Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-03-20
THE NEW YORK ALDERMAN.
Graat and u'Cunnnr Not Involved Ia the
Bribery Transactions.

| Grant and u'CunIrnr Not Involved la the
Bribery Transactions.
New YORK, March l9--Poiice lpspsc
/ tor Bgrues wos seen at his office this morn,
ing preparing 10 60 ou', when q reporter
aeked him il ho was going 10 drag his net
for more sldermsn today. lie smiled at
the question and replied; That is 4 mat
Ter would rather not talk about. an in
hopes that the evidence will he sufficient 10
warran, the arrest Of sCme one OF the
guilty ones. That is for the District At
iorney 10 decide. He is goirg ahead en-.
deavOriug to get evidence that will stand in
court. To me it looks IS il lie would come
pretty near Getting it.
Ia it true tha, all the aldermen Of 1884
are Involved? ?
"Neariy all. There are two the In
spector spoke w"ro!y aud With earnest
emphasis, "oi whom | can say here nov
that they ar. no, tarred with that stick.
Aldermen Grant nui O'ConnOr one Il
Democrat and the other Republican. OF
them it can be positively and absolutely
stated at this stage OF Ia, inquiry that they
were not bribei; Us to the RS" the In.
spaotoF raU-rG.
AS TO the rest?' sugge5ted the reporter
well Us TO them, you will know shortly
who were bought and VINO were not; o.
perhaps | might better say Of whom it cau
be proved that they were bought. Let it
rest till then.
Alusion vas made to the siIver@sre
scraye Of Jaehue's, in therole Of n fence,
that dragged Inspector Byrnea into uupleas.
ant no;oriety.
Everything in lis turn, said the Ia
spector calmly. Before We get through
with this, will come pretty near showing
up some thugs in connection with that
ma;.er that are not ~ plain to the public
as they might be Thsr attack on ne, ]
believe, was by parties who nro coGni2ant
OF what was doing with Jschuc to throw
discrsdit on MT or turn Of the wrath to
come. It didn't work and it wOn.t nov.
When | am through with the more import
ant work on hand, there will be time 10
show up that little Ghl,r ia its bearings on
me.
Speculation was rite st police headQuar
ters as to the identity Of the lawyer en-
ployed, accoriinI to Jaehne By his fellow
aldermen to cover up th4ir tracks by over
hauling their private books ard papers and
fixing them up TO bear the scru0ni'lng
gaze Of the Senate committee. Inspector
Byrnes would not tell who he Was, hat said
Significantly that hiG turn would alao come
in its season.
Said long headed Politician who haunts
the corridors at police headquarters:
There is another aspect 10 this thing you
haven't thought Of II it turns out to in
volve the repeal OF the Broadway franchise
by the legislature, an enormous array ot IN
huerce, politics and otherwise, Of power aid
wealth, will be put behind ,nehneto protec'
him from harm, and that same power will
be exerted 10 nlimid0te Inspector Ryrnes.
on whose tes imony all this now res's.
What will be The result? As to Byrnes, !
believe it will accomplish nothing His
record is cleer and attempts 10 intimidate
him will, / think he productive Of little
profit or credit 10 ,hose who ;rY it. b.
yond him-well, we shall 8'c. This is go.
ing 10 be big fl :ht.
Alderman ia .hnn, with his counsel,
Richard S. Sewc mhr, walked down Broad
,,ay to day at Il o'clack, and went into ihc
Pj.olfiC, building TO attend the session Of
ia, Serate Broadway Railway IOvestisa
TIM Committee. Mr.. Jsehne looked very
mex and seemed anxious TO avoid notice
/ rumored around the City Hel! that
Alderman Fullsrsd is to be arrested this
afternoon.