New-York tribune., 1886-02-12
A WIDE-REACHING INQUIRY
INTEREST IN THE BROADWAY SEARCH.

| OF THE CHARTER-sHARP TO APPEAR To-Day
The conviction is rapidly spreading in this
| city among wel-informed men who cautiously
watching the course Of events that the Broadway rail-
road investigation is destined to be more
wde-reachng and interesting than had been expected.
This conviction, 1t learned night also taking
possession OF the Senate Railroad Committee. When
senator Low, the chairman, spoke of the subject on
| 'he day before the inquest was begun, he
! SAID that he thought a weeks time would
DC suhcient to probe the whole matter. The
committee has sat for three days. two of them being
devoted to Jacob Sharps testimony Last evening Sem
tor Low said after weighing his words carefully as is
his wont:
II was mistaken think, in surprising that the In
vestgatioD would be a short one From present ndi-
cations and in view of the tendency of the testimony so
far, t is difficult to predict the limit to the ramhcatons
which tho investigation seems destined TO take Rest
assured OF one thing the whole subject will be prObed
thoroughly and unfinchngly matter in what dlrec.
tion the Investigation shall lead how long 1t takes"
Yes" said Senator Walker, VINO was present. that
purpose is the prime motive with us-a thorough un-
nching investigation, matter where it leads. Ihave
been surprised to how deep interest this subject
| has excited throughout the State"
Senators Reilly Pierce and Nelson also arrived in the
city last night Senators Hoysradt and Knapp are ex
pected this morning The committee observing ex
treme caution in mtnatiDg their views as TO the
Impressions conveyed to them by the testimony far
but it is learned unquestionable authority that some
Of them already discussing subject of
of the Broadway Surface Railroad Company's charter.
The grounds oD which this possibility is pased in their
minds are that the company performed illegal act In
Issuing $2.500000 I'm bonds to pay for the cost and
equipment Of a road which they say cost only
$4,000. This they maintain, is prma facie evidence
OF fraud. and those who received the bonds could
not have done so without being fully aware of the cir
cumstance attending their ISSUE These members hold
that enough has already been shown justify call
Inn Atfn
Of the charter They also think that Mr. sharp should
be able to account for the $692 900 IN bonds
All this irrespective Of the of bribery Tho
committee do not seem to be hopeful of obtaining
proof In that direction they have BEEN But in their
efforts to that phase of the they begin to
think that they may have an " all summers job" on
their hands, as one OF them has expressed it, II Is
pretty well known TO few persons that members
OF the committee have their eyes the Legislature and
It's lobbyists and they may find it desirable summon
witnesses from Albany in their plans of unearhng the
whole matter. The committee have been discussing a
story which told at Albany when General street
Railroad bill being agtated, the effect that two
Senator'S and two Assembymen visited Mr. Sharp in his
rooms at his hotel. where they expected to obtain
their reward but they told that they had been
pointed whercupon they seized Mr.. sharp threw him
down ana male off with large roll OF paper.
Ex-senator Boyd said yesterday: "If the committee
should feel inclined, it could by going back few years
uDearh most Interesting condition OF affairs In the
Legislature this railroad matter which in
Broadway One member on that conmttee-yes. one
CATION just at this juncture which would be extremely
The counsel OF the committee have been following up
trails closely in this city. They have been searching the
records OF the Registers office have found that nye
members Of the Board OF Aldermen of 1884 wee the re-
cpients of transferred after the Board
passed the franchise for the second time the May
ors veto subpGnas have been served upon them TO
touching the cleanliness Of their hands in the matter.
William H. Mooney, the reader OF the Board, has been
the subject or mnch discussion and 1t has even been
charged that he had gone to Florida escape giving
testimony. Whether he contemplated this not is not
known He was In the city on Monday and appeared to
lie has been served with snbngna TO apnear before hs
committee, could reached by requi.
ston in any State Territory the United States and
IN od 5ne present re si temper Of Chairman Low he
the nlfilmeDt OF mis- duty.
John Keenan,, who is in poor health at his home in
Lake wood y. j., has been served with a subpoena His
friends say that ne has been poor two years.
MoOneys friends say the same thing. for that matter
c has these attacks about once in five six years they
assert
The extent Of the interest which the investigation has
stirred up IN this city was clearly shown yesterday III tie
eeefiexpre;se IN certain railroad circles that Jacob
assigned wa mat Mr. sharp would make the pretenee
that diabetes. from which he sufferer and for which
he takes milk aud heartdsease to which he is subject
rendered dangerous FOR ain to attempt to testify fur
her as nc might drop dead at any moment therefore
PHYSICIANS certificate Will be presented to-day TO that
effect This story has the rounds to such extent
that one of The committee anxiousy asked last evening
the certificate had actually been made out. Mr.. Sharp
% Not a word of t q ThY rI e The cs h M
counsel for tho cable people in his argument before the
Cable Commissioners charged that Dr. 4. L. Loomis Mr..
sharps physician. gave testimony that the laying Of
cable road IN exngtonavc would be Injurious for sani-
tary this at the time of the cholera scarel,
and that Dr. LOOmis one Of the party which rode
down Broadway ''On the early morning car in which
jacob sharp celebrated the opening OF his railroad
Broadwny" Mr. sharp expeced last night, however, to
appear before the committee this morning
William H. Hays, who testified last saturday that ho
signed the l.10O bonds worth FL 200 each, acting
trust company, and left them IN the Office of Scrbner
Bright without further ado. has been made III in
consequence of the excitement attending his
testimony. A friend Of his said yesterday: "It is
actually fact that the old gentleman has been malo
sick. II is not, some declare because he gave
truthful testimony which presses on his conscience.
That's all bosh Bat he has becu made sick by the az
tacks upon him because of his testimony. lie knew
nothing about the bonds and had inquire,
to whether he was safe III doing."
Lawson " Fuller, " the father OF cables" is mad"
that he has not slept for two nights Just Think
bo says. tnere thought all the while that Judge Rus
sell cable aud Mr.. sharp estities that he
Sharps attorney ANA got ten $1,000 bonds for his legal
services. | was never so mad In my lie :"
The committee will hold It's sessions to-day and here
after in the Post Oilce Building. Room i3. quorum
Will formally meet at the New-IOrk Hotel at IL a. IN.
and then adjourn down town.