The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1889-10-17

of his statement to the counsel, which he
subsequently gave in detail to the states at
torney, Is as follows: In obedience to q
summons he came to the court house Tues
day, sat in the anteroom, but WaF not called.
He came again Wednesday, and stayed in the
anterOom again, and about 1870 o'clock a
man came from the court room into the ante
room who was an OLD friend of the venire-
man. The fact also appears that the
wives of the two men were friends
before they were married. The man who
came from the court room to the venireman
suggested that they go out and have a cigar,
and the two men went to a neighboring
place and, after having a cigar, while there
the man from the court room said to the ve-
nirenan: DO you want 10 make some mon
eyY The venireman innocently answered,
Certainly do 'Vely well, you get on the
jury and stick for an acquittal and you will
have 81 600 The contract and arrange
mcnt can be carried out with your wife. IL
can be arranged so shat she shall wear a GER
lain colored dress if the money is paid to her
on certain day. If the money is not paid
to her on that certain day she shall wear
d fferent coloreG dress and
THE CONTRACT Is TO BE OFF,
The venireman turned reproachtully to his
friend and said: I am not that kind of q
man, whereupon the bailiff replied: I am
working for the court He then pointed to
buggy standing outside and remarked:
That is my horse and buggy At the noon
adjournment the venireman went back TO his
place of business and subsequently returned
to the court house at o'clock, after which
he was drawn and called to the jury box,
where he remained until 4:30 o'clock, when
he was excused for cause. He left
the court house intending to re-
turn to his place If business, and on
leaving the court house met on the
steps leading to the sidewalk the man who
bad attempted to bribe him. The man
turned to him and saiG: 'Where were you
this noontime? l looked everywhere for
you. They said: "We will make it five thou
sand, and, damn him, make him do i'."' 1t
was too late, however, the venireman had
been excused for cause, but he at once re-
turned to his place of business, having re-
preached the man for putting such low
estimate upon him. and repOr ed to his en-
plOyer, the prominent citizen, what had
taken place, who, the following day reported
it to the prosecution. Pursuant to appoint
ment, the venireman attended at the states
attorneys office, and having
MADE FULL STATEMENT
"
10 step into an ante room ana the buIitf was
summoned. He proved to b3 one OF the
bailltfS of the criminal court, who, during
the trial, or attempt to procure q Jury, has
been in charge of one of the i've prisoners
COughln The LailItf was questioned close
by the states attorney and his associates,
but prOfessed profound ignorance until the
veniI eman was called from the ante room
The venireman was requested TO repeat the
statement he had made, which ne did.
Huho tho6 6ail do lofo
fession. in which he implicated several prom
inent persons, also another baiiff. The
attorneys for the pro! ecution, together
with Chief Hubbard and Others,
at once went to work on tie case and
have disclosed one of the most deliberate
! attempts to corrupt jury and to defeat the
| law Of Illinois which has vet come to the
| public attention. "We have had confessions
here this very day." said Mr. Mills, at a sub
| sequenT interview. "Ihese confessions are
| from SIX to ten in number. They are abso-
lutte, giving us the whole miserable conspir-
| acy. They reveal a mos damnable orgaDiz-
| alton against the law Of the laud, q cOnSpIr-
| acy against the Jurisprudence OF this country
| that will startle the continent when it is
| thoroughly knowr-a conspiracy of ramifi-
cations, of audacity, conspiracy involving
men whose names will be a surprise to the
| country. 1t is no eXaggeratlon when say
| that you cannot magnify the
DAMNABLE OUTRAGE OF THIS CONSPIRACY.
| In the taking off of Dr. Cronin and the
| manner LII which il was done, the whole
world was startled. This second conspiracy
| will alike startle the whole world 1t is an
! assault on the very integrity OF our 1nstitu-
| tions." According to a statement by Lawyer
| Mills. it was the Bailiff Salomon who first
| attempted TO bribe citizen Hschappatl who
was af erWard to be summoned ai a juror.
SalCmon also is the man whose confession
| was obtained. Salomon turned over 10 the
| states attorney list of names and addresses
| said to be prospective corrupt jurors. Only
| two of the list had yet been summoned and
| neither was yet examined. Solomon said the
| list had been furnished to him by Bailltf
| Hanks while they were seated in the court
| room just behind the Crouin suspects,
! whom they were guarding. Hanks had said
| 81, 600 would be given for a fixed juror
| half to the man In the box. and half TO the
bailiffs. Last night t: men on the list we've
| interviewed by the chief of police. One man
stated that he had been approached with an
| offer of 81, 600 TO go on the Jury by Fred W.
| Smith, hardware manufacturers agent.
Another citizen was also similarly ap-
preached by Smith ODonnell's part, as to d
! by Mr. Mills. was similar to that of Smiths.
| He sounded at least one man, and offered
| him 81 900. ODonnell, who was arrested
| early In the evening. is said to nave con-
| tesS that a person understood to be
KaVanagh guaranteed that the money Of
| fered would be forthcoming. The supposed
corrupted venirernen were carefully in
| structed to their manner while being eX-
| amined in court, being told how they should
| answer and to be gruff with the lawyers for
| the defense,
| 1t was about midnight when the special
| grand jury adjourned. Their report was
snort and formal in character, except for an
| lntlmatlon that the jurors beleved
| the plot TO be more widespread thln was
| Indicated by the six indictments returned.
All the Indicted persons spent the night in
/ joit T0r ool-
er to-day emphatically denied the elaborate
reports published that records and exhibits
| in the Cronin case had been stolen from his
office.
CHICAGO, Special: 1t is said that proof al
ready found in the Cronin jury fixing case is
sufficient to procure the indictment of at
least one lawyer and q well kaown public
officer connected with department of the
judiciary of Cook county. Il made my 1e-
ports to William s. Forrest According to
the Herald, this declaration by Tom Kavan-
augh, the plumber, who stands q confessed
member of the gang that have been trying
| to pack the Cronin murder jury, made the
lawyers for the state start in amazement last
night 1t was the first time that a
shadow had been cast on the name
of the gentlemen who are conducting
the defense Kavanaugh had been in the
| sWeat-DoX Tor over an nour, ana dVneS, Mills
and Ingham had piled him with questions
until his jaws had tired of framing answers.
Kavanaugh was at first obdurate and silent
His silence was evidently due to his ignor-
ance of the overwhe ming testimony that
had accumulated against him, for he was
unaware OF the fact that his tool, Q'Qonnell,
was in custody and had made a clean breast
of his own criminality. When the lawyers
were about to give up in despair, one of
them suggested the advsabilty of bringing
Kavanaugh and O'Donnell face to face This
was quickly done and when Kavanaugh saw
ODonnell he turned deadly pale His eyes
began to creep out of their sockets and his
big frame trembled from head to foot
IL" he was stammering when O'Don-
nell made him start by saying; SITS no use
Tom, to hold back. They've got us on the
hip and the only way to save ourselves is 20