The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1886-04-14
sHARP's PALS.
Ten More New York Aldermen Ar
rested Yesterday.
Fifteen of Them Now in the Clutches
of the Law.
a Prediction that Jacob Sharp viii
be Called Soon.

NEW YORK, April 13.-Thomas Cleary. Michael
Duffy, Louis Wendell, Ludolph Fullgraff, Arthur
j. McQuade Thomas Shields and Patrick Farley,
members Of the board of New York aldermen of
1884, We're all arrested in this city this
morning Recorder Smyth had issued warrants
which were entrusted to District Attorney Mar
tine. He placed them in Inspector Byrnes' hands.
The charges against the ex-aldermen dre similar
to those against the aldermen previously arrested;
namely the acceptance of bribeS for their votes
on the question of granting the franchise of the
Broadway railway. They, were all taken to police
headquarters and locked up. Messengers We're
Immediately sent out by them in search of bonds
men. Thomas Cleary is member of the present
board of aldermen.
little later the list was swelled to nine by the
arrest of Alderman John O'Neil and Henry L.
Sayles. Still later ex-Alderman McCabe was ar
rested, making ten taken into custody this morn
Fifteen of twenty-five aldermen are now under
arrest. Three of them are under indictment, two
are probably witnesses for the State and ten are
awaiting they know not what.
OF the remaining seven, DeLacey and Dempsey
have left the jurisdiction Of the court. 1t is ex-
pected that the other six still at large will soon be
captured. OF the alleged bribe-givers only one,
President Richmond, of the Broadway Surface
railway. has fallen into the inspectors grasp; but
it is expected that Jacob sharp, Kerr and Foray
will soon be called to join him. Keenan, and Billy
Mahoney who are also wanted, are gone.
The scenes when these ex-aidermen were
brsuglt in were somewhat interesting. The first
one brought in was Michael Duffy. He was in
dignant at his arrest. His wrath changed to
amazement. however, when one after the other of
his ex-colleagues was led in after him. Alderman
CIeary was brought in next, having been arrested
At the Sgdng which he Is the
home in 92d street, and Fullgraff, who was caught
at his box factory in Fulton street, came in under
Quade Fx-Aldermen Shields, when added to the
group, declared his arrest an outrage and
threatened to have satisfaction. Farley, Sayles
time later ex-Alderman MeCabe's appearance
also under escort of officers, brought up the num-
Der of arrests to ten.
in search of bondsmen, who quickly appeared IN
answer to the summons. AS the news spread
through the city the personal and political friends
corridors were rapidly crowded. Michael Mulry,
a wealthy contractor, was waiting to offer bonds
for Shields, who declared he was ableiand willing
to give bail in any amount, and was ready, If they
would accept to become personally responsible at
S25, 900 each, or a higher amount if desired, for
himself and his nine colleagues. The work of ex-
amining the securities offered by Mr.. Mulry and
by Mr.. Sayles, a brother of ex-Alderman Sayles,
was then begun and the clerks began to prepare
the bail bonds. Meanwhile, the counsel for ex-
Alderman Shields obtained writ OF habeas corpus
in behalf Of his client, requiring him to be forth
with produced in court, and the cause of his de-
Bail was finally fixed in $4,000, and all OBJ
tanned bondsmen. AT 1.30 the grand jury
entered the Court OF General sessions, with in
dictments charging IL of the board of 1884 with
bribery. These indictments are similar to those
presented against Jaehne. The indicted alder
fy, Cieary, Farley, Sayles, REILLY, O'Nei McCabe,
and one other, whose name was not made public,
as he his not yet been arrested.
Aldermen Finch and O'Reilly are the only two
remaining in the city yet to be captured, and the
officers are hunting for them.
LATER.
Fulgratf Farley O'Ne and O'Reilly were bailed
during the afternoon, all having found bondsmen.