The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-04-14
RAKING THEM IN.
TEN OF THE ALDERAIEN oAueu T
For Bribery in the BrOsdWay Franchise
Aiattsr-Ths Trouble they had Securing
ths City for ROndSmsu-Why they
were Arrested iu Bunch,

NEw YoRE, April lS,-Thomas Clenry
Michael Duffy, LOuiS Wendell, Rudolph
Fulgraa, Arthur ], McQuade, ThomaI
Shields, Patrick Farley, John o'NeilI ant
Henry L. Sayles, members Of the Board o
Aldermen Of 1884, were all arrested thil
morning between eight and nine o'clock
Recorder Smyth had issued warrants
which were entrusted to District Attorney
MARITIME, who placed them ia Police In
speGtor Byrnes' hands,
The charges against them are similar t
those against the aldermen previously ar
rested, namely: The acceptance OF bribes
for their votes on the Broadway Railroad
franchise question, They were all taken
to police headquarters and locked up,
Messengers were Immediately sent out by
them in search OF theirbondsmen. Thomas
Oleary is member OF tue present Board
Of Aldermen.
At ll:9O o'clock this morning ex.Aldey-
man Francis McCabe was arrested at No,
1856 Lexington avenue by Detective Rog.
ers. Alderman Fink, OF the 1854 Board,
Is now the only one in the city not Gr.
rested.
When District Attorney MARITIME plsced
In Police Inspector Byrnes' hands last
evening, the warrants for the arrest OF tue
ex-Aldermen, it was decided to place
them under surveillance but not to arrest
them until this morning, AT Z o'clock OF.
ders were Issued from the central office to
bring the accused Aldermen in. The first
one who passed through what is now
known as tho "AldermaniC Gate" was
Michael Duly. He was indignant at his
arrest, His wrath changed to amusement,
however, when one after ths other OF his
ex.Goleagues was led In after him. 1t
looked ed though the Board OF 1884 had
come to life again, and wau about to hold
another early morning 'snap" session.
Col. 0'Byrne, council for ex-Alderman
Tommy" Shells, went before Judge An.
drews In the Supreme Court chambers
and obtained writ OF habeas corpus on
behalf OF his client, requiring him to be
forthwith produced in the Court OF Oyer
and Terminer, and tie cause OF his de.
Ientlon inquired into, The petition upon
which the writ was granted, states that
the ex.Alderman Is restrained OF his lib.
erty by Thomas Byrnes, and that the
cause Of his restraint is unknown. The
writ Is directed TO Inspector Byrnes or
any other person who may have him in
custody: Judge Barrett Is holding the
Court of Oyer and Terminer.
Ex-Alderman O'Reilly has Just been
arrested by Police Inspector Byrnes
officers.
Recorder smyth Gxed the bail at S25, ,OOO
In each case. The Aldermen all looked
very happy while awaiting the arrival OF
their b0ndsmen. At l:30 o'clock the
grand jury offered part one OF the Court OF
General Sessions, with indictments Charg-
ing twelve Of the Board Of Aldermen of
1884 with bribery. The indictments are
similar to those presented against JRehne,
the ViCe-President OF the present Board
and member Of that Of 1884 and ex-
Aldermen Kirk and Pearson. The in.
dlCted Aldermen are FullgraH, WensOl,
McQuade, Shields, Duffy, 0leary, Farley,
sAyles, Reilly, o'Neill, McCabe and one
Otner whose name was not made public,
as he has not yet been arrested.