New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-10-13
SURE OF SEVERALA ALDERMEN
BENCH WARRANTS FOR ALL THE INDICTED
ONES-THE BAIL RAISED.

| ONES-THE BAIL RAISED.
| sAfLEss FLIGHT AND THE TRANSFER OF HIS
| BoNDsMAN's PROPERTY CAUSE STIR
| $4,000 BAIL REQUIRED NOW
FARLEY AND MILLER GO TO
| THE ToMBs-oTHERs IN
CENTRAL OFFICE
CELLS.
The flight of ex-Aderman Henry l.. Sayles,
confirmed yesterday by evidence that his bondsman
had transferred the property which he had gvon as
security on his bond aroused tho District Attorney and
his associates to to secure the attendance
when desired Of sayes's associates the Board Of Al
dermen OF 1884 Assistant DstricAttorney Nicoll was
at work until late Tuesday evening. Mr. MARITIME
bad received Information that convinced him that
sayes. whose trial was fixed for next Monday,
| had fed to Canada. and Mr.. Nicol prepared
an affidavit on which 1t proposed to ask for bench
variants for the Of the fourteen indicted Alder
mon who supposed to be still in the city, Judge
Cowng was TO be asked onorease the bail from 600
| In each case to larger sum.
Hardly, however, had Mr. MARITIME reached his oflco
yesterday morning whom now development In tho
sayles case increased the District Attorneys purpose to
take severe and led him to think Of asking
that tho Aldermen accused OF corruption should be kept
in confinement without ball. Tho clerks at the
Registers office, who had been instructed to
keep close watch for any transfer OF the
property offered security the Aldermanic bonds,
reported that deed recorded at 1l30 o'clock yes
terday morning by which Solomon Sales, the Sixth
Avenue butcher who gave $25. 600 bonds for bis
brothers appearance for trial. conveyed to Clara Ryder
the property which had been given as security. The
property consisted OF . house and lot at No. % West
Fifty -hfth.s, valued at $4,000, which there was
mortgage for $11 ,OOO and the building occupied as
Solomon sayiess store No 12s Sixth ave. valued az
$25, 900 and encumbered with a mortgage OF $4,000
Tho total value OF tho property given as $34. 900
above the mortgagcs Tho price paid appeared on the
face of the conveyance as $4,000 The name Of A. J.
| Dittenhoefer, the lawyer, appeared on the papers
Mr.. Martine and Mr.. Nco. who had rcckoned on
easily adding S25 900 to the cty's treasury In case
sayies was really fugitive, were naturally indignant
ct this turn Of fanairs Mr. MARITIME paced up and down
his Office and said to visitors did not know that SOL
omou Sayles reputable business man. was prepared
to cheat the city tho deed that the cOnsd-
GRAFTON given nrsr written forty thousand dol
lars, but the word fourteen was written
afterward in place of forty without erasuro. so
that 1t appears to be evident that there was some
hesitation about how the recorded instrument should
appear 1 have no doubt that tho conveyance can be
set aside as fraudulent There will be lawsuit, so
that the money cannot be obtained Immediately but
the county shall not be deraudod can help IT, and
do finish the will leave 1t as legacy to my
SUCCESSOR"
MIR. Nicoi said the subject: The city will
have that $4,000 later Tho case OF Sayes
Is placed the calendar OF the General ses-
after he falls to appear Judgment will be en-
tered by the District Attorney and An execution
will ssn As soon as the sheriff returns the execution,
II 10 10 satisfied action will be begun to set aside
the transfer as fraudulent 1t s question whether
every concerned In the transaction cannot be In
dicted for conspirng to defeat tho ends Of justice"
FOURTEEN BENCH WARRANTS OUT.
While expressing their Indignation at the conduct OF
sayles and his bondsmrn Mr.. MARITIME and Mr.. Nicoll
were awaiting the result OF the issuing of fourteen
bench warrants, which delivered before noon 10
Inspector Byrnes They called for the arrest OF all
the indicted Aldermen aud ex-Aldermen' except
those who were fugitives or were detained
In e.ctody.
The first response when eI Alderman William H.
Miller appeared at tho District Attorneys office at 2: i5
D. m., under the Of Central Office detective He
was taken to Mr.. Nicolls room, whore ex-Alderman
Farley Joined him hour later in tho custody OF De-
tectve Richard OConnor. The trial OF these two mon
had been fixed for Monday. october %.
While the two ex-Adermen were in custody down.
stairs Mr. MARITIME and Assistants Nco. Fitzgerald and
Davis won't before Judge Cowing. Ex-Recorder James
NJ. Smith and ex-Judge Fullerton appearing for Miller,
Richard Newcombe FOR Farley, and ex-senator Grady
for Kirk stood the other sie of the railing Judge
Cowing ordinary OF business In the
courtroom when Mr.. MARITIME appeared and called at
tenton 20 the case OF exAderman Farley. Mr. MARITIME
said:
ehaye asked for the Of Patrick Farley for
bail be fixed the defendant who stands indicted for
bribery while member Of the Board OF Aldermen Of oSi IN
connection with the granting of the franchise the Broadway
onors soeats the bail in the defensnts case was liked
at $4,000 which at that time seemed scen 70 secure te
Jaehne accused under crcunstances similar 10 hos III ar
Tmed BY the General erm OF the supreme by
Court OF Appeals so that the prosecution Is IN much better
ine case OF the defendant Farley as well as those
trial 5y Your mr." Honor We hal made prepara-
in the Sayes ready TO try that case
| al
the jurisdiction of this court and he and his bondsman nave
the bond Under these am IN erms a
viii appear trial. how great the bonds under
which ney are placed believe mat the % 0hy way TO
men Undersnch conditions feel usthed IN asking nu s5hr m
each may wen that bench warrants have been
issued for the arrest OF others indicted on the same charge
and ask Tor the same acton In each case
Mr.. Newcombe said that tho offence of which Farley
was accused clearly one in which under lhe Con-
suton bail must be taken and the Constitution also
declared that bail must not be excessive IL was
thought that tho bail first asked excessive but Eis
new demand Eyen II Saylos had fed
there was why the others should be pun
isLed.
ExRecorder Smith said there danger In Millers
that he would nee and reason had been given
for an increase OF bail.
Mr.. Grady said that Kirk was wealthy mau and he
would not leave the city under any circumstances Mr.
Newcomoe gave the poverty OF his Client Farley as
reason why he could not furnish Increased bail
Judge Cowng-From the District Attorney has stated
would be Justified taking ball. If the law did not seem
make the offence bailable In judgment hc DIS
trc Attorney has exercise oI his dacretion
In asking for Increased bail Will x the bail at $4,000 III
each of the cases.
GATHERING THEM IN.
While the proceedings In taken place tho
indicted Aldermen continued to arrive at the District
Attorneys office In charge OF detectives Redfaced
Thomas Cleary the third OF the indicted men to ar
rive. William Kirk the most willy OF the indicted
men. for as he heard OF the new bench
warrants he aud hunted up Androw
Martin, the millionaire grocer, OF Vesey-st
VINO owns large quantities of real estate and
who was on Kirks former bond OF $4,000. Kirk and
his Donusinah directly TO the District-Attorueys
Office and as Mr. Martin had been previously examined
by tue Dstrlct-Attornoy to his property he was
readily aecepte1 and KIRK went away shortly after he