Evening star., 1886-08-11
Squire and Flynn.
THE INDICTMENT AGAINST THEM-THKIR RE-

THE INDICTMENT AGAINST THEM-THETR RE
LEASE on BAIL.
Rollin NJ. Squire, the commissioner OF public
works of New York city, was arrested yester-
day as he was leaving the mayors Office after
giving his testimony there In the investigation
of charges against him. The indictments
against Squire aud Flynn were brought into
court just as the mayor was concluding the ex-
animation for the day. The commissioner
he was met by Inspector Byrnes. "The district
attorney would like to see you, commissioner
was what the inspector said. and without a
word the commissioner accompanied the In
spector to the district attorneys office, followed
by large crowd Of interested spectators. Law
yer Newcombe appeared In court for Flynn
and asked to have bail fixed and bail was fixed
at $4,000.
Commissioner Squire was taken into the dis
Mr. Flyon gss en was
but the commissioners did not gain freedom
until an hour later. Martin B. Brown APP
peared and was accepted as surety for Squire.
Brown is bondsman in other cases to the ex-
tent or $4,000. Theodore Moss a member of
the Electrical Subway commission, treasurer OF
law, became surety for Mr.. Flynn.
The indictments charge Squire and Flynn,
jointly, with misdemeanor. The grand jury
spiracy, counted follows" and then goes on
TO give specifications. On December 26, SS4,
according to the indictments, the mayor ed
SOM was called upon 10 nominate a commits
sioner of public works Squire was an appli-
cant for the Office. Squire. flynn and Hubert
U. Thompson unlawfully and wickedIy con-
spired TO gain the appointment OF Squire, in
consideration Of SQuire's offer TO give Flynn
gratuity and reward. This gratuity and reward
consisted in promise to allow Flynn TO direct
the transaction OF business in said department.
This confederation was made against the peace
OF the people of the state Of New York and the
state 8 dignity.
soUIREs EFFORT TO GET HIS LETTER.
In the investigation before Mayor Grace yes
terday, Squire, after telling how he wrote his
letter OF December 26th, 1854, known as the
letter Of resignation, at the dictation of Hubert
y. Thompson and Maurice Flynn, said that
afterwards he consulted Judge Gildersleeve,
who advised him to have the letter destroyed
at once. Thompson refused TO give IL to him;
Flynn put him OF. Finally Flynn handed him
The letter; Squire lit a match and burned the
letter up as he supposed. Judge Gildersleeve,
once at The Manhattan club, and Flynn then
said that the letter had been destroyed. Some
time afterwards Thompson called upon me
when had become commissioner OF public
works, and asked me II 1 would resign in his
favor. l said, III Grace will appoint you, will
get out. The LeXt day Ihom psoa called and
said that the mayor had agreed to appoint him,
and wrote my resignation and handed it to
H. u. Newcoinoe, with Instructions that al was
10 be used only in the event ot Thompson .
nomination. nrst heard that the letter u De-
cember 10th, 1854, was ia existence tnroug IA
Lawyer NewcOmbe. who told nag IN J Une. loo5,
THAI Thompson had told him tiat ne had II.
told Flynn Of this, and he said: Al that's so,
ain afraid he'll make trouble for You. fiynn
claimed that Thompson nau deceived Us DOtn.
saiu, such conduct $ both cruel ana harin-
Iui, and went 10 see Thompson. 'Oii, Well, al >
only politics after aii.' Politics DC damned,
told him; IRON this day hence.orth you 60
your way and / IL go mine, and lave"