New-York tribune., 1886-11-12
SHARP PLEADS, MOI GULL =
80 10 rur OTHER ALLEGED BRlBE-eivERs

cy.r COMPLEMENTARY AND
No NOR sEEM TO REALIZE THEIR Dis'hAos'
rs. sa.ord appearauce of the indicted omciais
., ,bs Broadway railroads as deienu""'S :" ' s
80, ,ras made yesterday before Recorder ON! :" "
49,. =, tns ,,ur. OF General Sessions. They hau oeen
f'' .. .n,s.r in court and acknowledge their
s,ra,ur.s 10 their bsbonds. when they wer" "f's..
,,r Than they seemed worried over their pilSht
..d were glad to leave the courtroom as quickly as
nos.i,,a They had su hc emily recoVerea y"s'"'""'
,v, thc shock their arrest to form Win ther "ye
ch.,tv good patured group Ex-Presiient foshay was
a.. o,,r excaption he sat alone aud silent while wait
us for tho court open aud throughout the process"
lngs 49,,
Jamss A. Richmond the former president OF inc oroi
av Surface Railroad COMPANY was the hrs' OF the IL"
aeted men to his through the crown Oh jurors
and spectat,rs He was accoms aned by MS lawyers,
az Judge william Fullerton, Homer A. Seison ana
Prank j. Dupignac and tue party took sess uear '"o
raos Of tue clerxs desk They talked together ior
tiwe whe the romos lawyers took prom nent po'uons
where they might least minge with the more emeu'
meulers OF their profession More spectators came in
and as the rell-knosu deondi entered they were
ca .erly poiu,ed t. tose who did nos recosliSe
them James W. Foshny, the elderly ex-presidenl oi
the Broaa gav and ssventh Avanne R9ilro I'd Company
tcok "A front sea- a little srt from the Others MS
eyer-smting counsel John H. slrahan' was WIN i'in
Thomas B. Kerr the ex-secretary OF the bro'u"a' anu
s.v.,tn Av~pue Company. who has mlit .ry ar look
kerr's ,awJcr, entored and sat benin is c.o. ,,oo
Jacob sasrp who IL crete with m,v"S & tno ~ ts
IN when tue men held tue principal Ounces III he
tw. .oupanrs novel out WHO was III 's'i, oni
director. tho last 10 enter aud ,sls
over tue 81 those who AT ar"und ni. ne y % ,u
Sslp " Albert stckney VINO, with ex-Jaise Fuller
teh. counsel or snarn, co versed WIN tuo o'"o' INV
ycrs AMI nn lily took seat besi Ia MS thehl. ,,
Assistant District ATTORNEY Delancey Nco ooouniel
the WI wner~ he could wa'ca the - e%s % o e
drfensnts ar they Dis rct- Attorney Marine
took his placs Assistant District totney
nil VIII, had charge ef tn, day calendar hocorueI n
ch,,i.s n ,rr,ll Clerk John sp,rgs Gale, me name
of Jacob sharp Mr.. stickney responded ny approacn
we re- wiling your Honor to enter a plea now n we
may have the privilege WITHIN reason 'oie uine M ..
witharawlug tae plea snl Of d~mlrriag OF making any
mutton wrlch may desire 10 make
Recorder smyth How much time DO you VISIT
Mr.. st ckney-feu lays or more
Mr. stckney We reitalny need several dass M 10 TO
90 treparr uly tor 20 m'tion whoh We may "osr' ~
mako. rh,s is no Ordinary case that the defend
.n,l D1,.'si ~ silaweJ nntI Non iHy
Mr. stick Cyl visa. your Honor. th"t we inisut 'e
Tnr Eeesr rr-You lnay nave until Tuesday anJ nol
day later. But OF course jou must serve uuo "o0
Mr. sticgn-y- Under thai order we plead not snllty
Mr. s,ar As- On ,il :he twenty one indictments
Mr. Iii, kn.y-Yes. on thrm all
NJ, Fullerton We NAV as wrlI state your Honor
that be no surprise tbat tue motion We "o''
10 make 10 ohta ~ the minutes OF the Grand ury' A.,
r.e Rec, def you desire To mdke any zen motion
you mast the parers On the Dsue'-A''orno' "
Clerk 5. arks Then called successfully Messrs Rich,
anI Bird answered, entering pleas similar 10 'ha' III
Ta ,h ot,dal proceedings having bscn finished the
defendants except Foshay. remained In tue coutIoom @
Tor ten or teen inmates Fosh ~ left IN" court ron
n,cEiv sh.rn Talked with unusual gibness with VT
I'm isync aud Richmond AMI Kerr cony rsed w'th one
aud "not rr Of IL. swyes IN" ad ,nlSe and laughed
" IN no Indication they we're uouoied py their
position. ,,.,., H.. ,.., q, ,o,h,n, Tn Interfere
with McQuadc's trial on Monday