New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-04-14
PRICE, THREE CENTS.
ELEVEN ALDERMEN AT ONCE.
WHOLESALE ARRESTS YESTERDAE
ALL THE MEMBERS OF THE 1884 BOARD
BUT ONE ACCOUNTED FOR
TEN OF THE SUSPECTED OFFICIALS TAKEN II
POLICE HEADQUARTERS EARLY N TIE MORN
ING-FINCK FOUND LATER AND REILLY
NOT YET-rNDICrMENTs FOR ALL
EXCEPT MiLLER-EACH GIVES
$4,000 BAIL.

The main body of the members of the dis
honored and corrupt Board Aldermen OF 1854 yestes
day felt the power Of the law in overtakng even with
its slow progress the men accused Of great public
wrongs. They had some warnings OF the coming storu
in the disgrace which had upon several Of their
former comps Mons Henry W. Jaehnc, OF the bold.
est Of the members Of the former Board and
president of the present Board, had been
kept In prison for several days after
examination before the Senate Committee had
left him under strong suspicion as an associate aud
assistant OF thieves. William Z. Kirk. the president Of
the 1854 Board, who for twelve hours called himself
Mayor and made appointment such to the Office OF
Counsel to the Corporation had been arrested and
baed Similar proceedings had been taken in the
OF James Pearson. ExAlderman Waite had proclaimed
himself the condant OF brbe and brbetakers
not equally guilty himself William II. Miller had been
brought under warrant OF arrest from his retreat in
Florida and James A. Richmond the wealthy and popu-
lar president OF great corporation, had been argncd
at the bar of a criminal court under Indictment by
Grand Jury.
Other members OF the Board OF 1884 and persons ac-
cused OF aiding them in corruption had brought moral
conviction OF their guilt by secretly escaping to foreign
lands. John keenan,. as the supposed Immediate
agent OF the bribegiyers. and william Nooney az tho
distributor to members OF tho Board of the price OF
their votes had become generally known IN the puolic
estimation. Charles Dempsey had ncd hurricdly from
Florida a the approach OF tho detectives while Thomas
Rothman had LETT the country before the criminal pro-
ceedings had well begun Robert T.. d. Lacy tho
most brazcn in OF his innocence had violated
his pledged word and escaped under false pretence.
Rigorous Examination had involved Jacob sharp
President Foshay and others III mass OF suspicious
contradict proofs OF extraordinary forgctiness
and the belief in the unparalleled corruption that At
tended the building OF the Broadway Surface Railroad
had led Senate to pass bill 10 annul the char
ter OF Tho corporation full ha!f OF tho members
of the Board however, remained uni.turbcd and APP
parently careless until yesterday. when for
their arrest given to Police Inspector Byrnes for
service District-AttOrnoy MARITIME had obtained tho
warrants from Recorder smyth Monday. wncn 1t be-
came certain that at least of the Aldermen
De Laoy-had violated the understanding that the mem
bers of the Board 1854 should not ,eaye the city. Mr
MARITIME and his assistant. James Fitzgerald. visited
Police Headquarters Monday evening AMI instruc-
Yesterday morning. Detectives were accordingly sent
to tho homes the members still IA the city and before
noon eleven Of the Aldermen orexAl1ermen were under
arrest
There were twenty.tour members OF the Board otA-
dcrnen for 1854 the final the passage OF the
Broadway Railway franch showed only two votes those
of Aldermen Grant OCoIner against the granting OF
the franchise Against the honesty of these two Alder
men there las been suspicion All OF the arrested
mon were released on $4,000 bail each. Gw0 or three
OF the members who Tammauv men in 1854 now
County Democrats The list stood In 1884, giving the
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