New-York tribune., 1886-03-07
ALDERMAN DUFFY'S HOUSES
BUILT THROUGH Ex-PoMCEMAN MAGUIRE.
DUFFYs BANK ACCOUNT IN ANOTllER Man NN"'

The sensational nature OF the testimony oi
Friday IN the Broadway Investigation proauceaa useP
ly expecant at the hearing yesterday ohy ~
end in some disappointment, for the proceedings
wcre not as highly spiced had been hoped
for by tho audience who had packed the ROOM Sul'
great satisfaction felt that the committee shoulu
enter on a fresh Aldernanc trail Ex-Aldcrnan Mlchaei
Duffy stood in a strong light and listened 10 tAo 'es'
mony OF one Mr.. Tufts who said he had turnlshed
mouldngs for houses for Mr. Alderman DuHy OF
Mrs Alderman DuIy ever since 1850. Iho
peculiar feature OF these moulding transactions was
tie fact that the member OF the Boarl OF l99i
was the victim OF judgments and such supplemented
proceedings LEGAL nature that he aHoWcu HIS "usF
ness stand in the namo OF Thomas haEGlre' an eN
policeman Mr.. DuHy had undertaken to On.Ii some
sixteen houses in One-hunirsd- andhrst AMI one
huudrcdand. sec nd sts Second and Ihrd aVeS'
but had been obliged 10 allow some one eIso 10 c"N
pete them for him in consequence OF hnahci"
cramps Tufts had got about half the sum u"e
hlu III moulang5-S3.000 in al'-in cheeks drawn y!
Magnrc The total amount OF property and Io's "hich
5r Dufv had been intere 3tei in about $9o0.ooo
Mr. Tnftss laugh whom he asked If he had not OK
rrcsscd n hone that the broadway ROAD Woniu go
through so that Mr. COnng put it, the fnrnisheF OF
the Duffy mOuldngs might come in IN the SWIM, was
pleasing prcudc TO his frank answer that he had eN
pressed tina: sense OF longing. S he sa he had cone
this in general hope based on the runors hoathg
around, and not o u definite understanding.
samuel b. H. Vance. OF tho commission which reported
in favor OF surface road whO Is IN IN OF lGhS re-
specahle appearance and Of advanced age, admitted
that Jacob Snarp's brOher-in-law, Mr. Seiines was
salesman high in the confidence OF Mr.. Nances gas
fixture company, that he himself had known Mr. sharp
for ten years, that he had owned stock and had
been director in the TWeny-third ana
Bleecker street roads md stockholder
in the Christopher all OF which Mr. Sharp
is factor but that he had sold his Twenythrd ana
Bleecker Street stock before his appointment. lie had
not formally resigned director but had let his sale
OF all his duly disquay him. lie had sold Dis STOCK
utterly regardless of whether the Surface road might not
enhance value, for he simply wanted to get out
He could not trace the check he had got for his services
as Commissioner from the railroad. and no denied nav
Ing in any way receiN ed moneys to influence m or e
Commission in deciding for the road
I. c. Tufts, who summoned without avail on Fri
day WAS inc first witness the day. lie lives at NO
13l East Eghty-thirdst Mr. Conkling asked him II he
had brought the accounts called for in his subpoena 81
had no transactions with Michael Duffy In 1852 nc
SAID land 50 / did not bring the accounts HaVt9g
thus opened mp the Aldcrmanc trail, Mr. Conkling
learned that the had furnished moudlnGs Tor
one Mary Duffy the wife OF Michael Duly in le7i ana
1888. The name OF Thomas Mcguire appeared on inc
books in the accounts. the witness said. Mr. Iutts
stated that Mcguire ordered the Mouldnss ana agreou
to pay for them Mcguire was an eHpoheemah' Inc
amount Of mouldings furnished to Mcguire was about
$1,000. The houses were in One-hundred-ah'-seo
ST. between Second and Third aves and AT Onehundred'
and-hrst-st. and Thir!.ave There we're ten IN one
hundred-and-secondst tive al ehnndred'and'irSts[
and one in the of the last, sixteen houses III all
Odd not the account amount TO S5,OoOl A.-No.
Q~You had some delay in getting your money A
did.
O@And vou talked aboutitl A.-Ycs, air.
Q-You remember Xpressing the nope thHt tle i'Ioa
way matter would pass SO that YOU would get your
money :....
Mr. rufts laughed gently. and 10 the astonishinent OF
the spectators, replied: &" Yes, sir; did"
YET ANo no M Sir l. am oG sorry 5o4e to say yn
stallncnts. all from Thomas Maguire ~
Q-Were the payments ~ money or checks A.
common tenement houses the cheapest kind
MI Tufts said that Robert Boyd had advanced the
money to put up the houses and that Duffy could not
finish them Mr.. Boyd had to complete them
O-Do you know why the conveyance was taken in
the name Of Mcguire : Al do not.
Mr. Tufts said he did not recoIlect that the crcum
stances OF the whole transaction had been privately er
ulaned TO him. He explained his statement regarding
getting Ills pay follows Il thought that II AL the
statements regarding bribery true would have
chance to get my pay
Q.-YOu would come In In tho general swim A.
That's about II.
Mr. Tufts SAID he had been furnishing moudings for
Mrs Duffy since 1850.
The ex-Alderman was himself a conspicuous figure
during this testimony, be stood IN strong relief alone
before Of the large windows OF the room aud faced
the witness Isis flushed when 1uGs said that the
Alderman could sign his name, but Mrs. Duty could
not write. The checks given in payment were signed
by Mcguire, in DuGys presence, he declared
Q-When did you last Alderman Duffy or Mrs. Al
dcrman Dufy about this unpaid bill Al think one
day this week met Mr. Duly accidentally III the Nur-
0.EWhcn did you take mortgage on that property
A-About three months ago: me tto stands N Ma-
CURES name eeIerd. m.io iii ~, ,n
that should bc provided for TO the amount OF the bal
due. 1850. The mortgage Is due In three months
from
O.-Was the mortgage made before or after Christmas
or before or after coctioni At was before Christ
mas. Judge Pinckney. who had desk In Mr.. Dnilys
oice drew the nortgage met Mr.. Duty at the Muir
ray lin Bank about hours after got my subpoHa
/ him by accident Yes told him about the sub
left HIM at the PSnk have an account innrs ,Gsrs
the name OF Thomts MaguiIei Al understood .3 So
were judgments against MI Duffy and he could not DO
business in his own name. lie WAS nsolyent
business representatveI A-When he took tho houses
in One hundred and-secOndst In ISL
Mr. Tufts thought the ten one e-hundrcd-and-f frstst.
lots were worth So 900 each the others $4,000 each
and the buildings $4,000 and $4,000 respectively, in
tho two localities Total, Sl95000l
Thomas H. Mclean. the secretary and treasurer OF the
Twenty-thrd Street road was called. hut he was eI-
cused owing strike George W. T. Lord, one Of the
Commissioners who reported in favor OF tho Surface
road was called butdid not answer. William d. Tall
mau was also absent. &c. too, was Edward CahIl
Samuel b. II. Vance, OF pleasant speech, with thin
white hair one OF Lords the Comms-
son took the chair. Dir. Conkliug examined him.
Q-who represents you on this mvesugationi A.-No
one.
O-You were one OF the Commissioners who sat
the Broadw ay Commission A.-les, sir.
Q.-Do yOu know Nlr. Somes Jacob Sharps brother
in-lawll Al do. lie is salesman IN the corporation
OF which am member. 4. G. Wilcox Is president. am
vice OF tho trustees Our salos depart
ment is at 1hirleenths and broadway. our manutac-
urng department is at Tenthaye ami Twentyfourthst
We deal Ia gas fixtures.
Q-Who first approached you touching your being
nfum ms a
with deep reiection-it must have been about three
Years ago, but by whom AIN unable TO say.
O-Was any one then named with reference TO acting
with you. A-NC, sir. / heard nothing further OF 1t
until received notice OF my appointment by the court
iu 1854.
O-WhO brought II 20 youi Al do not remember.
Q.-Iiow many days did you sit on tho corhmiss0nt
Perhaps eight or ten or twelve short sessions the
first commission We again after an interval OF
several months can't say how long without reference
10 he M