New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-10-13
FIXING CRONIN JURORS.
STARTLING DEVELOPMENTS IN THE NOTEA
MURDER TRIAL.

| THAT REVEAL A WIDESPREAD CON-
spIRAoY-A SPECIAL GRAND JURY AT
woRK-sTEALING THE RECORDS.
| lBY TELEGRAPH THE rkIBUNE.I
Chicago, Oct. l2.-Another bold conspiracy In
| connection with the Cronn case has been un-
earthed and two Of tho principal instruments that
| were used in it under arrest. These are
| Bailifs Hanks and Solomon, who have been PUT
in jail on charge of attempting to influence
| veriremen so as to get jury which would cer-
tainly disagree if it does acquit the prisoners
| on trial Both men old employees of the
court When Judge McConneIls court met this
morning hundreds Of people assembled about tho
| building and thronged the halls and stairways.
| At l o'clock the prisoners, flushed with excite
| ment, were brought into court. The attorneys
for the defence were present time, but the
representatives of the State did not appear until
l 30 o'clock. Then Mr.. Longenecker, accompanied
| by Mr.. Ingham, walked into court.
Il understand said Judge Mcconnell, that
certain matters Of the State will suffer greatly
! il not attended TO Immediately, and upon the
States Attorneys representation l viii adjourn
the court until l o'clock Monday but will bs
here at o'clock of that day to appoint special
bailif'
While this was going on a special Grand Jury.
composed of well.lnown business men. with ex-
Mayor John A. Roche as foreman, was called in
Judge Horizons court to take action upon the deveL
opment in the case. A few minutes after / o'clock
the tall form of Sheriff Matson appeared in the
doorway. He came in hurriedly, carrying paper
In his hand, and entered the little inclosure
occupied by the clerk of the court Judge Horton
rose from his seat. "Call the Grand jury" he
said. When the iurymen were seated, Judge
Horton said that certain matters had been laid
before him which made it seem necessary to call
Grand Jury at this time. From the circum.
stances Of the case, he could not make known
the details, but they would be laid before the
Grand Jury at the proper time and by the proper
officers. Your term will be short, genthmen'
said the Judge, and the court will await your
service The jury was placed in charge OF
bailit, who conducted them 10 the Graha jury
room and the court adjourned.
The matter that the special Grand Jury were
called upon to investigate as told by Luther
Latin Mills one of the lawyers for the prosecution.
is this
During the Thursday afternoon session personal
friend of the State Attorneys came INTO ue Squn, Sr
room and calling me aside said: q have somelhns
to tell youn The gentleman is q prominent eiu.en
and manufacturer on the West SIDE no 9 saiu ul9
foreman of mis- establishment who had been summoned
ber~ a. veuirenan had been offered bribe to hang
the jury went with him at once To tle youhS ,n in
in question: who. should say, bears an exceedingly
high repHtatton for Integrity. He consented to tell
what he knew. Notwithstanding it would De ca =
betrayal of friend He said he was summoned tass ,s
Wednesday morning, and shortly after entering @ .,9
waiting was aecoS ted by DaiI "ho, t -, o have
N cicar and The two went to a neighboring saloon.
After few words the baillf informed the v. venifeaM ~
6s susnects he would be paid 81 900. Continuing, me
baif said tho deal could be put through Dy as WI"
at sGS the whs wio oI 1l sns the va.
Of the veneInan would appear ses h not paid she
would wear another dress. The venireman Tpulseda
the ba and said he wpnd % aTi1g have 90tnhS 10 ~
AT the beginning of the afternoon session the ye-
nireman was called into the jury box There ne ne a.
fence for cause. He left the room, and when ne
reached the Sidewalk was Oyerake9 by te 9an Yo bs
nooni | hunted for you everywhere. and was IN,
to Offer y0I @d TT1 Il yo% WId HIu not DO it or that
much why, blank it, was told to give you ha ~
had been excused, and that ended the talk between
them But on reaching the manuiact9ry Tory the ySSi%ms
man went TO his employer and told nm eVeryIhng
His EMPLOYER came to the court tho next afternoon
THURSDAY and told me. Yesterday noon tne story
was told us and to pursue 1t we had court ADJOURNED
We Immediately sent for the baif nculpated aud he,
in the presence of the counsel for the state cohessu
the whole affair who bis his Since be
of the case His name cannot give before ele Grand i
Jury makes & Its eRo tSst II e ~Tpp gsson S9 for this you can
readily understand and appreciate. VIII say, now now
ever that the result OF MS &C c S1 ts
worst conspiracy that was ever known IN thls cou'
trv- which
and he large number Of embraced, is without an
equal several arrests have been made. and several
more will be, and persons OF prominence are among
them
"The Tribune, says: GA startling rumor was
current in the early hours this morning that tho
entire official record of the Cronin case had been
stolen. The record includes copy OF the pro-
coodinos before the coroner's jury, the sworn
afidavits of witnesses before the Grand Jury. the
nortions of hair blood clots, cotton batting and
other tangible evidences of the crime found In tne
catch basin, the Carlson cottage and the bloody
trunk An ex-employe of the States Attorneys
office who had full access to all the valuable
nieces of evidence, is now missing and may be
in Canada" =,
The story of stolen records was denied by Mr.
Longenecker, the States Attorney.
T. is understood that the name Of the venreman
who refused the bribe is George s. Iachappat;
merchants of Nos "A to "a Ere-st.
At o'clock the Grand Jury had agreed to
rotnrn indictments against Alexander j. Hanks,
! Mark Solomon, Fred. W. Smith, Iomo kaVa-
! nourh and Tom Sennott, but up 20 1880 o'clock
| no formal indictment had been prepared Hanks
has been baihl for eight or nine years haylng g
! solomon was appointed bailih in May, SSS, from
| the Tenth Ward. Little is known about him.
! Smith is unknown around the courthouse haVa-
! nauQh was engineer at the Insane Asylum during
| tbe =" boOdlers" regime, and was mixed IN thab
| transaction He is now in business ON Frank
! inst. and strange 10 say, his partner was sum-
mCned rs q juror.
! fifth indictment was agreed upon against Jere-
miah ODonnell, who recently appointed
gauger at South Chicago. AT II p. M IL was re-
ported that two additional indictments, seven IN
all, had been made.
An auxiliary Cronln Committee has been established
in NewYork for the purpose Of collecting funds FOX
| the prosecution OF the murderers OF DR.. Cronin
Patrick Gleason is president Of the committee j. 4
Mulheru secretary. and Joseph p. Ryan, OF No. ooz
Lexington ave-. treasurer subscriptions may DO sem
, him, and will b. duly acknowledged. In the circular