New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-07-03
TWO OFFICERS INDICTED.

uvxov 3, nrp,ry AND ROBERT MCoINSIs, OF THE
DEPARTMENT or BUILDINGS, ACCUSED OF N"o-
LFCr OF Duty AND or TAKING BRlbhs
The Grand Jury yesterday indicted Henry =
Dudley, Superintendent OF the nuli er sacrcpt;np
bribes and Robert McGinns, chief OF the buiea ~
of Inspection, for accepting brides ints ;nt'nnfs
influence his official acton. Two ii oa;nui Mr.
wcr fonud against Mr.. Dudley and one galIlst M
McGinnis. Tho Grand Jury, the foreman u "a
winch Was Salem ii. Wales was then dlscna' S;,n
The indictment against Mr. Dnai hav mon his &C.
tion or want of action, in the case OF INC Nv st
Souare Garden and contains three counts. ne
count charges that Henry J;pnuIcS o,ipgIv nnlaw-
fully and corruptly permitted and aPprove1 ard o.
tcration of the walls of the Madison cquaio h t "
lie allow ed the MadisOn-ave. end TO ne iaseu " th
ha;%hf of tilirt .four feet and eight inches, the
wall being of thickness OF Only elgit onv
being neither plumb nor straeh. anu under If
hose or footing course of stone or cement uuu
He further allowed, the Indictment ol,u 10 ~,
certain beams spanning an opening over Ill of
feet in length anu intended 10 Snpp nsed without
brick and stone, and floors, 10 ne used " thcse
having been tested according 10 IaW-fl VI IL L.,
alterations rendering the building uisaie ui .
gerous t. human e ms of the Iaw and that Mr.
dudley bv failing to put stop to these ai LII
tions. knowingly neglected ms , duuS Ufnv and
count charges Mr.. Dudley with unlaW lu I +i, "
knovinrly permitting the erection or the nous "a
John Hogan, on the north SIDE OF Vte-l,Iii,io"
and-ninetecnthst, between fllln anu nf ,yhic
the onnroyed plans and specifications OF wnitn
were not followed, the building being thereby
rendered unsafe. a., ,,, ;t,
The other indictment charges Mr.: Dudley WIN
rnlrwfullv and corrupty rccelVlns SZ', from
Michael Kunz the money being gwen 10 MN 10
genre his influence III favor of allowing Duilulhe
which Kunz was erecting or repalIlng. near ohe-
hundred and sXty-cighth-st. and lnlrG-aNe 10 pe
altered the application being at the unle peiPio
Mr, Dudley. The third ooant charges that tnls
payment was INTENDED as " oIloe' present. N'
peisatiou. and reward . . -. ,
The Indictment against Mr. McGinnis charges
him with unlawfuly and feloniouSiy taxing P33;;Do
from George d. Iilyard. " no wished TO secure Nc
GinniSs influence in order that the Duildlh3 NO
% Tbird-avc belonging to George CnesUelinan'
might he enlarged and altered contrary &c law.
This pavment too, il is charged was under an
agreement and understanding by which McHh-
mis- who had charge of the official surrey, aAd WHO
decided whether or not a building was sale. was 10
refrain from interfering with the alterations i ne
last count charges that this bride was also intended
TO influence Mr. Dudley, through MIR Mccnnls.
A TRIBrNE reporter found MIR. Dudley at his
Office in the afternoon. and lie sand; am READY
to 90 to trial tomorrow morning. Nheh was
indicted before, we were ready to try tie cas- on
its merits even waving some flaws III Inc lh'icu,
ment of which we might have taken advantage but
no they were not ready. Are you sure however
that the indictment has been found nave peeii
indicted so many times i'll the past ten days, ana
have travelled TO Europe and other places so many
times that | am q little skeptical as TO What L
hear "
MIR McGnnis said that he should have some,
thing TO saw when the case was called, but until
then he preferred not to make any statement AS
sstant District-Attorney LeaTy sad YESTERDAY lh'
ii was not likely that the case would come on oe-
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