New-York tribune., 1886-04-06
THE RECORDER ON BRIBERY
INSTRUCTIONS TO THE GRAND JURY
THE LAW EXPLAINED--wAITR MAY APPgAR BEYoga
THESE JURORS

| THE LAW ExPLAINED-wAiTEMA MAY APPEAR DEYoga
THESE JURORS.
Neither Aldermen nor ex-Aldermcn were
present In the ttorncys office yesterday ana
| no public action was taken IA regard to the bribery
charges against the Aldermen OF 1884. The Grand
Jury were in for a short time only and they d!d
not the bribery charges. Ex.Adernan wtitc
mnined at the home OF Assistant District-AttOrney
| Nlcoll lie under tho protection Of detective
most OF the time he expressed desire to have police
protection The present Grand Jury may hear Of
| Mr. wate's statements.
Inspector Byrnes visited the Office
but aimed only short time. John J. o 3rieD called
the Office but his visit not in relation TO tho
bribery matter
| Recorder Frederick smyth Will act az the presiding
IN Part OF the Court of General Sessions for
the April term and the oath OF Office administered
before him Yesterday the Grand Jury. The Re-
coder the presence of large number OF spectators,
who fitted the room. delivered earnest charge
to the jurors He gave them the directions their
ordinary duties required by law. and then said:
Now. sa matter OF public notoriety, the records OF
tbs Court disclose the fact that the last OF this
Court several persons holding public official p'sfon
have been Indicted 10y the Grand nry OF this county for
erin % % O he
time. far ~ Im informed, NJ person has yet
been indicted VINO bis nssh S"y Vi o',onS tno,i pr
sons To whom nave hIhicl II tnp1e oHtrSts Nsicu
have been made by former Grand Jury OF this county
true, 1t Is manifest hat some other person or per-
sons have been guilty OF 1rDing the persons - charged
In the indictment by the Grand Jury; and there -
there is. OF persons VINO actually engaged IN tne bas-
ness of bribiug public officers
for the purpose o brbng him and inducing BIN TO VIC
late public trust is much worse and snoald be moro
severely dealt with and punished than the person VINO
receives takes brDe Tie case OF such person. IN
my Judgment. is IKE that OF ono VINO receives .oen
goods the person who tkes anl receives into his pos
sosson stolen properly knowing II 10 De syIc1 from
creator OF ihieves and II such people not
found In this or any other community there would 30
much fewer thieves and there would be less trouble
with them; and seems to me the man VINO Will de-
heratey take amt tender Ito some public Ocer
for the purpose OF inducing him TO commit criminal
offence is much more guilty and should be much moro
severely punished nan the man whounder such crcun-
stances receives the brbe
Under this statute which was passed by the Lessl.t
OF this state In the year ls-2 known a. the Con-
provided:
Every person whOsha promise Offer give or c,nse or
sb a r 1 % rea m m in mRoe or in part 20 1y 9TH per-
son 70 be protseG offered or given any member OF tho
Common Council or any oeeI o. the co1RoIa,n Of CLERK
cerk shall have qdainrd and
action or other properly any ming Of value pecun
sace s VoS opoS action question:
mattel cause or wch ny ne tnen Peaaa Or
orclerc capacity, shall be deemed gnuT OF aieony ant
a @ MP upon S.cean coaGGGR en Of @ Z BE- @ Isees
both the discretion OF the cont
That is the section OF statute to which have al
ude IT, in the OF your Investigations satsac-
evidence produced before you OF the VIC alton OK
be your duty the person who you may be sat
isfel has violated the provisions OF that stature 10 this
guilty, whoever they may be- the law may be admins.
and that way check. II is possible TO chec this
crime, which regret to am morally satisfied mas
been committed in this city.
Tho Grand Jurors appear TO be for the most part bus
ness men OF good intelligence Almost all Of them arc
described as "merchants" the clerks list. Joseph
H. Brown, OF the silk importing firm OF Brown Draper
Il Co.. No. 5l2 Broadway, made the foreman. The
other members are
Morris Woodruff merchant, No. 80 Fr0ntst. John A.
Crane No rs West Forty Alexander NcwbeSger
Jeweer 55l Avenue Z; Thomas g. sloane carpets No
Knox broker, Pier No. u North River AlDer6
de- merchant 90 hitest Charles H. scott mer.
chant No 10 william Henry = carr merchant No 10
James L. Barclay. No - 'himDersrt sell gnsn
Adler liant, No 309 Church.st Frederick "; Rhine
No 20 Cedar ST. Henry v Farse -ecIe-
tary Eighteenthst. James L. Pearsh1l rel es-
tate WashingtOn-aye.; Louis Lewelg0Di, ner-
chant. No 53b Broadway Joseph H. Brown merchant NO
FOurteenthst Aaron Fattmln. merchant No - SCUM
William Barton W. Van NOOrhis iron foot OF W est Oue
hundred and fortv william Haynes meat, WeN
Washington Market Dexter H. Walker, adlus eT. NO 90
Waist Charlie, q Moler. 29O Maiisou-aye. and
Henry Dyer upholstered No. IL East twentieth 81
Jaehne about the City Hall great deal yesterday
and ran in there from his lawyers office " There is
nothing to-day" he said Kirk was here ana there
among his felow-men at the City Hall and still stoutlT
insisted on his innocence e ready for my trial
now" were words and the 1t comes the bet
ter. want no pigeon-hong in my case
Mr. Waite has written Senator Pierce denying that
he uttered certain remarks derogaoy 70 the Senator At
tributed 20 him in the printed in The Cone
cdl Advertiser.