New-York tribune., 1886-08-11
INDICTED AND ARRESTED.

Rollin NJ. Squire and Maurice B. Flynn were
indicted and arrested yesterday and ale now
under bonds to answer in court for their elm
inal trafficking in the powers and privileges o.
public Office District-AttOTcy MARITIME prom
iscs TO press the cases to tial, and no fault can
he found with his professions of anxiety to see
Justice done. He cannot fail to understand tic
pccuar position in which he Is placed Inc
faction controlled by Hubert o. Thompson and
Maurice B. Flynn put him in the Office which
he now holds, and his nomination by that faction
was dictated by his friend Thompson. Sworn
testimony is on record concerning the cOn-ulta-
ton between Thompson, Flynn and the Dis
trict- Attorney as to the means to be employed
TO get Soui,e into trouble Mr. MARITIME gives
a plausible explanation of his motive IN taxing
part in this consultation. But he knows per-
fcctly well that even if his only purpose was TO
do his duty as the prosecuting olllccr OF thls
| county, Thompson and Flynn sent for hlm Will
| the hope of using his office and himself 10 luf~
ther their own private ends. They were not
seeking to purify the public service and to de-
| liver lid to Justice a faithleSs and dishonest
official They were simply plotting to make a
vacancy in the Comms>ionclship of Public
| Works, to get rid of the man who would no
longer do their bidding in order that Thompson
him. elf. or some more plant tool than Squire.
might secure the Office. The people OF New
York are now familiar with these facts. The c.
lore Mr. Maltnc cannot afford to bc lcnlcnt OF
dilato,y in the prosecution of these cases. Any
indication of sympathy with Flynn or any fall-
| mo to conduct the prosecution with all tlc
skill, all the resources and all the energy tha'
he can command would sc>ut i'll ircpTabc
injury to him.
Souirc told his story bcfoc the Mayor yes
terdav and picturesque, diversified and m
penious narrative it was. Whatever my Oc
his deficiencies Squire is plcntliully endowed
with imagination, and in the construction oil Ill
agreeable and entertaining piece OF fiction h'
need fear no rival in the municipal service
No one of our public official, can VIC with nm
in this art. Squire and Flynn have evidently
decided to try to save Themselves by Throwing
all the responsibility on Thompson. who is con
,enenty dead. Thompson Is TIC bold bad ma
who behaved tlc vi gin simplicity and trst
ful innocence OF the stranger from Boston. lie
persuadcd his unsu-pcctng victim TO write an
sign the compromising letter to Flynn. lie
nromi ed Squire to get his appointment con
framed bv the Aldermen. But Squire was to d'
nothing in return. OF cou>c not Thompson
bestowed the great Department OF Pu' he No'h
upon Squire without any pledge or any eXpcc
taton of conversation. All Squire was to d'
was 70 write the letter to Flynn which on rec
ond thoughts he insisted on recalling. bu
THOMPSON PLAYED the confidence game on III
guileless Yankee dupc. He gave Squire copy
of the inaim mating letter which Squire piolhp'
" burned, suppo-ng it to be the oiIslnal doc
umcnt, but Thompson i'll reality retained lH
original. When Squire discovered 'hs duphcity
he denounced him to his face, and Iaocccdcu Il
clear ont the Thompson hangcrs-on III inc / uo
r lie Wolks Department. But accoidlhe
5 SouiIc's fascinating romance he never above
Thompson or Flynn to control the dcpar' III III
and neither of them pIolltcd III any way hOl
; their Joint bcncvolcncc in hosting HIM INTO Oh
. of the most important and powerful position
, in the CITY government. If at any time me
: is an urgent public demand for contlnuauo
of the Tales of the Thousand and One Night
r Sonilc should take up his pen. But he coul
., ucvor really bclicye that Newly oIkcrs wonl
accent A. the truth the stuff which he lcclcd o
T yesterday.
! Squire has not made his case any better d
his story. Nor did William NJ. lYIn, hhpio\
his reputation i'll this community by Ms cor
LESSONS on Monday. The New- oTN Eteh"
i Post, with its invincble habit of un~aunuIo'
Z living to shield "Iefolmcrs y OF the lyIn> Typ
b, Yesterday attempted to deceive It's readers :
l. TO Iyips's relations to Flynn and Thomp-ol
IS Wins him.clf testified that he advised flyn
IS not to make public the Squire lcttc', tel
Flrnn that Inc effect upon him would bc sill
nly ruinous.n Wins him elf testified that
'r conferred repeatedly with Flynn and Ihompsc
u rs TO the means to bc used for getting squire O
IS of his Office without the publication OF that c
N ter. The whole tenor OF Ivn> cvidrn
at silowcd that he plotted with Thompson al
le Flvnn to force Squire out Of his place wthO
E. piurv to the reputation and political standir
ns of Thompson and Flynn, though these tv
to Democratic politicians bad told him that til'
III hal made corrupt bal gam with Squire, whI'
~ Sauisc had Icpudatcd. Squire testified yc>tc
s. day that WINS tined TO buy his retirement no
the Department Of Public Works. Squirc's u
supputcd word counts for nothing. But lv
IN testified on Monday that Flynn opposed
,h him that Squire be bought out. lie told Fly
n that hc had put Squire in the place and mt
nt be Icspon iblc ior him, but 30 far as lvlns h
@. vet revealed, neither then nor at any Other tn
or did hc have a VOID OF rep Oacli OF Icbnkc /
u the corrupt and infamous conspiracy Of Thom
TX son and Flynn. lie was hand and glove vi
if them for months in their pos against Squ
Mt And thi, man is the City Chamberlain III Iccci
of of $50, 900 per year. Mayor Giacc pays
of personal obligation, libc all with the mon
IL of the taxpayers.