New-York tribune., 1884-12-30
SEVEN ALDERMEN WAITING.
NONE OF THEM BEFORE THE GRAND JURY

before the Grand jury went through crowd OF
smal-fry politicians yesterday and handed their
backed subpglas TO the officer on the third
floor of the General Sessions building The Grand
Jury, of which John II. Draper is foreman, was in
session for an hour or two while the Aldermen
smoked their cigars and took meagre comfort on
the wooden benches of the large square
room reserved for tho Grand Jury witnes-
scs. Assistant Distrct-Attorney +. l.. Par
ris represented the people before the
jury. 1t was noted that all the Aldermen
summoned were Republicans or Tammany men,
The members of the same political organization
with tie District-Attorney did not receive
subpGnas. Lawyers and politicians converscd
with the Aldermen until 1870, when Mr. Paris
appeared from the inner room and excused AL
dcrmen Duffy, Mclaughlin, Full graft, Wendell and
Waite from further attendance for the day
MeSrs Pearson and Shells remained in the wit
ness-roOm for half an hour longer and were then
excused None of the Aldermen were before the
Grand Jury, but their green slips OF paper were
exchanged for fresh commanding them to
appear again at noon to-day.
Joseph Knabe, who keeps liquOr-storc at Centre
and franklin sts was examined by the jury and
Indignantly denied knowledge of anything that
could reflect ON himself or the Aldermen. The
story that IL said to have caused the Grand jury TO
examine Mr.. Knabe was credited to james Lyons,
n clerk of Fire Commissioner PurTOy, a County
Democrat. II was to the effect that the clerk and
some other persons were IN knnbe's liquor-stofo on
the day when the nomination of General Porter
for Commissioner Of Public Works was
sent to tho Aldermen Mr. Knabe
ia reported to have said In the
course OF the discussion about the action of the
Mnyorl This nomination cost mo 80 much'
holding up live fingers ol one hand, lhlt wns IN
tcrpiclcd ns hayng reference TO supposed general
contribution 10 influence some ono TO do something
In connection with the nomination or confirmation
of General Porter. The Grand Jury proceeded
With their rcpuln busincss after the Aldermen had
departed. and adjourned in the afternoon
II was learned upon good authority that John
O'Iricn. of O'Bucn d Clark. to whom tho con-
tracts for large portion of the work on the new
auucducf were awarded and whose surciic3 were
not approved los the Mayor when presented to the
Adurduct Commission last week. was ono of those
snbpunae1 hv he District Attorney to appear be-
fore the Giaud Juty yesterday. Il was intmatcd
that his testimony would b. agan't the
Mayor Neither hc nor aD Interpreter
IN one Of 'ho courts lwho was also ordered to be
present. wos ol hnnd. however. The indications
were strong ,l' some of the Allnrmen, even If the
maiofitt of ihe Board shoui tc Inclined 10 vote
ot ,Ir confirmation of thr Mayors apuoiutnonts
nf Commissioner o ruhlr works ani Cuipaia-
tur rrrsrl rttr ret litrit totakt sn.h action ~
,irv 8i iir ih,rt'e rarl. actins th-r.
NN.i tnthira a. Nrtrh save.
itaila /. siiia' tt5 u'rltNt ~ ihe wrf'Ne ~
ltp p.,M ~ Amrur.u tinast NHl NlNp 'hf ffN-
lrWil.-s. Aua, lha aiHN'nin4ni A irN'>r 'e-
p.a.f ssrpi hin.
"uaatiarhirat .t tha e1pei,toa hapa afeow-
pnsacii'
"les,n eplial Ma Miller =" I thinb it has; so
much ESQ that N.-lhat ls needn't trouble myself
amy more about IT, cannot giyo you tho contents
OF tLs aiida,ita mado, nor the namoi OF those Who
made tLom. The matter is in the hands oi tine pI.-
| rict-Attomcy lhc reason why the examination
| of the Aldermen aud others suhpmuacd 10 appear
| before tie Grand Jury this morning was not pro-
ccc,lcd with was, supposc-though don't know
| ANYTHING about It-that the man whom 1t was
intended TO examine iiIst did not appear, can
/ not give yOu ms name. lie was hol an Ah'iHiti'
| Ticy are subppnaod for tomorrow aud ! suppose
the examination vii. go on then. Tie OBJECT - 10
have the NaVor and certain Aldermen IN lcted ana
! ! intend q have that done Wy po'ltoa Is Slmpy
this: believe that II was me lie,it ol the Legs
lafurc last year. "a expressed IN the Tenure ol once
Act and u the general act that wa9 passed. 10 GtNe
! the appointment OF tie t0nlhls'l"n'r ol uplic
! Works and of the CORPORATION Counsel
| to the incoming Mayor and although, through q
tcchucality, the Tenure Of once ACT vas N'l"rd'
the .piIit 0f the act, expressed hy the Iegls1-
! turc. should be lived up To. In my oplhl"n, a.
/ Mayor Edison had any dcccnc} al an ho womb
]
! make these appropriateness hut Mal"I IuIt'"
/ whole course in his action dupDg the ll~t lhier
! weeks is-to put il in tle mlde-t WdY-calculat Il
10 iujurc the community. in othcf E'rI- Hoh
! Lrlirtc h. is acting IN good luth. In regard
10 tAe action Of the Grand Ju} th'lo are
/ aHdayits-i suppose There must hafr br'A SUD
mIttrd 10 the Gru Il jury, ahd the lhill'' -Al'"i-
nr, has seen it 10 move in the matter don't pro-
! nose fo tell VOu anything about H. Nll nol tell
| you whether 4 know mat John O'liIi'h ths con-
! tractor is . witness before the Grand Jul5, ! mt
/ know thIt he has been ruhpuhi'l
"Who do }ou thnh should bee the nest 'omwl7
eIoucr of iublic Works."
"m autycr 10 rhal question: responded Air
! NIlrf "I huto thit 10 hNi lhr l4l
I.G.lnfue mirnded ~ give both lho pourt aud
! thD attendant irapnuaiblllb ~ mat appointment 10
! Mayor Gurr, irrespective ~ any h''i1h 81 wy"
liond pi AdrlWnu l1int l,tl IT. ~ VI, ,,In,'
| dutt ~ accept flpt totpOmbliib uud nave hYl
nnv doubt tliit hr VIII ~ hr gets lhr 'hhu'n' ~
wlcn ihc fiinr cpnoa foi him io tns sohflion on H.
hc ualn uy opinion VII tel MA.
Iur WA}on For piHirnnrp,
Mayor Edison. having bis attention called H. iho
tnll. about indlclmcnil against hm nnd certain
Aldermen. SAID ton lnlnl So rcportsr'
'Thc whole sclcmc ln my Judgment, ls polili-
cal iob. nbo1i whlch I have nothing 10 my liN "b
jcci h. doubtlc4s to prevent p"Hibl'' VI, lu'a'l'
,tty officers rom poligWug their du'"", but pIu-
| ripnlIy lo pi,c ST. Crnilca T.. Miller sotir cheap
| ndioriotv. | have performed my dniy nH Mayor "l
thr On, Of Acw-Yot, so tar aud there - no action
| tIni can be- tnlcu on tho parl of any md fidu1l
| or otgnniIntiOu that can prevent my performing
n faithfully and honc7iIy 10 ihr 'nd ol my l'l Hi
| office. There s no charge lhii can hr brought
| nplinsi me for wrong doing From the dlN ol my
| Ltrth that know of. to the picscnt day ANA
! especially during my present. term "l Once lh'Io
| has not been one act OF mine "i any nature Hl
name whatever, That has not been contclrni3,in,iy
and honestly performed. nor will there be INIT tine
cud ol my tcrn
rtir ur,DtorI ~ TIE BOARD.