Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-12-03
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A story was circulated yesterday 90 the
effect that ex.Alderman Ludolph A. Full
crnff, Of The +" boodle - board 81 1881, who
was used a. a witness for thc prosecution
against ex.Alderman McQuadc, had taken
steps 10 make restitution Of the money
that he received 10 induce him to vote
for The Broadway railroad grant. Inves.
iigaiion showed that there was some
foundation for the story. Fullgrrh testified
on the first trial o: McQuade that he was
promised 100000 Tor hts vote, and received
b. tween $4,000 and go, 600. lie also swore
ihst he was led % become a witness for the
prosecution through remorse which he felt
Tor ~. betrayal Of the city's interests while
an alderman. A; the same time, however,
he testified that he had not taken any steps
20 make restitution Of the money that he
had received.
II Is said that since the disagree ment OF
The jury in McQuade's first trial the prose-
cutIOn have been able To see that the case
against the "bOOdle" men would be ms
terlalIy strengthened II the rcmorse OF the
iniormers or accomplices extended TO re-
turning their ill-gotien "boodle." Tue
amOunt In Fullgrafl's case was very large,
however, and the ex-aIderman did not see
his way clear to raising so much money.
Besides, IL does not appear that he partcu'
larry Telished the idea Of parting with any
81 his worldly possessions. lie had eN.
pended large sums Of money In counsel
fees and for other purposes previous TO the
appearance OF his remorsc. and these
amounts he could not very well retain out
81 the amount he has testified that be re-
ceived for his vote. II l. said, however,
that lie went about 10 raise some Of The
.l...l hat l.a oil 10 In
about hall Of the sum 10 he returned.
District Attorney MARITIME would not dis.
cIiss the story last night. hssistant.Dis-
trict-Attorney DE Lancey NicOil was not al
his home. No. ~ east Twcnty-scventh
street, when Times reporter called 10 see
him on the subject. Later. however, he
was found at dinner at the University Club,
Madison avenue and Twenty. sixth street.
In n note asking for information, he re.
piled, In writing % can give No Informa-
ton on the subject, for ! know nothing
about It..
Ex.Aldcrman Fullgran himself was in.
accessible last night. lie has threatened 10
Kill any reporters who may succeed In get.
ting into his house, which IL AT 1912 Del.
monico Place. near east northumberland
siXly.hith street, IN the annexed district.
several men were guarding the place last
night. and two OF them were sand 10 belong
TO Inspector Byrnes's force. Neither the
district attorney nor anybody else can
make fullsran dlsgOrgc any OF the money
he has confessed To having received. II his
remorse will mol permit him TO retain pos
session Of The money IL may 90 To the city
on 10 Jacob Sharp. Mr.. Marine i SAID to
have declined 30 receive any Of the money
on behalf OF The city on iho ground that he
was not empowered 10 do so. u the mo
ncy were SEM TO sharp be would undoubt-
eddy return Il 10 the sender.
strange to say, there has not been any
talL ~ an intention of cX-Alderman Duffy,
" no "poached before Fullersn did. 10
turn over his doodle " TO anybody. u l.
AID. however. that the prosecution will
show on the second trial Of McQuade that
- have been taken 10y hoth Duff and
Fillgran 10 make restitution 10 som body.