Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-07-13
ALDERMANIc.
The Grand Jury finds True Bills Against
Vincent, Renner and M~arshall--They come
up and give Bai---The Pot still Boiling
More indictments to come.

More indictments to come.
1t is now nearly a month since
Mayor Leftwich, in open Board,
| charged certain aldermen with being
well, anything but what city fathers
ought to be. The charges came like
a bOmbshell among the members of
the Board, and when reported in the
APPEAL the following morning, made
a great sensation in the community.
The Board was convened the ensuing
evening, and the Mayor was called
upon to specify names, deeds and
dates, but refused to do so, and told
them that the whole matter was be-
fore the Grand Jury. The Board then
appointed q committee to examine
into the charges and take action On
them.
From that time until within a day
or two nothing definite as to the dis
position of the affair has been made
public. The state of his health called
Mayor Leftwich away from the city.
The Board held several meetings
and no report was received from the
committee; the Grand Jury made
nothing public; and were it not for an
unkind fling at the Mayor nov and
then from members of the Board and
Others, the matter stood in a fair way
to be forgotten. Indeed some of the
city papers went so far as to announce
that the charges had " fallen through"
" been dismissed" were "mere sound
and fury signifying nothing" etc.
The APPEAL announced last Friday
that the Investigations were still pend
ing, and that Judge Hudson HAD, on
the previous day, charged the Grand
Jury in open Court on certain points
of the laws in regard to bribery, ETC.,
and recOmmitted the whole alder
manic matter to their hands.
The result was the finding, on Fri
day, of true bills against Aldermen
Vincent, Marshall and Renner, and
the return of their names to the Grim
inal Court; there being two indict-
ments against Vincent and one against
each of the Others,
VINCENT.
The first Indictment against Alder
man Vincent sets forth that he, l.. ID.
Vincent, a judicial and legislative
officer, tO-Wit: an Alderman of the
tllN VI wen BLlLo. d1u NOIIuDllN d2Itt
to, and did accept from, T. f. Brown
4 Co., for advocating and vOt-
ing in favor of 4 certain prOpO-
sal made by them to the Board
of Aldermen for a settlement with the
city Of Memphis, on their paving con-
tract (Which was published and dis
cussed in the APPEAL at the time) !
the sum of $500, in sums of $500, so
and SD at different times.
The second indictment sets forth
that he, the said L. d. Vincent. did
cOrTuptly approach Alderman Ellis,
and offer TO lend him $500 if he would
vote in favor of the said proposition of
L. f. Brown Il Co., the money to be
paid the morning after the vote was
so cast; all this with the intention of
bribing Alderman Ellis.
MARSHALL.
The indictment against Alderman
is substantially the same as
the first count against Vincent, tO-wit:
that he accepted a bride from T. f.
Brown d Co. of $3.50 at one time, and
500 at another, TO vote in favor Oftheir
proposition fOra settlement.
RENNER.
The charge against Renner is about
he vaccination business, to which the
APPEAL called the attention of the {
Grand Jury about the time that the
were first made by Mayor
1t sets forth that the said
Renner offered in the Board a resolu- ;
ton as follows:
ReSOired, etc., That the Aldermen
Of each ward in the city be and are
hereby authorised 10 employ Onephys- !
to each ward, and have ali per :
v%accinated that are not able to s
pay for the same; that the phys {
so employed shall take down {
he names and residences Of the per !
sons so vaccinated, and shall receive {
lot more than fifty $50 cents for each [
person 50 Vaccinated; and the alder {
men shall accompany said physicians {
see that all persons in their wards {
Vaccinated.n |
THAT upon the adoption of this !
.esOlutiOn, Renner, as Alderman Of l
he Seventh ward, did employ one 9
)r. Bruen, and did accept from him !
hree hundred dollars for selecting !
him in such capacity, in installments !
IS follows: $3.50 at one time, 500 AT l
mother, and $50 at another; all this l
Is a bride for his influence as Alder {
nan" G
THEY GIVE BAIL. q
CapiaSes were issued by the Crimi- +"
lal Court for the arrest of the three
mentioned parties, but for some rea-
they were not served on them i'm =
.nediately. They were, however, no. :
fled of the fact, and yesterday even :
Nc they went to the Court and gave
Donds in the sum of $1,000 each for
heir appearance. r.
THE OTHERS. q
There are still charges against Seve- .
al other members of the Board be- {
ore the Grand Jury. One, indeed, is il
convicted in a most fragrant {
Instance of bribery and extortion. il
Ne will, however, not anticipated I
title more patience and the whole o
tangled web" will be unraveled.
We will, meanwhile, keep our readers
'Osted as TO the state OF the case. a
CHIMNEY CORNERS and Ledgers q
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