Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-11-20
DEAD AWAY.
nrryF TESTIMONY AT THETRIAL
,i' og BooDLER TQUADB
r,..-N-Aldsrman Fullgraf Tshfss
,,,gr. Of the Dividing Of the
n, PrteeilHgs-COntsSSed to
Swearing 10 4 False Oath,

NNc'I''G
,cy November l9.-The trial of
Wv .,,,, Arthur J. MeQuade, the in
IDLE Alderman, WAS continued
..' ,,,o before 4 crowded court room.
',. testimony was resumed at
"a Mr. Nicoll conducted the ex-
Ex-Nlderman Charles B.
.'. .omed the witness chair. He ae-
VIZ, I'D several visits to the office of
w., ,I Surface Railway Company, and
", Naloney there. Witness came
York several times in August,
". heins in New London, Ct, on
-, at the PequOt House. at the
,-, ~, August ~ of that year he was
.-. II 10 New York by telegraph.
Tracy here objected to the reading
..t, telegram.
.,..-.ss continued saying that ne went
r,.yort House and met James Rich
Afterwards he came down town
,,s.ips through the Court House
, r,,r Hall again met Richmond.
~. Nh, with Richmond. One Of them
him, paper. The paper was pro
III, ,,,urt and identified by the wit
rbi, occurred August so. Witness
.,.r, up 70 the Nldermanic Chamber.
-. .,id the telegram was TO notify
....r, meeting. lie presided ut the
..-. Of the Board The Mayors
... ON the Franchise was read and
.. ,,,s,,- uyerthe veto. The meeting
..ri with closed doors except the
,.-,oj the Board. No one was present
~. Francis Herman, newspaper
Wines didn't know whether
r--,l. was present or not, or who
-,-J the resolution to pass the bill
...-.ar veto.
rrTLGENFF'S TESTIMONY.
r-r~,rf acknowledged every material
....r h,, testimony before the Senate
.-,-..,rr To hr tllSe. Tie testified that
-.r,r ,nrw 81, 600, 900 had been offered
..... .s-y Inr a franchise for railroad on
:, ..a4y. nor Of any offer at all. A por-
en- nj the testimony before the Senate
.-.m-,er. which included statement
o.. ..rgIl,rafl knew nothing more about
...,, ,h.n they did at Albany and ut
r.rg,,on. WAS added Fullgraff eX-
-.r.l his evaSiye answer as
.-n. that Mr.. Niles, the examiner,
~. ni been member Of the LegiSla-
-..fl time when "BOOdle' was flying
,.-. according To rumOr knew what
s..u- meant we'll enough. Laughter. ]
r.-,, defined "Boodle' aS money dis
T.,..v acquired. Again and again
uu Nywrumbc read Fullgraff 5 sworn
Or any knowledge Of the Doodle" "
-. ~. asking ii they We're true or
rn. witness each time acknOwl-
..'.,b ~. ,wOFe falsely before the
..rr.r,ir,r. There was no bravado
...-,rr.r nf tie witness. He was
..,.. ,ut when H. remembered call
-4 A.miIhty tod to "ilHtSS tnat ,I ne
1srrl.ui he replied d, Nsitiysly, No,
.o, remember. 1t never b~Ppeiieu
A STATEMENT
--, testimony before the Com u'i 'ISS,
-' B. was sorry he had been me. NSeI
Hurd of lSS4, only because OF Ne
s.- started 10y the newspapers; that he
s ,'rrk to the members of that board
: %; a, they lived, but that he cOnsid-
r.. .,.rrc were honest and pure men in
g n4oi aS cv,r sat on Gods iOOtStOOl,
Ts -ad by Mr. NrwcVmbe.
can >ly now" broke in Fullgraif, |
"a, am Sorry was a member of that
ant
-1d You refer TO your own purity !
lr, was and am now, but that one |
am>, ~lid he
uND NEVER GIVEN AWAY"
.osur Alderman until his arrest for
.,a.r,rt connection with the granting
-..mrhi,c T. the Thirty fourth street |
-.ml-~& lie WAS then induced to |
LARA general statement regarding the |
'H.N1y franchise by a promise of pro-
r.a .rom prosecution for his own |
insertions IN connection with the grant |
"'br franchise to that road. Later
..nrmrnt OF protection from any Of
-'a = .gS q member OF the Board of lSSi |
|" !" ~ote at Inspector Byrne's office.
"r,, 49, urged to make an entire !
a.'ru, at Mr.. Nichols house |
-.-r malr the statement with Mr.. Mar |
-' aL Witness ut first refused the |
'.'>i,on at Inspector Byrne'S office.
wanted To consult with his family. |
rs allowed to 20 home. lie consulted |
wa Ms family and his SOn. .in-law and |
-.ltol To make
THE STATEMENT.
"iae'' WAS asked it he had returned |
-, hnUilr"
'l being stricken with remorse, he an
,...7I Il shall il GOd lets me live"
b. "'t have you?" persisted the lawyer. !
T. ..le>S acknowledged that he had not.
- conle>Sed that he had
'''od $1,000 for his vote |
- mother railroad matter and had not !
.-'1,d 1t, either, but declared |
-'. lr would when he could. He had |
.- .y.i!ed IN that act by pressing fami- |
. VI. Newcomb had the names of the
" r,''"eI> said to be at the meeting Mt |
'Ihlln>, and asked ifthe witness had |
Is. .,''e's an Alderman who he knew to
,... .,."rr dead, ont of this jurisdiction,
4. -, w 10 prison from crime aside from |
..I.tH '..''% squealers' Duffy and Waite
~ NJ. Tie defendant.
".ine>S sud he had Witness rave the
q. M "AmeS Of the l3 not before mention
"a y.~,s>ry, CIcary, Charlie" REILLY and
p. | ,"' When the direct examination |
81, '.>amed Fullgrafr said that he was
,--. ,''e'' S 10 mculpate anyone in his state
.-, .''> '"N>CIENCE TROUBLED HIM
h.. ~ was the only restitution he could
a. Il. wi what he had done. He said he
4. RI. b.T : Nl>Srace kecnly, more on account
e.r.5 NJ lsllliliy an than his own. He had re-
s,.G y ;''' :; 'N1 for the two transactions for
,s,,o-. d. ne Ntd been indicted. and would
ann. 10 the city rs soon as he got q
gr-,G 'hIS ended his testimony and
l,,.,r'. ,,'' Was taken back to the District
office by a detective.
The >QCEALERs.
,.,5- 'Igrman ..y Michael Duffy, an other
aneI NIueallng Boodlers" WAS next