Morning journal and courier., 1886-11-20


 | '.Do you remember Moloney describing the object of the meeting when you signed the call?" t'No, sir" "Do you mean to say
 that Maloney called on you at 10 o'clock at l night and asked you to sign a call and you did not know what the meeting was forg''
 the Broadway franchisea" 'I do not think so." .'Did you ask him the
 I did and 'ne he messids ssid it was sn'na a necessary meeting and I would find out what
 for when got there." "Did you not know
 there on the morning of August 30?' 'I
 think not" (To the Senate co mmittee Mir.
 Fullgraff stated that he had heard rumors of
 bribery, but he never could find any founda- tion for them. "Do you admit that you made that statement then?' asked Mir. Newcomb. "I I do." "You were not telling the trutha" "I was not" "You were a liar then?' :. ''sI object," shouted MT. Nicoll; sscounsel has no right to address this witness in such language" "He has right to show that the witness committed perjury if he can" said Recorder Smyth.
 "Well, Ilfask him if he committed per jury then" said Mr Newcomb 'I suppose I did," answered Fullgraff MT. Newcomb then read questions occurring in Fullgraf's testimony before the Senate committee concerning the Cable company, which is alleged to have offered money for Ine rISuts to the road MT. FullgraH then said he voted for the Broadway road because the Cable road only offered $4O,00O. ''Was that true" "Yes, with this exception, that an inducement was offered me-"
 Recorder Smyth-"You mean the $20, ,OOO?" "Yes."
 MT. Newcomb Still quoting-'Did you hear where the poodle was being distributed? You answered.: I knew nothing about the poodle, therefore do not know where it was distributed. You acknowledg that it was wrong" "I do." "You recollected the fact that the oath was administered and yet you gave that answern t'I did, sir" 'sYou recollect that when you gave that answer you rose from your chair and called upon Almighty God to witness that what you saw was true. 'I do not recollect any such scene" "At the time when you gave the answer you knew that it was not in accord ance with the truth?' ''Yes, sir" The next question was concerning the opinions of his character and how Fullgraff swore the aldermen were fair and square. s1 re- member the answer" said Mir. Newcomb You said you were 'purei "Yes."
 Everybody laughed at this. Recorder Smyth severely said: 'tThere is nothing to laugh at here. It must stop"
 'el was pure man," said Fullgraff, ''until went to the board of alderman I am sorry was ever in the board" MT. New comb asked if his testimony in relation to the motives of other persons was true ''It was part untrue" he replied, :and part true. had two motives in so testifying." 'You said you voted for the road because it was benefit to the city and that the giving of your vote was a perfectly honest transac- tion?" ''I made that statement and it was untrue. I knew it was false and I knew I lied" "Elther the statement by you to day of your part ir the franchise and of that of others or the statement sworn to before the Senate committee is false2' 'fYes, sir"
 N1ar xlor oE |, ~c similar nature. MT. Maritime and MT. Nicoll smiled triumphantly as they passed out of court. MT. Fullgraff later said to a reporter: ''This is false. In fact it's h-l. Here am l, man with family, who has spent years in securing a business reputation and now it is blasted in an hour. I wish to God had never seen board of aldermen" As Full graf spoke he wept.
 A few minutes before Ii o'clock very af- fectipg incident occurred. Mrs McQuade, her sister and McQuades five little children came into court by the side door, passed through the room and went out by the main door. Mrs. McQuade was richly dressed and in her arms she bore very pretty baby The four oth CT children, the oldest girl not over eight years of age, kissed their father in turn, the persons present all the while with expressions of terror their faces. When his wife had passed out of the room McQuade sat down and cried like child. Assistant District. Attorney Nicoll being asked whether any warrants had been issued for the ex-aldermen implicated by Full graff's confession said that none had been taken out as yet. He declined to say wheth- er any measures to prevent the ex-aldermen leaving the jurisdiction of the court had been taken.
 Ex-Alderman Duffy was the next witness. He went over the same ground as Fullgraff and corroborated bis evidence in every partic | ular, being even trif1e more explicit in de- tails. He it was who. nominated McLaugh- | lin for chairman of the now infamous thirteen and who had been mainly instrumental in for Keenan the position of poodle handler in that memorable transaction Keenan, he declared was honorable and i man and could always be found, | while Maloney might walk off if he got his l fingers on so large pile. He did not get the preliminary $5,000 before election as he was was not running that year, but did get S1o,- poo shortly afterward. He met McQuade in | the common council chamber direct | y after that and asked him what he ! got "What did you get?" asked McQuade. l < Pm all right" replied the 'switness. I'm l all right too," said McQuade, laughingly. l Another recess was taken then until 7:30 p. | m, but when the evening session opened it | was announced that MT. Newcomb had been l suddenly taken i'll and the recorder adjourn l ad the court until morning when either Mir. l Newcomb or General Tracy will crosse exam l inc MT. Duffy.
 All the indicted aldermen in the town are l closely watched Two officers are specially | detailed to Fullgraff's house and two to | Duffy's but neither is under arrest. 1 It is understood that Fullgraff has handed | over to District Attorney Maritime the l amount received as bribe. Various ru- | mors are current. One is that MeQuade will | plead guilty to morrow. Another is that ex- Alderman Miller will turn States evidence. | Waite is now expected to expose Sharpe, | Richmond and the other alleged bribers. ARTHUR.s FUNERAL.