New-York tribune., 1886-03-17
THE STEALING OF BROADWAY
VARIOUS PHASES OF THE INVESTIGATION.
coNrERENCrs IN IHE DIsTRICT-ATToRNEY's OFFICE
a. HEARING At ALBANY TODAY.

CONFERENCES IN THE DlsTRICT-A1IoRNEfs soffI|h
- HEARING At ALBANY TODAY.
The officials in the District Attorneys office
Sere exceedingly busy yesterday IN mysterious con-
ferences the exact purport OF which was not 10 DC
aseorainea. Inspector Byrnes was at the cice large
mart of the day and consulted with DstretAttorhey
MARITIME and Assistant DisrictAttorney NiColl. Then
.p,rcnce A. Seward OF the Senate COmmitteo's
counsel called and he, TOO, had IL long con
ference with Mr.. MARITIME. The officials spent mueh
Of their time IN Mr. Nicolfs Office, which is
more secluded than that OF Mr.. MARITIME when the Ioe
man of the Grand Jury called and wished to see MI Mar
tine the discussion earnest that II was ohI dv'
a.v.ral calls at tho Office telephone that He could obtain
admi,tauce TO the room where the Inspector DsricF
Attorney and Mr. Nico were.
Mr. MARITIME aud Mr.. Seward went before the Grahd
Jury about 1880. and remained for short ume INC
Grand Jury came into court about O'CLOCK ahu n"uo
in several indictments they said 10 be III ordi
nary cases Mr. MARITIME resumed his conference win
Mr. Byrues and Mr. NicCll, after the Grand Jury h'i
adjourned lie SAID no had been taken as 10 any
main branch OF the He did not state 'he o"e'' "
his visit to the Grand Jury room, but II was
10 be one OF the minor matters growing out oi '"o
tiya,ion by IN. Senate Committee IL was supposed 10
he IN reference to witnesses who nai oeeh supp
and had not attended before the committee lnoS ""'
,h. mad. ,henseyes liable IL convicted. TO arrest ana
imprisonment
Tine Grand Jury adjourned yesterday until morrow
and there Will be no session tOuH!' MI u"i'"0 "
In.pecor Byrnes finished the discussion OF the
subject winch interests hcm, and there VIII DC iu'ne
conferences to-day and tomorrow
Tn, other centre OF interest IN the Broadway lhVestl-
CATION will be shifted to-day TO Albany Whcre al pn
the Senate Railroad Committee Will listen to arguments
for aud agains; the embodied IN the commit
tees preliminary report. Cnares T. sha"' one III tue
counsel of Gable Company took an afternoon IRAN
yestoru"S .v W. ~ d. r. DretL as a siockhoder
the Broad way and Seventh Avenue ROAD anu cohstl vi
the dozen stockholders representing some 0Voo Hu"eS
Of stock who are seeking OuS the preSeut mauaSe
ment Colonel Bliss VIII prob tbiE be on hthd' ana pos
s,ny / + CmttenIcn William c. Grull the counsel OF
the metropolitan Railroad Company Is also eNpecteu u
these LAWYERS are opposed to an annumen of the
fra, cblse Mr.. shaw thinks would he nnc0usttutoh"
ana unwse. He faVOrs Senator lrdInaIrh ullI M 10.
thTee.cent fares on broadway. M Dyr't nIu|n ThJ
NebrOOk. VI. Fieiscbman. Ernst Van Pope ana L. Top
z IN hr preyIou,y bIshed list of dissatisfied stock
holders declared yesterday that the measures sterei
by Mr. Conkung were unconstitutional ami ncons'st
with themselves He said: "An amendment is imposTf
HE for II would impair the ObugaOn Of contracts. in
case Of All amendu cut, the franchise misht Z" III
one direction and the property ne sou w
b1t even tho purchaser OF the franchise
must he otherwise authorized 10y law TO con tfu,,,
tho municipality within VIII cn such railroads should ne
That provisO Il the 'htle joker IN tbs business Ony
NrtrnpulI'a an BrOL Railroad the tn"seVe't-
Whitney roadl would nave glorious opportunity r.
These entire RECOMMENDATIONS arc IuH OI 'uSO"s'S'
encies ana lmpOsSlblldes.
sun ali the lawyers taE strcnuously against
the amendment are dreddfuly afraid thd the LeIs'
lature Will vote IT, Hence ther cHnheu at''C" ." 'H
committee aud the proposed gslaiI"n ,.
The itmcS yesterday puDiShed thlS statement ~ -
understood mat Low has large block OF cable
stock his possession" The cabie people charact
company saiI: "SrnatOr Low never md has NOT now
aud has no prospect OF having 50 faE aS kIOW dle'J
To,d have charge OF the stock ami transfer.
books and know where every share OF cao!e STOCK l