Show Put Under Heavy Bonds CmCAGO March 24Judge Gresham in the United States Circuit Court this morning granted a writ of error in the case of Mackin and Gallager convicted of election frauds They were admitted to bail in the sum of 50000 each and released i re-leased from jail The time lor sending the two men to the penitentiary expired Ii at noon today and if the writ had not been granted they would have been I taken to Joliet The time for hearing the writ of error has not yet been fixed I upon On reviewing the case Judge I Gresham said after examining the records re-cords of the District Court he co nsidered I the questions raised sufficiently grave to I warrant him to grant the writ of error which would also operate as a stay of i proceedings This ruling however was I not to be taken that he would overrule the findings of the District Court on the i final hearing In granting a stay of proceedings pro-ceedings he would feel it necessary to I increase the bail of defendants to 50000 Mike McDonald the gambler qualified as chief bondsman and testified that he I owned 500000 worth of real estate un I incumbered |