Evening journal., 1892-03-22
THE RASCALS INDICTED.
Chicago's Corrupt Councilmen
in a State of Panic.
SEVEN OFTHEM IN THBLAws GRASP


the Board to the Grand Jury-The Ac-
cused Arrested aud Released on sI2.-
600 Bail Each-More Arrests to Come.
CHICAGO, March 22-There is a panic in
the city council. The AK has fallen and the
aldermen who sneeringly declared all last
week that "there amt nothing in this
Doodle chestnut are greatly subdued. The
grand jury returned indictments against
Aldermen w. J. O'Brien of the Sixth ward;
ID. r. O'Brien, of the Twenty third; Nicho-
las A. Creamer, OF the First; Patrick j.
German, OF the Twenty-third; Phillip Jack
son, Of the Fourteenth; s NJ. Gossenlin, Of
the Seventeenth, and j. H. Dorman, Of the
| Tenth. The indictments are for feloniously
conspiring 20 commit bribery. Capiases
were at once issued by the judge and dep
uty sheriff. Immediately went out 10 serve
them. Bail was fixed in each case at Sl2,-
600
At a late hour all the indicted men except
Alderman Gossenlin had been brought in
and furnished bonds. They profess great
indifference in the matter and decline 20 say
much about their affairs, but that there is
widespread feeling of alarm in the boodlers'
camp is evident States Attorney Long
necler remarked that the public might ex-
peot an average Of one indictment day for
some time. This remark was called out by
an expression OF regret on the part Of by
stander that some Of the men whose names
have been most prominently connected with
the bribery stories were not indicted.
Worse still to Come.
The investigation is not 10 be confined TO
the three ordinances which have been 80
frequently mentioned States Attorney
Longenecker said last night that the jury
was following up any lead that might result
in the conviction Of a money giver OF money
tal1er. Among other ordinances the pass
age Of which will be inquired into win be
the lately passed omnibus ordinance giving
the Chicago City Railway company the
right 10 string overhead wires and run cleo
trio cars on most Of the streets not already
occupied. The grand jury viii also make a
determined effort 20 sift the relations be-
tween the gas trust and the city authori-
ties, particularly the circumstances attend
ing the settlement made with the officers of
the trust last June, by which the rate Of
! Si.2O thousand was accepted
Il is stated that the jury has information
showing that certain aldermen maintain
l business relations with the trust and are
r constantly active ON behalf Of the big syn
( dicate. The states attorney also says that
! the investigation Of the big four-mile tun-
D mel Quilt out under the lake for the purpose
r of increasing the city's water supply win be
b reopened. He states that the evidence has
i been placed in his hands showing years of
4 municipal jugglery
a The Tribune charges that the West Chi
cago Street Railway company tho Herlles
3 cable SYSTEM has been bled for nearly half
e a million dollars The statement is made
that the blanket mortgage given several
o years ago 10 secure the S4,OOOOOO Of bonds
! issued when the Yerlies syndicate took con
2 troll has been cleverly evaded.
q The mortgage was 10 cover all property
d then owned by the company OF be acquired.
Il is now alleged that the real estate records
show that the ground on which the Madi.
son street and Milwaukee avenue power
y houses stands, and which was purchased
n since the mortgage was given, was heavily
Z, incumbered while title was standing In the
/ name OF dummies-clerls employed by the
J. company-so that the property has lost it,
IS value as security. President Yerkes denied
70 the truth Of these charges
y Alderman Roth's Statement.
's Alderman Roth makes public for the first
time the part he has taken in the Doodle
transactions of the city council This state.
ment, after reciting the manner OF his SO.
y lection TO be a member Of the council, says;
y II had not been long in the council until !
u found that ordinances were not always
passed upon their merits, nor even upon
, friendship existing among aldermen, but in
some cases settled down to dispensation Of
70 money. AT the time of the passage Of the
economic gas ordinance over the mayors
veto, il was found by the Doodle men Of the
council that it would be necessary TO bring
> into line some aldermen not in line ON the
> original vote on the ordinance. / was spoken
TO by one of the O'Briens who said that j
> could receive a consideration for my vote
= The matter was carefully talked over by
various persons interested in public affairs
and arrangements were made for receiving
the money promised In such way that wit.
nesses could testify to the visit Of the man
who paid the money. Seven hundred and
. fifty dollars was paid me in my Office which
7 money Immediately showed to my book
q keeper, explaining who had paid It and why
: il was paid. IL was ON the Wednesday aftel
y the passage over the mayors veto of the
economic gas ordinance.
''This money, within five minutes after
receiving it, l took over 10 The Daily News
- office and in the presence Of witnesses de
:, posted it in safe in a sealed envelope bear
;, ing the date and statement as to what it re
= lerred to.
"About two weeks after that the ordi
nance Of the Northern Pacific passed the
council the second time. A certain alder
man from a south side ward informed me
"a about noon ON July %, the day after the or
n iinance had passed, that Billy O'Brien hac
= the money, and he was to meet O'Brien al
4 the Sherman House at o'clock. immedi
ately communicated the fact to The Daily
News Office, and / understand they had the
sherman House watched and discovered the
statement which was made to me was cor
D, rect, and the aldermen met at the place ap
n pointed. Very soon after o'clock Billy
D O'Brien met me in the city clerks Office and
10 conducted me into the washroom, where h,
Y. handed me an envelope with the wore
Roth written on the outside The envel
ope was sealed. l went over to the Office o
d Mr.. Baker, the attorney for The Tribune
D. md telephoned for representatives Of othe
ID papers. The envaope was opened in thu
1t presence Of all these witnesses and wa
.ound to contain two $500 bills
Fertilizers I'm Flames.
N NEW YoRK. March 22-The big fertilize
!, factory of Judge White, located ON Barrel
u sland, in Jamaica bay, opposite Rockaway