Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, June 2, 1876, Page 1

VOLUME 30, MNOSIERY AND UNDERWEAR. e LACES. st .| GREAT REDUCTIO "NDERWEAR,| LACES. compristog all tho dosirablo kinds Flfl ll’ L—fl—h r & [:[L for thogoason. All, from tho largest OFFER HOSIERY Guipare and Hamburg Nets 1n & groator varioty of rich and elo~ ‘,pt goods than was ever shown in At 86c., $1.00, and $1.50, worth $1.25, $1.50, and §2.00, the Wost. Purchasing fine goodsin pulk, diroct of the manufacturors, in WITH TRIMMINGS TO MATCH, Also, a Lot of Forn Gachemire Nets corapotitors, the bargains wo offor At $1, $1.25, §1.60, and §2, worth csnnot be equaled. 1,50, $2, $2.60, and $3. WILNOXD Black Al Sk, Caipue e 67 & 69 Washington-st., Choice Designs at $3, $3.50, and $4. CHICAGO. STATE & WASHINGTON-STS. FIKE'S OPT'RA TIOUSK, CTNCINNATI. 408 NORTIH FOURTH-ST., ST. LOUIS. LOTFIT LN Rlwans &Bmmm AUCTION SALES A good White Duck Vest, $1.25, Watches, Jewelry, AND SILVERWARE, $1.50. Finest material made up equally low. OF THE. BEST-ENOWX MANUFACTURERS, Erery Afternoon and Ev'g, 2:30 and 7:30 o'cl'k. Qur Business Suits are stylish. #12, $14, $16 and $18 buys Suits A. H. MILLER’S, that will certainly give satisfuc- AT 61 WASHINGTON-ST. tion, ELISON, POMEROY & CO., Auctioncers. Blue Flannel Sults, best quali« DOOMED. The County Ring Looking Forward to a Sojourn at Joliet. The Grand Jury Brings in a Formidable Batch of Indictments, den, Jones, McCaffrey, Carroll, Russell, Harris, ete. The Brethren Give Bail, and Loudly Protest Their Innocence, '8 The Grand Jury Submits an Interesting Resume of Its Labors. The Mass of Perjury and Official Corruption Which Con- fronted Them. Choice Illustrations of Periolat's Sys- tem of Making Out Bills. Ingbility to Unearth Anything About the Wabnsh Avenue Rall~ way Job. Qorruption Buspeoted, but Not Discovered, in the Fullerton Avenune Con- Mr, J. H. FRENC“VWHI conduct the rnle. duit Work, COAL. WINDING U’ BUSINESS. ISPt -vivcs s ARPTVSUU U Uy 3 ° ies, $18.50. MINOR CASES, K i l“ Eo“ q}@fl] : (I‘;l‘:::k Alpaca Coats, extra ‘The Grand Jury yesterday morning disposed lengths, 2 of unumberof trivlal cases before taking hold vl the regular investigations futo county man- ugement. Kimberly, it will be remembered, tud squealed, und, notwithstanding he Lud beer the last witness Weduesduy, he oceupied th sumne position yesterduy. To make his “squeal complete, he was called several times before the jury, but his statements did not differ ma- terdally from his confessions already published, except that he denfed that he lad ever fre- quented a certuln cluss of houses, ANOTIIER BQUEALER, ‘The next important witness wis a Mr. Sweet- zer, residing ot Jefferson, who has for the last clght years had the contract for supplyiny th Insune Asylum with meat, notwithstunding thut the contract had been awarded to P. O'Donnell, which meuns Perlolat & Co. e proved to be a “*aquenlor,” sad, under certaln clrcumetances, was induced to toll what he knew. ~In substanice, hin story was that he had been seduced by Perio- 1at, that he had been unmercifully robbed, and, to make himaclf even, he bad jolned in the work. The long-sought C. N. Holden, Jr., was tho next wituess. Before entering the room © was fgnorant of what was wanted of him, lut hin eyen were opencd when bis attention way di- rected tothe fact that he had pald Perlolat for 100 barrels of flour, when only screuty-five had been delivered to the Insane Arylum. 1ie professed to know nothing of the deal, but when the facts were rmml upon him he confensed that he might have been robbed aa indicated, but did not sew bow it could huve been done. Black and Colored Mohairs. Fine assortment of Pants, and those that are cut to fit. All Goods retailed nt WHOLE- SALE PRICES. 150 STATE-ST. 126 _MILWAUKEE- NRAILIROADN, Lighining Strikes, And Liable to Strike Again. THE 0LD RELIABLE BALTIMORE & OEIO R, R. $17.00 14,00 14.40 REDUCED TO $4 PER TON, Delivered, Until Further Notice. WIL . WILMINGTON COAL ll)'lifl & MANF'G. CO. EUREKA COAL €O, OUEAN STEAMISHIPS. STATE LINE. ¥EW YORK TO GLASAOW, RPOOL, DUBLIN, BELFAST, AND LONDONDEIR| These Arat-closs full-powered steamers will sall from jer No. 42, North Jtfver, foob of Cannl-st., Now York: OF PENNSYLVANIA, ..., Thutsiay, Tuurway, Thursia; ‘hu " une arter. First cabin, i according to accommodation, _Itetur tickets, 8123, Hecond cabin, £50; return tickels, £, Fleel it 10! 1., Chicago. west rates, Apply toJ, WARRACK, No, STAR BALL LINE, ITED BTATES & BRAZI L MAIL STEAMSIIITA. DT E Rontiny from Whtaa's WHATt: rookiyn, N. ¥ Yor Para, Dernar Babia, and Rio Jaueiro, calilng Aadevery itornatd Passengers holding oint dealr ablo. & mhieo, O et tabtion sull a4 the Company'sOffice BAXTER, o, a0 e, #teree. Wednesday, May 51 | Palmer lousos Grand Pacic lotel, 83 Clarkest,, | The next cato bronght before the Jury was that 30 WA 700 0 "Tiuraiay. June— | and in Depot, Ixposition Building, footMonrog-st, | Of Jimes Vazter, charged with = conaplring TR ARTIN, 3008, toa: ‘Baturdag, Juiy — | 108, B BARIY, L.'M. COLE, g N g e ok " Rog amenger Accotnmmodations A3 \vest. basn. Agont. Gon Ticket Agont, | that hu had conepired wi ames Rog: fllue?lh‘lml Dm!’i at lcdll:!d':\l‘“h"'l"lyh ers to burzlariounly enter the store of J. 8, TUCK] ent e AT Pardridge & Co., on Siate sirect, a cano which hax attracted some otteution, He had been Indicted a few days ago, and the motion was to releavo him by the }my s reconsidering the indictment. The eifort to this cnd was marked, but proved futile, for while the {ndictment aguinst Baxter wos aus- tained, Rogers had been previously discharged. It is proper (o atate here that the statement wude in referenco to tho State's Atlorney’a action i taking ‘bail for Rogera' relenee wae not intended to reflect on that officer, h, lVlIl? acted with the knowledge and approval of Jndge Moare. LL & AR 54 Pine‘st., New York. ANCHOR LINE U, S, MAIL 8 TEAMERS, New York and Glosgows BOLTVIA, Juned, 3 p. m. | ANCHOUIA, June 17, noon ALSATIA, Juoe 16,3 ¢ 1n: | CALIFOLNTA, Ja 24,3 pim w York o London: \USTRALIA. June 10,4 p. 1 | ANGLIA, June 24, 4 pm ow York to nlw«rh nl;mrpw, London, or Londo A 03 to 860, according 1o accommodations. i, )‘Eleuulxm ticketa llfitfl“t‘!d TAiCS. GENERAL Discount on City *Taxes, THE_SAFEST ISVESTMENT FOR YOUR MONEY 18 IN YOUR OWN TAXES, crpeclally when you can got n HANDSOME DISCOUNT, The City of Chicago will, at any time before June 1, 1878, borrow from persons owing City Real Estate Taxcs for the car 1875 h taxce, ! termediata, 833; stecrage, $28. Jear 1875 the amount of suc 2 | “The fury then turned 14 attention to the consid- Wéfi%fi&é#%fiéfi?'fi%h T B L O e and afterJuno | cryijon of nndnished busincen, which covered all 1, and prior to July 1, 1870, allowing one and ono half ('IV-) pee cent dleconnt, and will lasne vauchera therefor which may be ured at once, or that lind been evidence was a l{;\’ovm‘l of oficial corruption. The ONLY DIRECT LINE TO FRANCE.—The General in, and all that remained was to el on’ - 3 a s O e BT Cantinunt wili saiLfrom bise No. | Dy order of the Mayorand Finance Committee, | had acentedthio trauble from afur, and belng witle, & North River. a3 follows: SAINT LAURENT, | Apply to 8, 8. HAYES, Comptrolicr, fod from tus publication 1o Hens folmae that Licheancz, Baturday, June 3; FRANCH, Trudelle, fat- ‘Hoom 3, Caty Tiatl. ey had been or woul n y were ox. whiay, Jure 10 RIICE Dauro. Hatdrdsy, duse 17, cited. Prominent oimong them wore ex-Comiiia- (co of Passage {n goid (tncludiug wine) : First =z wioners Jones and Crawford, The foriner waa abla, g0 to sccording to accommadation NANCIAL, nervously engaged in hunting bail, aud the latter Beohe 7, d Sabtnc g0, st ek 41 ot = found notbing more pleasunt thau 'to sbuso cer- Gota"ratca: Wicerage, $ab. with SUDGrOF CCOMTIO. e B et Co &tions, tncluding wine, bedding, snd utensils, without 7 PER CEN tuin usm"”" to” whom lhe attributed his exira charye, Bieamors mATkel thas 5 do hot carry I . downfall. In fact, he clafnicd is fodictment and while waengers. U1S DeBEBIAN. Agent. mrl;'w“ly‘: e Tk Nov 67 Clarc mer Randoiph, Agent for Chicaito. North German Lloyd. ¢ steamers ot this Company will aall every Bature E{ from Bremen Plez, lm’n! Third-st.. Hoboken. From New Yark to Southsmpton, Lincorn, Favees ‘and lspema, frst cabin, §100; serond <abin, $60, gold; swevrage, o passage appi; 820 currency, For frelgn OELRICHS & CO. 2 Bowling Green, New York. Grent ‘Westorn Steamship Line. From New York to Bristol (Rugland) direct. HMEREET, Weslern. Wednesday, June 7. ARAUONE,Tflym:nl BAtuTds s 8 vindicatton, be mode in one moment & number of threats of lbel and gen- eral anniliilation, in the next be found {4 very con- venient to apologize, stating thal ho had spoken excltadly, etc. Sweetzer's **squeal,” however, amounted to the Sudiug of two indictments, ane agalust the squealer und the other againat 0'Don- nell, all of which was duly recorded. The jury then settied down to the winding up of its labors. About the indicting of JAILER DOYLE, for allowlng prisoncra to escape, tho Aght wi orous. The true bill that bad been over, was killud by the State's Attorney, who urged that lie had tefed & simflar case, and had been unuble to convict. Thls being the Indict- ment of the Commissioner We will lonu $25,000 to $100,000 on businers roperty at SEVEN. On hand to loan at9, $500, B10B00. 783,200, $2.900; at 8, £, 000, $2, 500, SCUDDER & MASGN, 107-100 Dearborn-at. DISSOLUTION NOTFICES. DISSOLUTION. The firm of Elklns, Locke & Co. la this day dis. solved by mutusl connent. ATl ncconnta whl be settled by J. W. Elkine, succossor, who will con- o tho busineas lu tho same vlace, 3.\, RLKINS, b, LOCKE, Cwicaoo, Nay 31, 1876, ., MILLER, DISSOLUTION, buen connceled with county aflal Including Cabin pi $70% &, 845, Bleorage. $30, o partnership existing bosween W. R. Durdick and | Perlalat, Kimberly, Sweetzer, an nncll, was Escurslon ticketa, $120; rm;iuu‘:legv e cortitcatcn, | TR DARa idbr tho Rem name of BUrdick & diewds | then considored. o discusslon wan stormy, but ply to WAL ¥. WHITH, @7 Claric-st., Michigan {a this day disolved by mutaal consent. Either partief | tho results, a¢ secertained nud previously pro- sntral Hafiroad. 1a sutborized to sign the Srm nauns 1n settiement. 8 dicted, were pleasing, ‘The ducunient against Wl BURDICK. G B MEADL O VERIOLAT SUMMER JIEESORTS, MENASHA, WIS. Bruce’s National Totel. For fahing, bosting, drives, and aporting thers 00 place {n the Btate that excels Menasha and its farroundings. Menasha is advantagcously situated fiihe foot of Winucbago Lake, on the Big Fox dver, within an easy ride of Milwaukes, The Na- Lonal s one of tho liest hotals in the interior. Citroano, May o0, 1870, 'fO RENT, Desiranle Offiegs TO RENT waa s follows: T'he Grand Jurors, chosen, aclected, and sworn, i sud for the County of Cook, In the State of Hli- nols, in the name nud by the authority of the peopls of the State of Illinols, upou their oaths present that Clemens F. Porlolat, lnte_of e County of Couk, on th 1e¢ day of May, In_the year of our Lord 1874, In said Connty of Cook, in the State of 1llinola fesald, with the intent (o cheat and de- riain body paMitic and public corporation, to-wit, Phe uoum{ ot Cook, of Its personal ;:uod- and property, did then and there unluwfully, knowingly, designedly, and falscly pretond and represent to the losrd of Commisslonurs of eaid county that the ald Perivlat had within eightecn : 7 monthe befora the day und_year aforcaald, fury- Bm IN THR ished and dellvered to sald Connty of Cook, 84 such WNB HALI‘I sflrfllfllfl Sm‘ll]ES, N‘ Y‘ body leluc und corporate, lurge 1\uuuuu of This slegant hotel, possessing the advantage of grocerles, wares, merchandise, and oiber personal Melug situatod between and adjolning the celebrated gouds and propefty of great vilue, to-wit, of thw Congresa and Huthorn Sprlags, b now open for tha valus of $30,000, for (he cate, suppori. main- Weaption of guast, o | tevancoand sustenance of the inmates of the Foor- 1 JERMSFOR SUNE, 821 PRRWEEL. Houso sud Insaio-Asylun of snid eounty it bl oroug| ditlonsl_baths, cn and there (o du aw of tho sald Bosrd o fln.eq.:,n ‘;‘Z‘::’tmfi::d nnxl%'ux:l}l L‘Xunfl" ftn. INQUIRH OF Commissloners to pru{idz for the delivering and furninhing of the sald grocerios, wares, sud mer- chandise, and other poruonal goods und proverty- for the care, support, sud malulenunce and sis- teuance of the Inmates aforesuld, whercas in truth sud in fact hey the sald Clemiens I, Perlolat, not within elghteen months befare the safd 1at duy of Muy aforerald furulshed und delivered to said County of Cuok, aa such body politic and corporute, [oYeuents, it will be found, by thoww lu acarch of ith sud pleasure, tha most complete and con- ‘hffiul, a3 well an tho most delightful of summer s. HATHORN & COOKE, Proprietars. DNAL. WILLIAM C. DOW, Room 10, Tribune Building. m N 5 e groceeics, wares, merchandise, ud othet pres ST, MARY’S HALL, | savwomw. | il s, ai PRICES for the care, support, msintenance, and suste. FARIBAULT, MINN., REDUOE D o [nnze uf‘ t.k;?“-::lld .x:x;n-ubu af 13ldpl‘4x)nlr-llxbu.e mndl iL. B. WHIPPLE, D. D., Rector. Nim MUNGER’S tiere well Knetw, — Aad the Grand durors sfore: P. DARLINGTON, Priscipal. aald, upon thelr oaths sforesald, here prudent and Iieng reonsd sion of the Blshop, with R Y say lini they are unablo to give, and cauuot give, ) ;“wunu::vfi'.,'g“gfig“”flm‘“'r“-'fifi‘;‘!fi' - :‘.}':‘m ]lurl(trl‘llnr ad ‘pedicdiscriptlon of the e iad. With an LTl WURSIAY, FICKES—At 120 DEARBORN-ST, ; 46 NORTH roceries, wares, | merchandisc, and The sleventh year will begin THURSDAY, OF| o8—AL 12 4 S AY mrlunnfigufldl&ml property sforvsuld. By reason St i S o itk fo e, o0t | _CLANKCHT., aut Go WABASIL AV, S50 by nicuns of which saltl falao pretenss aud Hop: resentation o, tho sald Clemens ¥, Perlolat, did then and there, to0-wit, on the sald 1st day of May aforesaid, in the county atorcsuid, unlawfally, OIL TANKS, WiLsON & EVENDEN, Orriox or Tix COMPTHOLLER OF CyunzNaY, WnING oy Do Coy bay 24, 197 Enowingly, deafznedly, and fraudaleitly obiaiu of s il ) Wi d from the said Lody politle and corporste, to- Nosice ibarslyives aif Bsraous by mar,bove OIL TANKS ik, aahl County of ‘Couk, §40,000 In cutrent Pl e e ke muat Lo prcveited to Nathan sxnSHIPPING OANS, | maiey in Ubiled States noes atd curent bank B et I TRy e il 4785 40 West Lako Biroat. bl of the veluo of $50,000 of divers ot and el e SOnN AV KNOX. OXEXIONAGrO. | deuominations to the 1 Komppalier of o CUITayeY. P P Johnson, Ashton, Crawford, Hol- | Another Squealer Discovered ‘Who Exposes the Meat Contracts. CHICAGO, FRIDAY. JUNE 2, 1876, of the eaid Cnunty of Cook with the Intemtto | ford, and John M. Armstrong, the latter of rather cheat end defrand 1t thereof contrary to the stat- ate, nod gainat the poscs and dignity of the sama pooplo.of the Btate of 1liinota. THE OTHERS The indictment against the other parties, and :efllr the more Important of the two, waa ee fol- owa: The Grand Jorors, chosen, melected, end sworn, In aad for the County of Cook, tn the Stats of Ill- unia, in the name and b{ the authority of the pen- ple of the State of I1linols, npon thelr oatha pre- tmot that Clemens F. Teriolat, George B, Kimber. Ay, batrick G'Donnen, 1ngh 1L, Beotanr, Jonoph Darris, Alexander B. Johnson, John McCaflrey, Patrick Carroll, Jobn 1. Ruseell, John Cruwford, Hamuel Anlton, John Jonex, Chiarles ©0. 17, 1olden, on the 1at day of Jnne, in the year of onr Lord 1876, [n mld County of Cook. in the State of Il noit aforesaid, with the intent then and there to cheat and defraud a certalt_hody politic and public corporation, to-wit, the Countyof Cook, of ita money, personal goods, and pr«‘?)my. did then und there untawfuily, knowingly, designedly, fraudu- lently, and felonjously, combine,’ eonsnite, and agree wfielhur with the fraudnient intent wrong- fully and wickedly to obtaln by false pretenses of andfrom the sald body politic and public corpora- Hon, to-wit, the rald County of Couk. divers large quantition of groceries, merchandise, meat, ana Jard, of preat valuc, Lo-wit, of the value of $30,000, and divern large aume of eurrant money of great value, to-wit, of the yalue of $50,000, Lhe money, peraonal ¥oods, and property of the said body ~ politic und public cotporation, viz, the County of Conk, with the Intent to cheat and de- franil the waid body politic aud corporation. 1o wit, the County of Cook, threreof, a more particular de- acription of which maid grocerles, merchandiar, meat, Jard, and current money, the Grand Jury aforeeald are unable to pive and st forth herein, contrary 1o the atatute, and againat the peace and aignity of the same people of the State of 11linnia. 'he indictments were returned .into Court ahout 2 o'clack, Judge Moore having to bLe sent for. At this moment the members of the Board were ahout assembling, and but fesw of the indict- ed hnagined for a moment what was [n_ store for them. They appeared bold, however, and such an bad not anticipated the result were early to come forward and otier bail, None of them "had any iden of the nature of the indictments found, and certalnly none of them knew of the adoption of the following RESOLUTIONS ? Resolred, That in view of the vost amount of de- tall, the number of the persons indicted, the fla- grancs of the crlies, and the unscrupulous resint- ance that will probably be made, the fnry unani- mouely recommend that the State’s Attorney be authorized and requested (o obtain all nuch {egnl asulstnnce as in his judument may be necersary, in the prosecution of the indictments for frauds apon the county. Another resolution adopted was that the bills for George Buckley, for short-hand reporting for this Jury, e paid by the conty. And yetanoilicr wan: Liexolred, That the thanks of this Grand Jury be aud they nre hereby tendered to the Hon, L. 1, Otis, Foreman, for his eficient and untiring efforts in the eaure of juatice, honest+. and good govern- ment, and in our effurts 1o &*tnct, ‘cxpose, anil bring 1o justice the couniy un tier oflicials and contractora who hiave, accut . nE to the teatimony befare u, heon CAreyIng o sur n neries of years n ryrtem of wholesslu (raud und rubbery against this communlty. ‘The presentation of the returns to the Conrt was follossed by o neat epeech from Judge Moore, thauking tho Jury for ite faithfol work. s BRINGING TIEM IN. WHAT THE SINNERS HAD TO BAY. Immediately after the dismissal of the Grand Jury the extent of its work was pretty general- ly understood. ‘The Commissioners were about assembling, and such a5 had been Indleted were not a little upset. Jones and Crawford occu- pled positions on the front steps, and, aince they had fufled to persuade the jury not to in- dict them, were prepared for the worst. Mr. Ashton lnd anticlpated the result, and was fn the oflice of the State's Attorney awaiting ar- rest,while McCaffrey thedetiant and Johoson and Holden were acting with the Bourd in opening the bids for bullding the new Court-House. All of them tried to be cheerful, but to expect a smile was too much, Each of them_saw looming up before him the spectre of Peni- tentlary life, and none were prepared to kindly rect . Empty talk had served to uuswer a ew of the newepaper accusations, but they were fully aware that now something else was necessary. The game of brag had been very succesfitl, but. they realized that before u court, of justice nnew game would be needed, and thiat thelr response woi;)d have to be more thun mere words, In fact, the question was give ball or go to jall, a matter which busicd their excitable nntires until the work o the Buurd had been com- pleted. INTUEY COME. Shortly after 4 o'clock the sky began to darken, and the “lowerlng elond * Preanced the rain which was soon to follow. It~ vas ratlier 8 queer cofnei- donce that abont the san, } simc the Criminal Court- room wns darkened by the predence of the indicted Commisalonors. With she exception of Periolat, they were glum to amwn. The blow was not nn- expected, but Instead of being good-natared about 1, 'they wet thelr teeth £cmly, and bad little (o say. They had come to 've bonde, and the fuct that' the catastrophe wan anticipated had been the neans | of sending them around among thelr friends in search of bundsmen. Thelrscarch had reanlted successfally. In spite of the popular prejutics apatust going on mew's honda, Increased by the skippingy of the past eight of ninw monthu, the Commissioners had frivndn in who did all that lay In their power to verify the old proverband show that, they were friend Indocd. 0 that, when they filed into the conrt-room, as wlth comtnon accord, they were accompanled by men who proposed to af h{ them through evf} and through good report sithough some of them no dunbt wished they had not been ealled on, and wonld have been conveniently abaent *had 'they recelved previous {ntimation that they wore likely 10 be needed in this capacity. Judge Moure was summoned from his room, and Prorecuting Attor- ney Reed was present to conduct the ceremonles, None of the accused wero accompanied by connwel save the cffervescent Perlolat, whose spirits were slightly corked up undor the gusrdianship of A. Trude, BAM ABITON o the st to offer batl, ~ Now Ashton's plea was that of the majority of hia brethren in misfortune. He atated to & THIBUNZ reporter, soon afler Lthe news of his Indictmant reached bim, that he supposed_somubody had to be fndicted. The cople of Chicago had the indictment fever ndly just at the present times In fact, woree than they hnd ever boen known to have it befare. It bind reaciied the maligiant. stage, and he wad one of the victims, le sgpposed 1t was all right. These periods of publlo excliement came aronnd once In i while, and whilo this was & rather exag- gerated care of public virtue, ha thought nome Jeopl would sce that fnstead of Indicting rogucs they had banled up bonest mou. Was he lutiucent? Of course e waa; snd be cxpecied ta provo It, oo, it they'd glvo him half & chiance, und with this feoling_ unimuting his manly breast, ho stepped up 10 the Judye's berich. *1 had thought, " sald Sam, **that my own re- cognizance would be sufficint. Heretofore the word of Bam Asliton bss slood againat the Clty of Chicago. Now, he hasto have Londsmen. " Expreeslons of sympathy from overal mombers of the gang. “That's all right, Mr. Astiton," coolly respond- ed Judge Maore, **but It would have bad edlect. It woulidn't do 16 go sround thy lot, taking every man's recognizauce, " Ho Sam saw It waa of no nso to urge the matter, and ho quietly entercd into bonds in_the suos of $10,000, with Charles N, lammond and Hirai P, Crawford s suretlos. Both sre thought to be atralght 1nen. JOIIN JONES, the good-humored American with African blood Coursioy thraligl bis velnn, next presstod hini. self. The Court recognized him, and nodded plessantly toward Lim. Charley Reed osid he would do without sny aureties, bul be would prefer that somebudy'a neme should appear with bls on the bond. Jobn smiled, and produced John Atkin- son and Mortan Culver, who put thelr names to the bund, which was, llke' thu rest, for $10,000, and John Junes walked away to tell the reporter that It wus all a mistake, thatbe was 0. K. b and would prove 'his innocence ws was o heaven above the earth, He hiis Juwyera at once and put the caro i their hand: Tie had not sven his andlctinent, but bis law would atand by him whils he wav under 8- charge of couspiracy OF anything elsc, a they had slways lonie fu whatever trouble lio hiad been. PAT CARKOLL, tho bold Hiberniun of the County Board, with hi Tower lip fullon, and his countenance presenting a generally cust-down appewrance, waa the nest T to come to the frynt. His bond was made vut In ehort order, It “was for $10,000, and hiv snretics were Joho Atkinvon and Morion Culver. Putrick hod fallen foto the hands of & Tunusk reporter about noon, and was playfully bantered with e lnquiry as to whether he had brought hia bondswen or not, The indict- menis were not public at this time, but the hnowlng newsgatherer was aware of what way coming, and correctly supposed that Pat would pot by ‘greatly disappotnted when the fucts were inowi. **Uch, pehaw, " cuolly replied e of the Emerald Tale, *T1 go to juil; divil & boudsman do | wunt." * Andd with this careloss remark he wolked away. Later in the duy be was fouud nosing around tle bulldlog, sfter some fellows whom he Las bereto- fore abusod when they cawe to him as applicants for county contracts, but whom he now approuched with every mark of respectuud regard, and asked thewm to g0 on his bond. Thoy told him, in eflect, 10 go tho devil, whereupon e went and “got the above-mentiuncd surctivs. o was lua patnful stato af fznorancy se Lo what bie bad been indicted for. Ko man was ever wore in- nocent. Tie had beew struight wll alung; had never Wandered fram the liuo of reclitude, aud wus con- Adent that he would bu able to show clean hauds when it canio to the scratch, EX-COMMIBAIONKR ORAWFORD £/kavs, the pesonal ggods. BERY, and progsety | fumiphad aa, sgietisabls brothcn g B Cropy 1 tendent at the new Court-Hoase., Rarmon nnsavary antocedonts an n contractor for the new Court-Honne and other joba. The bond, however, wea_made out fn the regulation sum, $10,000. an the snrrties appeared to be perfectly acceptable to Mr, Reed and Jndge Moore, '*Do you know why you linve been Indicted, Mr. Crawford!™ asked the roporter. **Probmbly for canapiracy agalnat the Republican party, er the Citizens' Associstion,” replicd the ax-Commissloncr, +*Have you not scen & copy of the indictment?* ** No, but frum what [ hear from you newepaper boyn the charge fnthat of conspiracy againat the county In connection with money, sapplies, sad all that sort of thing. There's nothing In It as T eball pravo before we get through with' thia thing, A man who helped mave the rounty sume 8750, 000 in the abrtract busincss right after \he fire {an't vory likely to dabble in & petty steal from the county, iahet* The reporter woa forced to admit that 1t d1d look & little preporteroun on that showlng, but he conld drnw nothing farther from the ex(: than the ungualificd denial of ali corruption and & ‘trlumphant statement Wiat Le would eatabliah hi innucence. ANDREW B, JOTINSOR wna the next, Mr. Reed stated that he had heen indicted under the name of Alexander 18, Johneon, bul that he would not take any sdvantage of the mistake, and won]d offer bonds and get_ready for trial, Bond was then given, with A. W. Baker, contractor for coal for the county, and Charles 6. Anderson, a Scandinavian = coun- tryman of the accused. Johnson is Indicted oider the same charge s the rest, but bin cusecdnean appears to be of the more general character. Of course he ntontly protested hia in- nocence, and, according to his own showing, was as guilcier aa the new-horn babe, Hls chief anxi- oty was to be tried. £o ray they all. CLEM PERIOLAT next appeared to give bond= under his teo indlet. menta, —one for conepiracy and the other for ob- taining money under fulre pretenses, ‘The bail un- der the former indictment In $10.000, and under the latter $15,000, This, added to the amount of bail requited under the Indictment returned the ather day, awells tlre tota] amount of bis ball to £15,000, ' There was kome quertion as to the com- petency of his suretlen. and the result wae that 1wo of them were obliged to make afidavits s to the Amount of thelr worldly posacssions, Edwin Walker swore he waa worth $500.000 over and above all hin debts, which he parentheticully ob- served were not many, Louis Multog wwore ho could face the world and his creditors with & clear balance of 5,000 fn hia faver; snd Digory W. Baker was accepted without any questions being saked. Walker is 8 centleman who hne n stone- varry ot Lemont, where he vee. Hiy quarey has the reputatian of furnishing the larzest and thick- ext stone of any In this: vicluity, and for monthe past he has been diligently wrestiing with the County Hoard for the contract to furnish #tone for the foundation of the new Court-Hoare, He han influence with the Commirsoners, and was cannidercd to atand the besi chauce of belng award- ed this profitable job., The new try in a{lairs may take it ont of his hands. 1. W. Baker I the con- teactor who furnishes the connty with coal, and Loula Multog is the man who furnished the county with ifs pots and kettiea and indircriminate arti- clexof tin-ware. 1io hue & farge bill which is now pending before the Board, C. C. P. NOLDEX, the virtaoun, the tearful, came in from the Board meetiug In bl birt xleeves, He was as excited and protextdl_hin innocence as much asueval. He had With him William M. Devine und his brother, Dr. Newton P, Holden, who were accepted us hix surcties on his $10,000 bonds, Deviue In the con- tractor for milk furniehed the county. Dnring the tine hie Law hud the contract the Connty Hospital it manuged, i some dark way, and by o trick which will probably be suon proved valn, to con- sume 80 quarts of milk & day, about tbree tiues a3 much s the Tospita] realiy needv. ~ Dr. Newton . Ilvlden {5 the County Physician, who hails from Dluc Ielnd, and who bhns sttsined the rather unenviable record of not being competent ta hold a post-mortem examination, and haw had to sccure the scrvices of other yhysi- efann in cane of an_emergency, st the addftional expenne of the county, of conrse, Bills for extra rervices to the amount of $500 or £800 are now be- foro ‘the Bourd awaiting” approval. They miht hiave been approved had his brothier retained his influence in the Board. Perh: ho cloud rent- ing over him will deatroy his usefulnessoaa pnatier of cluiins for some thwe, Last, but not leust, of the brethren lo the dumps was COMMIESIONER JOIN M'CAPPREY, the loud-mouthed, beavy villain at the Connty Board ahow. 1lle bondsmen were Thomas Nelson and Stephen Keough, whe were accepted withiout auy hedtation. aud’ the bond wos made out for $10,000. Nelron has mysterionely rucceeded in tlug the contract for patuting for the cuunty, whitewashing, calcimining, eic.. and bas had rncllrnl control of the County Unfiding for the ast two or three years. He hos done hiswork when it had to be doue, sent In his exorbliant bille and the Hoand winked at them and then paesed them. Keongh wusa bidder for the foundation work of the new Conrt-House, He failed in this, but waa sabsequently administerrd a goudly dose of cuunty pap I the shape af the office of Superin- He hiw been sus- Uy Tue Board throngh thick and thin. THE OTHRRY, Measrs. O'Donnell, Sweetscr, Harris, and Kim- berly will appear to-day and give bail, the Conrt having conaented to show them sa nch favor. Kimbdrly was the only onc of the gang around when the jury reported, and he took the an- nouncement thiat he had been indicted again very much to beart. e protested that he had beenee- duced by Periolnt, and that be had not only been robbed, but almost crazed Ly his relations with the county. llc sald that the [nvestigations had de- rived him of 1nany a night's rest, and that in fact @ had neglected his charge amld his troubles. 1le had acted us squarely as hie could under the circum- stance, but Ithad been imporsible to be honest und at the samu Ume serve the Tioard. Ile did not know what he should do. be removed but C:Jn‘flcd very nstiurally to as Warden of the Insane Asylum. {le would not reslm, however, but when beleft the Asylum he #ald he waull do it with the consalation thiat it was in botter condition than he bad found it. 1le wax dejected and wad, and his greatest regret was that he bad not squcsled at an earller date, A rc}mrl wua rife duripg the doy that Perfolat would follow Kimberly's example snd squeal, Mr. Trude, Perlolat's uttornoy, suid there was no truth in it whatever; that he ‘would nut consent to & squeal, and that unless he did the prospect of a squcal was very remote. He did not know, how- ever, whother Periolat would weaken or not, bat hu never would do it with his consent, ** But witl he stand trial?" [nterponcd the reporter. Mr, Trude anewered in the aflirmative, ina half-way style, in which he conveyed the fdea that his client would prefer Canada to the Penitentiary, THE GRAND JURY, THE REPORT OF IT$ INVESTIOATIONS. The indictments presented to tho Criminal Court yesterday by the Gruud Jury were sccom- panied by 8 report setting out in part the testi- mony upon which they were based, and also ex- platulng the wethod fu which this county bas been swindled by fts oflicers and employes. In addition to this, the document refers to the con- ditfon of the jall, nud to some other subjects, which could bu presented to the Court only in the form of a report. The paper which sum- marizes the labors of Judge Otls and his asso- clates for the lust three weeks is as follows: T'o the Hon. the Criminal Court of Cook County: Teaslde the ordinary business pertainiug to the od- winlstration of the criminal law, the Grand Ju have had before them wuch testinony upon_ miuts ters of uunlmllgnlerum Some of these subjects were commendéd to our attention by the Court, aud vthers upon the complatnt of citizens, TUYE JAIL ESCAPH, In the month of April there was an escape of fourteen prisoners from the County Jall at one time, The escape wua Sllnncs\ by the prisoners, and suc- ceasfully carried out. 10 did not require much geniow to duvise, or much ability to exccute, the plan. The loose and carelens resulstions of the Jull may in fact have suggested the whole business. 7 o'clock I the moming the night guards go utt dnty and the day force begins. Turukey Conlan was alons when the night guards left, " At that thme four pricaners, who for the perfurmauce uf some duty were allowed to be at large i tho hall, selzed Mr. Conlon, ticd him, uulocked the cage doors, entered the ofiice, vbtained the keys, ro- teased thelr assoclates, and all teft the” prison aomu time hefore any ofiicksl nce had resched tho building. The Whule businesa was Lhe work of 8 few minutes. 1f it waa Invited, it was made pousible by the culpable © cuce 0f permilting hie whole prison to be defcnded by one inau, with prinous large within the halle. Besids this caralussness, there fs nothing 1o fndis llunu{l pro. priety un the part of the Sherilf or any of his sub- ordinates. Thiere have been frequent instances whe rle- oners undcr dentence huve been pennitted to leave the jail in custody of the jailer, might jailer, or other ofticer, snd reiain out for hours, There secy to be a defect In the lawon this subject, both s L0 the respoustbiiity of the oflicer permitting it, and as (o whether it be » violationof law atall. It ceins certain thut the Sherlll {s not criminally re- sponsible when the prinoner fs taken out by iy of s subordiustes without his knuwledge or authori- ty. Inonefustance, two porsons under sentence were never contined in tho jail proper: they Judged and were supplied With weals frow the oitaids in one of the vuter offices. Tho Graud Jury visited tho Jall in & body, and also by a commities, In general terms we ml{I commend the cleanli- ness of the whole establishiment. Sumu improve- wmenty In the ventilation of the women's wurd are urged by the Sheriff, which we cordlully approve. OFFICIAL CORNUPTION. While we have sxamined numerous witnessca 88 to various public frauds sud sbuse and we ave cxumined all from whom we Lave hud the falotest hope of cliciting facts, —wa regrel 10 say that, liko meny of wur predecoasors, we Davs failed In mavy casca to reach wuck u conclusiol eomd ™ hatity * indictments, This . hiss not becu becauso wo were not couvinced that there wus bold, impudent, sud wholesale s ATl 300 GRrryiqu, bus becuuse ol lal, e < e Thicage Dailp Tribune, [ % £ RICE FIVE CENTS,. = comaption has hnd ench o long and nodispoted E.‘ , and away. public morala have been ro weskeney the sentiment that it fe and chiont the public has bo All thoew tendinis and fealing. with Cook CONREY: that volaptary tentimony to ruch frandnin no longee S available. aud the attempt 1o enforce teatimony. (63 inet and batlied by unbiusting and hardly diaguly perfury, 1t hns acenrerd 1o ank investigation mo than once that witneen called before us has, wit)s brazen effrontery, undrr thi moat rigarous quen” tioning, and for am hour at a time, deliberntel, nnnwered every quiestion with lic, ahd scemingly with an little compnnction a1 T wors doing ta minor crime to rob o rome Drave and honorable setion, Tho inepiration of this sentinental porjary s, that “*honor™ farbids the min who' hos bribed another, or accepted A bribe, ar whe has nhared in the profita of & feaud, from exposing hin Annociste criminalr. ‘tHonot amone thievea ' may he proverhlal morality, but it becomes A pain- tul lu;‘x(l:'ll'm for snciety to understand that the dminiatration of muvicipal governments haa en into the hands of men to whom that honor ™ {a tha only protection Againat the pen- alticn of violnted law and the disgrace of feiony, By iaborious afforta, ably seconded by the prose. cuting attorncys, we have, [n one care st least, broken through the wall of perjury which has hitherto screcned 8 long snd systematic robbery of the public, lies poinoned the cup and the crust glven to (iud'n'pflur in the name of Charity, Las ntoien the loaf from the hungry, the medicine from the klck, clothes from the naked, and divided the uccursed plandor among the sworn oflicers p- pointed to guard, and feed, and protect these un- fortanute wards of the county. IORSB-HAILWAY JOB. We hisdbefare us several pereans who wers aup- poned to know romething in relatiun to the rale of the (runchine to the City itailroad Company for lay- ing its tracke on Wabaah svenne. While the whole tenor of the evidence wan to the effect that there afco, rui of muney expended to_ purchurs 1 nchise, we have régretfully to report that we cannot present tu the Court the name of any person actually guilty of the crime. OMclal bribery, especially of Tegislative bodies, has been reduced o' o system. and ie practiced as o regular pro- fession, The bribed and the briber need never meet; the negotiations are made by intrrmedintes, who share the spolle, Secrecy {s cnsential, and wo regret tu way that perjury Is one of the means by which secrecy is maintained and the corruption be- comen successful. Thin horse-railway transaction faa cate In polnt. The charter waes purchascd and paid for, and, unti) time sball insome wuy lead rome one of the gulity to coufemsion, it must take Ma place among the other unproved Infamies re- sulting from committing the management of public afairs to weak and corruptible men. FULLERTON AVENUE CONDUIT, In like manner we had before us much testimony in the case of the aeveral contracta for the Fuller. ton avenue copduit, and the Lonuxor gratuity which was vated by the city to the firat contractors, From the evidence before us, we are ratistied that ihe award made Lo these men, and the price paid 10 the second contractore sbove the original price, was wholly a gratuity, sud while it i “difficult to helieve that the majority of those of the Common Council who voted that nioney agrinst the repeated protestn of the Bourd of Fublic Works did =0 without sharing in some way in the distribation. we are alsomiudfuol of the factthat the sward mude wan the actof the Mayor, City Comptroller, and Corporation Counsel, to suxpect any one of whom, in the absence of twstimony, would be wholiy nn- Justifiable. We nre satistied that there fs o myste- Ty connected with this matter which, though it hns bafMed s, perhaps may yel be brought to light by some future Grand Jury, WEAKNESS OF MUSNICIPAL CORPORATIONS, We hiave had the fact painfully fmpreseed on us that, in its dealings o8 o corporution, & munfe governiment i at great disadvantage. In all the ordinary contracts between men and _corporations, ench party hias some anw o represent I, to guarid itn Interests, protect its rights, und to sceure to it comuon justice. The rullrosd or other private corporation in all its dealings han the protection furnished by the vigilance of mianagers personnlly und pecuniarily interested in the corporation. The municipal corporation has no wuch defense. doen 1ot lack officers In onmber equal to any ser- vice. Itanslary-llat and pay-rofl grow incessuntly, It has an odicer for every duty, and new dutive ara created that new places may be provided, Dut as a rule the ofticeliolder doea not conaider 1t to be hin duty to protect i emploger, Too ofivn he adapts theddeaandacts apon it, that the principal function of government in to provide oflices for men unuble otherwise 0 earna living. The evil theory dovs not stop here. It ncludes the srgument that oftice i 8n opportunity, and that no man ehoutd neglect hie opportunitics. In the coursu of our investigatons we have found o vost number of pere wons, drawling liberas salnries and sliowances from th2 publie, cmglnyed in all manner of plices of trust, and we have found but few who have be- trnyed any coneclousnens thut they owe the leuat duty of patriotism to_the county, and we regret 10 miy that we have found muny whose notlons of official dnty are iimited by their opporiunities to enrich themeclves at the public expense. COUNTY MOSPITAL—UOGAN. The county Is just now engoxed in bullding o mlhlic hospital, nt & very lurge cxpense. We have ces unable to find uny suatained evidences of fraud or corruption, and yet there Is o naspicion that bange over all things from the original letting of the cantruct to the minutest object of expendi- turc, The conaty is ofilcisily reprereite vy 8 Mr. James Handley, who is employed ns Snper- intendent, We do not accuse thix person of dis. honesty, nor do we intimate it unlews it Lo that fpnorance oud | unttness for the place he holda be consiiered cruninal. The Grand Jury of the April term left to ue an unfiniehed investigation a4 (o the explois of Mr. Joscph Hogan, who ’pmcnmly holils the ofice of County Plumber. 1t hos passed into an estahlished rule o Cook County that plumbing work, and the fnrnishing of piumbers’ materinls, cannot be falrly estimated for, nor et by cone tract, Such isthe oflicial oplnion of the architect of the hosptal. A result i, that all the plumbing and gav A5ting haw to be given out by days® work, and “the waterial fs furnished as wanted by the plumber, and. by soms unexplalned process,” Mr. togan Is alwnys the plumber employed. lle has the reputation of being an able workman, ana if, under ull the facts pertaining to this buriness, there Inn robbery of the public proportionnte to tunt which has been dincovered in the matter of wtpplics to the Alins-Huuse and Insane Asyluin, it may. - perhid, e consaling to know fhut {he L though cortly, fo well done. Mr. ilogan hue Dbeen hauling lend and iron pipe, and other mute~ rial, o the building for seversl monthw. Ar. Haundley, the Superintendent, receives the guatis at the buflding, ana, without welghing, measuring, or counting, he fisues certificates to Mr. Hogan, who, in the quict snd repose of his own fireside, makes out hisown bille, idorsed by the :nmilllmi Handley, and with commendable punctuality draws W3 maney from the County rensury. ~ Mr. landley thus” ably represents sud protects thy county ut the low price of S5 per day. On his oath he declared that he received no more, In the stnplicity of the County Board, sud of the Superintendent, and of Mr. Ho; uo such thing a8 o scale waa consldered necessary in order to give intetligent vouchers for articles sold by welght, and though many tons of lesd have been recelpted for from time to tlme Mr. Hogsn's billa huve alwayn furnlshed the Buperintendent with all the information he considered necessary, or o haviug Any naterial bearing on the truusaction. KEPOKT ON TUR PLUMBING WORK, A committes of practical experienced men, ‘members of this jury, vieited aud jnspected the County Hospital building. They called to their asaistance Mr, Jobn Irons, the well-known and re« spectable plumber of thiv city, who mads a de- tafled report of the plumbing wark then in prog. resa, This report, fully approved Ly the Com- wmittee nnd this Jury, r a5 follows 3 Citicano, Muy 20, 1676—Uessrs, Clark, Waller, Grannls, and Mortimer, Comumnillee of the Grand —GRNTLESEN: Agrevable toyour request, L hiave examined the plans for the plumbing snd gs- fitting for the new Cook County Huspital, and Lave also thoroughly examined the work, inone of the puvilions, and'fAind thal the materiale used are aof e very best und most._expensive of thelr several kinds, #ud the workmanship Is of the very fin and s as good ay is done for the tineat dwellings. It fs fmpossible for me (o tell exactly the umutint of material In the bullding, but to the best of my ‘mlumelll and bellef tuere is40, 000 puunds of lead n the work, “+In my uploton tho materiale usod are much bete ter, and the workmauship more expensive, than is nuctulrdy for such a bullding, s all that ls needed ina good, stroug, and substantisl, but plain job. would be well vatlsfied to do the work atan advance of 10 per cent on the cost of material and labor (glving certiied billa of cost of material), and do 8% guod 8 jub sa thy building anl it uses demund, and atu cust of from %5,000 to 80,000 leaa than it will now cont, if the plumbing work fs completed [u the same manner as it is commenceid, “*The entire cot of the plumbing 1 finislied as it hus beonu commenced, $18,000 to §20, L. Joux Inoxs." KECEIVING SUPPLIES. Mr. Trons estimuted from obscrvation that there wera then in the butlding some 40,000 pounds of lead; wud that there were somo 4,000 jounds in store fn tho bullding, Up 10 the sy dutu Mr, Hogsn bind presented biils and un the certideates of Superintendent (landley hud drawn pay for 50,0 pounds. Thin discrepuncy wes not ez plained; we do not chare St it le the result of Traud, but It Is incidental to the way in which all the businees of tho conuty, when the county s a Jurchascr, da doue. The rule (s tiat each person uruishlug gouds to the county sende the urticlen With or without & hid of ftenm.” No uther account iu kept aave the bille of the seller, aud the recelpt ven du indorsed on the bill. 'To receipt for gouds seems to be regarded aa & naolusy cerumony, ba- Cutine the whole account can bo passed at on tine ut the end uf 8 mouth, 1 the case of Mr. Hogun'a dellvery of oode ut too huepltal building. the whole proceediug fndicutes the priwitive slmplicity both of Hogan snd the Superintendent, as well as the County Comuilssloners. Mr. Logun sends out » wugon load of materisl, computed by pounds, foet, or mumbur, The driver presouts to the Superintendent doplicate bills of the suveral articles. The Superintendent, on outh, befors us, declarcd that he noyer welghed or counted, or weaared uny of tho srticles: he sltply compared the two bills, sud, nding thom alike, he retained one und indorsed upon the other that he had that duy received the goods named, and of tho weights, etc., described, in good ordvr. Upon thesy re- ceipte Hogen made vut bLis bills wud drew bls woney. v 89 keneral, ad o Mgy ey walveral, s Uiy 1, cen no cultivatod among sctice fn all the departments of Cook Connty svice that the np\wrmnlnnl 1f not invitations, {commit frand are constantly presonted. Thers ive been feeblo offortato prove thata difterent Ale prevafls, and fora time we thonght that in 0k County flospits) thers was mome protection fTorded by an honent Warden, Hat thia expectation dinpelled when we discovered thaton the de- 7 0r aupplieaat the County flowpital they are eceived and recelpted for by a committee of the Board of Commlssloncrel At the office of the County Apgent the hookkeoplng consiata of the same primitive nystem of keeping the contractors® Dills as evidence” on_which the Connty Agent cax certlfy to the accurracy of the contractors' clalme againat the county | A respectable citizen, called before us, stated that ho wns asked incidentally by Mr. Hogan, the County Plumber, whother he would serve om the next Grand Jury, if he should be drawn; and g day or two after he anw hin name fn the papera as havlng been drawn by the County Commissioners for the next Grand Jury. OFFICIAL MORALITY. e regret to say that we dircovered little enconre ment in the gencral management of afdairs by the County Commissioners, The standard of official motallty enforced by that Board, no far as we were able to discover, I8 nol a very high one, They seem to overlook respanalblilty and l:tflflnhhl\h] on the part of the county officera, expecially in all mat- ters where there fa an expenditnre of public mon. 1’(!. and where thiere is A temptation to dishoneaty. Xe' rogret o say that even in the comparatively brief hietory of the Board there has been a conn- tenance of loose financial transactions between a portion of the members and the county contract- ors, and whether theao were or were not always criminal they were Inconsistent with the decorum and_relf-respect of public oficers udministering a public trust, COST OF COUNTY INSTITUTIONS. The expenditurer of thia county for charty, in the rupport and maintenance of the various feti- tutions, and the County Agen Mce In this city far a year, were partly o follow Girncertes. 023 | Meats.,. Doy g i | Boots and shoes.. Tirvad 2| Cunl and we Clothi Medicines balartes — Total.. -$381, 804 1t 18 not, In onr opinion, extravigant io sasuino that for one-third of this'sum the county gets no consideration, That much of the public money is taken fraudulently, for goods never delivered, or delivered of a quality diaproportionate to the prica paid. The result 1 that the Inmates of the lusane Asylum and the Poor-llouse are poisoned with bread made from rotten flour, and with rotten meat: and that the whole rupply of food is scant in quantity, inferfor in quality, and frequently & pos- itlve Injiiry to those who consume it. And thia is done in the name of charity! We were unable, for wantof time, to go Into s thoronsh investigation of complaints concerning the Connty lospital, and especinlly of the chac- ucter of the medical supplien furnished. We sug- geat that that ubject be included in the researches of sume pubseqaent jury, PERIOLAT AND KIMBRRLT, In the investigations touching the proceedings ot George 8. Rimberly, Warden; C. F. Periolat, ton tractors and scveral of the County Commissianers, we have no dusire o crente undue prejudices in the public mind agalnet tiese persuns, We are not un- mindful of the fact that, thongh indlcted, euch of these perrons e entitled 1o the fnll presainption of innocence until duly convicted sccording to the forms of law. The Courts, howoser, aro always ready to protect the rights of sccused persons, nid we feel that, Inour peculiar relations to the pub- lie, we may, without' prejudiciuy the cases of the accuned, stute for the Juformntionof the plunderel, robbed, wnd outraged community the manner iz which the affairs of the county are ndministered and the public moncy wasted and squandered, and the public churitics defeated. LETTING CONTRACTS. ‘The Cannty Commlssioners sonually, about tha 1st of Jue, let the contracts for the supply of all the public' Inetitations, These supples cover & vaxt variely of articics: Grocerien, provisions, clothing, dry goodr, buots and shoes, hats and caps, furniture, flodr, dragsond medicines, ctc. In 1874, the firm of Jdamee Forsyth & Co. had sli- rectiy,the contract for groceries, and indircetly fur othier* supplics, Mz, Clemena’ K. Perlolat was 3 member Gt that firm, ‘and bad this porticular brancl of the business of the county contracts under hie special care. The firm, or Perfu- lut peronally, or some repreventative of Periolat or of the firu, had hell one or mure of the county contracts for aevernl years, The practice han beei for the Warden of the Alushouse sud Insanc Asylui 0 nuike vut a ruquinition for a month's supplicas this requisition, when approved by & commities } the Conimissioners, wansent to the warchouse of Foreyth & Co, That Grm filled the requixition, th couds buing sent to the Poor-louee and fusanc An wm In due thae . bill with ofidavit was present- el fo the Commissivners, yonched for by the Wardeu, approved by the’ Comunittec, and wwas paid. The Grand Jary wos sble to abtatu direct, epe- citic, docamentary, und ungquestionable evidenco to the factthat, during s Tome period, the. bills made out by Forsyi & Co, for groceries to the In- sane Asylum und Poor-liouse, which bills wers approved by Warden Kimberly, were fulse and fraudulent, und we trust, fur Uic ske of general commercial integrity, aro without precedont. ILLUSTHATIONS OF TUE FRAUDS. The character and extent of the frauds, nud the way in which they vere perpetrated, can best be underatood by giviig coples of two of thess bills, selected from e Iare number L'ODI»':.‘"" o, 11 Ju?rl 124, o Bought of James Forsylh ¥ Co., holesde rocers, Hh Caugar, 2, 1681422, (1 1 brideled apples, ol ax, 26 s, L De. 42 2brissalt, aL §1.10.. Hbrls sirip, dobiy 0 canes I5e, BLTHC. L0 2 canes coxdtiali, each 400 T, At Fe 4 tons teed, 3 15 4 brislime, ot §1. 1 boited A el hlack L J boxes tohnceo, 3 Ba tirmip aved, 5 08 Iaris 2bris Cauada at-ineal, Indorsed, ** Approved. (ixonge 8. Kll”\“ LY, A paper attached, signed **Clemens F, Perfolat, " nun!orla:n 10 he an atiidavit before 8 Notsry Fub- lic, that the goods charged were furnlshed, efc. Biit allowed July 9, and puid. Now, we biad befora us the mout direct and positive testimony that said Perlolat, in_making out said bill, added to tho ‘Weighta of the articles charged, and witbbeld from deliverygoods” maucd n v 1oregoing bill, a8 follows: s TR 3 i 100 1bs driod apples, g 152 108 Guttees e 25c 4350 100 Jbs Dlackberriea 12,50 24 co, &l 42 W0z WITHIELD PRON DELIYERY. 3 barrcs C augar, 829—53-765 (s, s 3 sacks cofler. 407 ibe, 2 burrets atrup, U3 gallone chieste bos, 375 Ik, ud S6C.... tea, 20 4 ommiuy, 20104, 8t 45C.0s ds withheld.. 00. The Toanl overwelghit and Tlere wan A frawd o delivered amounted 10 ¥ Perfoiat added §500.77 for guods not delivered, but the receipt of which tue Warden certifled to, and collected the whole suin from the county, The additions were more than equal to 60 per cent of the gooda actually dellvered. A INSANE ASYLUM BILL. Mr. Perlolnt and Warden Kimberly and the ac- commodatingCommissioner shad nospeciai hoatllity 1o the ninates of the Almshouse. They plunder- cd the insane with equal liburality, Iera fs & bill dated Bept, 1, 1874% l.'ll‘lfl‘k uty Insane Asylum, baught of James For- ayeh & Con: 1|r|ll’ll yellow sugar, 1,825~115=1,510 B3, at vlge. . 138,29 2 |17Y A sugar, 485 Ds, at 10, 4.3 ::}Y' l\llIlIUH sl . 5:.:‘] urls ey Lurt plcidies, 1 or 230 hrles. 54 1, appl sy 1 uri (hafves) peaches, 220 23.63 2 bria biackberrics, 4l oa, &% 1254 3.0 1 brl vinegar, 48 galluns, at 1lc. . 00 § hafeliesia . S, e, ot 10150 2 half chests Y- b 30344 L7 7.24 Lo 4.0 Hrei ey 2 < cudes egga, .73 3 boxen 1obaecy, 44 bEn 42 barrels grevn wpple it $4.75 per Larrel 8.14) 4 boxes leinony, ot $1U.00 ber LOX.uere 8. 1 barre ok P 3 boxes No Y, F T 3 burrels E. cra 1 1 bareel Carollos rlce, 7. 1 barrel berri 3 Sies b, slustard, i 7 per can 1 4 Loxea . brlek, ai 81.20 per boz, It uscs lye, nt 87.60 per cise. B i 8oy ke sul A, 1 duzen M. ‘l ot SR At €40 o dien 4 o8en 3 Moup pate, at § ‘ # arret datry st o I }'Ull«\ udorae deu,” and LIl approved by Cuniolssloners and 43, VHT4, Wo now lavite attention to the frauda fn this bill: gy SRRV BOHTE i L ples bt 1554 i Bl &+ 1V Bsclicceo #o anuuar“wnu‘g- Y