Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1901-06-15

with as u Gubcrnatoral candidate.
Some of the Reeves men are saying he
will retire from politics at the close of
his present term IN Congress. but 9TH
ers assert that he will never he salts
fled till he has won the honor of the
Gubernatoral nomination. which was
ut one time almost within his grasp AT
the Peoria convention last year. so
far as known Reeves has made no al
lance with any one rs to the Senate
rial contest. Some of the men who
were for him for Governor gre now for
Dawes for Senator. and some of them
are declaring themselves for Sherman
for Governor. With Reeves "a candi.
date for Governor. the Federal crowd
would he q house divided. Last year
the Federal crowd was solid for Reeves
for Governor. Now II Reeves should
be- candidate again In 1904. and find
Dawes and Sherman Joined In Often
sive and defensive alliance. which
must necessarily be hostile TO his am
bition. there would he u split In the
Federal ranks and neither Reeves nor
sherman would win. so II would seem
that In the group which includes Yates.
Dawes. sherman. Mason, Madden. and
Reeves. matters are decidedly mixed.
However. there are other elements
which will he powerful In the contest
In the coming three years. Congress
man Hopkins. Hit. Cannon. and War
ner. former Congressman Lorlmer. and
his friends: the Tanner men who have
not as yet indicated their preferences
among the conflicting groups Of poll
ticians: the new situations which may
arise In consequence of the redistrict-
Ing of the State--all these will he fac
tors In determining the results In poll
ties before the next two State convcn.
| lions.
With so many candidates for Govern.
or. ana so many candidates for Sena-
tor. matters are complicated. What al.
liances may he made cannot be- fore
told. One thing seems certain. and
It IL that the hottest fight In the Re-
publican party this State has seen for
many years will he waged from now
iii the Republican State convention
meets next year. The battle will be
for the control of that convention, and
the elements which dominate II will
have probability of remaining In
charge of the party affairs In this State
for many years.
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The Eagle congratulates the public
AZ large, the Mooney ana Boland De-
tcctive Agency, ana John BOland espe-
clally upon the conviction OF DR.. Aug
ust NJ. Cnger ana Frank Wayland
Brown. Chicago citizens are proud Of
John Roland, ana well they may he,
for Chicago. ana the State OF Illinois
owes John Roland debt Of gratitude
for his perseverance and tireless efforts
In bringing about q conviction of Tn.
ger and Brown. DR.. August NJ. Ungei
and Frank Wayland Brown We're found
guilty Of conspiracy to obtain money
by false pretenses by jury In Judge
Tuley's Court. ana their punishment,
fixed AZ Imprisonment In the .peniten
tinry. The jury was ont less than hall
an hour, and took but one ballot. A
motion for new trial was made by
the defendants attorneys. II will be-
argued Il week from next Friday. II
new trial Is not granted the prisoners
will be sentenced by the Court. The
maximum term is five years.
The Defenbach conspiracy case IN.
been one OF the mos, interesting ant
complicated with which the crimina
officials of Cook County have had Il
deal for many months. The evidenc,
showed that Marie Defenbach. a beau
tiful young woman of fair education
became infatuated with DR.. unger
) who had an Office az No. $50 West Mad
; isOn street The first act OF conspiracy
as shown by the evidence. was on Apri
J York Life Insurance Company for ,
$1,000 policy on her life. This wa
refused on the ground of her financia
standing ana character. Her next up
plicarion was for an 5000 policy II
that company, and this also was re-
: fused. On July 3, however, she oh
, tanned New York Life policy 70
$1,000.
) She was initiated into the order o
! the knights and Ladies' of Honor. AM
obtained a $1,000 policy on May 10. Oh
+ June IL the woman was taken into tn
4 FOresters, and got policy for $1,000
5 making the total insurance on her III
a $4,000. The proceeds of the New YOr
Q Life and knights and Ladies' of Homo
I. policies We're TO so TO Unger as tru'
e tee or by power of attorney. The Fol-
a esters policy was TO be divided bt
v tween Unger, Brown. and Smiley, Tn
g ger to receive $4,000. Brown and Smile
i $1,000 each. Application had also bee
made to other insurance companies, an
n the general scheme contaminated seem