New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-08-07
SOUIRh'N INBtCILE DEFIANCE.

1t is difficult tn find terms sufficiently strong
with which to characterize the disclO es made
i'll the evidence Brought out before Mayor Grace
yesterday. This evidence not only proved that
the Boston advcnturcr, who holds one OF the
chief Offices of the city government, is IN utter
" depraved person. as unfit to hold any publ
pace us Betlzebub would he to serve as a
hurch treasurer, but it showed cor upton ~
widespread that it wei may d shea ten and dis
tess every honest cltlon. &c t.tln it L. Ut al;
events, that the people have occasion TO co.,
glatulite Themselves whenever they hapl en- (.
discover integ ity and ull~l i'll a public
erv;nt. From the fact thit Squnc'> colln>c
declined to clo>s-eyigninc judge Spencer, II
nay be assumed that the eNpl nation Squire
gave Ia him OF the writing o. his III am ais let
Ter 10 Flynn is lair outline OF the deicnc
which Squire attends la offer The MN mu {
be idiotic as we'll a. corrupt if he expects that
decent people VIII curb their patience ~ mu i
H. to lsten to such defence. He wrote th'
letter in sport. says this playful scalawag. lie
had no idea that he WAS 10 he appointed, am
lir and Flynn got il up IL sou ce OF nutua
rIlte tnnmcut. 1t struck tn al H. 20 dc~rc ate.
~ funny to sit down and write thcm.cv,
>coundlcl> that they could not resist the tempi;
lion. And so shaking with lmghc., the,
ptuned that jocnllr bat of dcvllty Just 10 show
how merry they could be. This statement
not only prcpoStclouS bat im5c,Ilc. 1t /, such
ID explanation Us Squire mi.ht be expected Il
give. but il il i, the best that Flynn and thci
va iolS LAWYER, cin do they mast indeed
,adly at a loss for Il defence.
This letter di poses OF Squire, Govern"
n |. &. ,f.. Il
tactoi, and to give places t. that boly of wo X
ers he is so actively organizing would hudll
dare to hold out a hdpng hand 10 Squire ate
this exposure. The quc-tion now lrr"mc
me ely one Of criminal consequences for tn
two men whose w.ckolne,s j. thus elaringl,
laid bare, and the public will keep sharp cy'
upon District-Attorncy MARITIME The ca>e
now with h.m. and he cannot be too quick no
too stem in dealing with ii.
1t is to I've hoped that cx-Mayor Edison
prepared with an adequate reply 10 the test
mony of John OBJ len, who consents to III Il
cate himself in "a 90 rupt ba gan apparently
for the purpose of lnpl'.tlng NJ. Edison
OBJ len either took no pains t. conceal III ONI
pcculiaiitIe> OF conduct or he was unable Ia pa
Il respectable cloik upon thm. Even Jacob
Sharp, memory had soFmc tenacious pontS
Lven Sharp did III he temporary mrn0rald
OF his que>ti"nablc an-arton-. But tins man.
whom the Democratic party Of this Site h.is
aired to the chief place in IT. organization. h..
neither memoranda nor accounts. lie find
him elf unable To tell VIII thcr it WI, one o
thirty thousand dolais that hc lent to hi, friend
Flynn. lie does not know where II wet no
anything about II, and he would d"uhtlc>, have
ion gotten the entire circumstance were there II"
other witnesses to the fact that at tn vital III
mcnt he let Flynn have the ''boSllc WITH
which to carry out hi, d;4otaidly dsiecmcn
with Squire.
Next week the defendants viii take u hand at
the work Of uncove ing municipal cc,epcol,, and
they violently promise that other OF our lo' al
Democratic statesmen shall he shown III thci
true colors. While the people about IT
they might Us well have IN, whole diSHacciu
tory come ont, and have done with il. II vii
be glad day for New-Y York when all ia.
actors in this drama Of corruption have IceciNcl
the just penalties for their crimes.