The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-01-22
ANOTHKn LITTLE rAMMANKn
Tho Majority OF n city Council In Court ,o
Answer indictments.

bELvIDERE, Jan. 21.-Almost every rom
spicuous politician Of tho city OF Phlllinaburo
was In the County Court House this mornino
IL was some time in tho spring that the rumors
that every ono who held public or1ce thoro
was on the make as they call II here. took
such definite shape that tho citizens began TO
wake IN, Thcre had been tho came general
talk in Phillipsburg for months before about
the Ring as was circulated in Now York just be.
lore Tammany's downfall under Tweed. With
tho recollection Of those Tammany frauds in
their minds. andthc methods taken by New York
citizens in the appointment of the Committee
ofScventy the Phillipsburg taxpayers appoint.
ed ut large meeting citizens committee. and
began an examination. which revealed Just
such Ring in its methods and purposes az
the Tammany Ring Of 1901, so they claimed
There was money paid on altered vouchers, on
forged vouchers and onvouchers onwhlch honest
dues had already been paid The great trouble
was that the estgatlon seemed TO show that
almost every one who held any public Office was
implicated in indictable offences. The question
was whether any Grand Jury could be found
who would indct an. entire CITY Government
But they appeared before tho Grand Jury with
stacks of bsoks and lunches Of dirty and crum-
Piled Vouchers. and tho result was that indict-
mehs were found that startled the residents Of
EN-Mayor Titus man Of unbounded hospi-
mlliy ava great popularity, was indicted for
conspiracy. He il known as the " Drummer
Boy II shiloh among his friends and lis the
man who after a railroad accident in Texas
jumped upHnd said with great earnestncss;
" Tn killed IN bet fifty dollars Pm killed"
The citizens OF phllipsburg thought that IL
! Mayor Titus could bo indicted there was small
| shcw for tho others who were accused OF guilt
| by the Citizens Committee Then It was an
| noanccd that Capt. Sidgreavcs. tho President OF
! the Common Council had been indicted Tor
| power in Democratic, circles M this WAY Un il
! n SON of cx- congressman SidrroaVes AMI ia
| sad To know how To- turn n dollar legtimnteiy
| quicker than any other man i'm Philliushurg
| and To spend his money the most lnvi4blv IN
/ entertaining his friends. There is some inter
| est To- see how Cant Sidgreavrs will appear on
| rhe stand when CounsrlIor Dunont who il ~ :
| sistipu the prosecution cross e. nnines him For
! Hutlltusburgrrs even now nave not conspd to
! talk oi the time n few years ago when tho Can
| tain puhlieiv horsewh pnpd COunar lor I'm mont
/ ia III. street for mn uliexed Insult la his nyed
| father ihs rN- ConrrrssnInn Since tLpn C",,r-
/ .eol,pr Dumont and tho ('aptain have meyer
J shaken MANY oI tho bpat citiy.ns i'm Pin illtr..
/ burg doubt any intentional guilt on tho narf ~
, Can't S,l,rpnyes In the uistlemean ors thai he H.
/ accused IL
! Resides these every member Of tho Common
/ Council executing those elected since the in
! Vrstigntion was indicted with tho ex- Audifor
: and Urrsoit Treasurer Henry Nnllick and
I Francis McDermott the Chairman of tho RI
| nance Commitice This took in Utmost every
/ ON .,al Of tie city. and therefore II hAupcnei
that what The Attorney neral called tho ex-
| traordinnrv arcc,acie.of an indicted city Coy