The Portland daily press., 1891-05-06
o'MaIley, the Arch conspIrator.


drawn, and before they reached the district
attorneys office in due course. Influential
friends alone could have accomplished these
ends, but such friend was scared in the
person of one of.the commissioners lately re-
moved. 1t was further shown that in the
Office of this detective agency is kept book
of names and addresses of jurymen. Out of
300 names drawn for the February panel, 81
we're on the listin O'Malley and Adams's Of
fee, and later, as the talesmen were drawn,
many more names appeared that were on
that private list.
Unreliability seems to be the feature mark
Ing the conduct of the deputy sheriffs. There
were those whose indifference was so man.
ifest that suspicion was aroused as to their
sympathy with accused. calculated to en-
barrass the best directed efforts of the prose-
cutl0n. The indictments against McCrystOl
and CoOney were read In the court room In
blank, and the fact was at once communica-
ted to them through some of the subordi-
mates of the court. Under proper condition
Of things. the utmost secrecy should
have beens0bserved. 1t was further shown
that when the arrest was made of these two
parties in the office of O'Malley and Adams,
deputy sheriff was asked by O'Malley to
say that the arrest was made on CarondOlet
street, IN l 1t was so reported to the court.
In searching Tor the true causes of the
criminal actions connected with the imran-
elling Of the jury In the Hennessy case the
sworn statement OF Thomas @. Collins was
found Of great value. He secured employ
ment in O'Malley & Adams's office and was
commissioned special officer by the mayor
and paid by the city for this service. The
money received by him each week from
OMalley u Adams for his services rendered
there was handed to designated persons at
City Hall. The difficult and dangerous du-
ties assumed by Special Collins while acting
in this double capacity were performed with
the strictest fidelity. His statement unfolds
the whole story of the iniquitous workings of
the arch conspirat0r and mis- leutenants. re-
vealing the boundleSs power of a man to
overcome and defy the majesty of the law on
criminal ana eivll proceedings through the
operations Of an unscrupulOus private de-
tective agency. This inquest secured suffi-
Gient evidence to Justify the indictment Of
Thomas McCryst0l and John CO0ney, with
d: G. OMalley, for attempting to bribe
talesmen; Bernard Glaudi, Charles Granger
each, to bribe three different talesmen. These
parties were clearly shown to have been in
innate with OMalley, and were often at his
ofhce. they were informed OF all dolngs,
and were active workers IN the Jury-hxing
business generally.
From the testimony given by numerous
witnesses before this grand jury, we are
forced to the conclusion that Dominick G.
O'Malley- is chargeable with knowledge of
and participation In most, II not all, the
unlawful acts In cong connectiogn MIN tnat cele,
Cooney were reliable and trained assistants.
Ward Politicians In the Plot.
We cannot fail to refer to the intimate re-
lattons existing between class of ward pol
iticians and the prime mover in all the ina
mons doings. All were deeply concerned in
the appointment of the successor to the late
chief. We have it confirmed by other evil
dence that a:person holding the position of
inspector of weights and measures often at
the agency stood sentinel at the door several
times he same person was seen coming TO
the court house in company with a talesman
the day he was accepted as juror. The
influence of d. G. O'Malley with
the night watchman ana inspector at
the electric, light plan plant 20 was msn SO great
| light at the corner of Girard and Basin
streets the evening the jury was taken to the
| scene of assassination. No wonder O'Mal-
| lev could have access to the electric light
works after nightfall and alter one
Stion ahe of recfh the light the 'ne eOfSer GOe
Of Basin and Girard streets the might
Hennessv was shot. The Indictment oi
D. @. O'Malley for perjury was based upon
rscosd %Sst shows %RSSa0'sS that ssde1ss Ss
| in the criminal court OF TINS parish. Extend
| ing the range Of on researches we DEVELOPED
the existence Of a secret organization styled
| malta" Its officers and many of its mem
hers are now known. Among them were
men men known In this city Of italian origin
using their power for .hU the basest purposes
nosed nj Italians and Sicilians who Iaf,
their native land in most instances under az.
| sumed names to avoid convictions aud nm
ishment for crimes there committed. Oth
ers were escaped convlcts and bandits, out
corded in the office of the Italian consul - !,
this city the names of some HOO Italians ant
| Sicilians who have landed here during In,
several years past, showing the oficiaf rec
ords OF their criminality in Italy and Sicily
Hundreds of them are among US today,