Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1891-05-14


list was secured, but enough is known to
confirm the past secret and powerful infiu-
ence OF the so-called private detective
agency and Counsel Adams to handle the
machinery of the court.
O'Malley was put in possession of the lists
almost Immediately after the names were
drawn and before they reached the district
attorneys office in due course. Influential
friends alone could accomplish these ends,
but it was secured in the person of one of
the commissioners lately removed. 1t is
further shown that in the Office of this de-
tective agency is kept book of names and
addresses of jurymen. Out of 30 II tines
drawn for the February panel. thrty-two
were on the list in O'Malley 6 adams office,
and later as the taleSmen were drawn many
more names appeared that were on that
private list. At times special lists were
brought to the jury commissioners, which
one of them stated had been prepared else
where, and being looked over by the others,
went into the jury wheel. Truly the bust
ness of the cnterprising detective agency was
facilitated when thirty-two names of their
selection could be drawn on panel of 800
jurors from q wheel containing 1000 names.
In searching for the true causes of the
criminal acts in connection with the i'm
panelling of the jury in the HennesSy case,
the sworn statement of Thos. c. Collins is
found of great value. Collins secured en-
ployment in OMalley & Adams office and
was commissioned special officer by the
mayor and paid by the city for this service.
His report unfolds the whole story of the
ubiquitous workings of the arch conspira
tor and his lieutrnants, revealing the bound
less power made to overcome and defy the
majesty OF the cri.ainal and civil proceed
ings, through the operations of an I'M
scrupulouS private detective agency. In the
attempts to influence talesmen. and the sue
cessful part of it, whispered words conveyed
by insinuation or directly offered the money
influence.
This reference will serve to show the bar
rierS this inquest has encountered in sccur-
ing evidence. But sufficient was offered by
voluntary and reliable witnesses to Justify
the Indictment of six men as follows
Thomas McCrystol and John Cooney, with
ID. c. O'Malley, for attempting to bride a
talesman, and Bernard Glandi, Charles
Granger and Ferdinand Armant, for at
tempt by each to bride three different tales
men. These parties are clearly shown to
have been intimate with O'Malley, often at
his office, informed of all his doings, and
were active workers in the jury fixing bust
ness generally. We are prompted to ex-
press ourselves in depreciation of the hest
tat on of many of our citizens to be con-
nected with criminal prosecutions by seek
ing relief from jury duty.
Taking into account the volume of teSti
mony admitted by the numerous witnesses
before this grand jury and considering that
evidence, We are forced to the conclusion
that ID. c. O'Malley is charged with Il knOwl-
edge of and participating in, most if not all
of the unlawful acts in connection with that
celebrated case. With his skill as acquired
by years af experience, the most cunningly
devised schemes were planned and executed
for defeating the legitimate course of justice,
the chief aims and object being to place I'M
worthy men upon the jury in the trial of
the nine accused. Without his aSsidu-
Gus and corrupting influence we be-
lieve that the verdict would have been
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quence the tragic occurrences of the 18th of
March last never would have occurred. In
the persons of the indicted McCrystol and
Cooney he had reliable and trained assist
ants. The formers connection with crime
extends back through several years. Nc
CrystOl's voluntary statement to the grand
jury, partly in the shape of a confession. re-
veals some points of the trial and caused us
to think he would have tGld more but for
the power and influence of O'Malley and his
associates. They are the men who ap
preached several talesmen, as before stated,
the proposals being mostly refused. In one
instance it is shown that O'Malley took
money from his safe and gave it to Cooney
who, saying: ''McCrystol, you know that
fellow better than do, give him the money"
OMaliey'5 office was place of rendezvous;
all were deeply concerned in the appoint
ment of a successor to the late chief, and
speculation abOunded as to the availability
of such an one for their use.
1t is but Justice to state that the president
and superintendent of the electric company,
as also the general manager, who was in
New York, as soon as they were informed
that their men were being tempered with by
OMaliey, did all and everything in their
power to Illustrate their plans.
From the beginning of our investigation
there is continuous evidence brought to our
attention of the pernicious combinations of
what is known as the ID. G. O'Maley detec-
tive agency. One of the ablest criminal law
yerS at the bar is the attorney of the agency.
We know for an absolute fact, of checks
drawn in the name of O'Malley & Adams the
interested parties being ID. c. O'MalleY and
Lionel Adams. Such combination between
a detective and a prominent criminal law
yer is unheard of before in the civilized
world, and when we contemplate its posi-
bilties for evil, we stand aghast.
The Indictment of ID. c. OMalley for per-
jury was based upon the most undoubted
evidence that he came originally from
Cleveland, o., where on January 30, 1878, he
was convicted of petty larceny and commit
ted to the work house of the city of Clcve-
land, where he served Il term expiring June
parish prison for attempting to levy black
mail upon one George W. Randolph.
In the proceedings in this case it
was shown that O'Malley had been
arrested nine times for preventing witnesses
from appearing and testifying, carrying
concealed weapons, etc. When Lionel
Adams was district attorney it is a sgnih
cant fact that the indictments against O'Mal-
ley for tampering with witnesses were not
brought TO trial. but were nolle sequied
by the district attorney. The inside view
which we are enabled to get OF the workings
of this agency through City Detective Col
Inns, abundantly corroborated from many
sources, convinces US that it had at its com
Mand band of perjurers, blackmailerS,
suborners and urY-tempters and that it
ha hRpn element
cord in this community. The evidence is be-
yond question that O'Malley went up town
in the Carondelet street car on Saturday,
March IA last, in company with a party,
reaching Fourth street shortly before IL a. III.
The party was sent twice to Seligman'S house,
after which O'Malley i'll person went to the
house, and within a few minutes Seligman
was running up Carondelet street and en-
tered q carriage in waiting near the corner
of st. Charles and Washington avenues.
OMalley was next seen walking rapidly up
st. Charles avenue. Were it possible for any
doubt to exist as to the acquaintance and
sympathy or even closer bond of fellowship
existing between these two men, it must be
dispeled by the above recital as showing the
first Thought and effort for Seligman when
OMallcy realized the danger expressed in
the laundering tones of popular indigna-
ton.
The extended range of our researches has
developed the existence of the secret
ganization styled "Mafia." The evidence
comes from several sources, fully competent
in themselves to attest its truth, while the
facts are supported by the long record of
blood -curdling crime, it being almost i'm
possible to discover the perpetrators or Sc
cure witnesses.
We are so deeply impressed with the facts
of the case as partially summarized in the
foregoing that the moral conviction is forced
upon that some of the jurors, empan eled
to try the accused on the charge of assas-
TO
ject to a money influence to control their de-
cision. Further than this we may say it ap