St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-10-20
THE NEW YORK B0ODLERs.
Jake Sharp, the e Oss Of the Crowd.
Arrested and Put Under Heavy
RondS.

Jake Sharp, the Boss Of the Crowd.
Arrested and Put Under Heavy
Bonds.
New YORK, Oct. 19.-Police Inspector
Byrnes this morning arrested Jake"
Sharp, of Broadway railroad notOriety, at
his home in West Twenty-third street. on
a bench warrant, issued on an indictment
found against him by the grand jury for
bribing the ''boodle" aldermen to vote for
the Broadway railroad franchise. James
Richmond, the president of the Broadway
railroad. was also taken into custody at the
Brevoort house this morning by the IN
spector, charged with the same 0ffense.
Both prisoners were conveyed to police
headquarters James w. FOshay, expires
ident of the Broadway railroad, another of
the parties indicted by the grand jury for
giving brides to the "bcodle" aldermen,
was arraigned by Police Inspector Byrnes
this morning, and also taken to the district
attorneys Office. At police headquarters
the TWO boodlers looked dolefully at each
other. Richmond had been there before,
and was already under bail on charge Of
bribery, but it was
sHARP'S FIRST ARREST.
The blow was crushing for the old man.
They learned that the charges against them
were based On entirely new evidenc e
Messengers were dispatched for cOun Sc
and friends Within an hour Judge Full er
ton and ex-senator Robert Stranham re
sponded with Lawyer Stickney. A hasty
consultation was held, and the lawyers hur-
ried out to procure the necessary bail for
the appearance of the railroad magnates in
hn
would be ready to take the two prisoners
before the district attorney at noon. 1t
was rumored that James w. FOShay was
also under Indictment. He was former
president of the Broadway and 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 district attorneys
office by 10 o'clock. 1t had been the gen.
eral impression they would be arrested
soon, and it was rumOred that
THEY HAD BEEN INDICTED.
No Indictment had been found against
Sharp. nor was there any new indictment
against Richmond and Foshay. Ex-Ald.
Charley Waite was brought down town
from the house of detention after the arrest
of the alleged bride givers, in the custody
of his keeper, and arrived at the district
attorneys Office at 1880 a. m. He hurried
Waite away from the gaze Of the curious
men who filled the corridors and took him
into the private office. Shortly afterward
Lawyer Osborne Bright. counsel for Sharp,
arrived and had consultation with District
Attorney MARITIME, in which Police Inspector
Steers participated. Judge Cowng fixed
bail at $50. 900 each in the cases of Sharp
and Forshay. and $25. 900 additional in the
case of Richmond who is already under
that amount. District Attorney MARITIME,
! in the original motion, asked that the de-
PENDANTS be put under 500. 900 bail each.
EX-ALD. WAITE
was before the grand Jury about noon and
gave evidence upon which, in all probable
ity, the indictments against the alleged
| BRIDE takers have been found. just before
recess batch of indictments was handed
| to Judge Coming. Soon after three coaches
containing Jake Sharp, Mr.. Forshay,
slim" Richmond, Inspector Byrnes and
| two assistants that had left police head
quarters about 2 o'clock, drew up in front
of the general sessions court house. The
party alighted and entered the district at
| torney's Office, where they were obliged to
| await the return of the judge. who had left
| for lunch. The room was crowded when