this is not cock-and-bull' story, and |
bring it before you in the interest Of public
Justice"
He then went away and next morning
one of the counsel for tue State went down
30 the factory of the man whose foreman
bad been offered bride, and the moment
he Raw the foreman he recognized him as
The man whose honesty and independence
had impressed itself upon the counsel for
the State while he was sitting in the jury
box. The man made a full statement and
was requested by the counsel for the State
to come 10 the States Attorneys Office and
repeat his statement in full. The man,
with tears in his eyes, said: 1t involves II
friend but If it involved myself | would
uphold the law and honor" The gist of
31is statement to counsel, which no
subsequently, gave in detail 10 the
6tate's Attorney, is as follows; I'm
obedience to summons he came 10
the courthouse Tuesday afternoon and
sat in the ante-room, but was not called.
lie came again Wednesday morning and
stayed in the aute-room again. and about
half-past 10 O'clock man came from the
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