Telegram-herald., 1889-10-13
+ 4 DARK PLOT.
Another Conspiracy unesrthed
IN ths CrOnin Casa
L. urf0Rr MADE 10 PACK TIE JURl.
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are UEasr Arrest. a. ~ tempted
xhsAa .ltn OGsrs ~ aozsy -
Favor ths DESCENDANTS

GEAND TUHK INVESTIGATING THs AArrzE
CMcAso, Oct L. - Somsthing uaGsa2i
happened a. ths afternoon session Of TIE
Cronin case Friday Just as Judge Ac~on-
nell ~2s about % take his seat On tao bench
hs was asked bY TIE states Attorney -
Wais awhile. - counsel for tie prosecution
were IN ths mldst q al Important inyss L
gaIion. AT z45 p. IA cEs o. TIE oai-ins
came Us with the announce I8elt that y l.des
LouQenecksr w1s wanted aQa4 stairs
Judge AcCo oEnel weBt down also. aad Al .
clock hs All Jadge LGugenecker re-
turned 10 the court room Both had
solemn faces and uls hisper weII around
that there Wa a sensation srOsL A soon
as Judge Mcconnell took his seat on
tie bench tie states Attorney asked Tor
al adjournment, dec airing there were some
developments y hich required his undivided
sttenuon. This " ss granted, the session 10
be resumed ~ ! p in Saturday. Judge
LongeneckeF aud bis associates immediate
ly entered the formers Office, where
consultation was held behind
locked doors, lasting untii early IN
the morning The head officials OF the
police snd detective departments were
parties 10 the consultation.
IL mas been learned that the conference
related 10 another bold conspiracy which
has been unearthed Two OF The principal
workers IN 10 are under arrest A plot 70
pack the jury who are 10 try the men ac-
cUsed OF the murder OF DR. Cronin has been
discovered, and several men are under ar
rest and win be brought before Judge Nc
Connen RumOr around the Criminal Court
building has 1t that among the
accused are two deputy sherifis Neither
OF tho men alluded 10 are Clan-na- Gael
men, nor even lrishmen Neither ha o
they summoned any venires In the Cronin
case. and their possible connection with
any attempted jury packing remains mys-
terry until IL Will be explained blythe States
Attorney. The men whose names are thus
unpleasantly alluded 20 are Bailiffs Solo
mon and Hanks II may be that the rumor
has no foundation OF truth But certain
circumstances indicate some degree Of
probability for it II is stated
that eighteen citizens were brought
before the attorneys and police officers
In Judge Longenecker's office Friday night
OF this number three were reported to have
stated that they had been offered bribe
10 act on the jury and stand out for a YER
dict OF acquittal, so as 10 force a disagree
ment
They were to be coached as to
their answers so as 10 qualify
themselves for acceptance. Ii is not
intimated that any OF the revelations
at all inplicate any OF the attorneys for the
defense. IL is said that the discovery Of
| the plot to fix" the jury uncovered, Incl
dentally, some valuable evidence tending
TO more certainly fasten the crime of
DR.. Cronin's murder on the men now on
| trial
| After consultation among the attorneys
for the State it was decided to ask for the
summoning OF special grand jury to in
vestigate the bold attempt 70 brlbe or
/ pack the jury and thwart tho ends of
/ justice. The application was privately
made before Judge Horton at IL o'clock,
and was made returnable at 1880
o'clock, at which hour number Of citizens
who had been subpUnaed appeared in
court Ex-Mayor John A Roche was made
foreman OF the jury which was sworn in
and at once began its Investigations