Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1886-10-20
JAKE SHARP TAKEN I'M.
The Man Who Gave Out the Doodle
Put Under Arrest.

Put Under Arrest.
NEW YORK, Oct. 19.-Jake Sharp, Il
arch plotter in the Broadway bribery bus
ness, was arrested early this morning by D,
tectives Stein and Reilly at his house i
West Twenty-third street. Shortly afte
James Ricard, the president of the Broadwa
and Seventh avenue roads, was also arreste
at the BIevoort House. Both were taken t
police headquarters. The arrests were mad
on bench warrants issued by Judge Cowine
yesterday, charging them with conspirac,
and bribery. Richmond is the alleged too
and screen of Sharp in his dealings with thu
corrupt aldermanic board of 1884, The war
rants were placed in the hands of Inspector
Byrnes last night. He decided not te
make the arrests then, but posted
men to guard their places of resi-
dence over night and to prevent any attempt
at fight on the part of the accused. The of
| fcer, with Inspector Byrnes himself, went to
Sharp's house at 7:20 a. m. to-day. Dstec-
tive Reilly rang the bell and was told that
Mr.. Sharp was still in bed. On the plea of
| urgent business the officers were admitted,
and went straight to Mr.. Sharps bedroom.
They informed him that he was under arrest.
and he got up at once, dressed himself and
went with them. The party arrived at police
headquarters at 9 a. M, and went through
the ''aldermanic gate" on Mott street into
Inspector Byrnes' private Office.
Detectives Fink and Mclaughlin arrested
Richmond about the same time and he join
ed Mr.. Sharp in a short time. The two boo
dle1s looked dolefully at each other. Mr.
Richmond had been there before and was
already under bail on a charge of bribery,
but it was Sharp's first arrest The blow
was crushing for the old man. They learned
that the charges against them were based on
entirely new evidence. Messengers were
dispatched for counsel and friends Within
an hour ex-Judge Fullerton and ex-senator
Strahan responded, with Lawyer Stickney
hasty consultation was held and the
lawyers hurried out to procure the necessary
bail for the appearance of the railroad mag
mates in court. Inspector Byrnes said he
would be ready to take the two prisoners
before the district attorney at noon. Ap-
parently other arrests were expected. 1t was
rumored that James w. Foshay was also
under indictment. He was former presi-
dent of the Broadway and Seventh avenue
road. Later he was also arrested.
The intelligence of the arrest of the three
partners in guilt spread rapidly and crowds
began to gather at the district attorneys Of
flee at 10 a. m. 1t had been the'general i'm
preston that they would be arrested, and it
was rumored that they had been indicted No
Indictment had been found against Sharp.
nor was there any new Indictment against
Richmond and Foshay. 1t is now expected
that indictments will be made out against the
three. Ex-Alderman Charles Waite was brought
down from the house of detention after the
arrest of the alleged bribe-givers in the Gus
tody of his keeper and arrived at the district
attorneys Office at 1870 a. m. He hurried
Waite away from the gaze of the curious
men who filled the corridor and took him in
to the private Office. Shortly afterward |
Lawyer Osborne E. Bright, counsel for Sharp, |
arrived and had consultation with District
Attorney MARITIME, in which Inspector Steers
|
At $3.50 o'clock this afternoon bail in |
$50, 900 each was furnished for Jacob Sharp,
James A. Richmond and James W. Foshay, |
he indicted ex-officers of the Broadway rail |
Dad, and they were released from custody, |
The bondsmen are: John Downey, builder, |
E07 West Thirty-third street, for Sharp; AID |
lison Cammack, broker, for Richmond, and |
saac Fl. Dahlman, livery stable, 206 to 224 /
Cast Twenty-fourth street, for Foshay.
Rumors that ex-Treasurer Thomas B. |
Kerr of the Broadway road would be arrest
ID current early in the day were denied, but
bout O'Clock Mr.. Kerr was arrested and |
AIKEN to police headquarters. Later in the
ay he was bailed out in $500 |
y his brother B. F. Kerr and E. F. Gee
he indictments are said to charge bribery of
wentv aldermen and Billy Malonev.
EVERYBODY BUSY AT EASTPORT