The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-12-25
GIrnnon MAY Confess.
LExow WANTED IN NEW ORLEANS
The Grand Jury Makes an Alarming Re
port as to fraud and Corruption.

Nl.W ORLEANS, La Dec. A-The
grand jury, which has been u continuous
session TWO months, made their full Ie-
port to-day. JuuBc Ferguson tAduktd ihc
jurors for their Distinguished services
ana the personal sdciucc0 lhcy hdd lhddc
durug me past Two months and ais
charged the jury WI'nOut delay.
Thv report mentions thc dIdrWlu5 cN-
tent TO which Wll1uI perjury has increased.
the large sums sq4dhdtrCd IN the new
courthouse and jail through JubDcTy or
dlVdtd as spoiS. = he utter want OIL de-
ceucy ana Scli-ItSpecl manifested 10y lu-
dlcted counciineu, StGohSiy toHueIillus
the Mayor Tor NOT SuSptndlhS thtn lcnl-
ing Their tuals; the evidence OF OmclaI
corruption, ana recommending the qhTeaJ
scrutiny of future ordinances granting
contracts and franchise. 1nc action OF
the police ia the recent lcvee troubles is
strongly condemned. PrlZc-hShuus, or
sO-caAed glove contests, ought 10 be- sum-
marlly suppressed. In reference u per-
"Niifii perjury for the purpose OF
SHIELDING criminals Is cithcr becoming
more frequent or presenting more
alarming .age, and unless checked by
stern m-...Ics viii soon become an ordi-
nary method OF hldlnS crime ana defeating
the nHictiOn of It's penalties.
Your jury has been startled by the
character OF some evidence sworn 10
before II, evidence which went far
enough TO satisfy us that We were mol
on tnc trail OF bribers, but that was
guarded, and witnesses were coached SO
as to stop Just short OF revealing the
Crmnal ana nXiug on him The responsi-
IN reference 20 municipal bribery the
iIbe bold sale of official votes for urivi-
leges winch belong To the future as Well
as tie present; the sworn evidence Of
licenses tnat cOuEcllmcu, IN CndmplOulns
tneir ius' and proper applications for
ordinances warned them tnat their pas
IA. rfra na
unblusEIng eHrOntery with which citizens
were Wdylaid in the hotel corridor 10 have
dlshCrcst proposals made 10 tutm, the
mysterious payment Tor franchises of
hundreds of thousands of dollars which
never reached the pubic treasury, the
Official fdvOrltlsm which secures con-
tracts 70 one and excludes another, the
charging of extra fees by clerks Iu the
mortgage and conveyance Offices and at
the City Han, in the COmptr roller offices.
ki own as the ta&-mOrtgdse ONCE, re-
QU.res bat a recital TO snow the degree
10 which official debaucnvry has gone.
and We recommend au uuIeleutug war
upOn all such methods and The inhictiOn
of the seYerest peDaliy upon each exposed
offender
ON The subject o. public contracts and
franchises the report says:
The evidence Ji official corruption and
individual corporate greed going hand in
hand, the one used TO tilch from the peo-
pie thelr publlc assets, the aggrdndlZe-
ment of the other, ana the sworn testi-
mOny OF citizens that the public treasury
IS not the FIST consideration when CON
tracts are % be let or when franchises
are sought called FOR the righteous in
dignation Ot all honest men and the scru-
tiny OF the ordinances granting contracts
ana franchises IS recommended
Under ne caption of sunday law yio-
us the jury says:
"Your jury charges that fertile source
OF crime is the Enclosed saloon openly
and p-rsistenuy violating the law every
sunday
referring to gambling. the rcrort states
tiat the Jury Is OF the opinion that
gambling Is carried on In the city 10 an
alarming extent Notwithstanding the
stringent laws against H. We believe that
the gambling rooms ale not unknown 10
our police. and, for reasons best known
10 them, they see places continue u
operate i'm defiance of law
Your jury" the report goes on 10 say
notices with great interest the ihNSatt.-
CATION being made by the LeN0w oa4a,,, ootaii4s.,,,
tee in New York city, and II foiiiilrn y D.,t,S
should the Legislature create suCh 49, -
mittee TO operate along the sam ,his Civ
would result In the best sooa ~ '"'7
and State