The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-02-26
BOSS SHEPHERDS CATSPAW
FFPI0Y sARG ENT'S sERVIOE TO THE
DISTRICT THIEYES.
an BxplanatIon Of His Zeal Gained from
Real Estate transactions WIZ Gccrae Az
fred Townsend bad TO Give tn his House.

RenI Estate Transaction. -wbv Gcerae AL
fred Townsend had TO Give tn his House.
Z, from tie Washington SennncL
( Tn Januarv and March, 1873, Boss Shep-
herd engineered through Congress subsidies TO
his Ring contractors, footing up nearly hree ana
q half millions. 10 obtain these, sargent 70 me
House and SAWYER In the senate were mainly IN
stfumentaI Since that time Sargent has been
burned In efilay by his outraged constituents,
and sawyeR-who In the mean time, as Assistant
Secretary Oh the Treasury mad marsh .llod MS
secret-servlce detectives to the safe burglary
plot a. IL tho general hellef-is now Indicted AZ
q criminal by The GRAND Juryi
Most OF the above appropriations were SNUG
the suudry Cl,n APPROPRIATION pill. lobbied
through "a conference committee OF which Sar-
gent aud sawyer were tue leading nMf ,nc,
1873, In tho parting hours OF an expiring Con-
gross, amid memorable scenes OF great excite.
ment Al that time Mr. Roosevelt asked; /
want to ..-k he gentleman # he has paid atten-
, ton to the statement which has been made that
tho debt Of this District viii reach f20,OOOOO0f
TO this Mr. SARGENT replied " l have seen that
statement and have also seen the contradiction
oft. I have examined the matter somewhat
carefully. and havo seen the exaggerated state
mont to which the gentleman refers, and can
only saw that do not draw the same conclu-
sions from the paper that he does" he report
OF the conference committee, which was In Sar
gents charge, was passed by llt against y votes.
1he warning voices 81 Beck. Roosevelt, Holman,
Richie and rurchard were not needed.
On the 18Th Of March following Boss shepherd
drew from the Treasury u Frat installment OF
tilW.tsi, out ot which sum j. o. Evans alone
got NJ once. under various nrm names, In thlr-
teen separate bills scattered among Maeruders
expense accounts. over $4,000. On tho 18th Of
March. the deed for a corner lot on Pacific place,
next TO tho site Of the Emma-Minc stewards
castle. pissed from liallet hilbOurn to Aaron a.
Sargent for a recorded consideration OF $1,000,
one-fourth Of v hich i recorded a. cash and the
re in three equal notes, running two, three and
four yclrs. mis- property had been bought
from Columbus Alexander by John L. Olmstead
D (of the Arm OF Kilbourn & Lntta on the 1st OF
April, isil II was transferred by him TO bis
partner, j. ~. Lltta, trustee Of the sunderland
branch Of the real estate rool, on the Oh Of De-
l. NIL N IRA fan I.4ffn tn
his partner, n. kllbourn, trustee Of the II. ID.
Cooke branch ~ tho pOol, on the I'd of October,
under the name Of Olmstend, had paid for these
lots sd.Ifl2O and the recorded price a. $22,00J
two years later Ia a fair Illustration Of the IN.
creased value Of real estate in the pool district
under Sterhcrd-toohe's IMPROVEMENT cOnspir-
scy, while in other parts OF the city property ac-
tually declined.
The mode Of paymen, in cash and notes is
that usually fosofted to by the corruptiOnists
under tne plea Of keeping the records straight,
but, in fact mostly 20 keep their tools In chain.
Tor number Of years. George Alfred Town
send had e. return his house to Shepherd when
deferred payment was demanded under a
note. aiter shepherd had been ousted from
office. sstccnt cot IN similar scrape when tia
nrst note fcll due on the 18th Of March 1875, be-
fore tho new carnival q the contractors under
the exteuslons Of 49,, the cause Of which tho
California senator nov espouses rs its chosen
gladiator. This note went over, but Shepherd
came 90 tho rescue after the virtual restoration
Of the Boss rule ~ the summer q 1873. lie took
the property on Pacific place tOn which Nullett
IN 1873 hnd planned palace for the senator, 10
Sargent hends. and put him IN possession OF a
house, with New Ensland stable attached on
the corner Of tcnnectlcut avenue ana De sales
street The latter - newly-Opened street
through square i02, along which Shepherd last
summer erected n row Of speculation houses.
duiing tho erection of which the street was
graded. ruritd. and paved VITA concrete under
the 3.O1 bond contract extensions to abats
nuisance, %. HnNie calls l. Officially (see u. 319,
CunNi-. Fey. - isth
IL VA b recoiec,cl that in June. 1874, after
Shepherd mlsTaie had beer abolished, Sargent
spoke against time ia order to force the Senate
10 have q "Gpvcrnor ~ among the three PrOy-
sional District Commissioners, aud that he was
ore Of the unOlushing six IA the senate who IA Il
no more regard for public deccncy than Presi-
dent Grant, and voted for the ousted Boss con-
nrnation AFTER the gift taker In the White
House had nominated hin a. District Commits
gioner.
These are matters Of record. Let the Senate
take notice OF them.