New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-11-19

on the night Of August 90 In the storm and snow and
see obtaining signatures to the call DO you
Recorder smyh led the witness to compare the sigma.
lures 10 the ca with the list Of members and Grew os'
that Aldermen Kirk. Grant OConnor, Miller. Mcl1ugn
lin and Fnck were the members had not signed the
call He also drew out that OF them Lived III distant
parts Of the city, and then asked:
be mail these 10 attend meeting to be hed AZ
The witness-Yes SIT
Mr. Twomey said that few persons entered the Alaer
Alexander, of the law trm OF Alexander Green WAS
next called to the witness stand Mr.. Nicoi asked:
We're retained BY lanes EchmOnd the pfssdsnda o ds
solving an order Of inI nncfion in Lyddy suit
General Tracy objected the ground that there was no
the witness Was asked yss Was saId that
to t was the proDosed to shdw that the
road COMPANY d in the suit o. fScdy SS
the paid ana rac
tons Mr. Nco said he did not expect to connect me ao
was pa da Edd bS the
Company and the Recorder thereIpSn nsrsd es X
allow the witness to testify that the dissolution
OF the injunction was procured by the Broad, Broad,
Fellows said "No matter; Il we cannot have 1t ALL we
win not ask the witness anything" A. -, ,o,,u.on
scrbner Bright the law firm who transacted business
for the broadway Surface Railroad Company and JACOB
Sharp testified that he obtained the order dlssoNng ln
injunction and procured certified copy Of the order at
the County Clerks office about m. on August 80 ana
ss Mr. Richmond and he crossed from the Court House
they met Alderman Waite. and the witness thought that
j. Francis Kernan. reporter who present at the
meeting OF August 30 testified that ne was compeea 70
use key a side door to enter the Aldermens Chamner
Mr. Nicoll then called out Mr.. Waite and ex.Alder
Charles Waite took the witness stand nd senan he oan
and remained in the District Attorneys ONCE unt ne
wanted as witness He sat In the & Witness @ sr an
his knee. He said
Of the Board Of Alderman in 1854 and b for
irct knew and all the members OF the Board %
Of Of s aa nn Bright s'SS and
o.CHow wen did you know Mr.. Richmondi
General Tracy-I object.
The Recorder-Let us see Did you know Mr. Richmond
well-intimately Ayes. sir. -, Ga
face Railroad Company in June 1884 Ayes sir
Q-How long after the beginning or the year old tne
Board organize permanently
The Recorder-That seems remote a..
Mr. Nicoll-I think show that there was some oiI,
hcuity in organizing the Board Of Aldermen owing to
political differences and that Mr. Waite being interested
In the Broadway road succeededn having the Board Or
gapized and the committees formed In the inter-
est road and that the Railway Committee was organ
General Traey@f Object That before the passage
Of the law under which the Broadway surface "Aou va"
The Recorder- think remote exclude the tes
mony.
Mr. Ncoll then asked about the report OF the Railway
COMMITTEES which tb was presented OH o.
oWho prepared that reporti A.-well. the COMMITTEES
talked made suggestions and sort Oh rough
But who drafted the final repOrl A-The counsel f0r
0-What companyi A.-The Broadway Surface Railroad
Company.
With this shot Mr. NicOll finished the examination TOT
the day Mr. MARITIME said afterward We do not want
to spoil Waites story Let him tell 1t all at once
As soon as it was seen that Duffy and Fulgraf woulo
opportunity to testify they were taken a% y
from the Attorneys office Duffy was allowed 70
20 home where he remained throughout the evening
When reporter called at his house about O'Clock tne
family stated that the eyAlderman was out anu tney u
not know when he would return. few minutes aiter
ward Duffy at one OF the windows OF te sec
ond story He was in his shirt sleeves and was calmly
smoking cigar Fulgraff taken away by DetectVe e
Riley and remained under that officers surveillance an
night