New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-04-09
THE HRTBE-GIVERS TURN NOW.
SOME ARRESTS CONTEMPLATED SOON.

UuAT THE DIsTW C1-ATTOKNEf sAfs-"Ai'H'
prvrI IArloNs-sUFFIcIENT EVIDENCE.
Tho intp,cst in the affairs OF the Aldermen Oh
eai and their action on the Broadway franchise was
transferred yesterday from the Aldermen themselves "
,le perspns by whom the bnOcs had Oeen HNei os ho
authoritative statements that evidence had oeeh pro-
ured against some Of the bribe eivers and tha the
arrest would probably soon take place Ex- Alderman m
v.s has bcen at Assistant District Attorney Nleoll
srtn ns for several days with little to do but 10 thnR
over the days when he was an Alderman anu hau ah
insight into all the mysteries OF the iheinoers Vi 'no
memorable Board which he presided at tue carry
or,,u, se,son at which the Broadway franchise was
+,.t Granted Waite has talked freely ana has coDucu
., reneuher with more and more vivdness the occur
,enccs OF two years He has not only recalled iacS
that have caused the indictment Of TWO OF DIS 'or"o
compauioi.s. and that may cause the ihuct'ue"V Vi
others but he made rex elaons which the prose9u
ing officers think Will he effective IN causing tie arrest
aud convection OF those VINO gave tHo ' ~ Wv
Aldermep received.
Dsriet Attorney MARITIME asked yesterday after
noon as to the number OF persons Implicated in ex-
Alderman Waites confession He SAID;
Mr. Waite has related 1acts which not only pear
AGAINST twenty two OF the members of the Board OF
Aldermen but against at least six persons outside OF
that Board One of Those outside OF the Board IS iuPn
Gated positively and directly and hve others neren
alv but 81 II strongly. Two OF the Aldermen are uea'
te others Miller and Dempsey are in Florida thouRn
Ncs slOuld ''N"NO-''
,o the other PERSONS involved know where some OF
them are"
lave the suspecte persons not been kept under sur
ycillaucef' .
Ireouested Inspector Byrnes to keep general look
ont over all the Aldermen of whom we had suspicious
Has DE Lacy left the cyr'
Yes am informed that he has gone to Connecticut
,eouested LIS counsel, Mr. Newcombe to have hin.
within this jurisdiction tomorrow, and he said that he
would Mr.. NewcOmbc asked whether us bohdsmep
should be ready but told him simply that wanted DE
Lacy"
Where Is RothmanT
aIhaye been told that Rothman went TO Germany be-
fore we kept watch any Of the Aldermen
"Do you know about Keenan, and Mooneyf'
"Ihey are, believe, both in Car ada
What does Mr. Waite say OF the bribe -giversF
From the infor nation which have received should
think that almost as many persons were o~'
side as inside of the Board
"will not action he taken against other persoHs ro'
sides those under arrestf'
"Yes the public may expect to hear something inter
esting soon"
viii bribe givers be arrested
"Yes within forty eight hours II they can be found
Have indictments been Obtanedf'
Jaehne arrested the first time Without Warrant
or Indictment, ana none is necessary"
"Will Inspector Byrnes mako the arrests"
"Of course. I recognize only the constituted author
ties in such matters
Is there evidence enough W secu'o tno W VIZ
the accused personsf'
I've believe there is and would not proceed in any
case as far as au indictment unless et sure conNic
ton would follow that would be unjust to the accused
man Besides Mr.. Nco and myself a third member OF
the sta of the has been engaged IN this case and
he AS lawyer has carefully gone over the evidence IL
each case where there did not seem 10 he evidence
enough 10 convince MIN that conviction would be bad
We nrve not proceeded Some OF the cases have 0eei
dropped on that account .,
"A utltI nag tr "A
1t set for April 10. but an AFRAID tnar an'
shalcI trial may interfere as does not begin unit
Thursday was disappointed that aD adjournment wa'
had as wish to get the disposed OF heore these
trials 70: General shsler personally may Dc
sorry, and II Justice would allow should say 60 anO
sn no more he resigned all his oiic"s But justice
h il in his discretion 10 grant or not to grant the re-
onest of counsel for Jaehne will exercise that dis
reasons why the Jaehne trial should take pacs before
the others There special developments In that
na. on. Showing Jaenss years past
Are not the other ca,es equally clc"rt
know that they say that they are innocent Keenar
and Mooney have gone away, thoasn 3 ,ney you'd DC D,
snidavit that he is innocent and Mr.. Newcomne who
does his client o eqes go n in naT %
closely examined the jury panel and sha 90 80 uh'ii
How many mon not Aldermen will be arrested soOni
"Pcrhaps three; quite certainly one" ., -,
manSeyi in When Assistant District Attorney Nicol
playing host to ex-Aderman Waite. Mr. siool pro ~
%ssse.saT Ue AZ noon Mr.. Waite accompanied by dc
t.ctlye left Mr. NicolPs comfortable homo IN iwehty
emerge from the vehicle until stopped In front OF
private residence in Lexngtonave Then the potty et
within the house and remained there for several hours
He rot back Mr.. Nicols house In time for dinner ~
..,igation at ii to-day Messrs eI LAD sIder@e, noe
Mclaughlin. Kenny. Miller and kothman nave ave- pee sl
Cesry and eI Aldermen McCabe and McQuade