Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-10-17

with the Cronin jury bribery conspiracy
gave bail this morning in $1,000 and wa
released from custody.
CHICAGO, Oct. 14-At a late hour thu
special grand jury called to investigate thu
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 l37 Lake
street; Tom kavanaugh, contractor, Frank.
lin street, who at one time was engineer al
the insane asylum, and whose partner was
summoned as a venireman In the present
case and peremptorily excused by the state;
jeremiah O'Donnell, recently appointed
United States revenue gauger; Joseph
Conen, fruit dealer, 246 West Main street,
who was to get the 81 900 from Hanks.
After making the return the jury adj
| Journed until tomorrow. But little infor-
nation about Graham could be secured at
the Office of Lawyer Trude, where Graham
has desk. He had been there twelve or
! fourteen years. The other occupants of
the office was surprised to hear of his con-
nectiOn with the case. It was learned this
evening that Graham is the supposed
| prominent citizen whose mysterious ar
rest last night gave rise to so many sur
misses. He gave bonds in $4,000 and was
released.
CHICAGO, Oct. 14-The Times today
publishes an interview with Ed. Hoagland,
the man who headed the list of corrupt
! able jurors. After some parleying he said
to reporter ''that about seven weeks ago,
| Jerry O'Donnell, who is a particular friend
| came into my shop and we discussed the
Cronin case. A few days later he returned
and dropped a few hints regarding the
| selection of jurors
why hadn' t the case yet been called to
trial?"
Il can t answer that positively, but you
may rest assured that the jury fixing bust
ness dates away back-seven or eight
weeks to my recollection.
Jerry said to me: There's achance. Ed.
to make a good thing: How would you
like to go on that jury?" Innocently |
said: Yes, | guess I would Well, the
thing was dropped there that day Jerry
came again some days after that. Ed,
says he, I guess your liable to be summon
ed as a juror most any time now. This
was about three weeks ago. | didn't
think much about this; everybody, it SEEM
ed, was being summoned. of course
you'll go on the jury Jerry said. Ger
tainly, I answered. Anyhow it was
tacitly understood would go on"
''Was any sum mentioned to you by
O'Donnell as the price for your services?f'
mo; that is, not IN so many dollars, but
he said they'd do we'll by me- | was COM
ing to that anyhow The last time Jerry
saw me in the shop he remarked: I'll
send somebody over to see YOU | said:
All right, and sure enough. about two or
three days later another fellow called at
my shop"
The fellow Jerry sent over, talked
jury to me the first thing, and said he d
fix it all right. He didn t stay very long.
but shortly afterward he called again. l
remarked that he had put on an altogether
different suit of clothes. The money mat
ter was again mentioned, but no stipulat-
ed amount. Matters were just left at that
point when | was 'pinched Friday
night
'Do you remember who the second man
was that approached you?"
Eyes, | do.
"What is his name?''
THAT can't tell you; I don't know it
| never saw the fellow before to my lnowl-
edge. But | would know him anywhere.
He is a smooth faced man, with prominent
and rather hooked nose, is light complect-
ed and of middle stature The officers had
me out chasing with them all over town
yesterday; they didn t release me until late
and even now have to show up at the sta
ton; thought they d never let me go; after
ex-Mayor Roche got through with me in the
grand jury room he said: 1 guess you
can go home now But as I got into the
hall Chief Hubbard stepped up and said:
We don't let you go yet; I've got my
say now. Captain Schuettler took me
over to the East Chicago station and some
time afterwards I was liberated
who put O'Connell up to this thing,
Hoagland. "
Tom Kavanaugh," he answered, with
out a moments hesitation.
and Kavanaugh-who is he working
for?''
Thereby followed just as quick as that
given to the previous question, and the
name was that of man now holding an
important diplomatic position under the
present national administration. ''Kava-
naugh is an intimate friend of this man
man and his Chicago friends. O'Donnell
OWeu Ills appointment 10 IHeI 1uuu6llCe
and not to ward politics. How do I know
that? Because this ward is torn up by
factions There is the Kavanaugh faction
and the Dan Healy and McGraw crowd. |
was with the O'Donnell gang. That's
what got me into this fix | trust to good
ness these fellows will now get their de-
serts.
Hoagland's confession led up to O'Don-
nell s arrest, and when O'Donnell was thus
confronted with the proof of his guilt he,
like Solomon, broke down completely and
confessed absolutely. 1t was his confess
sion that brought about Kavanaugh's ar
rest. O'Donnell is a comparative young
man, not very strong mentally, and with
little will of his own. He was pliable
tool for this work, and on that account was
valuable. But those very qualities which
made him valuable likewise made him
dangerous, as is now shown by his confess
| sion.
1t now depends on Mr.. Kavanaugh
whether the prime mover In this mlser-
| able and damnable business shall promptly
be called to justice or escape scot free.
| Milwaukee Market.
! MILWAUKEE, Oct 14.-Wheat Firm; 72S for
seller cash; 50 for No. 1 northern Corn-Easier:
|