The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-06-11
NEW ORLEANS JURY BRssRRs.
McCrystal Is Found Guilty in a Few
Minutes.

McCry5tal Is Found Guilty in q Few
Minutes.
New ORLEANS, La, June 1O.-A case
which has been exciting the greatest inter-
est was hxed to come up in Section B this
morning. O'Malley and MoCrystal were
to be tried for an alleged attempt 20 bribe
the tales juror McCabe. There had
been delays without end almost in
the case, and postponements from
time to time, and the defense about
exhausted itself in putting the trial back.
The morning papers stated that this case
would be called before Judge Joshua Baker
in Section b OF the criminal court. conse-
quentlY when the court opened there was
a large attendance OF spectators.
After Judge Baker had dispatched
the customary business of the morning
O'Mailey and McCrystal were called. They
both appeared, accompanied by their coun-
sci, Capt. A. ID. Henriquas. The prosecu-
tion was represented by District Attorney
Luzenberg, Judge w. I. Evans and Charles
I. Heard. After the witnesses had been
called the district attorney asked
for severance of the two accused,
as the state proposed to place McCrystal on
trial first. Accordingly O'Malley was told
TO step aside. The purpose Of the severance
was to reduce the number of challenges
permitted TO the accused. Impaneling OF
thejury was Immediately begun and soon
completed.
MCABE TEsTIFIEs.
Mr.. McCabe testified that he was COL
lector. He related the circumstances Of his
being summoned as q tales juror on Sun
day, and on Monday morning before going
to the court MoCrystal called upon him
and told him he (McCabe) could make
money out of the case On the same even
fYaeF AF -
$500 If McCabe would get on the jury
and work for a mistrial or acquit-
tai. McCahe refused the offer. Soon
after McCrystal's indictment, and while in
tn eparish prison, he sent for District At
torney Luzenberg and made a confession.
This confession the district attorney desired
should go as evidence to-day, but Judge
Baker promptly ruled against It's admssl-
bility. After some further testimony the
case was given to the jury at o'clock,
and the jury retired.
THE VERDICT.
In few minutes it returned into court
with verdict of guilty as charged. The
ruling OF Judge Baker, refusing TO admit
the confession of McCrystal. saves O'Malley
In this case, the only one connecting him di-
rectly with the bribery cases. The court
will now be forced to try him upon one
of the other charges, If ar all,
and they are all cases of several years ago.
McCrystal was tried for murder several
years ago and acquitted, O'Malley helping
him out Of the trouble. Since then he has
been O'MAlley's faithful lieutenant. Mo-
Crystal will tomorrow be tried upon an
other charge of bribery In connection with
John Cooney, another of O,Malley's mon.
One of the facts much commented
upon In connection with the
bribery cases is that Lawyer
Adams, formerly O'Mailey's partner,
has not appeared in any of the cases, oven
neglectlng to come as a witness in response
to forthwith subpornas. Charles Granger,
another Of the Hennessy jury bribers, was
tried to-day. the result being a mistrial.
The jury stood for acquittal niue, and three
for conviction. Five members OF the jury
who were for acquittal in the Granger case
were members OF tie jury that convicted
Glaudi.