Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-11-21
THE BO0DLERS.
Ex.Aldorman Duffy. the squealor,
Affords Entertainment for
Crowded Courtroom.
lie Lets ~ crop out Not Inrreuuentiy that
Heis Tniiing on others TO Save Him
ssif-No Noble Motive His.

franchise. Ex-Alderman Duffy took the
stand. Lawyer Newcomb continued the
cross.oxamlnatIon The lawyer asked the
witness score OF questions regarding
his life at home, In business and as pub
lie man. Duty had been u builder for
twenty years, and had boon fortunate. He
owed some debts In 1884. lie did not
think he had applied any OF the "boodlo"
money to pay them. He acknowledged
violating the oath Of o0lce when he took
the "boDdle,"
Each meeting Of tho "boodlors" was
taken up and Duffy, beginning 20 fear a
trap, cautiously finished his story Az
each pause the lawyer would clinch the
testimony by asking IL that all you
rccolcct Of what occurred at that meet
ing2" Nicol became rostive and he and
Gen. Tracy popped up together 10 reply
20 the lawyer examining the witness, but
the recorder shut them up by permitting
the examination 20 90 on, and the patient,
Nowcomb, went on TO mix up the
witness further. Duny's story, however,
did not vary substantially from yesterday
except that he rather committed himself
by saying thai he was telling all he could
reOOlleCt.
porter Herman He'd when he said the doors
were closed NJ the session on August 80.
Newcomh asked II the witness had read
the story Of Jaehne's conviction, his
Journey to Sing Sing and description Of
the lock step which Jaehne had TO sub.
mt TO- NlcOl objected, "a ing that the
council was trying 10 make II appear
that the Witness was frightened into
q. a. az 80 ahu
Jncbne's fate
The recorder blandly saidi ~ think the
defense have right 10 HhoG that II they
cam
Duffey then said he had read OF Jaehno's
fate. He had been arrested twice him.
self. lie did not remember II the officer
went home with him the first time or
what the amount Of bail had been ON
either occasion he did not know. He
had not asked the cause Of his arrest. He
explained that singular assertion OF
saying that "oyorythlng tmoaning him
self was 80 ,Gixed and muddlod up" that
be- could not tell. The witness said
Nlcol wrote out statement OF what he
(Dudy) would testify 70 against Nc.
Quade, that he (DunY) had seen II similar
statement prepared for Fulgran, The
witness said no saw TINT Nicol had drawn
up second statement including Full
gran'a testimony, The witness signed
tho frat statement but not the second.
Attor his second arrest the witness
met NlCOl three times at police hcadquar-
tcrs and twice ut Nlcol's house, No
threats were ever made To the witness.
Nlcol promised the witness exemption
from prosecution on the condition OF
turning states evidence, The witness
had not done anything else very lad dur.
ing 1884. He was reminded Of the
Thirty-iourth street Job Tor which he waf
employed TO distribute the money among
the aldermen He admitted the charge
! He said he had paid the money to Full
graf, although there was no agreement
| 10 do 80.
Newcomb huylng succeeded IN mixing
| up the "b)odlern worse than on the occa
| sion Of his arrest, Ncol resumed the dr.
| rect examination. Duffy WIS made L
relate tho story Of bis arrest again, hi,
conversation with tho police, how a stat,
! Inspector led the Investigation, HIS con
nectlon with the Broadway steal, how
/ the Inspector showed him bi
OF paper on which he had noted dOwi
some OF the points and Information abou
| "booders,n how Byrncs had lntimatct
that others Of the aldermen were going /,
| squoal, showing the witness his own posi-
] ton In the matter, The witness detailcC
the conversation with Nlcol, in which h,
told all he knew about the Forly-scconC
street, tho Thlrly-iOurth street, Chamber
street and the other roads,
"Now, Mr.. Dnny," continued Nicol "
want you W tell the jury what Induced
You 10 become states evidence
al have wife and two Children &c
piled the witness, "and | felt that thl
WAS load OF my shoulders and thei
heads. | never WAS In any suun thing be
fore, and was drawn into II this time
came 10 the conclusion that the bes
thing could do was to tell the truth, an,
ain here to-day TO tell tho truth
This ended McQuade's oxamnatl
aud the court took8 recess. During n
recess the cases OF ex.Aldoi man Reilly
ONeil and Clary were called, and Diatrlc
Attorney MARITIME moved TO lN dates 10
their trials. He then moved separated
for their trials liking Rellly's for the 20tt
O'Neil's Tor December 3 and CiOary's 10
December ~, Recorder Smy the suggoste
thatthe trials be held consccutiyDly, on
: following the termination OF the other
This was agreed TO and notice TO tina
effect was made. Mr.. MARITIME had II
tended to move for the commitment {
: the three "5oodlors, but finding that IN
recorder did not agree he desisted iroI
his motion. Alter the recoi
Cen, Tracey argued that no evidence ha
been produced TO connect the doftndai
. Win the charge ia tho indictment. N
law demanded that there must /
9th evidence besides that Of o
accomplish He cited decisions
support hls argument and moved
r Instruct the jury 10 acquit McQuAde. III
T motion weu denied, Gen Tracey the
a began tho opening address 20 the Jury A
: ils conclusion the taking Of testimony I,
) the defense began. Witnesses 10 pro,
that the prisoner was Ia good reputatio
and TO show that he had IL
/, years been In woll.to-do clrclms,anc,
4 woro examined. MCQuade was glyon
, good character and II was shown th
J his deposits In his bank were general
4 from $4,000 10 SEQ 600. 9th,
I, evidence 10 show that n
a broadway was good thin
Z for tho city and had been fayorably passs
Z On by hlgl judicial authority was intr
; duced aud another recess was taken.
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