, 1873-09-18

Additional Developments Regarding
tho Brooklyn Frauds.
Amounts Loaned by sprague and the
Parties Who Got the Money.


AN nKVUAAJh GIAAu9s
NEW YonH, Bopt. 17.-1n addition to tho loAn1 made
BY sprngus Of moneys belonging to tho City nj Brook
yn, which autographed Last night It appears that
he mado loan OF 600 TO tho W1!manto NaiIroad
from tho genern fund Of Brooklyn City, but subso-
qucntly fearing the fraud Nigh. be discovered, tho
amount was returned 10 the general fund, but equal
amount taken from tho Education fund. Another
loan Of $4,000 Waa made bonds Of tho
Suspension Bridge b E,to Junction Railroad
bonds. The Dtas1ct-Atturney also stated to-day
that hills, spraguc, and nodman u.bd the city
funda TO speculate Wall street, and mentioned tho
hrm Of Mar1 Co. among those who received largo
loans from thetn.
Tho Investigations into the oporations Of tho Brook
1yn Ttua Company by the District Attorney show that
although s charter specially provides that loans shall
not 10 made by 1t to any Of iss ocors some eco
hare been borrowed and uscd by its Trustees and
1ho.s s, Of IT, 9se.s' Of s amount oo "a.
Marine Bank s9o,ooo to ". Q. Kingsoy tho Drooll;n
5ls5, 200 10 ". s. Tisisic, md t1o6ooo to l. A. Low
b Dfob., Of which nrm j. O. Low, one Of the Trusees,
aoss ne s's sonss % ssS ssass ssa
Tribune. It is atstcd tbat lat April NJ channcoy,
him II in]udicious loans had been niadc 70
r'Tsy ,,,: to enable 1e,. i to mn aai.h s
loans on railway securities, wlo!ouron Roiman ssid
there WAS loan Of s5o,0oo tte bonds Of tic New
Haven, 1t!ddlosown + 'WiIlimantio Railsoad. When
Mills admitted such was the fact he Was then aHkod
1sodman again interposed, sayng there. wore throo
Mls .sn ooy sdistod ho I f.et. sA6 6Saapesy. nftsr
succee9s4 in 9ayinE son@tse appointed 70 e..mno
was to commence tho examination July Is. On TINT
morning Mills = drowned hi,nso'f. The ,o1-.
"a but Vii probaS % as
that he had solen $500 for which tho Trust Com
psny Negotiated loan ot seooo wh 5onshsn o H.
White who obtained tho money II Mills and Rodman,
and @ more to %d The
tho fruat Company contracted to tic rails and anlsh
the road, they to bo PAID sos 600 IN frat mortgage
Company In ths ahapo Of stock unsold. Middletown
and ortlsnd, Conn., gavc those contractors 1904 600
81 o ns s DaS T6ey >, mna Il y
and White and Mills wore tho Executive Committee
The latter Issued notes Of tho road for iron, and other
which thoy had contracted to build. samuol os s.
Warner, sgens Of the above towns, State Senator Of
Il bsa. a' II @ s thu to n!osa sS2s
@ SSat5as; III IT. tss: ssas w. ne b dsa's1sa VI
Si;;, & d tut cenessy, IN. t,1!as ~ ssa
psensy ssea :y aoaa aspot sss
II eash IN ths Brootyn Trist Company te forward
ss o :. Rsssasa Of Tess ss
Company. that thls amount Of t3o0,00o, was
deposited With tho Company, and Mills
gRyn 1t. After the death OF Mills, tho
railway officials asked Rodman md White ii thor
could have moro advance. White replied that they
posed his fasehood and told them tho Trust COM
pany could not advance any money. Tho railway
agenta then demanded their bonus, and Warmer also
demanded them. Tho latter AAcerained also that
Mills had novor deposited tho $500 GOO
eash for the benent OF tho road, which
portion Of tho above bonds tad been sold ID Wall
street By White and Mills. The trunk in which they
were placed by Warner in the Trust Company waa
found in the Brooklyn Bafe Deposit Company
yeatorday, and over a half million Of bonds wero
miaeing Among tho hocurttios turned by Bpraguo
to Comptrollcr Schroeder to cover tho Losses in Tho
City Treasury 600 Of these railway bonds, be-
side 900 worth Of coupons Of nteres due tho ast
yoar.- What action by tho railway company or !ts
known.