Telegram-herald., 1889-10-15

LOUIS AteXaDuef, IL - -dHlSy, II H. NlcuOi-
son. Sam Herzog, H. Wolf, Eddie Hoagland,
George schagel and I'd Brodie. The
court instructed the clerk that the bonds
IN each case would be fixed at $4,000. All
of the indicted men were arrested
Mr. Longenecker declares that the owl
dence against the indicted men is couclu-
sive. II is said that the prisoners realize
this. Three OF those indicted have admit
ted their guilt and are said to have made
admissions duplicating the three who have
rot confessed aud two others not yet in
dicted This statement is Ende on the au-
thority Of a person who is connected with
the prosecution.
The connection Of the men indicted with
the bribery conspiracy will probably be
best understood by a statement OF who and
what the men are
Frederick W. Smith is ostensibly hard
ware manufacturers agent at 135
Lake street. He is married and lives
at S63 Ia Sale avenue. he comes
from Connecticut His father-in-law Is
james Reynolds, and it is thought he is no
other than the James Reynolds, of New
Haven, who IS the ex-treasurcr of the
Clan-na-Cael triangle. This. however,
Smith denleA Mr. Hynes says Smith was
indicted for perjury in Oshkosh.
Smiths method Of approaching Jurors
was described by two or three
OF tEa men summoned TO the
States Attorneys oflce One OF
them said Smith met him on the street one
day and asked him how hs would like TO
get on the Cronin jury, adding There's
doodle in It" The man replied that his
business would not allow him to serve on
the jury. Smith fixed the amount Of
doodle there was in it at $1,000 The
man said he was busy, but would talk
about il again. lie then reported the offer
he had received TO his employer. In a sec
ond interview with Smith the latter re-
newed his offer. business man whose
name is on tbs list furnished Soloman
gives a substantially similar account Of the
manner in which he was approached.
Smith, however, made some discrimina-
tion in the amounts he offered. To the
book-keeper for man 10 whom he had
offered e., ,0e0 he only offered $500.
Thomas Cavanaugh, another OF the In
dicted men has not gained notoriety for the
first time He was the engineer at the
county insane asylum during the "boodle'
days, and his nane and management at
that institution figured frequently in the
investigation Of that institution made by
lSs5 He Ia a member OF the Clan-na-Gael.
and seems to have been furnished
with ample funds for his latest exploits.
Jeremiah ODonneh is recently ap-
pointed United States gauger at South
Chicago he was for number OF years a
street-car conductor on the West side. Hs
says he met Kavansugh on the street
one day and was asked by him IL
ho would assist IN acquitting tho de-
fensa by securing a Juror who would
vote that way for money. Kavanaugh
promised 70 pay the money out Of his own
pockek ODonnell remembered friend
be had out in Calumet and struck bar
gain with Kavanaugh. He then approached
bis friend. who is not much moro than a
hoy. expressing his own views on the
Cronin case. instructing the Young man
h0y- 70 answer the lawyers questions and
promising bin sl,o0l
Alexander l. Hanks is an old appOintee
IN tho sheriff Office tie is about b years
oil and came originally from Cincinnati
He has had littls or nothing to do with
summoning Jurors He was one Of the
bnilifs having immediate charge of
the prisoners He sat every day
Just behind Coughisn. Hanks, Ike Solo
man. approached Jurors whom he knew.
One of the men ON tho baili0s list said
Hanks had been 20 see him and told him
he could get si 100 for a verdict foE The de-
fense Hanks further told him how 20
snswoT questions and that the defense l.
fixed MI right and viii undorstand YOU.
Mark !. soloman ia \ young man who as
been r0nei Ierable Of roa-ician Sra tho
Tenth yard Hs vas appointed BY Shera
NstHon year AGO.
soIonan's confession in its material
POINTS "a that be was handed q hst 81 cor-
rupt or c0rruptbla iurors bY Haii3 Alex
sader T. Hanks vhO said f we get a
r,an on this larv 20 fx it or ~ you fix one
ran it means SCI 0u0. haf ~ Sc f0r the Juror
ara the other half Tor us Further. Solo
nan was % approach t1a Veulremen he
knev and Hanks those Do Was acquainted
vita
NE sixth man indicted e Joseph Konen
q fruit dealer of 1ta West Madison street
lie las been s1remonel ~ lar0r. but has
nrs ret been examined he vas offered
G. do0 e. 20 on the jury with a promise q
& 40 in cass - al aCqnittaL BE fails1 20
report this 90 tha authorities leading a
tas infarencs that hs asd accepted ths
ofsr. sud for thls reason doubtless Ne sss
Indicted
This conspiracy ~ ehich Luther Latin
MGls ears rrhers has been NO more ua-
s~ruuuIoas audaciaas or Wiogei attempt
g. intsrsfers with ne cause ~ Justice
v-ss revealed bV ohs 0i the vsnlEeE4en a
vhom is p~ss sought - corrupt tieoygs
IscAappatl foreman Of the fsge lagd he-