The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-10-24
JAKE SHARP, BOODLER,
AED HIS COMPANIONS IN
CRIME.
They WI Certainly Be Sent TO the
Sing. Sing Penitentiary to Keep
Jaehne Company.
CONGRESSMAN WILLIS AND MRS.
GODFREY.
Capture Of New York by the Brit
ish Dramatic Corps-Ruin OF
Some New York Streets.
Ieoppr,roIpurcr on rnr IrrnAL.I

lOoRRBsroIDHEcE OF THE APPBAL.I
NEW YORK, October A ten
years experience as the city editor OF
two New York dailies made me per-
sonally acquainted with great many
men whom many men would dislike
Just now to admit acquaintance with.
But he who serves as city editor Of
New York paper Tor that OF any other
large city, must expect to make in
discriminate acquaintance. / sup
pose ! personally know every one OF
the "boodle" Aldermen; all the al
legged bribers, the fugitives from JUS
tice who are under Indictment for the
Broadway frauds, the magistrates who
are there to try them, and the attor-
neys who are to prosecute and defend
them. Let me try to group them so
that your readers may intelligently
follow the telegrsphic accounts OF the
conviction and breaking up OF the
most desperate ring since the days OF
Tweed.
Jacob Sharp, the principal, is an.
other Tweed, with more shrewdness
and less generosity, also lees reck-
leesness. From the hour he began to
think logically bis mind Las been
bent on money making. To that pas
sion he subordinated every other. He
had the mind and the daring TO make
money in large amounts; he never
6shed for small fry. should say he
was heartless II IL were not that know
nothing Of his domestic life, and
fad that In the turmoil OF public af-
fairs and the peace OF domestic life
men ere very different creatures.
Sharp made money in providing
means Of rapidly crossing New York
City, and then he conceived the
idea OF Broadway line running the
length Of the island, with his cross
town roads as feeders. He labored
dor twenty years to secure that right
OF way. He fought the Astorp, Stew
arts, Goelits and scores OF others who
absurdly thought street railway on
Broadway would be its ruin in every
senee. He finally obtained possession
OF II, and his street railway has been
the means Of saving 1t from becoming
another cheap Chatham street and
Bowery combined. But apparently
the methods employed to obtain con-
troll were irregular. The franchise,
when he got it, was too hot to hold,
and Jacob had TO drop II into the
hands OF the rich syndicate of Phila-
delphia. II is now In the hands OF
the State. So Ia Jacob.
James Richmond, the president OF
the road, was Jacob Sbarp's shadow, q
faithful reflection, as ehrewd as Jacob,
but little more candid. / suspect
his eandor will be his ruin. He was
one Of the shrewdest Of Albany lobby
iste.
James Foshay, the former president
OF the Seventh Avenue road, which
was merged with the Broadway road
in the deal now under investigation,
Ia q quiet, genial, easy going gentle
man, who probably knew as little
about how he was being used in the
now famous deal rs II he were I'M
born. He bears q strong resemblance
to President Arthur, and 10 warm
personal friend OF his.
District Attorney MARITIME, who is
prosecuting the Broadway "boodlers,"
Is still q young man. He Is largs In
his proportions, including his head.
He was practically unknown two
years ago; now he Is recognized as
about me only District Attorney We
have eyer had who ignored party and
personal obligations aud went right
ahead'in the discharge Of his duty.
He has not arrested Sharp, Rich
mond, Foshay and the rest OF the al.
legged "boodlers" without knowing
what will become Of them, and ven.
ture to predict that he will have evi.
dence enough to convict all, and the
newspapers will help him to do 1t.
THE KNaLIsH INVASION OF NEW YORK,
The, invasion and occupation o.
New York by the British dramatic
forces WIS completed on Monday
night by the appearance OF Miss May
Fortescue. We now have the light
land Tight Amazons Of Violet Gam
eron the heavy artillery OF Mr.. vii
son Barrett; the little less heavy
dragons Of Mrs. Lsngtry and com,
pany, aud, finally, the light infantry
OF Miss Fortescue. Miss Cameron and
his lordsbip are still attscking the
dudGs and demi-monde; Mr.. Barrett
still continues to batter at the gates o.
the highly Intellectual; Mrs. Langtry
has captured the men about town, and
Miss Fortescue has bravely fred and
brought down the artist .cracy. II
would TEEN as il each company of the
invaders had been skillfully directed
against different classes OF our citizens
as well as different sect ons OF the city
OF Miss Cameron there Is nothing
new or pleasant to tell. Mrs. Langtry
in the Lady of Lyons, has ample oppor
unity to artfully display her maGnifi
cent proportions and to exhibit hel
lack Of art in other respects. Mr.. Bar
rett has found it unnecessary K
change his bill or to promise Hdmle
until his return next spring
Mis- Fortefcue made her debu
to house composed OF thu
genuine arts ocTacy OF the town. Sh,
came amply provided with letter
which have given her the entree Il
sccisty here, She poses as soCiet,
belle and atage beauty, and pays boil
partI well. she is equally agreCabl,
in conversation and appearance, and
without sny apparent superiority O
culture or any innate gifts as an 81
tiste, the has been accepted both as
lady and an actress. Her only blem
ish in the former part, balieve, is tn
notoriey of her breach OF promis
sult against Lord Csirnes Her blem
ishes as an actress are many, and sh
must depend largely for success upo
her beauty and her play. W. S. eli
bert never displayed greater ingenuit
in his dramatic art than when h
fitted his quaint and gentle satire o
the Faust OF Goethe to this lady. II
nutt have had perfect compreher
sion of her powers as an actress. II
has given her little else TO do than I
look beautiful and innocent, aud tn
she DOES completely and effeCtlvel,
That il The measure OF her succels O
the stage.
Henry R.cheforts play Of A Ddught
of Ireland WAS a dismal failure, a ia,
much to be regretted for Miss Georgi
Cayvan's sake, who is a deservir
young woman who needle a good plg
70 enable her TO carry out her amb