Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-04-14
THE WICKED ALDERMEN.
They are Gathered in in Great Shape
Yesterday
LEST THEY BECOME CANADIANS.
Eleven Put Under $4,000 Bond Each by
the Recorder---The Great
New York Scandal.

Michael Duffy, Louis Wendell, Rudolph
Fullgrsf, Arthur J. McQuede, Thomas
Shields, Patrick Farley John O'Neill and
Henry L. Ssyles, members of the Board of
Aldermen of 1884, we're all arrested this
morning between eight and nine o'clock.
Recorder Smyth had issued warrants, which
were entrusted to District Attorney Mar.
tine, who placed them in Police Inspector
Byrne's hands.
The charges against them are similar to
those against the Aldermen previously ar
rested, namely: The acceptance Of bribes
for their votes on the Broadway railroad
franchise question. They were all taken
to police headquarters and locked up. Mes,
sengers wereimmediately sent out by them
in search of their bondsmen. Thomas
Cieary is member of the present Board of
Aldermen.
At ll:2O o'clock this morning ex.Alder.
man Francis McCabe was arrested at No
735 Lexington avenue By Detective
Rogers. Alderman Fink, Of the 1884
Board, ia now the only one in the city not
arrested.
When Distric. Attorney MARITIME placed
in Police lisp, ctor Byrne's hands last
evening, the warrant for the arrest OF the
ex. Aldermen, it wus decided to place them
under surveillance bu; not to arrest them
until this morning. At seven clock or
ders were issued from the centra! office to
bring the accused Aldermen in. The first
one who passed through what is now
known So the "Aldermsnic Gste' was Nj
chael Duffy. He vas indignant at his ar.
rest. His wrath changed to smszement,
however, when one after the other OF bis
ex-colleagues were led in after him. 1t
looked as though the Board of 1884 had
come to life again, and was about to hold
another early morning snap" session
Col. O'Byrne, counsel tor ex-Aldermsn
Tommy" Shields, went before Judge An.
drews in the Supreme Conrt chambers and
obtained writ OF hsbess corpls on behalf
of his client requiirg him 10 be forthwith
produced in the Court Of Oyer and Termin-
or, and the cause Of his detention inquired
into. The petition upon which the writ
was granted, states that the ex.Al6ermen
is restrained OF his liberty by Thomas
Byrnes, ani that the cause Of his restraint
is unknown. The writ is directed TO In
spector Byrne or any other person who
may have him in custody. Judge Barrett
is holding the Court of Oyer and Ter
miner.
Shields and SayIes Furnish Bail.
New YORK, April l3.-Of the Aldermen
arrested this morning the first TO be bsiled
we're Messrs Thomas Shields and Henry l..
Sayles. Both agreed to waive hearing
and expressed willingness to give bonds
in the SUN of $25,O0O. Their bondsmen
wsra on hand, end the District Attorney
having approved Of them, Recorder Smyth
decided to accept bail.
Another.
NEw YORK, April l3.-Ex.Alderman
O'Rei ly has Just been arrested By Police
Inspector Byrnes officers.
Messengers were sent 10 oil quarters OF
the city
IL SEARCH or BoNDsNEN
who quickly appeared. AS the news spread
throug Oh the city personal and political
friends OF the victims hurried to police
headquarters aud the corridors were rap.
idly crowded. Recorder Smythe, in the
Conrt OF General Sessions, fixed the bail at
$25 900 in each case Michael Marley,
contractor, was accepted as bondsmsn Tor
Tommy Shields; Alderman Clesry was
bailed by John Dollars, a dealer in
grain, and Sol Ssyles was accepted as
bondsmsn for his brother, Henry L Ssyles,
Bernard Koch, q jeweler, became bonds
man for ex Alderman Wendell. Alderman
McCsbe offered J. T. Farley, a builder,
who justified in 81 So 900 and was accepted
Ex.Alderman Patrick McQusde had q
hard time in seeing the $4,000 bail he
finally secured it in the persons OF his
brother, Bernard McQdsde, and four 9th
ers. Alderman Duffy furnished Geo Hag
esrty and rhos Hogan, who we're accepted
! Ex Alderman Farley. after some delay,
produced John W. Gillig, nasager Of Rup
pert's brewery. BE was accepted. John
Herman, q Broadway dealer, and John
/ Donley, o retail merchan', justified for Ex.
Alderman Neil
"a ALDERASY FINK AND oREILy,
who had been arrested, we're brought to
/ the District Attorneys rooms The bonds
men for the former are Charles Nau Hof
q milk dealer, and George
Bothlur, a piano action maker. The
arrest Of all the Aldermen wss precipitsted
By the fear that they might run away and
become Canadians. The indictments are
identical with those for Jsehne, KIRK and
Pearson. In the indictments the day for
the payment Of the hribes is sgt down as
, AuL ust 29, 1884, the day before the mem
oraole special meeting. Chas B. Waite
was the sole witness OF the indictments.
THR Fell LIST
of the members of the Board Of 1884, who
have been thus far arrested on charges OF
bribery in connection with granting the
franchise 10 the Broadway railroad, is ss
follows: Jsehne, Kirk, Pearson, Miller
CIsary, O'Neil. McQusde, Shields, Sayles,
Duffy. Fullgraf, Wendell, Farley n'Rsil.
ily, MeC4he and Fink.
Ez-AldeTman Waite has turned State Q
. evidence and DeLsey, Dempsey and Roth.
man have left the city. Kenny and Nc
. Lsughlin are dead. Grant and 0Connor
voted against the bill and are safe from
prosecution. 1t is rumcred that McCsbe
may slso be used as 9 witness for the
State.
The Post says; Is q SAii BY fsead oI
ore OF the Aldermen that the arrests were
! made this morning 10 order ,hs. the Senate
investigating COMMITTEES might have an ex
: cuse tor winding up their work, lest tht
e characters CT many Of the members of th'
: Legislature OF 1884 should be smirched.
REACHES TO PHILADELPHIA.
|. A special from Philsdelphis to the Pos
: says. "Runors are current here to day tha
:, Aessrs, Remble, Wiedner and Elkins, tn
q Philadelphia purchasers Of the stock Of tn
;, Broadway and Seventh Avenue RsilrosC
= Company, are to be arrested on charge o
|. completely in the bribery Of the Nes Yorl
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