The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-10-20
JACOB SHARP'S FRANCHISE.
Sharp and Foshay Arrested and Held in $780,
600 Bail Each-Richmond Bail Increased.

New YORK, Oct 19.-Police Inspector Byrnes
this morning arrested Jake" Sharp, of Broad
way railroad notoriety, at his home in Twenty
third street, on bench warrant issued on in
dictment found against him by the grand jury
for bribing the doodle" alderman to vote for the
Broadway railroad franchise. James Rich
mond, the president of the Broadway railroad
was also taken into custody at the Brevoort
House, this morning, by the inspector, charged
with the same oifense Both prisoners were
conveyed to police headquarters, where the two
booders looked dolefully at each other
Richmond had been there before and
was already under bail on q charge of
bribery; but it was Sha-p's first arrest. The
blow was crushing for the old man. They learned
that the charges against them were based on en-
trely new evidence. Messengers dis
patched for counsel and friends. Within an
hour ex-Judge Fullerton and ex-senator Robert
Strahan responded, with lawyer Stickney. A
hasty consultation was held, and the lawyers
hurried oat to procure the necessary bail for the
appearance OF the railroad magnates in court.
Police Inspector Byrne said he would be ready
to take the two prisoners before the district at
torney at noon.
Apparently other arrests were expected 1t
was rumored that James w. Foshay was also
under Indictment He former president
of the Broadway & 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 dis
trict attorneys Office by 10 o'clock. 1t had been
the general imnression that they would be ar
rested soon, and it was rumored that they had
been indicted. No indictment had been found
against Sharp, nor was there any Indictment
against Richmond or Foshay. It'll now expected
that indictments will be made out against the
three. Elk Alderman Charles Waite was brought
down town from the House of Detention, after
the arrest of the alleged bribe- -givers, in the
custody of his keeper and arrived at the district
attorneys Office at 1890 A. NJ He hurried Waite
away from the gaze of the curious men who
filled the corridor, and took him into the private
Office. Shortly afterward lawyer Osborne
Bright, counsel for Sharp, arrived and held a
consultation with District Attorney MARITIME, in
which Police Inspector Steers participated
Judge Cowing fixed bail at $50. 600 each in the
cases of Sharp and Foshay. and $25, 900 addi-
tional in the case of Richmond. who is already
under that amount District Attorney MARITIME,
in his original notion asked that the defendants
be nut under 800 900 bail each.
Thomas b. Kerr, another Of the indicted al
legged bribe-givers. subsequently appeared and
was released on bail The indictments against
the prisoners charge each with having bribed
one another OF the twenty aldermen by pay
ing each 800 900 to vote in favor Of the granting
OF the Broadway surface railroad franchise
Who the twenty-irst person to whom the money
was paid is Ia q matter Of conjecture. Billy
Molony Is thought TO be the man.