St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-11-20

charge of detective. After recess Full
graf went on the stand again. He said
that Waite had told him the reason for the
call to special meeting was that Lawyer
Lyddy, who had got out an Injunction
restraining the board from issuing a fran
chise to any one for road on Broadway,
had consented to raise the Injunction for
S12, 500. They fearedithat Lyddy would get
out another injunction to bleed the railway
company mere. This was the reason wit
ness signed the call. Fullgraff Rcknowl-
edged that he had given contradic-
tory statement before the senate committee
The showing up of these discrepancies was
continued at length. Fullgraff acknowl-
edged every material point of his testimony
before the senate committee
TO BE FALSE.
He testified that he never knew that
81, 600. 900 had been offered the city for a
purchase for railroad on Broadway, nor
of any offer at all. A portion of the testi-
mony before the senate committee, which
included statement that Fullgratf knew
nothing more about Doodle than they did at
Albany and at Washington was read. Full
graf explained his evasive answer as mean
ing that Mr.. Miles, the examiner. who had
been member of the legislature at time
when doodle was flying there. according
to rumor, knew what doodle" meant well
enough. Laughter Witness defined
DOODLE as money dishonesty acquired.
Again and again Lawyer Newcombe read
Fullgraff's sworn denials of any knowledge
of the Doodle transactions, asking if they
were true or false. The witness each time
acknowledged that he swore falsely before
the senate committee. There was no
bravadO in the manner of the witness. He
was dOwncaSt, but when he remembered
CALLING ON ALMIGHTY GOD
to witness that he was truthful, he replied
positively, mo. l do not remember; it
never happened" A statement in his tes
tmony before the committee was that he
was sorry he had been member of the
board of 1884 only because of the stories
stated by the newspapers, that he would
stick to the members of that board as long
as they lived, but that he considered there
were honest and pure men in the board as
ever sat OH Gods footstool, was read by
Mr.. Newcombe. II can say now," broke
in FulIgraff, THAT l am sorry was men,
Der of that board" ''Did you refer to
your own purity then?" Yes. sir; l was
then and am now but for that one act;" wit
ness said he had never given away" the
uDllI ulo dllCSJ lOL lilo
alleged connection with the granting of a
franchise to the Thirty-fourth street road
in 1884. He was then induced to make
general statement regarding the Broadway
franchise by promise of protection from
prosecution for his own transactions in con-
nection with the granting of franchise to
that road. Later the inducement of pro-
lection from any of his acts as member of
the board of 1884 was made at Inspector
Byrnes' Office. Witness was urged to make
an entire statement at Mr.. Nicolfs house,
and he made the statement with Mr.. Mar
tines aid. Witness at first
REFUSED THE PROPOSITION
at Inspector Byrn es' Office. He wanted to
consult with his family. He was allowed
to go home. He consulted with his family
and his son-in-law, and concluded to make
the statement. Witness was asked if he
had returned his poodle" on being stricken
with remorSe. He answered, 81 shall, if
God lets me Iive," But have yOu?" per-
sisted the lawyer. Witness acknowledged
that he had not He confessed that he had
received ST.. 600 for his vote in another rail
road matter. and had not returned it either
but declared that he would when he could.
He had been delayed i'll that act by pressing
family matters. MI. Newcombe read the
names of the boodlers said to be at the meet
ing at McLaughlin's. and asked if the wit
ness had not named aldermen who he knew
to be either dead, out Of this Jurisdiction
crazy or in prison from crime, aside from
his fellow ''squealers. Duffy and Waite,
and the defendant. Witness said he had
Witness gave
THE OTHER NAMES
of the thirteen not before mentioned are
Dempsey, Cleary. Reilly and O'Neill.
When the direct examination was resumed
Fuligraff said that he Was not asked to in
culpate any one in his statement to the dis
trict attorney He made the statement be-
cause his conscience troubled him, and 1t
was the only restitution he could make for
what he had done. He said he felt his
disgrace keenly more on account of his
family than his own. He had received
S19, 600 from the two transactions for
which he had been indicted. and would re-
store it 10 the city as soon as he had a
chance. This ended his testimony. and
Fullgraff was taken back to the district at
tOrney'S Office by detective. EX-Ald.
Michael Duffy, another of the ''squealing'
bOO6lerS. was next called to the char and
began his testimony. He said that after
one Of the meetings of the board eight or
nine of the members, including McQuade.
held "a little caucus to fix up" Tor meet
ing at Fullgraf's Office. Witness went to
the factory about p. III. and found twelve
other members there, including McQuade
1.-The meeting" said Duffy, discussed
scheme for making combination for con-
trolling legislation on railroad and some
other matters" Witness named nine men,
berS who were present from memory, and
by referring to a list of the board gave the
other three members. They c0rresponded
to Fullgraffs list. He continued:
We talked about the combination and about
having more meetings, and we decided to
have one about one week later at McLaugh-
Inns house.
THE SAME THIRTEEN
members were present at that NEE ting. At
that meeting We talked about railroad mat
tiers. ] think / made motion to make Nc
Laughlin chairman, and he was put in the
chair. There was good deal of talk about
the Broadway Surface railroad and all other
railroads. There was nothing more
than talk about the combination. The COM
bination was on railroad bills to pass tn EN-
or not. We met one week later at McLaugh-
Inns. AT the second meeting Aid. DeLacy
and Jaehne argued about the roads. There
would be S5O0,O0O in the Broadway road and
the Cable road would put up S750,000 but
some of it was to be in bonds and il was said
that there were too many in theCab!e company,
and they put it to a vote on the question OF
which road they would side with and voted to
pass and slide in the Broadway Surface rail
| road. Aid Jaehne said that the figures given.
$4,000 apiece, was too big. because there was
| some expenses to come out of the Doodle. This
was the first proposition. but one of the alder
men thought we ought to have S25. 900 apiece.
De Lacy and Cleary talked, ana they thought
| there was enough TO go around at 81, L0J
| apiece, and the caucus voted and the propo-
| sition was carried. AT the. third meeting or
the second one at McLaughlin's, a week after
the talk was about where the money was GO
| ing to be put up, and who was to hold 1t. Mr..
| McCabe was
OPPOSED TO MALoNEY.