Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-08-11
SQUlRE'S BIG SELL OUT.
HE TELLS OF HIS MEETING
WITH HUBERT o. THOMPSON.

The Famous Letter of Resignation Writ
ten at the Dictation of the willy Com
missioner of Public WOrks-Both
Squire and Flynn Placed Under Bonds
of $4,000
NEW YORK, Aug. 10.--The grand jury
to-day returned Indictments against
Commissioner of Public Works Squire and
Maurice B. Flynn, to whom Squire gave
his resignation, and who is said to Gown"
Squire. Squire was soon arrested and
Flynn surrendered to the District At
torney.
The indictment charges Squire and
Flynn jointly with misdemesnor, and is
drawn under sections 90 and 53 of the
penal code and section so of the consoli-
dated act. The grand jury accuses Squire
and Flynn ''of the crime of conspiracy,
counted as follows" and then goes on to
give specifications. On Dec. 26, 1884, the
Mayor { MIR. Edson) was called upon to
| nominate Commissioner of Public
| Works. Squire was an applicant for the
| office. Squire, Flynn and Hubert D.
/ Thompson unlawtully and wickedly con-
| spired TO gain the appointment of Squire,
| in consideration OF Squire's offer to give
!
| 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 States
| dignity. Flynn accepted his part of the
agreement and agreed to aid and assist IN
| procuring the appointment of Squire, to
| the manifest perversiOn and obstruction
| of due administration ofthe laws. Flynn
was released on bail about O'Clock, but
| the Commissioner did not gain freedom
until an hour later. The bond in each
case was for $10,0
THE HEARING.
The hearing before Mayor Grace of the
| charges against Commissioner squire
was continued to-day. The prosecution
| ended its case yesterday. The Mayors
! office was crowded with anxious specta-
| tors. The announcement was made early
that Maurice b. Flynn would appear and
| testify. Flynn was present, accompanied
by Col. X. b. lngersOll and L. ). New
! combe. Commissioner Squire was the
| first witness sworn. He testified that he
was appointed Commissioner of Public
Works on Dec. 81, 1884. He had known
Hubert o. Thompson since 1883, and was
afterwards introduced to Flynn. He
| formed an intimate acquaintance with
MIR. Thompson, and at his request went to
the Chicago Convention. On returning to
| New York he was more or less engaged
| in irving To bring Gen. Butler and MIR.
Thompson together, as MIR. Thompson
wanted Gen. Butler to support his nOmi-
nee, Mr.. Cleveland.
BROACHING THE APPOINTMENT.
The first time proposition was made
that the witness should be appointed
Commissioner of Public Works was on
| Dec. "a, 1884, in Mr.. ThOmpson's office,
| ThnnnGnn said ha
of service to me- | said: 'HowY He
| said; You are aware that politics are
| very muddled at present. Edison has
nominated man as Commissioner of
| Public Works whom we don't want and
we have stopped it. Edison won't appoint
me. Mayor Grace has been with me and
| has desired me to get behind him and his
nomination, pledging me at the same
time that If elected be would noml-
nate me as Commissioner Of Public
Works. Grace has gone back on me and
l won't have it,
II said: Let me know what you want
and l will assist you.' MIR. Thompson
then advised me to go and see Mayor Ed
son and tell him that we had been school
! boys together.
THE CALL ON EDISON.
81 called on Mayor Edison at his house
on Dec. "a, 1884, and said to him: MIR.
Mayor, my excuse for calling must be
found in the fact that l have a message
| from Mr.. Thompson | told him what
| Thompson had said, and referred to our
| old school teacher, 3. <. Perry. of Boston.
| The Mayor had not yet understood who
! MIR. Thompson had wanted Commissioner
! and he said: who Is the mani? Il am
| the man. was my reply. The next
! day was Christmas and | dined with
! Mayor Edison, and he was anxious to
| know if | would talk with his
| brother in law. | told him that
L did not want to talk with Col. Wood or
any one else. After that, on the same
| day, met Mr.. Flynn and Mr.. Thompson
at the Worth House, and after conversa-
tion Mr. Thompson and went over to the
Hotel Brunswick and entered the reading
room. There we talked about consulting
with Charles =. NJ iller as the most plant
man in New York in case we should re-
quire legal advice and as a man who had
his finger in every pie.
WANTED A LITTLE WRITING.
"Then Mr.. Thompson said: st seems to
me that from the tone of your cOnVersa-
tiOn with Edison that you may secure his
consent 10 your nomination, but the con-
summation of the act OF confirmation is
what we are after. Now we want little
writing from you.' Il don't approve of
little writings, Mr.. COMMISSIONER was
nv reply. He said: You do as l want
you to do and it will be all right. Now
write Dec. %, 1894. No; this is a holiday.
| Make it the 27th or 26th.' You
don't want promissory note,' |
said. 'No; write Maurice b. Flynn,
Esq. You had better address il TO Flynn,
as / am Commissioner OF Public Works.
You needn't be afraid 10 write that which
| dictate. for IL shan't be of any incrimi-
mating nature ! said, 'Mr. Thompson,
this is a dangerous business and you are
PLAYING with ire and after some further
discussion | wrote the letter # Dec. 26,
1884 the famous letter OF resignation)
| Afterwards Thompson said, Now that's
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