New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-03-16
ALDERMAN DUFFY'S COUSIN.
HOW MCGUIRE BUILT HOUSES FOR HIM.


poncc,,,u Tiou,, MaIure, who hnilt houses for Mr..
-, e Alderman Duffy IN l--t and 1855, was the
,oo witness Yesterday before the senate Railroad Com
,,,o. Mr. Coukuug discovered that Mr.. Mcguire was
,nlat,n1 witness with a memory above details, who
"a soou as he brauched ont Of the Park Department h"u
no dici'ty 10 borrowing 100000 wherewh 10 erect
bulai q Tor Mr. anl Mrs. Duly who, az wei rs INC
Aldermen Of l~~l kept no books; who, -
N the case OF Nj sharp, was the victim 81
temporary loans. and whose checks went into waste
basket together with passbooks and an' convenient
memoranda which might have enabled tie commute
to trace more peasurl5iy the exact nature OF 'Hc "'
which bound together sol.s OF the two e1-neh''S
ofthe city government Mr.. Mcguire grew perrepuoS
nervous under the probing received Warden BRUSH
OF sing sing. was an uuueradei visitor
LAWYER t. F. ChittenIen began the session by asking
the committee to investigate certain f'ct' "hcn lie u"
red to present. He had hardly opened MS "ou'" "N
Mr. Conking begged TO interrupt the person no" AZ
dressing the committed" aud demurrcd To MI Cm''en-
denis series ofexplosions' .,..
81 seek 10 communicate certain f'cts m''y''' " '
inquiry" Insisted Mr. Cltenien, "Aicu '"lu~ wiz
hrra ,ue of the committee most important findings
IN rs preliminary report" Mr. ConkinS desired Tue liz
...,,,, IN ,.u.ar In writing. senator Walker, Who
in te absence OF senator Low, occupied the clnr eN-
oss., rho sentiments Of The committee IN favor OF
Mir Coukliug Mr. CAtenden SAID ne wo"iA 'uodliO Tue
documentary evidence which he wanted To- pat H.
william j. Ta.lman was called by hr. CohA"Hs ""'
., s.-., t,t-irrDs m succession, but he WIS not on
hand. Then Thomas Mcguire black haired solid ah1
stoa man took char. II IA he who pears t-e repu-
tatIou OF having ordered the H"'V' "o.." %, ' i,
I'm l--4 aud 50 and Of boiu- Mr. IuAy stool pigeon %"
buI.dor. He vas lHe lo.'crIni"n d ""' va ''
Mr. touk.lug took him t"nd"rI IN manu- ~ g.
Do You know Alderman Duty Ado. ne Il
"2"HoT long have you known him Aver since
Sn Know Amy cveIoued the marked characteristics of
the policeman up 10 regulation police slang ana
Eas, side linguistic lttlinnrHts ..,..., ,,,,,-
Q-Wlcu dIt yOI 20 on me I'ih P''icci IL ''
'0SiIov long had Duffy then been in business A
on, A long time lie Wa IN business AZ Ohe-AuI''I'"
aud-secoud- ST. and IhrI-ave. when became ponce
Who recommended you as a Park policeman A
Alderman Duty. lie was a butIder oi mason WORK ",
DGGy'- btna at The Murray lII Bank. be said when
lis first coa sin began % Ni un tnf Du''uts - 05O
The deposits began IN Decemoer ISL ana went on
un NJ % Inc, amount OF tho deposit. in eight
or niac mouths A.-Betwc-n $4,000 ana $4,000 or
FO-Wacre are the checks drawn on these amounts ,
ANrhey were left N Mr. Dufy'S office. don't know
Q|TIeD did you stop knowing taatl A-The day
after eft them there There Was more than one Key
Q-WAere is Tie rass.Doos that evidenced that &C
Mr. Mcguire showed here an expected bond Of sym
patuy Wltu jacob sharp. Ills answer I'm ~ may ''
Where" .,-.. ..,...
any other waste baskets A.-No dom tAlnS did
Bus never pay attention 10 other people business
ID can vOu 4.
IT, ,t-r.5rII - a1out 5000 The largest checks
1900
-Vnau did Won res IN voUr post a. policeman
lin. 9uos,lou brought out Mr. MdLures conn fence in
Demotra.c Administration aud l's effect Oh tic M an
CO., con-. lion of the country, but he replied " re-
si.ned when came BACK Irou the Inauguration at
washington"
Q.Was there close relation be WeeA your r'SIEaa
tog and luc iuau ,urluout A.-Yes sir The prospect,
looked uri-nf tatt though, would resign anu 20
inio Dus ness entirely.
Mt haEuIrc then brought FORWARD announcer UohI o.
svutUy with Mr. sharp Dy stating tua DO" had got the
money o. deposit as "a eupOrayy loan from Nj Val
cutue THIS Al. ~ oils dl~Oi nut possibly part OF
NM. =, 600 va. mn check.
Hr vas the price Of the ten .ot4 iu OIe-AGu red-
az ---cnrt--ti A--4O.OOJ IOOJ-nt them IN Decein-
her les (. lu Ter foreclosure.
O-ruoc lots previously be.oa geo 20 Mars. Daily, tie
wife OF Alderman Dliyt A-lrS. M. i..y tt p'-7rI