The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-04-10

CHICAGO, April 4.-The Post prints
sensational story tonight regarding the
disappearance of a $500, 900 Democratic cam
paign fund. The Post states that the man.
ayers OF the recent city campaign in which
Wenter the Democratic nominee was de-
feated, charge his defeat to a lack Of
necessary funds, and also charge that an
enormous sum has been appropriated by
five or six men high in the Democratic po-
litical circles of the city.
The fund, the Post says, was raised by
assessment of city hall employees and 9TH
ers, and amounted to about $500, 900. The
Wenter managers claim to have positive
proof that the fund existed prior to the
last election. but say they were unable to
get any of it for campaign expenses.
The reputable men of the Democratic
party are said to have become so thor
oughly aroused over the affair that they
will endeavor to secure an investigation
and promise startling developments.
This is simply stupendous! Half
million stolen;-stolen not by low
down thieves, but by high-toned gen.
tlemen(9 and leading Democrats. No
wonder the Republicans carried Chi
cago. And what did the Democrats
intend to do with that half million
fund? Could it be for anything else
than to corrupt the voters?
Then turn to another column of the
CARROLLTON, Mo-, April AT 1:3O
the jury sent for Judge Rucker, and Fore
man William Freeman notified him that the
jury could not agree. The judge ordered
the sheriff to return the jury to it's room
and lock it up.
Judge Rucker announced this afternoon
that he would keep the jury locked up I'M
Got ND he hos to
keylesvlle to open court. If they have
not agreed by that time he will discharge
them.
Prosecuting Attorney Miller of Carroll
county, has been investigating the charges
of jury bribing, and states that there is
not the slightest doubt but that two or
more of the jurymen have been bribed to
either secure an acquittal a hung jury.
There is no doubt that the jury has been
tempered with. Mr.. Miller has received
statement from Charles Dickinson, who
was the panel from which the jury was
chosen, which is very damaging to the de-
Tense. Dickinson swears that on the Mon
day night before the trial begun Jacob S.
Williams, cashier of the Bank of Tina
went to him and said that if in case he
was selected FOX a juror and would stand
out for acquittal there would be big money
in it for him. Williams So ID that he would
be paid. The next day Dickinson save he
was approached by Rich Smith, brother
lD-ldW- OIL barney I1uuSOIl, WHO Is now on
the jury, and Smith made the same propo-
sition that had been made by Williams.
Dickinson is one Of the most reputable
men in the county. There is great indigna-
ton in Carroll county that a jury could
be found here to do anything but to con-
vct the Tailors, as no one has the slightest
doubt of their guilt and the only reason
they expressed to account for a hung Jury
is that some of it has been bribed
1t will be remembered that the Tay-
ors were two brothers, what they call
bankers, in this afflicted Western coun-
try;-that is fellows who skin their
neighbors alive by lending money for
"a to 12O per cent per annum. They
got into lawsuit over some of their
crimes, and persuaded the chief wit
ness to go with them, in the night,
taking his whole family along, to car
ry him out of the country. and then
proceeded to murder them, one and
all. A little child, though sadly mu-
tilated, recovered and crawled to a
neighboring house, and gave the
alarm, and the Taylors fed. They af-
forwards surrendered themselves for
trial with the results above given. 1t
really looks as if the bottom was out
of society and all the devils let loose.
If the people of Carrolton do not rise
up and hang these scoundrels they
will neglect their plain duty; and
they ought to hang the bribed jury
men alongside of them.
Then we have the news that the
house committee will report in favor
Of the impeachment of Judge Ives for
trying to suppress the groggeries,
gambling shops and other hell-holes Of
Polk county. Serves him right. He
ought to have had sense enough to
know that the only way to get along
in this age, is to float with the rotten
and sinking stream Of universal cor
ruption, and crawl out of it at last.
| covered with h )nor and ordure.
An then our eyes turn across the
| wate to where Oscar Wilde is on trial
| in London for committing with a
young noblcman(:) the nameless crime
which brought down on Sodom and
GOmorrah the blazing wrath Of