The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-02-17
Judge Clusters Charge Instructs the
Members to Spare None. No Mat
ter How Prominent.
CRUELTY AT REFORM SCHOOL
BOYS SAID TO BE FLOGGED, LEAV-
ING SCARS ON THEM FOR LIFE.
Expert Earnest Reports DefnIcatiOns
Amounting to $4,000 by DE
kaIb County Officials.

Special to the Indiana polls Journal.
MARION, Ind, Feb. 16.-It was expected
that the grand jury called to investigate
the charges of bribery in the Crum- Evans
case would get together this morning, but
one of the members was late in arriving
and Judge Clusters charge was not deliv-
cred until this afternoon. After advising
them to their duties in general way
he came to the special matter in a compre-
hensive and vigorous charge. The first wit
ness called after the jury got TO work was
Phineas Howard, who is reported TO have
boosted that he was sent to fix Joseph
Conn, of Washington township then pros
pective juror. Howard has since denied
IL he made such statement The next
wit ess was Hugo Condo, a student in the
law ,ffice of II. ]. Paulus, where Matthews
alleges a meeting was held in which certain
persons were selected to be seen" and GER
tam others chosen TO see them. All the
men on both special venires will be sum-
moned as witnesses, in addition to numer-
Gus others who will be called.
II. j. Paulus and l.. d. Baldwin, attor-
neys for Crum and Evans, who were ar
rested yesterday evening. readily gave
bond. Grief Matthews publishes a card to-
day, in which he denies that he accused
Attorney I. b. Dicken of completely in the
corruption which he has described. Both
Crum and Evans, who were convicted in
the green goods case have been unable to
furnish bond and are still confined. Judge
Clusters charge to the grand jury was as
follows:
There is one subject to which your par
ticular attention is called as a proper sub
ject for investigation. The report is cur
rent in this community, and is widely circu-
lated in the public press, that in a Grim
inal case In this court. the trial of which
has recently closed, attempts have been
made TO bride members of the jury drawn
for the trial of that cause, and this
port has become so general and comprises
such particuarities of circumstances con-
corning the alleged bribery and involves so
many persons that ii seems to be the duty
of the court to call your attention to this
matter as a proper subject of inquiry. This
report includes, among the participants in
the alleged bribery. some of the attorneys
OF this court aiderS and abettorS there
of with others as principals, and the mat
ter is of such public nOtOriety, as | have
stated. TO make it seem proper in fact to
make ii the duty of the court, to partic-
ularly call your attention to this matter.
L is a matter fraught with much grave
consequences to the administration of JUS
tice In itself in this community as TO COM
mand your serious and active considera-
ton, and you should at once courageously
and thoroughly investigate il and ascertain
with the means afforded you for that pur-
pose whether such bribery has been in fact
attempted or perpetrdted or not. and dis
cover the guilty parties and return 1ndlct-
mentS against them. whether they be at
tOrneyS of this court or Others and wheth-
er they be principals or accessories, and
you should do this in accordance with the
oath which you have just taken, that You
will present no person through malice,
hatred or i'll will, nor leave any unpre-
scented through fear or favor or affection,
for any reward or hope thereof.
IF any attorney. being charged, as he is.
with the duty of advocating and aiding in
the honest enforcement of The law, should
sink so deep into professional degradation
as to engage in the bribery of jurors or in
aiding or abetting such bribery the penal
ties Of the law for its infraction should be
visited upon him with the same rigor and
promptness and with the same certainty as
against any other person or class of per-
sons.
THE security of society and the integrity
of individual rights depend upon the faith
full and honest administration of Justice
and whoever by bribery or other corrupt
means, polluteS or obStructs the channels
through which justice is TO be administered
Is an enemy 10 society and the enemy OF
| every person seeking through such channels
| the enforcement of rights or the redress of
wrongs.
The investigation may consume several
days. il is understood the prosecutor
| expects to make a thorough examination of
| every member of both venires recently
summoned TO court in the Crum-Evans
COS