St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-10-15
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Fix Jurors Is Caught.
CHICAGO, Oct. lin 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 remem-
Der to observe srict secrecy in regard
to the matters brought under their OBJ
servation. The judge then read the
law regarding the penalties to be en-
forced in case of violation OF the
secrecy of the grand jury room. At 2
O'Clock the grand jury returned an in
dictment against John Graham. a clerk in
A. S. Trude's office, as we'll as true bills
against the six men indicted Saturday
Another startling rumOr was to the Eff
feet that John f. BeggS had made
fuA confession, which has disclosed to
view the jury-bribing plot in all its de-
tails. The excitement about the Grim
inal court building was so intense this
afternoon that it was found necessary
to lock and bar the outside doors. JOHN
Graham, the clerk in A. s. Trude's Of
fee, who is now under indictment. was
arrested Sunday night about - 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 conclusive. After present
ing the indictments the grand jury adj
journed for the afternoon, but the states
Attorney says the
CASE BY NO MEANS ENDS
with the present Indictment, but will be
very much more far-reaching than the
most Sangaine can suppose. Other in
dictments NAV be expected to follow in
short order. When the matter is ripe,
the states attorney or one of his aSso-
ciateS will give to the reporters de-
tailed account of another branch OF the
jury-bribing conspiracy. Judge Nc
Councils court met at 2 p. m. but the
proceedings were uneyentfui. The
work Of securing jury was resumed
from the veniremen summoned by the
new bailiff appointed this morning. The
indictments returned by the grand jury
this afternoon is a joint bill against
John Graham, Mark Solomon, Alexan-
der L. Hanks and Fred w. Smith. After
making the return. the jury adjourned
until tomorrow. But little information
about Graham could be secured at the
office of Lawyer A. S. Tfude, where
Graham has desk. He has been there
for the last twelve or fourteen years,
and he had lived In Chicago ever since
the great fire. Lawyer A 3. jerks
said Graham had never been admitted
TO the bar, and had never practiced law.
He was simply clerk" said he, land oc-
cupied desk in Mr. Trude's reception
ROOM"
No he has never been in trouble BEFORE"
added Mr. jerks, ''at least, not to my knowl-
edge. l have never heard that he was con
nected with any jury bribing, nor that he had
any trouble with his family. he was the last
man should suspected being concerned in
this business, and don't think thew can find
anything against him. He has not been con-
nected with the Crouin case in any way, so
far as 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 po-
lice stations gave rise to so many sur
misses. Graham gave 10000 bonds this
evening and was released.
GRAHAM AND KONEN RELEASED.
CHICAGO. Oct. 14-JOhn. Graham, the
seventh man indicted in connection
with the conspiracy to bride jurors i'll
the Cronin case. gave bonds this even
ing in the sum of $4,000. dOl Bile the
amount required of his fellow conspira-
tors. A brother of the noted lawyer, A.
S. Trude, and Aid. Whelan became
suretieS for the prisoner. Joseph
Konen. the fruit dealer, who was ar
rested late Saturday night, was also re-
leased this evening Oh $1,000 bail, which
was furnished by his relatives. States
Attorney Longenecker said this even
ing that Graham was the man who ein-
ployed the other six to see
the men who were to be sum-
moned on the jury. The evidence
against Graham, he said, was as strong
as could be expected in such a case.
Graham began this work over two
months ago, but the states attorney is
satisfied that the eight Jurors already
accepted have not been tempered with.
Frederick w. Smith will be the princi-
pal witness against Graham. Mr..
Longenecker stated emphatically that
up to this time there had not been any
evidence OF any kind that would impli-
cate A. 5. Trude or Thomas Sennott.
clerk of the probate court, whose names
have been connected by rumOr with the
plot. He asserted that he had no new
evidence at present which would result
in further indictments for jury-brIbing,
but did not hesitate to say that he be-
lieved the same man to be at the back
of this plot who was the fountatnhead
of the conspiracy to murder DIR. Cr0lll.