Oakes weekly Republican. (Oakes, Dickey County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1898, 1891-06-05
he Jury kriheIY.


the principal and in fact the only witness
against the Jury bribers in the case grow
ing out of the Malta trials in New Or
leans. was arrested in East st. Louis
this afternoon and is now in jail in that
city. l'nrthe, 1t will be remembered, left
New Orleans to avoid testifying in the
bribery trials. He arrived here Wetlnes-
day and registered at the Moser hotel,
where he WAS located by Detective
ArcLambauIt. Burthe discovered he
was being watched and gave the detec-
tive the slip. This morning cousin of
the fugitive called at the Moser for his
vallse and the cousin was shadowed to
East st. Louis, where the arrest was
made while. Burthe and his cousin stood
on street corner talking. When taken
to the station the following telegram,
dated New Orleans and addressed to
Wm.Wasson, Burthe's cousin, was found
"l'ell my son to leave the state of Mis-
souri, immediately and 80 to another
state. Advance him $50 and draw on
me for same. (SisneGD Louis Burthe"
BUKrIIE'S STATEMENT.
When seen by reporter Burthe al
first refused to talk. but Il few leading
questions opened his mouth. He said:
"Whcn the IlenDessy murder case was
called | was drawn ON the panel. Before
[ was examined and rejected, L, Armant
me and said that would
get $1,000 If / got on the jury and found
the Italians not guilty. L told him |
could do nothing of the kind After the
trial | told Parkinson and afterwards
communicated to him the fact that Ed
gar White, deputy sheriff, had threat
ened to kill me if testified against his
friend, Armant. Yes, was afraid and
left New Orleans and got $1,000" But
he seemed to realize that he was telling
too much and i'll the very next breath he
said that lie left New Orleans of his own
free will and accord "lf [ testify
against these two men it will be because
l am compelled to as they have families
and [ don't want to send them to the
penitentiary. There was no reason for
my leaving New Orleans except to save
those two men from penal servitude."
1t is not known whether or not he will
60 back without requisition papers. The
only charges OF which he can be taken
back are contempt of court or compound
ing a felony.
THE CHARGES OF BRIBERY.
New ORLEANS, May 3l.-District At
torney Lusenberg tt day issued nolle
PROSE- qui in the cases of Bernand
Glaudi, Charles Granger, Emile Bay
netto, Thomas McCrystal and d. c..
O'Malley. They were the parties who
had been indicted by the grand jury for
bribery and corruption of jurors in the
Hennessy case. The indictments were
regarded as not sufficiently specific.
The district attorney then filed an in
against each of the above
uamed parties. Granger is charged with
having offered 500 to Alphonso Laber-
resil. John Cooney and Thomas p. Nc
Chrystal are charged with having offered
and promised to Frank Gormeley to pay
and provide for all expenses of his fam
lily during all the time that he might
serve as juror Ill the Hennessy case.
Emile Bagnetto is charged with having
offered 500 to David Bonhage and Ber-
nand Glaudi with offering $500 to Henr,
B. Atwood. O'Malley is charged with
having feloniously counselled and pro-
cured said felony. The district attorney
asked the case to be Immediately al.
loted.