New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-10-06
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
BROOKLYNS THIEVES.


sPRAGUE AND RoDMAN INDICTED-THR GRAND JURY
DECLARES FOR A RESTORATION or CONFIDENCE
THE CONTROLLERS ESTIMATE OF HIS PREpEcRs-
sOhS DEFicfENCY-BAIL REFUSED TO KEssIER.
Inc Grand jury of Kings County on Satur-
DAY brought to Judge swell IN the Court Of Sessions
the Datch OF indictments which they had found during
their sitting Those which chiefly interested public
were SIX III number. One against Cortlandt A.
sprague and M. I. Rodmsn jointly for embezzlement.
and another against the persons for conspiracy
The others for and one for mafea
sance In Office against each OF these The indictments
were very youminous, one Of them embracing % differ
ent counts, and charging that Sprague had embezzled
100000. communication also handed IN by the
foreman Of the jury and entered the OF tho
Court which stated that the jury had every en-
deavor to ont the truth about against proml
nent officials and had published Invitation for testi-
mony which had been resutless. In OF these ef-
forts the document holds that there should be some
restoration Of confidence in public officials
The Jury were then discharged and discussion fol
lowed I'm which Britton said that he
had obtained valuable information from Rodman on the
understanding that Rodman found to be the CHIEF
culprit promise made, but that he was merely
an instrument others his should be considered.
From the Information thus obtained the indictments
were found. Bail was then fixed at $4,000 for Sprague
and $4,000 for Rodman. Vim. standardization, Samuel
r. PaysOu, james n. Smith, Edward X. Scranton, and
bOndsmen for Sprague and VIM. p. Beale OF Brooklyn
and Elias HOtchkiss, proprietor OF the st. James Hotel
IN this city, became bondsmen for ROdman.
Considerable disappointment was felt by the dlers
ana SensatlOnaeekers in the because the Grand
Jury had dsregarded Judge McCue's dramatic demand
that he or ms accsers should be indicted The Judge Is
understood 70 be In doubt to what to make next
IN yindlcation OF his damaged character.
The following letter, which explains ITSELF has been
sent to Mr. Mclaughlin:
CoSTRoLLgRs OFFICE, CIrT HAIL.
BROOKLYN, Oct. 4, 1873.
TV Hugh Mclaughlin.
om the pape that you informed reporter
cred that Ivan ID johnson for whom bad stolen
Sl2OOO $4,000 Ihope that will
mistaken for so had been the should have asked
authority Tor the stolen WHAT did discover
this that the accounts Of your proeQ6 short over
OF OF
returning to the city less Tor bonds soil bT him their
Lee called Tor but deficiency Of s9S,OO0 only be
the exercised
dl not charge m Win stealing As evidently alarmed
Increase expense OF ms department compared with the under
whom
form that not alone the expense
cesk hire In Department have prem
alone on bonds received by and paid the during
sh'fItoa Shouh you desire further information the
tn'ncs OF ne CITY invite visit oc where few
moments shall be able satisfy premium BOMBS
was unknown IN the accounts Of predecessor whom hold
an Ipe though the item Of deficiency il much largely
'eHd hAn you seem 10 have any idea OL Very respectfully
- Y. A. SCHROEDER
Mr. Mclaughlin paid visit to Controller Schroeder
on receipt OF this, aud engaged In long and unprOh
able debate with him, the only result OF which
Increased luminosity between them.
Controller SchrOeder's bond clerk, Rudolph Kessler
oce, was, on Saturday brought before Justice Walsh
After counsel had been heard both sides, bail
fused and kosser was remanded to all. He Is
anined on Tuesday.