Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-08-11
Mr.. SQUIRE JUGGED
AND ALSO Mr.. MAURICE B. FLYNN, TO AN
SWER INDICTMENTS
Found BY the Grand Jury Yesterday-ATestsd On
Leaving the Investigation ROom-Squre Says
In His Defense That He Wrote the Letter
at the DictatOn Of Mr.. Thompson.

dl TIC UlCk1kOA VI AO4APSSAa
NEW YORK, August 10.-The hearing
before Mayor Grace, of the charges against
Commissioner Squire, was continued to-
day. The Mayors Office was crowded
with anxious spectators. The announce
ment was made early that Maurice b.
Flynn would appear and testify. Flynn
was present, accompanied by Col. Robert
IngersOll and X. S. NewcOmbe.
Mr.. Squire WAS the first witness called
and sworn. He testified that he was ap-
pointed Commissioner OF Public Works on
December 31st, 1888, and was
afterwards introduced TO Mr..
Flynn. He formed an intimate
acquainted with Thompson and at his re-
quest went to the Chicago Convention
HE wanted" " continued the witness, "to
use my services in securing the vote Of the
Massachusetts delegation"
HE ACTED As A GO-BETwEEN,
between General Butler, Collector Simmons
and Others and carried whatever messages
were desired. On returning TO New York
he was more or less engaged in trying to
bring Butler and Thompson together,
rs Thompson wanted ButlcrtO support his
nominee.
Lawyer Strahan-'Who was his nOmi-
nee?n
The -"Cleveland"
The first time the proposition was made
that the witness should be appointed Com
missioner of Public Works, was on De-
ccmbcr 2lth, ISL, in ThOmpsOn's office.
Thomson said, 1 think you can be OF
service to me- | said: How Thomp-
son said, you are aware that politics are
very muddled at present. Edison has NOM
mated 4 man as Commissioner OF Public
Works whom he 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, plcdging
me ut the same time that if elected he
would nominate me Us Commissioner of
Public Works. Grace has gone back on
me and won't have it, | said: Let me
know what YOU want and | will assist
YOU Thompson then advised me to 90
and see Mayor Edison and tell him that we
had been
SCHOOLBOYS TOGETHER.
called OH Mayor Edison at his house on
December 9th, 1854, and said to him.
Mr.. MayOr nv excuse for calling must |.
he found in the fact that | have message /.
from Thompson told him what ThOmp- |
son had said and referred to our old /.
school teacher, B. f.. Perry, of Boston. |
The Mayor had not yet understood |
who Thompson had wanted made Com /
and ne said: who is the man. |
4 am the man, was my reply. The next |
day WAS Christmas, and | dined with the |
Mayor EdSOn,) and he was anxious to !
know if would talk with his brOthcr-in- .
law. told him that did not want to
talk with Col. Wood or any other man. |
After that, on the same day, | met Flynn |
and Thompson at the Worth House, and .
after conversation Thompson and went .
over to the Hotel Brunswick and entered .
the rcading-room there. We talked about .
consulting with Charles i. Miller, as /
the most plant man in New York /
in ease we should require legal advice and .
aS man who had his finger i'll every pie.
Then Thompson said: 1T seems to me that .
from the time of your conversation with .
Edison that yOu may secure his consent to .
your nomination. But the cOnSummatiOn .
OF the act of confirmation is what We are .
after. Now we want little writing from
you. i don't approve of little writings,
Mr.. Commissioner, was my reply. He /
said: You do aS | want to do and it will /
he all right Now write
'Dccembcr 2Jth, ISL No, this is 4
holiday; make it the 27th or 10Th
"'You don't want promiSsOry note
Slid no. Write Maurice l.. Flynn,
Esq. As am Commissioner of Public
Works Won needn't he afraid TO write that
which dictate, for il Shan't be of an in
nature said: NJ. ThOmp
son, this is a dangerous business and you
are playing with fire And after some
further discussion |
WROTE THE LETTER
of December 26th, 1881, lthe famous letter
of reSignation.) Afterwards, Thompson
said: Now, that's all right; leave the rest
to me- | said, You can take il and keep
it for reflection in Il cIlmcr moment, but
don't give it to any one
1--WE then separated, and | began a
search for Judge Gildcrslecve, whom
wished to consult | did not find the
Judge until day or two after, however,
and he advised me ut once To have the let
ter destroyed then called on Thompson
ut his Office and said Il want that letter.
Thompson declined TO give it to me,
and then called on Flynn and
told him | wanted the letter. lie
said What letter? ! told him and he
said, You're foolish fellow TO write such
n letter Sit down and | will get it at
once He went off and when he came
back said he could not got it us it was up
town in ThOmpSOnS rooms. | insisted
upon having it and Flynn told me to call
upon him on Monday and did so. Flynn
handed me my letter which | showed to
Mr.. Brown, who was present, and then
lit match and
BURNED TIE LETTER Up
rs supposed Later saw the Mayor and
he said: L have been waiting all day for
you.' answered: Mr.. Mayor | have
been detained by circumstances over which
| had no control
Il was afterwards nominated and con-
firmed by the votes of all those who choose
to vote for me. Mayor Edison afterwards
asked me if ! had made any promises or
pledges, and l told him | had made
one rather extensive one, hut the
letter which comprised it had
Flynn and myself met once ut the Man
haitian Club and Flynn said then that the
letter had been destroyed. Some time