The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1889-10-16
CRONIN JURY BRIBERY.
A BOLD CONSPIRACY TO BRIBE THE
CRONIN JURY.
scheme to Defeat the Ends of Justice by
buying up Jurors I'm the Cronin Case
sln Men Indicted aud Under Arrest.


Another sensation has developed in
connection with the Cronin murder case,
being no less than q bold conspiracy TO
pack and bride the jury, in order that
verdict of acquittal should be found or at
least disagreement regarding verdict.
In consequence Of the discoveries made
by the authorities special grand jury
was asked for by the States Attorney
Friday. This jury was at once summoned
and after an all-day session Saturday re-
turned indictments against the following
persons:
Alexander L. Hanks, Mark /. Saloman.
Frederick W. Smith, Thomas Kavanaugh,
Jeremiah O'Donnell, and Joseph Konen,
Immediately on the report of the special
grand jury Saturday night, the six men
named in the indictment, having been TAX
en- TO the States Attorneys office on vari-
Gus excuses, were place under arrest four
being placed in the county Jail and two
taken TO the Chicago avenue station. At
the jail Sunday a close watch was kept on
the cells occupied by Kavanaugh Solo
man, O'Donnell and Konen. The men
were not visited by any one but a basket
of fruit was sent in to Konen in reply TO a
message sent TO his house.
In the first place this conspiracy. of
which Luther Latin Mills says there has
been no more INSCRIPTIONS audacious, or
wicked attempt 10 interfere with the cause
OF Justice was revealed by one of the
venremen whom il was sought to cor
rupt. George Tschappat, foreman of the
Page Lard Refining Company at A Erie
street, was summoned as juror last Tues
day afternoon. He was not examined
that day and came again Wednesday morn
ing, remaining with the other unexamined
jurors in the ante-room. About 1870
o'clock Wednesday morning Bailiff Mark
l.. Soloman. with whom he was we'll ac-
quainted met him and invited him out TO
have cigar This civility extended, Solo
man asked Tschappat if he didn't want to
make some money. Tschappat gave the
most natural reply in the world, an affirm
alive one
Every well, them" responded Soloman,
you get on the jury and stick for an ac-
quittal and you shall nave 81, 000 "
Soloman further told Tschappat that the
arrangements could be carried out with
his wife. The money could be paid to her,
and if paid by certain day she should
appear in court wearing certain colored
dress. If it were not paid 10 her she
should wear n different dress. Tschappat
replied that he was not that kind of a
man. To this Soloman responded that he
was working for the court, and pointing
my horse and buggy
At the noon ad journment Tscha ppat
went to his place OF business, returning at
2 O'Clock He was examined somewhat
later and was excused for cause at 30, he
having said that he could not give the de-
PENDANTS fair trial. As he was leaving
the building Soloman met him and said:
"Where were you this noon times ] looked
everywhere for you. They saiG to me
they would make it So, 900, and d-n him,
make him do It. ~
Tschappat on his way TO his place of en-
ployment met his employer, Mr.. Page, TO
whom he told these circumstances. Mr..
Page told HIM TO say nothing about it
until he w him again.
The next day, Thursday, Mr.. Page went
TO the court room and repeated the state
nent to Mr.. Mills, with whom he is I'M
timatey acquainted. Mr.. Mills held an
interview with Tschappet, who reported
the story as he had told 1t TO Mr.. Page.
Tschappat was then invited down 20 the
State attorneys Office and seated
in the ante-room. BailiH Solo
mvn was then called in and closely ques-
toned He denied everything. He was
Immediately confronted with Tschappat
and, realizing his position, he broke down
and made a full confession, in which he
implicated those who were indicted Satur-
day night.
Soloman's confession in its material
points is that he was handed n list of
corrupt or corruptible Jurors by Bailiff
Alexander j. Tanks who said: "If we
get man on this jury to fix it, or If you
fix one man, it means 81, 100, half of
IL for the Juror and the other half for u.s. ~
Further Sooman was TO approach the
veniremen he knew and Hanks those he
was acquainted with.
Immediately on Solomans confession
Hanks was arrested, and he too confessed
and produced n list of talesmen which
Tailed with SO 'oman's Each man whose
name was on these lists was Immediately
sent for These are the men who were so
mysteriously brought 10 the States Attor
ney's office Friday night Some OF them
at least told all they knew readily, and
from their statements the connection Of
| Frederick W Smith, Thomas Kavanangh,
and jeremiah O'Donnell was established.
The sixth man indicted is Joseph Konen,
| fruit dealer at 246 West Madison street.
He has been summoned as juror. but has
not vet been examined. He vas offered
! 81 900 10 go on the jury, with promise
/ Of S., 600 in case of an acquittal He failed
TO report this 70 the authorities, leading TO
tho inference that he had accepted the
/ offer. and for this reason doubtless he was
/ indicted.
Frederick W. Smith is ostensibly a hard
ware manu- facturer's agent at 40 Lake
( street He comes from Connecticut. His
father-n-law is James Reynolds, and it is
| thought ne is no other than the James
! Reynolds of New Haven who is ex-treasurer
| of the Gamma Gael triangle. This how
ever Smith denies. Mr.. Hynes says
/ Smith was indicted for purjury at
] Oshkosh.
Thomas Kavanaugh, another Of the in
! dicted men, was the engineer at the county
/ insane asylum during the doodle days,
/ and his name and management at that
institution figured frequently in the inves-
| tigation of that institution made by the
| State board Of charities in November,
! 1885. I'm January of that year he assault
/ ed Dr. Herman because OF some structures
made by the doctor on his methods OF
heating the asylum. He was arrested and
! fried by n Jury in Justice Lyons court. lt
| is said the jury was packed. At any
rate, il was OF so bad character that
Justice Lyon removed two of the jurors.
! The places Of these two, however. were
taken 10y employees Of Brown q Tubman,
now Kavanaugh x Brown. Kavanaugh