New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-12-05
GENERAL SH ALER INDICTED.
CHARGES OF BRIBERY IN THREE COUNTS.
MONMOUTH b. WILSON Held as wIrNEs-IhE
ACCUSED MAN NOT IN COURT

.,,orrup wilson Held AS A wITNEs-THE
ACCUSED MAN NOT IN COURT.
The Grand Jury had given General Shaler an OPP
portunity to appear and be exaieo ~ district vt
Attorney MARITIME received note 1Iola Go,oHU n
George Bliss the counsel of the accused "lIcId' 40
which he SAID that without having conSul'Tu e mo
client he would advise bim uot 10 appear D0'0''
the Grand Juy. Colonel rlisS added
Under the circumstances Of this case 1t can hardly
rSs nm the opportnny he desires to meet his &C
cusers face to face in the presence 0 g my can learn
what witnesses testify to and can cross-exanihe the
and the whole proceeding is public ono
Tho Grand Jury went INTO Judge COwIng's court
room about 1890 o'clock and Foreman Cathn
handed in an indictment that had been found
against General Shaler on charge OF bribery. ne
indictment contains three counts Inc hrst count
saws that Alexander ShaleT was on September 10,
1884 the MajOr-GeGeral OF the FIRST DIVISION OF Gne
National Guard and was as such HaJoI-OeheIaI a
member, with Mayor Edison and commissioner
Thompson, of the Board to hear applications from
the regiments which desired armOres and TO recon-
mend sites to the Sinking Fund Commissioners, IL
Tins Roard Colonel Scott of the Sth Regiment ma
made an application for suitable aTinorE. he
Armory Board reported Recommendation I 10 1 tne
purchase OF plot of ground belonging 10 IeII'in
81 George Bisscl and Florence BisSell The lnolct-
ment continues: ,.,,
whereupon First. the day and in the year Aforesaid
the said Alexander Shaler being such public ocer as
aforesaid and member OF the sad p0afu, ten ao
there executing me functions o, ne s 80 sad oce
and the trust and confidence thereby reposed IN nm 70
with and arms unlawfuly ana corrnpty a1 %
fousy ask and asree to receive from Monmouth - VIII
son the of $4,000 in money. and promise anu
agreement the same, bride, upon cert aSree
ment and understanding then and there MADE ana Gu
tered into that the vote. Judgment action DECISION ana
official proceeding o: h the said Alexander shaer as
such public officer and member OF the sald Ooau, upO
the said demand and Application so pending before ana
unuer the consideration ofthe SAID board ana IA tea
tion thereto shoudbe thereby influenced ana tha ne
should induced favor the purchase OF THIS pIo' Vi
ground for S35OOOO.
The second colnt charges the same offence but
describes the property received fIom Wilson as
certain value 70 wit, the discharge and release oil
him the said A alexander Shaler, IRON certain In
debtedness then due and owing by him 10 the
llackensack Savings Bank, in the sum OF $9;0oO;
agreement and understanding that ms ohclal
action should be influenced. The third count
charges that General ShAlcf received from wilson
property to the Grand Jury unknown, OF the
value OF $4,000"
General Shaler was not taken before the, court
and did not renew his bail. He will probably do
So He is now under $4,000 bail. lie VIII prop
ably be called on TO plead on Monday III the Court
of General Sessions.
Monmouth b. Wilson, the broker on whose CYL
dence General ShaleT was indicted, was held by
the Disttict-Attorney yesterday as q witness whom
it was necessary 10 have the trial of the case,
aud he was required to give bail III $2,oOO 10 Sc
cure his attendance. Isadorc Hynes became MS
bOndsnan.