The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1892-03-29
SEVEN CHICAGO Bo0DLiNo
ALDERMEN INDICTED.
1ORE MDICfIEHfS 10 FOLLOW.
klAaenna Roth Details the Course q the
0F1bors In His Case-Th0 States At
torney Locking After Outside
Member Of the B0odling Com.
bine-Council Meeting Last
Night.

CHICAGO, March 22.-Just before 3
o'clock yesterday afternoon the grand
jury returned indictments against the
following seven aldermen: T. J.
O'Brien, DR.. O'Brien, Nicholas A. Ora
mer, Patrick ]. German, Philip jack
son, s. M. Gosselin and j. F. Dorman.
The indictments are for feloniOusly
conspiring to commit bribery.
Two more indictments were found,
but not returned. against w. J. O'Brien.
They charge bribery and state that
OBrien gave Alderman Roth 81 900 to
vote for the Northern Pacific ordinance
and $3.50 to vote for the Economic gas
ordinance.
The names of the witnesses signed to
the indictment besides City Clerk Van
Cleave. Aldermen Kunz, Chasey, Roth.
vierling and Smith and Secretary Zim-
norman of the Peoples gas company
are John Williams and Hannah Larkin.
The fact that there is . woman in the
case has heretofore been kept quiet,
but it may yet prove an important fac
Tor for the prosecution. In regard to
her appearance States Attorney Longe-
necker says: ''There are certain houses
Of ill-repute which certain aldermen
visited while much the worse for liquor
and they talked too freely while there
for their own good" .
Asked il more indictments might be
expected the states attorney replied:
s'You may look for about one q day
from this time until the whole outfit is
indicted"
A. soon rs the indictments were out
Judge Anthony of the criminal court
Axed bail 1t $4,000 each. Capiases
were Ut once issued and placed in the
hands of deputy sheriffs. Rumors,
however, Jew faster than the
officers and most of the capiases
were served in the criminal court
building, the indicted aldermen having
come in of their own accord. By 6
o'clock all except Aldermen German
and Gosselin had furnished bail, and
these two, although not yet found by
the officers, are understood to have
their bonds In course Of preparation,
Roth Tells How He Got the Mensy.
Alderman Roth last evening made
public officially for the first time the
part he has taken in the Doodle trans
actions of the city council This state
ment. after reciting the manner of his
selection to be member of the coun-
cN, says:
'.At the time 81 the passage of the
Economic gas ordinance over the may
er's veto It was found by the Doodle
members of the council it would be ne
ceasary to bring into line some alder
men not in line on the original vote ON
the ordinance. was spoken to by one
Of The O'Briens, who said that I could
receive . consideration for my vote.
Knowing the Daily News and other
newspapers had taken . vigorous
public stand against boodling in
the council and that they would be
friendly to any exposure of the coun-
ell, called on the Daily News. The
matter was carefully talked over by
various pesrons interested in public
affairs, and arrangements were m3de
for receiving the money promised in
such . way that witnesses could testify
60 the visit of the man who paid the
money. Seven hundred and fifty
dollars were paid me in my Office, which
money immediately showed to
my bookkeeper, explaining who had
paid it and why it was paid. This
money within five minutes after receiv-
ing it I took over to the Daily News
o1Rce, and in the presence of witnesses
deposited in . safe in . sealed envelope
bearing the date and statement as to
what il referred to. About two weeks
after that the ordinance of
the Northern Pacific passed the
council the second time. A GER
tain alderman from the South side
ward informed me about noon ON July
"a, the day after the ordinance had
passed, that Billy O'Brien had the
money and that he was to meet O'Brien
ct the Sherman house At o'clock. I
1t once communicated the fact to the
Daily News Office and understand
they had the Sherman house watched
and discovered the statement which
had been made to me was
correct and that the aldermen
were 1T tho place as appointed.
Very soon after 2 o'clock Billy O'Brien
net me in the city clerks Office and
conducted me into the washroom,
where he handed me an envelope with
the word Roth written on the outside
Of It. The envelope was sealed. ]
went over to the Office Of Mr.. Baker,
the attorney for the Tribune, and
telephoned. for representatives of
other papers. The envelope was
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