New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-06-09
CHARGED WITH ATTEMPTED BRIBERY.

Anumber of residents NJ the German settlement In
Lorg Island City held meeting Wedhesu .nar
ing TO protest against the action OF Aiderinan ~
Gleason nresdent of the Common Council, az the
last meeting of that body on June ., III f , bavinS
special committee representing 'hon III a fran
hearing before the Aldermen Tegaiiuink ons 49," for
chine granted 10 stephen j. SUMMONS Ioi
the construction of a railroad from i throngb
TO Bowery Bay. The road VIII 90 dlfue' LAIN that
Alderman Gleason, who runs another Iaii i -
Long Island City, does not intend that Ine new
rood shall be built. Resolutions were passed. cen
snring Alderman Gleason for his " brutal ana IN
gentlemany conduct" and also condemnlng hu usnd
men Rassiga and Murray, who aided ana supp00i %
him Ex-Assemblvman John keegan SPOKE oi . .,ae
bill to reduce the fare the Thirty-fourh SIree'
Ferry. He said that Assembyma Join y. Cu,ieiI
of this city, had been offered So,o0o ny JosePn 90
O'Donohue to aid in defeating the Dill III tho
Assembly, I'LL,
A reporter of THr TRIBUNE called on Assembly
man Cullen; at his house No. ~ FL; has sbout tie
charge made by Mr. Keegan lie Declined " fr naM
any answer SAYING: Mr.. O'Donohue is lrlenu
of mine, and good fellow Ion mus, eHcu Sr,Iayy
anxious TO defend his course OF acti9n III III
Legislature, stating that he introduced the Dill
0a hsSruar Efforts f Re succeeded in getting
it passed by the Assembly by vote t 1i
II to 2. He said that twenty-five men decilHoh ~
vote not being favor of the BILL and not Wlshlhs
TO vote against il because il was introduced ny hi
But did Mr.. O'Donohue offer you So,oOO 10 as
sist IN defeating the bill = asked the
W.
question. Mr. ODOnohue is a member OF our Or
ganization rich tea merchant III tront-st., anu i
we'll can't say anything about II.
But if il is false charge made against YOU
friend yOu could do him service by denyulV ~,
You see Senator Ireanor. who was the cnalriliaH
of the Committee on Commerce aud NaVigatlon' anu
ask him what defeated the bill. ASK MN why y.
was in the hands Of the committee until tne idSg
night of the Legis atuTe, and then when IL stoou
with tie vote, ask him who saved IL iron.
defeat and also ask Senator'S GIauy
and FITZGERALD and Herman and DAILY. lhey
could all enghten the people OF New-lOTk on inns
particular bill. pleaded for that bill IN DaI-foolS,
hotels, dining rooms and bedrooms; sOld my belI
TO get il passed, and then II was de1eated ny oui
own party-l was betrayed by my friends
"1hen YOU will not say whether or not the charge
of Mr.. Keegan is tTueT
81 cannot" -,
1t was said at the house of Mr.. ODOnohue that he
was at lsp Long Island. ...
There was a meeting of the Citizens Association
Of the First Ward of Long Isl and CITY last night.
Resolutions were unanimously adopted thanking
john j. Cullen and those members OF the Assembly,
who were instrumental III procuring the passage OF
the bill to reduce the fare on the lhlrty-toutth
Gtreet Ferry by the Assembly, and expressing
utter detestatiOn and contempt for senators OradS
and IreanOr who were ever found ready wiling ana
active advocates and servants of every monopoly
grab 1t was stated at the meeting that RESPONSE
BILE persons had declared themselves willing TO sub
scribe sufficient money to start new Terry Ill oppo
sition to the present one at Hunters Point, ana
committee of five were appointed TO ascertain the
most available site at Hunters Point for Il landing
place Tor the new venture.