| Show SULLIVAN IS GUILTY I Jury Returns w Finding Against the Chicago Attorney and Imposes a Fino of 2000 Chicago Dec 22rho jury In tho case of Lawyer Alexander Sullivan on trial before Judge Abner Smith for conspiracy to abet u fugitive from Justice came into court today with a verdict of guilty As punishment tho Jury Imposed n flno of SCOOO This carries with It no prison sentence sen-tence States Attorney Barnes demanded that Sullivan bo taken to Jail but the court declined to enforce this demand and Sullivan was permitted to leavo tho courtroom with his attorney Sullivans counsel entered a motion for a new trial which Judgo Smith will act upon toinonow Should this motion lie overruled judgment for SJWO will bo entered en-tered against tho attorney The charges against Sullivan were an outgrowth of tho Jurybrlblug scandals Involving tho Chicago courts Former Bailiff James J Lynch the principal prosecuting witness in tho trial of Sullivan Sulli-van was Imitated for Jurybribing In Lu comber 3S3S At this limo Alexander Sullivan was the general counsel for the West Chicago Street Railway company Indictments charging bribery at other times wero found against Lynch He lied to Canada but was Induced to return October 1st lie declared that Sullivan had Induced him to bribe jurors He told his story to the grand Jury and Indictments Indict-ments for conspiracy to assist mind persuade per-suade a fugitive from Justice target without with-out tho Jurisdiction of tho court were voted against Alexander Sullivan Frederick Fred-erick St John and AV Maher and Frank P Murray Separate trial woro granted on motion of Mahcr and Sullivan was the first se leuttd to mako answer In court to the allegations al-legations In tho Indictment lit was arraigned ar-raigned beforo Judge Abncr Smith TIme trial lasted four weeks and two days |
