The Portland daily press., 1886-11-22
THE DOODLE ALDERMEN.
Another Large Crowd at the Trial
Saturday.
Ex-AIderman Duffy Says Remorse
Made Him Confess.
Tho Announcement that the Case
Of the People Is closed.

Tho Announcements that the Case
Of the People Is Closed.
New YORK, Nov. 2O.-Another large
cr1wd of witnesses Tiled the general sessions
court room this morning to hear the evidence
on the trial Of ex-Alderman McQuade for ac-
cepting bribe to vote for the Broadway
railroad franchise.
Ex-Alderman Duffy took the stand after
the court was opened, and Lawyer New
combe continued his cross-examination. The
lawyer asked the witness score or more
questions regarding his life at home, in bus
iness and as public man. Mr.. Duffy had
been a builder for 20 years. The last
time he failed was In 1879. He also failed
eight years before that He owed some
debts in 1884, but did not think that he
had applied any Of the $4,000 Doodle money
to pay those debts He acknowledged that
he violated his oath of office when he took
the doodle" Mr.. Newcombe had been very
gentle with Duffy up to this point TO gain
his confidence. At this point he asked the
witness To rehearse his narratives of the sew
eral meetings of the combine" The wit
ness began again his story. Each meeting
OF the boodlers was taken up, and Duffy, be-
ginning to fear trap, cautiously rehearsed
n story. At each pause the lawyer would
clinch the testimony by asking: "And is that
all you recollect Of what occurred at that
meeting?'
Mr.. Nicoll became restive, and he and
Gen. Tracy popped up together. After some
more sparrlng, witness said the franchise
had been granted about three days prior to
the third meeting of the .'boodlers." Duffy
then said that New wbombe had mixed him up
1t was evident the witness was losing his
reputation for memory. Duffy stood by his
assertion that Reporter Herman had lied
when he said the doors were closed at the
secret session of August 80.
Mr.. Newcombe asked If the witness had
read the story of Jaehne's conviction, his
Journey to Sing Sing, the description of the
lock step which Jaehne had to submit to,
ect.
Mr.. Nicoll objected, saying that counsel
was trying to making it appear that witness
was frightened into "squealing'' through a
fear of sharing Jaehne's fate.
The recorder blanly said: Il think the de-
fence have right to show that if they can"
Duffy then said he had read of Jaehne's
fate.
At this point an elderly man hurried into
the room and made his way to Mr.. New
eombe. de conversed few moments, then
MI. Newcombe asked and obtained permis-
sion to suspend Duffy's cross examination to
admita witness for the defence, who was
obliged to go out of town this afternoon.
The elderly man then took the stand. He
gave his name as John Daniels, dry goods
merchant at Eighth street, ON Broadway.
TX Senator Grady conducted the examine
ton for the defence, and tried to show by
his witness that the Broadway road was a
benefit to the city, but all questions on that
score were ruled out as incompetent and the
witness was dismissed.
DUFFY was recalled. He swore he signed
his bail bond without knowing what il was
and acknowledged his signature before Re-
corder Smyth in the same way He was too
excited to notice. Mr.. MARITIME had not told
MN that he had paper fully duplicating
the witness IN the Thirty fourth street rail-
way bribery business, at least as far as the
witness could remember. He had paid Full
graft $1,000 for his share in the Thirty-fourth
street case, or about that amount Witness
said Mr: Nicol wrote out statement of what
ne sJutlyl would testify against McQuade,
ment prepared for Fullgratf. Witness said
Mr.; Nlcoll bad drawn up second statement,
including. Fullgraff's testimony. Witness
signed the first statement, but not the
second. After his second arrest, witness
met Mr.. Nicoll three times at police head
quarters, and twice at Mr.. Nicolps house.
10 threats were ever made to witness. Mr..
Nlc0ll promised witness exemption of. prose-
cution on condition of turning states evil
dence. Witness had not done anything else
Wy y, oou uui ING 1908. ne was reminded OF
the Thirty-fourth street job, for which he
was employed to distribute among the alder
men. lie admitted the charge and said he
had paid the money to Fullgraff, although
there vas no agreement TO do so.
MI Newcomb, having succeeded in mix
ing up the little "b00dler" more than on the
occasion sof his arrest, desisted, and Mr.
Nlc0ll resumed the redirect examination to
restore the credit of his witness The whole
story was carefully repeated again.
-. Now, Mr.. Duffy" continued Mr.. Nicoll,
u want you to tell the jury what induced
you to become States evidence"
I done It to keep the load off my shoul-
ders and of the heads Of my family. The
people knew very well that this thing had
been done, and my conscience troubled me
so that couldn't sleep at night, 1 am a
broken-dOwn man with all this money. Re-
morse is killing me-"
"You did not feel this weight on your
shoulders, did you, until after your arrest
the second time?"
'Well, / don't know; l knew it was
When did you receive your money from
the Broadway company?''
Il don't remember"
Had you received it when you went out
of Officer?
'.Yes. had"
Did you receive it before or after you
met McQuade on the steps of the City Hall p,
Il do not remember."i
What was said at that meeting?"
asked McQuade i he got his money and
he replied "All right"
This concluded Duffy's examination. Mr..
Duffy left the stand, and as soon as he got to
the door his emotion all vanished. He smil-
ingly picked up his hat, motioned to his son.
who had been sitting in a corner, and went
over for luncheon on Broadway As he
passed through the corridor the political
heelers who had been refused admission
Missed and Jeered at him. Several central
Office detectives surrounded Mr.. Duffy for
protection
Mr.. Nicoll offered the defence an oppor-
tunity to cross-examine Fullgraf upon the
question OF what political significance was
attached to the combination of thirteen, but
Mr.. Newcombe declined to ask him any
questions. He intimated that he would
have endeayoFed to show by Fullgraff that a
political scheme was behind his confession
If he had been permitted to ask him such
questions as he deemed advisable. In view
OF the TACT that Fullgraff has had all night to
post himself, he would not touch upon the
matter at all.
Mr.. MARITIME then announced that the case
OF the people was closed.
Recess was then taken, and Mrs. MeQuade
came into the court room to see her husband
They chatted together, and it was apparent
from her demeanor that she feared the worst
AS soon as the jury had retired and quiet
was restored, Clerk Hall called out:
Charles IL. Reilly, on bail, to the bar
Reilly stood up smiling, and ex-Judge Mel
son j. Waterbury stood beside him. The
District Attorney said he would move for
Reiliy's trial on Nov 29th, and Judge Water
bury said he would be ready. James O'Neil
was then called, and Mr.. Newcombe was
named as his counsel The District Attor-
ney said that as the date ne wished to move
Tor was in another term of the court he
would give the other side notice that the trial
would be moved for Dec. l3, and the trial of
Thomas Cleary for Dec. %. Mr.. Newcombe
is counsel for Cleary. The recorder suggest
ed that as soon as Reilly's trial was over il
would be well to proceed with O'Neil's and
then follow with Cleary The District At
torney agreed, and gave notice to that effect.
Brutal Assault on a Massachusetts
Man.
MAIDEN, Mass, Nov. 2O.-I,ast pight n
young man named George Elms drove mn IN
the house of Mr.. Bertram. al Manlewaod
with the intention of taking Mrs. Rertram Ia
ride. He was refused admittanee. when he
burst in the door and brutallv assanlted Mr.
Bertram, kicking him in the abdomen and
otherwise seriously maltreating him. and
leaving him unconscious. His condition is
doubtful. Elms was arrested this forenoon
and held in $1,000 tolawait the resnlt az ths
victims injuries.
A Woman Tried for Forgery.
BURLINGTON, VT, Nov. 20.-The trial Of