The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-04-14

OIlltH 10 hrlNE Lllt aCtNetu AlueIule
/ In. The rirst one who passed through
what is now known As the alder
manic gate was Michael Duffy. He
was indignant AZ his arrest. His wrath
vas changed 70 amazement, however,
when one after the other OF his eN-
colleagues was led in after him. Il
looked as though the board OF 1884
had come 10 life again and was about
to hold another ca ly morning snap
session.
Col O'Byrne, counsel for eX-Alder-
man Tommy" Shells, went before
Judge Andrews, in Supreme Court
chambers, and obtained a writ of ha-
beas corpus in behalf of his client, re-
outing him TO be forthwith produced
in the Court of Oyer and Termlner,
and the cause of his detention in.
quired into. The petition upon which
the writ was granted states that the
eN-Alderman is restrained of his lib
erty by Thomas Byrues, and that the
cause OF his restraint is unknown. The
writ is directed to Inspector Byrnes or
any other person who may have him
in custody. Judge Barrett is holding
the Court of Oyer and Terminer.
Recorder Smythe fixed the bail at
SIS, 700 in each case. The Aldermen
all looked unhappy while awaiting
the arrival of their bondsmen. At
! 80 o'clock the Grand Jury entered
part l of the Court of General Ses-
sions, with indictments charging
twelve of the Board of Aldermen OF
1884 with bribery. The indictments
are similar to those presented against
Jaehne, the vice-president of the pres
ent board and a member of that OF
1884, and ex-Aldermen J. Kirk and
Pearson. The indicted Aldermen are :
Fullgraff, Wendell, McQuade, Shells,
Duffy, Cleary, Farley, Sayles, Reilly,
O'Neil, McCabe and one other, whose
name was not made public, as he has
not vet been arrested.
Messenge were sent to all qusrters
of the city in search # hondsmen, who
quickly a pesred. AS & e news spread
tniough the city personal aud poiti-
al friends OF the victims hurried 10
police headquarters, and the corridors
we're rlpidly crowded. Rec lrdeY
Sulytht, IN the Court Of Genera SEES
sioUs, fX.d tina hail st $25, coo in each
case. Michael Morley, a contractor.
was aCc.pte1 as bODds man for Ton
N.Y. Shields; Alderman Cieary was
hailed by john Dollars, dealer IN
gam, and Sol Saylts was accepted "a
b)Ddaman for his brother, henry l..
Say es b rnard Kosb, jewele-, be-
came bord4m6n FOR Ex-Alderman
Wsudl. Elk Alderman McCabp, who
offered John T. Farley, a builder, who
justified in Sl55 200, and YVES accepted
Ex-Aldern an Patrick MCQ1r hai &
hard time in securing the So 600 bill.
He finally secured in the PEI on OF DIS
brother, Bernard MCQlade, Stephen
Fry, Jchn Hains bach, Dennis smith
and John McCrystsl. Alderman
Defy furnished rs bondsmen George
Haggertv, Robert Bord AID Thomas
Hogan, who were duly qualified and
accepted Next to give bail was
Rudolph L Fulgrsff His bondsmen
were John q. Forte, his son-ir-law
and Charles Jones. Ex.AIderman
Farley, after some delay, produced
John W. Gillig, Manager of R1ppert's
b every, and who offered property
worth 100000; be was accepted. John
Tiernen, Broadway oyster deal
err, and John Dellev. 81 retired
merchant, justified for Elk Alderman
O'Neil. Ex-Aldermen Fink and
O'Reilley, who had been arrested,
were brought to the District Attor-
neys rooms The bondsmen for the
former are Charles Vanhoff a milk
dealer, and George Bothlin, a piano
action maker. The arrest of all the
Aldermen was precipitated by the
fear that they might run away and
become Canadians. The indictments
are identical with those of Jaehne,
KirK and Pearson. In the indict-
II ents the day for the payment of the
brides is set down as August 2, 1884
the day before the memorable special
meeting Charles B. Waite was the
sole witness of the indictment. The
full list of the members of the
beard of 1884, who have he2n thus
far arrested on charges CT bribery in
connection with granting the franchise
to the Bowery rail- Dad, is as follows:
Jaehne, Kirk, Pearson, Miller, C cary,
O'Neil, McQuade, Shields, Ssyles,
Duffy, FulEraff, Wendell, Farley,
O'Reilly, McCabe ar d Finch. Ex-Al-
derman Wal has turned states evil
dence, and Dslany, Dsml sew and
Rotbmsn have LIFT the ty. Kenny
and Mclaughlin are dead. Grant and
O'Connor voted against the bill, and
are safe from prosecution.
It ia Iumored that McCsbe may be
used as a witness for the State,
The Post ays: Tits said by friend
of one Of the Aiderm en- that the arrests
we've made this morning in order that
the Senate Investigating Committee
might have an excuse ior winding up
their work lest the characters of many
Of the mem bers of the Legislature OF
1884 should be smirched."
Elk Alderman O'R-illy has just been
arrested by Police Inspector Byrne's
officers.