New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-03-22
SEVEN ALDERMEN INDICTED.
WORK OF THE GRAND JURY IN CHICAGO.
THE. noopLERs MAY YET OCCUPY FELoNs' CELLS
THE INDICTED OFFICIALS LET
GO on $4,000 BAIL
1Br TELEGRAPH 10 THE IRIBUsE-I

IBr TELEGRAPH 10 THE IRIBUFEi
Chicago March 2l-The axe has fallen and the
Aldermen who sneerngly declared all last week thaI
there amt nothing in this Doodle chestnut are
greatly subdued this evening. Just before O'CLOCK
tbs afternoon the Grand Jury returned indictments
AGAINST Aldermen W. j. OBrien, OF the Sixth Ward !;
n r. O,Brien OF the Twenty third Nicholas A.
Creamer OF the First Patrick j. German, OF the
Thirty third Phillip Jackson, OF the fourteehth' D
NJ Gossenn, OF the seventeenth, and J +. Dorinat'
of the Tenth The indictments are for feloniousy con-
splring to commit bribery. Capiases were at once
Issued by the Judge, and deputy -sherifs Immediately
went out to serve them. Bail fixed In each case
at $4,000 At a late hour this evening all the IN
dicted men except Alderman Gossenlin had oeeh
brought In and furnished bonds. They profess great
Indifference in the matter ana decline to say much
about their affairs, but that there Is widespread
feeling OF alarm in the boodlers camp Is eVioeh'
States Attorney Longenecker remarked that 'he pun
lie might expect an average OF one Indictment a day
FOR some time. This remark was called out by an
expression of regret the part OF by-sander hat
some Of the men whose names have been most prom
inentlv connected with the bribery stories were mob
indicted today.
The investigation is not to be confined to the three
ordinances which have been so frequently mentoned
States Attorney Longenecker said last night tiat te
Jury was following up any lead that might result III
the conviction OF money glver or money-taKer. Among
ordinances
into will be the lately passed omnibus ordinance CIV
ing the Chicago City Railway Company the right 10
string overhead wires and electric cars on most OF
the streets not already occupied. The Griind jury
Will also make determined effort to slit the rcmuos
between Gas Trust and the city authorities, particularly
the circumstances attending the settlement maze Win
the officers Of the Trust last June by which the rate OF
81 20 a thousand accepted. II Is stated th'C
the Jury has Information showing that certain Alder
men maintain business relations with the Trust ana
are constantly active behalf Of the big syndicate
The States Attorney also says that the mvesugauoh
Of the big four mile tunnel Quilt ont under the lake
for the purpose Of increasing the ctys water supply
will be re0pened lie states that evidence mas been
placed in his hands showing OF municipal lugsIey
President Mllngs OF the Gas Trust. who Is at Hot
springs says in an interview, that there Is nothing
in the story that "boodng" Aldermen offered to
Kill the economic gas ordinance for S15o'00O. He
states that when the ordinance pending, one or
two Aldermen asked him what he wanted done with
IT, but his reply was that he did not care whether
il was passed not
"The Tribune to-day charges that the West
Chicago Street Railway Company Ohe ierkes cable
svstem). has been bled for nearly half a million
dollars The statement Is made that the blanket
mortcage given several years ago TO secure the 81
10000 of bonds issued when the Yerkes syndicate
took control has been clevery evaded. The mort
gsge was to all property then owned oy the
company or to be acquired 1t Is now allesed tha'
the real I-estate records show that the ground on
which the Madison-st. and Mlwaukee-ave power
house stands and which purchased since the
mortgage was given. was heavily incumbered while
title was standing In the name Of dimnlies.cie@rns @
employed by the company-so that the properly t has
lost It's value as security President nerheS ~i'
afternoon denied the truth OF these charges. A.,
Alderman Roth this evening makes public, ior tie
ps he cssse sss H mi. e tss sSSss
rccltIng the manner Of his selection TO be a member
OF N oand says" had not been long In the i,cor Eol
passed upon their merits nor even upon friendship ex
listing among a. nn,E 1S IN SShe the tine Of the
passage OF the Economic Gas ordinance over the NAV
Council that It would be necessary to bring into ine
some Aldermen not in line on the original vo5e on Ie
who Sald that could receive cor Sderation for my
vote The matter was carefully talked over oy va
mSnf, we're made for receiving the money promised in
such way that witnesses cond testify to d The Si'is sSd q
/ Immediately showed to my bonSkeeper, explaining
Wdpesday s after the ptsssgc over the Mayors veto
Of the Economic Gas oriinance. tnls inoae' "Hr Tb
Daily News' Office and in the presence OF witnesses de-
posited IT In safe in sealed envelope bearing tho
iS"nt TWO weeks after that the ordinance OF the
Northern Pacific passed the Courcil the second ume
me ohout nooh on July rs the day after the ordinance
hnd Is 's,d that 'Blliy' OBhen had the money and
l,c was Ia meet O'Bricn mt the sherman House AZ
',c,ocE Immediately communicated the fact 10 The
Daily News Office, and understand they hau t 1ut
shcrman IIou-c watched and discovered the statement
Witch was made 10 me correct and that the
Aldermen met at the place appointed very soon , ane
. O'clock 'Blly OBTcn met NE III the 'ity 'IeTh
once and conducted me into the washroom, where ne
handed me an envelope with the word 'koth Ml,'or
on the utside of IT, The envelope was sealed.
m t over 10 the oficc Of Mr. Baker. the attorney for
The Tribune and telephones iUr s ppnened in the
UISp df ali these witnesses and found to con-
tain two 500 bills"