New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-09-25

PROBABLE INDICTMENT OF sPRAGUE.
IMPORTANT TESTIMONY ADDUCED BEFORE THE
GRAND JuRY-RoDMAN BECOMES AN IMPORTANT
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PROBABLE VIZ ''i 'Nh'c'@'
IMPORTANT TESTIMONY ADDUCED BEFORE THE
GRAND JURY-RODMAN BECOMES AN IMPORTANT
wrTNYss-HIs RELEASE ON BAIL PRoBABLE
In verifcation of the statement, published
exclusively In yesterdays TRIBUNE, that Spraguo would
soon he indicted information obtained yesterday from
the Grand Jury room establishes, almost beyond a
doubt the fact that true bill OF indictment has been
found against him for cmbezzemen aud malfeasance IN
office The evidence seems clear and unmIstakabe.
The proofs submitted 10 the Grand Jury consisted OF
transcripts from the books Of the treasury and the EVIL
dence which Mr. Warren and his assistants have CLEANED
from their examination of the city's accounts Every
account examined into every voucher scrutnized
and the complete record Of payments and disburse-
ments considered These conclusyey traced the money
which has been distracted to Sprague. Inc Dslr,ot
Attorney went before the Grand Jury WIN MS
papers and showed where every dollar had gone Inc
proof showed that g. 900 which sprague suDscrpeu
TO the New Park Theater paid IN cheek 10 HAIRY
Beams the private secretary OF VIM. c. Kingsley IL
showed also that The Ea0lc stock which MI. sprague
had obtained for $4,000 was selling Tor more ,hh '
at the time OF the purchase and that Sprague
sold il for large advance when he par'eu WIN IL "
realize money TO pay 10 the Controller 10 cover tno u
fciences that existed 1t showed also that the ioah
$4,000 TO the Long Island Club came from the CiI
Treasury. ROdman, who went before the urahu 'ui''
materially assisted in bringing out these facts, as he
,de clean breast of matters and told as he had said
he would when he entered the Grand Jury room' wha
he knew of the matter. The District-Auorney'
when applied to for further INFORMATION
concerning the matter, yesterday, said that
ne would neither admit deny that Spragne mad Deen
Indicted because he not at liberty to say anything
about the matter The statute he said explicitly sateu
that for Attorney to give any INFORMATION IN
recard 10 what occurred in the Grand Jury room con
corning a person out on bail was misdemeanor' nc
said the facts would appear when the Grand Jury came
into the court room and brought in their indictments III
NAV however he stated the best authority that IN
the minds OF the members OF the Grand Jury the EVIL
denee presented before them was deemed sufficient 10
found an Indictment upon. and that the papers VIII DC
handed TO the Court when they bring IN their
list of indictments R0dman, although homihahy
in TAIL has perfect immunity from confinement. He Is
in constant communication with the DistlctAttorney
at his Office and will be released to-day or tomorrow on
nominal bail He viii be at the trial one OF the primer
nal witnesses against sprague While the city money has
been traced TO the late Treasurer II has not been MADE
nublic with whom he had dealings, who shared IN inc
division and where the money finally went TO- III Is
God that the evidence showing the distribution
Of stolen funds will brought to the attention OF the
Grand Jury that the responsibility will be placed where
Il belongs and that the persons who are shown TO nave
received it will be indicted