Rensselaer Republican, Volume 25, Number 5, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 29 September 1892 — PECK INDICTED. [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

PECK INDICTED.

NQ'vV York’s Labor Commissioner is in Trouble. He Is Keeping Away from Albany, tt is Presumed, Upon tlie Advice of '' ■ <• Ilia Counsel. When the Albany county grand jury came into court, Wednesday afternoon, it handed in a sealed indictment among others, and retired. It is given out on the best authority that this indictment 13 found against Charles l'\ Peck, tbe Com" misslouer of Labor, and charges him with having willfully and maliciously destroy ed papers and documents under the seal of l he office of tho Commissioner of Labor

for public information. The indictment is found upon tho evidence given the jury by the janitor of tho building where Mr* Peck resides, and who testified that he was hired to burn up a lot of blanks charred portions of which wero put in evidence. Mr. Peck is not to be found and is supposed to bo absent from the city by advico of his counsel. The Indictment wii l not be opened until tie Is brought into court under arrest by tho officers of the district attorney’s office. Edward J.* Mcogan, who is counsel for Mr. Peck,said that he ovpccled the indictment, as the county prosecuting officer is a hot-headed Cleveland man. Air. Peck was oxpected in the city Thursday night, and bad telegraphed his offico that lie would be there, but at the last momeut was warned not to come itntil measures could be taken to meet tbe indictment. Mr. Mcegan alleges that tho idea is to get Air. Peck in jail, so that the Governor will have n plianes to remove him before the coming elections. In au interview bo says: "It is a game of bulldozing that they are playing, and an exceedingly bold move. What they intend to make by it I can not conceive. They must certainly be defeated In the end. What wo can do now is to appear In court and then await trial."