The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-02-16
Charged with Bribing Frank Ladd,
Who Served on the Crum-Evans
Panel Last Week.
THE GRAND JURY'S DRAG NET
WILL BE CAST TODAY. AND SOME
BIG FISH MAY BE LANDED.
Newton County Trustee Issued Illegal
Township Orders-TayIor Murder
Case at Bloomfield.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
MARION, Ind, Feb. l5.-H. j. Paulus, L.
d. Baldwin. attorneys. together with ]. W.
Crum and John c. Evans. convicted yester-
day i'm the green goods case. were arrested
this afternoon on an affidavit filed by Grief
Matthews, on the charge OF bribing juror
Frank Ladd. These are only some OF the
arrests expected TO follow the grand jurys
investigation tomorrow.
When Crum and Evans were taken TO the
Jail last night after the jury's verdict re-
volver of 3S calibre was found i'm Evans's
possession. From this developed the fact
that his recent tribulations have made him
somewhat desperate and that IL is but u
short time since he threatened +. l.. Zeis.
the cashier of the Jonesboro Bank, with a
similar weapon when Zeis refused to 90 on
his note for $500. He sulks i'm jail while his
companion in crime is as clipper as If three
years i'm the penitentiary were merely
prospective picnic They have both been
unsuccessful in securing bondsmen.
II. j. Paulus and George w Harvey. at
torneys for the defense, whom Grief Mat
thews implicated in the effort to corrupt
the jury. both make a sweeping denial, and
say that they will go before Judge Custer
and ask that an information be issued
against them with view TO a thorough IN
vestigation. T. b. Dicken. another attor-
ney implicated by Matthews. also enters a
denial, and says that he was not in Marion
the day that the meeting is said to have
been held i'm Paulus's office.
p. IL. Elliott, of the firm of Henry 4 Eli
lott, whom Matthews had employed in his
defense, states that he has secured an am
davit from James Peters corroborating the
statement of Matthews I'm every particular.
Peters was implicated by Matthews n
other go-between. He will appear before
the grand jury tomorrow. This body or
men has been selected, and consists Of VIII
liam Gage, of Monroe township; Abraham
Brubaker of Richland; Ernest Keever. or
Green John Hamaker. Of Washington;
Cicero Evans. of Liberty. and VIM. w.
Bayless, of Liberty. At a conference or
prominent attorneys. held at the office or
Henry & Elliott, a majority Of the county
bar attended, and all present offered their
services to Judge Custer in behalf OF
searching investigation Of the matter.
To-day Prosecuting Attorney Bundy saw
Mart Friermood and Frank Ladd. members
of the jury which tried Crum and Evans,
who, according to the statement of Mat
thews. had been approached. Mr.. Bundy
says that they, too, corroborate the Mat
thews statement on that point. The attor-
neys for the defense state that they expect
to reverse the decision of the Circuit Court.
while Attorney Brownlee and Prosecutor
Bundy hold that the State has no apprehen-
sion of any such result.
Various attempts have been made 10 elicit
information from the jury I'm the recent
trial as to the proceedings in the jury room.
but they are not disposed TO talk. They
leave the impression. however, that all were
in favor of verdict of guilty, but were
not agreed as to the punishment to be spec
flied. They will all be summoned to appear
before the grand jury. John A. kersey has
been appointed special prosecuting attor-
ney to assist i'm the investigation. The sem
timent here is Overwhelmingly in favor OF
| employing every possible means TO detect
| and punish the culprits who have been I'M
plicated in the affair.