Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-04-14
BRIDE TAKERS BAGGED.
TEN OF THE DOODLE BOARIs
PUT UNDER ARREST.

Fears That They Might Take a Jaunt to
Canada Precipitates Matters-DiRer-
snt Ways In Which They Accepted the
SituatiOn-BaIl Fixed at S25, 900 In
Each Case.
New YORK, April f3.-About 1880
O'Clock to-day the grand jury entered tha
Court Of General Sessions with indicts
ments charging y Of the Board Of Alder.
men OF 1894 with bribery. The indict-
ments are similar to those presented
against Jaehne, Vice President OF the
present board and member of that
OF 1884, and eX- Aldermen Kirk and Pear
son. The indicted Aldermen are Messrs.
FuIlgrah, Wendell, Shiels, Duffy, Cleary,
| Farley, Sayles, O'Reilly, ONeH, McCabe,
and one other whose name was not made
public as he has not vet been arrestedI
Bali was fixed at $4,000 for each Alder
man.
MAKING THE ARRESTS.
When District Attorney Martin placed
in Inspector Byrnes' hands last evening
the warrants for the arrest of the Alder9
men and eX-Aldermen, it was decided to
place them under surveillance, but not to
arrest them until this morning. At II
O'Clock orders were issued from the Cen@
tral office TO bring the accused Aldermenl
in. The first one who passed throughl
what is known as the Alderman's gate
WAS Michael Duffy. He was indignant
at bis arrest. His wrath changed tol
amazement, however, when one after the,
other or his ex-colleagues were led iB
alter him.
THE JANITOR sTROLLs IN.
Alderman Cleary was brought in next,
having been arrested at the Equitable
building, OF which he is Janitor, Wendell,
who had been arrested at his home on
92d street, and Fullgran. at his box fac{
tory, IN Fulton street, came under escort
| ofdetectiYes, quietly followed bv McOuaid1
EX-Alderman Shiels, when added TO the
| group, declared his arrest an outrage,
and threatened to have satisfaction. Far3
| ley, Sayles and Omen were led In in
rapid succession. Some time time later,
eX-Alderman McCabe appeared, also un-
! der the Scort of officers, brought up the
number OF arrests to ten. IL looked as
| though the board of 1884 had come to life
again and was about to hold another early
morning "snap" session.
CAUSE or THE HASTE.
The arrest Of the sO-caled "boodle
board OF 1894 has been precipitated by
fear that they might seek the seclusiOu
| aud security of Canada. All the mems
bers OF the inculpated board have now
| been arrested aud placed under bonds ex@
! cept Deiacy and Dempsey. These ara
! tugitives. Two others are beyond the SER
vice OF summons or Of eXtraditiOn. They
are dead. In the indictments the day for
the payment of the bribes is set down as
Aug. 20, l8S4-the day before the memorial
bic special meeting. Charles B. Waite,
eX-pr0prletOr OF the BrevOort house, was
the sole witness named in the Indictment.
! EX-Alderman Shills said he was glad the
! thing had come TO a head.
alt Is huge joke" SAID AldermaR
| Finch.
DUFFY NOT SCARED.
81 have been I'm New York too long to
be scared" quOth Alderman Duffy.
sit was not altogether unexpected"
said Wendell, "and when the time comes
! IL viii be attended to-"
~ expected it from the newspaper re-
ports," said Alderman Cieary.
Ex-Alderman Farley said: "There was
so much talk. | am glad the arrests have
been made"
Another says: "De idee, putin us un-
der twenty-five tOusan' tOllars bail, whem
all dey kin give US Is two year and iva
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