The record-union., 1891-05-06

anu powerful lnHuence of the So-called
private detective agency and counsel
ADAMS TO handle the machinery of the
of
NAMES WERE TAMPERED WITH
When drawn from the jury-wheel and
before they reached the jury-box in court.
OMalley was put in possession of the
lists almost Immediately after the names
were drawn, and before they reached the
District Attorneys office. Influential
friends alone could accomplish this, but
this was secured in the person of one Of
the Jury Commissioners, lately removed.
''It is further learned that in the office
of the detective agency, is kept
book of the names and addresses of
the iurymen. Out of three hundred
names drawn for the February panel,
thirty-two were on O'Malley's list. and
later as taleSman were drawn. Many
more names appeared that were on that
list. Truly, the business of this enter
prlslng detective agency was facilitated
when thirty-two names of their selection
could be drawn on panel of three hun
dred jurors from wheel containing one
thousand names"
The report goes on to speak of the un-
reliability of some Of the Deputy Sheriffs
about the court and at the parish prison,
although they were not detected in any
act of in1idelity. When the indictments
against McCrystol and Cooney were read
in the courtroom in blank, the fact was
at once communicated to indicate the
men through some subordinate of the
court. When these men were arrested in
OMalley & Adams office, the Deputy
Sheriff, at the request Of O'Malley, re-
ported TO the court that the arrest was
made on the street.
CONSPIRACY AGAINST THE LAW.
The report dwells on the sworn statement
Of Thomas Collins as of the greatest
value. He, after entering the employ Of
OMalley u Adams, was commissioned
as a special by the Mayor and paid by the
city.
"His Duties" says the report, 'swhile
acting in his double capacity. were per
formed with the strictest fidelity, as evi-
denced by the daily reports of everything
seen or heard. It's details and material
features are so closely connected with the
circumstances of the trial, as confirmed
by other witnesses, that there is not the
slightest reason to doubt theaccuracy and
correctness Of Collins sworn statement
1t unfolds the whole story of iniquitous
dOings of the arch-conspirator and his
Lieutenants, revealing the boundless
power Of a man to overcome and defy the
majesty of the law in criminal and civil
proceedings through the operations of an
INSCRIPTIONS private detective.
1.-The difficulties Of establishing the
existence Of such cOnspiracies by ade-
quate proof are most inSurmountable
Secrecy is the essential element, and sell
dom does it happen that any one of the
participants will reveal the villainy,
either before or after its execution. Suffi-
cient evidence, however, was offered by
voluntary and reliable witnesses to Justify
the
INDICTMENT OF SIX MEN,
AS follows: Thomas McCrystol and John
Cooney, with d. c. O'Malley, for at
tempting to bribe talesmen, and Bernard
Glandi, Charles Granger and Ferneard
Armant, for an attempt by each to bribe
three different taleSman.
1.-The guilt of these parties is closely
shown, and were it not for their inter
ference we believe the verdict would
have been radically different, and as a
natural consequence the tragic occur
renceS of the 18th of March never would
have been recorded. McCryStoFs volun-
tary statement to the Grand Jury, partly
in the shape of confession, reveals some
points, and causes US to think that he
would have told more, but for the power
and influence of O'Malley and his asso-
ciates. McCrystol and Cooney were the
trusted accOmplices, and figure through
out the whole affair with prominence,
showing the high appreciation in which
their services were held.
I'VE cannot fail to refer to the intimate
relations existing between class of ward
politicians and the prime mover in all
these infamous doings. We have it most
directly confirmed that person holding
the position of Inspector of Weights and
Measures was often at the agency, and
was seen coming to the Courthouse in
company with talesman the day he was
accepted as juror.
''There is confirmed evidence that the
influence OfO' Malley with night watch
man and an inspector at the electric plant
was so great that he caused them to
manipulate the light at the corner of
Girod street and Basin the night the Jury
was taken to the scene of the assassina-
ton to correspond with its alleged actions
the night of the murder. His influence
also accounts for the alterations in the
book OF records at the electric light
point.
From the beginning of the investiga-
ton there is continuous evidence Of a per-
niciOuS combination of what is known as
OMalley's Detective Agency. 1t adver-
tiSes that one of the ablest criminal law
yers at the bar is attorney for the agency.
We know for an absolute certainty that
bank account is kept. and checks drawn
in the names of O'MaIley d Adams.
the interested parties being d. G. O'Mal-
ley and Lionel Adams. Such combina-
ton between a detective agency and
prominent criminal lawyers is unheard
Of before in the civilized world, and when
we contemplate its possibilities for evil
we stand aghast."
O'MALLEY'S FORMER RECORD.
The report then goes over O'MaIley's
record from the time he served a term in
Cleveland for larceny. detailing the in
dictmentS found against him New
Orleans convictions for minor offenses in
Criminal Courts, etc, and says: $50
perniciouS to the administration of Justice
were his dOings that while Judge Roman
presided in the Criminal Court he ordered
O'Aialley excluded from the room. This
was during the time the detectives
present associate, Lionel Adams, was
District Attorney, and it is significant
fact that two indictments against O'MaI-
ley for tampering with witnesses were
not brought to trial, but We're nolle
prosecuted by the District Attorney
prior to the expiration of his term.
The inside view we were enabled to
get of the workings of this detective
agency through detective Collins. abund-
antly cOrroborated from many sources.
convinces us that it had at its command q
board of perjurers, blackmalers, sub
orners and jury-tampers, and that it has
for some time been an element of discord
in the community and a stumbling block
to the administration of justice, which
should be eradicated. That its career of
crime had not been cut short is a matter
of wonder, and is, no doubt, due to the
fact that O'Malley and his co-workers
banded together for self-preservation.
TIE MAFIA.
''The extended range of our research
has developed the existence of the secret
organization styled the 'Mafa.' Evidence
comes from several sources fully compe-
tent in themselves to attest its truth, while
the fact is supported by a long record of
blOOd-curdling crimes it being almost
impossible to discover the perpetrators or
SncLlrn witnesses Ilhn ntfinnn.S Of thn