Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1906-02-06
True BILLS h0as.aaST Linn.
CLERK OF CIRCUIT COURT FACES
PRISON TERM.
Prominent Chicago oficeholder In
dicted for Larceny, Theft, For
gerry and Other Offenses.

chicago, F6D. 0.-JOnn a. Linn, CLERK
of the circuit court, faces a term in
the penitentiary from 1 to Is years
and is liable to the payment of heavy
fines for criminal conduct during his
tenure of the Office of clerk of the SUI
perior court. Twenty-Five indictments
against him were returned in court at
noon Saturday by the January grand
jury.
These are the charges on which the
indictments were based, with the PEN
atty In each case:
1. Conspiracy with John R. Peterson
and Gustav Broberg to do an illegal act
injurious to the administration of JUS
tice, to-wit, to hire, persuade and in
duce one Frank j. CHASER to secrete
himself and keep away from the state
Of Illinois SO he could not be produced
as witness before the January grand
jury of Cook county.
Penafy-Fine of $4,000 and impris-
onment in penitentiary not more than
five years
2. Conspiracy with Frank j. CHASER
with intent to cheat and defraud Cook
county to obtain large amount Of
money, to-wit, the sum of $4,000, by
means of false pretenses.
Penalty-Fine of $4,000 and impris-
onment in penitentiary not more than
five years.
8. Withholding records of the Office
of the clerk of the superior court from
his successor in Office.
Penalty-Not less than one nor more
than five years in penitentiary
4. Embezzlement as a public officer
Of large sum of money and warrants.
to-wit, to the sum of S. ,00O
Penalty-From to Is years in peni-
Tertiary.
Nos. S, 8. Z, 8, 9, 10. II. 10, 10, inclu-
sive. Larceny. Each Indictment for
amounts from 500 to $3.50.
Penalty-One to ten years in peniten-
tiary.
Nos. IA. is, is, II, IS, 10, 20, 81, %,
20, "a, Is, inclusive. Forgery. Each
for city warrants from $12 to SILT.
Penalty--One to IA years In peni-
tertiary.
The charge Of conspiracy is based on
the alleged efforts of Linn, through
Peterson and Broberg, to keep CHASER
outside the jurisdiction of the Illinois
courts. 1t is said CHASER was offered
500 to stay away from Chicago, sc
that he could not be used by the states
attorney as a witness before the grand
Jury.
The case has been before the Jury
for more than week. Delay in re-
| turning the indictments has been due
to the great precautions taken by
States Attorney Healy to insure that
no errors be made in the true bills
which can be attacked in court.
Linn is reputed to be worth 100000.
He is said to have made $150,0O0 more
than his legal salary as clerk of the
superior court during his eight years
In the Office. In testimony given by
detectives of the Citizens association,
who worked under the direction of
Secretary Singleton. Linn is charged
with securing money by putting dunn
my" names on the pay roll and also
with stealing from the fees of his
office.
Linn has been a power In North side
politics. He spent three years as crib
keeper, and an equal number as police
man. Then he was bridgetender
for year and alderman for two years.
From alderman he became county COM
missioner for four years and then
served eight years as clerk of the su-
perior court