The New York herald., 1879-12-09
SUPERINTENDENT DUDLEY.

HE IS HELD IN BAIL TO ANSWER A CHARGE OF
coRRUPTIoN--A BUILDER WHO ''FLIPPED"
HUNDRED DOLLAR BILL.
Charges of corruption in Office against Mr.. Henry
j. Dudley, the Superintendent Of Buildings. were
made the subject Of preliminary examination yes
terday before Police Justice Wheeler. Mr.. Dudley
was arraigned affdavits that had been submitted
to the Justice. and the proceeding was taken
against him under and by virtue of section 15 Of
the constitution OF tho State of Now York.
reciting that ''any person holding Office under the
laws of this State who. except in payment OF his
legal salary fees perqustes, shall receive or con-
to receive. directly or indirectly anything OF
value or of personal advantage. the promise
thereof. for performing or omittng to perform any
official act or with the expressed implied under
standing that his 6cial action omisston to is
to be in any degree Influenced thereby. shall be
deemed guilty Of felony. This section shall not
affect the validity of any existing statute In relation
to the offence of bribery" aYt'
Mr.. Dudley appeared before Justice Wheeler. &C.
companied by his counsel. ex-Fire Commissioners
Roswell d. Hatch. An affidavit was submitted on
the part Of the prosecution which was made by MIR.
James OKane, builder. This gentleman swears
that some time since he received notice from the
Building Department that he had violsted the pro-
ths % Of certain buidins that he went
to Mr.. Dudley and paid him personally the sum OF
$50 and that NO further action was taken TO
it was alleged he had violated; that he
allowed to use several thousand Of the pale
bricks and was not distufbed while employed in
perntendtng the laying Of them. Mr. OKane
further swears that he not only paid Mr. Dudley
$780, but that he afterwsrd loaned the Super:ntend-
ent OF Buildings sums of money differ ent
occasions In this connection two cases are speci-
fed. One in which 1t is claimed Mr.. Dudley Dor
rowed $40 from O'Kane, and the other in which
messenger, who said he was from Mr. Dudley, asked
the loan OF IS. None Of these amounts, 1t is stated
in tho affidavit. wereever repaid.
.'EILPPED" IT UP.
Mr.. John Knox, . builder, was then pl1ced on the
Sssnd and s1amnea sc great length Dy rtSs
the subject under investigation until the Justice
became severe and cautioned him. The Justice asked
Mr.. Knox il he had ever paid any money to Mr. Dud-
..No. SIR" promptly replied the witness
"You mover handed Mr.. Dudley any money! per-
Il never did, repeated Mr. Knox
''Did you ever go to Mr. Dudley about having him
Of plans for structure in which you
II think did," was the reply.
'Did you see the superintendent
what passed between your
'Oh. don't"
Were You alonea''
..What did you dor
al told him what wanted done"
Ibid you give him any money or make any offer,
of money to him to influence his action'"
II took . hundred dollar bill from my pocket"
"What did you do with ity
81 rolled it up"
'sWhat thenr'
81 tipped 1t up" CSnnpping his nuRersl.
s.You whatY'
II fipped it-threw 1t up"
'.You threw it up in tho ARR Where Cid It 60?
Did Mr.. Dudley get itr'
81 don't know"
"Cant you tell whether he got 1t or notr'
"No, can't"
,''It didn't go out Of the window, did itY.
~ don't know. just tipped 1t up"
lis it usual occurrence to flip money before Mr..
DudlcyY
Mn. DUDLEY's DENIAL.
This the witness could not answer. and after some
further questioning he was aloN Ned to depart. Mr..
hatch had previously advised his client to waive an
examination aud give bail. Afterwsrd. however. he
asked leave to put Mr.. Dudley tho stand aud that
gentleman absolutely denied AL the charges made
against him. His official course, he averred was
never Influenced BY his having received any money,
and he had never received cent for the purpose.
Judge Wheeler. after hearing all the evidence said
he would hold Mr.. Dudley Bail was offered and
accepted. and the Superintendent released. Tho
papers in the will be laid before the Grand
Jury. which now has before it y large number Of
afiidavits containing further charges against Mr..
Dudley. Not only is Mr. Dudley being investigated,
but also Mr.. MacGinness, employs Of his In the