Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1905-07-13
MINIATURES GRAND JURY RE.
TURNS 81.
AN ASSEMBL lyman BRlBED
Held in a True Bill Charging Him
With Taking $50 from Newspa.
per Man to Vote Against Primary
Election Bill in the Legislature of
1901.

Milwaukee. July 12.-SiNty.seven in
iiCtmeutS against % indivi }uals, most
of whom are former county officials,
were handed down by the grand jury
yesterday, and the probiug # the jury
Sttil goes On, the term not expiring I'M
III September /, The indictments
added yesterday To those returned ten
days ago makes total of l05 thus
far. with the expectation taat further
probing will result in many indict-
mcnts to We returned in the near flu
turc. There are hut five new names,
Nearly all the new indictments charge
bribery in the sum of $40, The amounts
i is allegCd, having been paid to pres.
ent or former city officials in connec-
tiol, with awarding of county contracts
for the erection of an addition to the
county hospital several years ago.
Many of the III lictmentS are the result
If confessions of Otto Seidel, ,lr.. AMI
Edward r. Strauss, former members
If the county board, Fred C, Schultz,
IA newspaper reporter is indicted on
one count, charged with Offering a
hribe of $50 to Herman j. Polmren-
ming, member of the state assembly in
1901. To vote against the primary
election bill. Polmrennng is also in
dictcd charged with accepting the
bride.
The gard jury resumed its session
at l:30 O'Clock in the afternoon anG 1t
was expected that within short time
1t would make another report, rs II al
most reached that point Monday after
noon.
Assistant Secretary of State Miner
was in the district attorneys office.
presumably waiting to be recalled be.
fore the grand Jury.
When the jury convened at 1870
o'clock it went into executive session
and was undoubtedly finishing the
work of preparing indictments in
which it was engaged Monday. No
witnesses were called into the room
and neither Mr. McGoyern nor Mr.
Golf we're with the jurors.
Ready to Receive the Report.
At 5 o'clock the grand jury took a
short recess and District Attorney Me.
Govern was called to the jury room
Members of the jury loItercd about
the corridors, while the district attor-
ne, with few of the jurors were
closeted in the room supposedly put.
ting the finishing touches on the batch
Of tue bills to be returned later in
he afternoon.
Two young men who apparently
we're strangers in the city and were
thought to be from sCme interior city
OF the state, appeared in the city nah
about . o'clock ana were at once eS-
corted from the seventh floor where
the grand jury sits 10 the fifth floor
and taken into District Attorney Nc.
Governs office 1t Is supposed that
they have been invited 20 tell what
they may know IN regard 10 deais ID
which other parts of the state than
milwaukee county are IHN'i'N'' ~
which may have a bearing of corrup
tiou here.
District Attorney T. i. Gilbert q
Dane county called upon Assistant Dis
rlct Attorney Cochems at the CITY
hall He said that he was in no way
interested in the grand jury inYestiea-
items, but simply called upon MI co.
chems socially.
The presence Of State Senator San,
born Of Ashland in the city has
aroused interest. as It was Senator
sanborn at whose suggestion the bill
changing the name Of Gates county
70 Rusl county was introduced in he
Legislature few weeks ago He was
not noticed about the city hall. but
may have been In consultation WIN
toe cticials elsewhere In the city