New-York tribune., 1886-02-22
ALDERMEN STILL SILENT.
NO REVELATIONS OF ALLEGED
Berry


WHY ONE MANS CONFESSION coULrE kIMPLI-
CATE oTHERs-THE PHILADELPHIA PURCHASE.
= The Aldermen and ex-Aldermen whose per-
sonal acquaintance Mr. COnkling Mr. Seward and the
Senate Railroad Committee seeking make passed
more or less quiet Sunday yesterday 1t is safe to say
that most OF them at home at least tor other
callers than personal friends. II is pronounced that
they all breathed freely yesterday than they did
saturday which for some other was suddenly
settled upon day OF revelation The manner in
which the allegation OF the Fullgraf confession 4"
traversed the city, sufficient indication OF the
eral belief that had squealed." or had in
mind TO squcal, might squeal," In order to get
ahead Of somebody else with like propensities
Those Aldermen OF the present year OF 1884 who
have been supposed to especially interested in the in
yestgatIDn state their belief that the cry OF
tessOn hes been made and broadcast in the direct
interest OF the counsel OF the Committee In the hope that
two " weak -kneed " Aldermen would be terrified
into an attempt to save his neck. one OF the Alder
men, who has had particular prominence before the
public OF lato, said yesterday empnatcaly: II don't
take any stock in this talk about squeang' Before
the Investigation began that report sent around and
IL had the puIpose then that IL has nOw simply
irighten somebody into a confession. There il
Alderman who Is supposed to be weak kueed and lie
has been away for time but it's not account OF
fear. He's absolutely in poor health You notice that
these assertions OF squealing arc made In The World
and everybody knows that Mr. Conkng is that papers
attorney. Now there's logic in those declarations. IL
two Aldermen have given anything away, there
j. no indlscretiOn In stating their names, for every
other Alderman now knows that be is not the And
what II one should have been bribed and should tell
ot hInscln lie Knows rotAing about other Aldermen
aud II he did their word would he good his the
witness stand better than that OF self acknOwl
edged thief. Oh no. the confession business Is too
thin" This represents the Adermanic view OF
this phase OF the matter The testimony Of a subpoena
Saturday that he had Alderman DE Lacy
with John Keenan, and two strangers at Lakewood n.
j.. is regarded Insignificant In itself These
old time friends and therefore 1t is said the fact that
they at Lakewood, does not necessarily point to
prcviJns cons spiracy their part
The appearance Of r. A. Il. Wilener. W. /. Elkins,
Thomas +. Ryan Henry ThOn psOn In union at the
Hoffman House Saturday night Is regarded as sig
nihcant Indication that although the BrOadway aud
Seventh Avenue stock has been sold nominally to
Messr-. Mdcncr, Elklns and kcmble, OF Phadclphia,
tan Surface Railroad Company, in which those three
and Messrs. Ryan aud Thompson are directors, Mr..
TEom also being the PRESIDENT OF the company The
safe OF the tas been conducted through Messrs
Scrihncr X Bright the one SHE and Eihu Root and
Robert -ewc on ue other according to all reports aud
latter counsel III the Frothiu CHAM st,
supposed that that litigation has seen the .lyht OF
day for the last time Precisely to what extent the
Knox injunction has affected the sale Of the seventh
Avenue roads stock has not ct appeared. MI Wllencr
admits, however. that this sale carries with 1t the
Broadway surface stock when President FOshay has
held in trust II is exactly on tas point that tho Knox
suit turns Nj. Knox ~ siOckholIcr IN the seventh
Road cannot encIn another StOckh1ldrr Ia tue
road from selling his stock, as Messrs. sharp,
Hays Kerr etc. proposed To 10 so that IN Order u pre-
the sale handle found In an inJuno ton re-
strainnR pr sIent the road from selling the
lace stock Whlch ha ceh pdVcl III NJ hhbuS as trustee
Nj. kuuNn counsel used tins IN the expectation that
such transfer VIII nt part o tc p'IE"h IOr ue eSo
oi tine seventh Avenue stock There now seems fist
class PROSPECT FOR u leAal tAnslc
Testimony Was given on saturday To the effect that
sidney Harris. ot the members Of the COMM ssion
whicn proved the Project ~ thr surface laroh had