New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-02-16
WHERE ARE THE ALDERMENY
THE sERGEANT-Ar-ARMs CAN'T FIND TaGM
TRACING UP TIE BROADWAY BoNDs-M0LoNEY


TRACING UP THE BROADWAY BoND5-MoLoNEY
STILL ABSENT.
The Broadway Railroad investigation yester.
day short but intense; 1t was characterized by
sharp encounter between George Bliss and Lawson n.
Fuller and by tho absence OF Mr. Conkng owing to the
death of Horao Seymour Although Short the session
gave additional evidence OF the extensive ramcat Ons
which the investigation seems probable to extend into
Aldermen and exAldermen 1t appeared from Mr..
statement had been sought for and had been
found not at their homes, their places OF BUSH
ness and their usual haunts. Billy" Mooney
still among missing. and Richard Newcombe the
Legal embodiment OF the reader of the Board of Alder
men, once more fouEd himself called to inform tho
committee aud the citizens of NeS-York City that
"Rilv onged to be present, but that he had long
tourney to perform In getting back to the city OF his love
that he could bly, be here before Wednesday or
the next session OF the committee In one sense the
revelation Of the day was that made by
Mr. Seward that the sergeant-at-srms aud DIS assist
ants had been aborng night and day TO lay their hands
upon certain exAdermen SO as to serve them Win SUD-
penas, but had not found them
Chairman Low, usual. was fifteen minutes ahead OF
time aud his associates we're drawn up on either she OF
him in solid array at IL when the inqnisti"n was
resumed The proceedings promised to be cold because
of the absence Conkng. who had gone to Oneida
County Jacob Sharp. who still on his farm
near Rome. There talk OF this coincidence as
significant, yet definite declarations were made.
Mr. Seward stated that he had an 10
make to the public which he thought the circumstances
would warrant He then said:
The sergeant-atarns and his deputies have In vain
been seeking to serve subp9nas upon the following
members OF the Board OF Aldermen of 1854: Chares
Pearson and Thomas Rothman The sergeant
alarms aud his deputies have sought .S, these
OF business At their resid noes tey have been told
w"ud {" he back in a few minutes" and they have
waited not only few minutes. but hours, even npto
homes but In vain their places Of business the SER
geant. at arms and his deputies have been told that
these were at home, and SD between the TWO they
have been baified until they have been obliged to make
this report. make his public annon cemei ~ oecaus,
alarms and his deputies nave been unable 70 Tell tnen'
that wanted as witnesses before TINS co
With that edge IN their possession, we trust thas
they will voluntarily appear
Mr. Seward uttered the last sentence as II he longed
to believe its sentiment implicitly He rext turned TO
Mr. Newcombe VINO sat near by. .cil as mOonbeam
ON an uurufed lake, and asked him II he had william d.
Mooney, to speak, in his pocket Mr.. Newcomoe
blandly implied that he knew all abouC where " Billy"
was but he 80 fearfully far away that Nc. New
connie hal extreme doubts whether Billy couli be
produced by steam horse sail before the next session
of the committee which then Understood would
He promised TO produce his client at the
next meeting OF the committee.
Samuel G. Merwin, the cashier OF TIE Pacific Bank,
WAS tho first witness As soon as his occupation was
known it was whsperei that Mr. Seward proposedt
by him who the money on the coupons Oh tuo
Broadway Surface roads bonds when they were pre-
sented for payment on becoming due iu January last
O-Your bank received certain moneys on account or
the Broadway Surface Railroad Company to pay tho
coupons on its bondsl Ayes, sir.
Q.-HOw much did you recelVoi
The cashier looked at u memorandum and answered:
IL was S2s. l25 on January 9"
O To whom did you disburse the money! Al can
Mi very well give YOU the names the money
pad mostly IN cash record was kept OF H. Part or
me money came from the Broadway and Seventh Avenue
Railroad Company and part from the Iwenty-ihird
Street road both companies had "a ranteed the DondS
The moneys which were paid out Oy check on the
coupons follows: