Rensselaer Republican, Volume 26, Number 36, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 May 1894 — A GREAT SENSATION. [ARTICLE]

A GREAT SENSATION.

The Jury Discharged In the Haughey Bank Case, There was a tremendous sensation in the U. S. District Court, at Indianapolis. Wednesday. At the opening of court Judge Baker addressed the jury, before which the trial of the Indianapolis bank wreckers has been proceeding for some time, stating that it had been brought to his attention that a member of the jury had corruptly consented to enter into negotiations with a defendant in the case to hang the jury or procure a verdict of acquittal. The jury was then discharged from further service, except Juror Armstrong, who was placed under arrest. Mr. Armstrong is a resident of Deal, Lawrence county. The affidavit charging him with having made corrupt advances through Frank O. Stannard to Mr. Coffin, was sworn to by Mr. Claypool, one of the defendants’ attorneys. Stannard was also arrested. Both men were arraigned Wednesday afternoon and plead “not guilty." Stannard was admitted to bail, but Judge Bakerat first refused to admit Armstrong to bail, and held him for contempt and conspiracy to corrupt the jury. Later the Judge relented, and Armstrong was released on two bonds—s4,oo3 for conspiracy and $3,000 for contempt.