New-York tribune., 1886-04-02
PRICE THREE CENTS.


Waite. they tell me you are going back on Ihomp.
".wer, I said. go ahead,
'1hey tel; me-. SAID johnnie me, that you can'e
get pay ,, enough on this side to stick
Mr Thompson that would vote for him through thick
asb, a r1' ,o ana propose 10 do II don't know that
oIG' Sd 10 tk 70 any9ody and shall not cosage ay
as s - sns a vote ier Mr. Thompson until he tells ne
| lie Be.ween you and l. wii.say that there was as
was TO The County Democracy men in tho Broadway
road business Ia fact. the Counsy Democracy did
| the mddlemsu-and who he was don't know TO tell
Sn the trnthLhed back to work the otner fellows
wa: no middeman. because tie money could not walk
p np to IN alderman and say An: Mr: Alderman, here
600 for you to vote for the road, but don't kuow
to his trip from New.London to attend the famous
"a M meeting OF August 30. 1884, Mr. Waite gave this
version 81 got that telegram the evening OF Aug
sn sl ~ 10 NcyLondon received the telegram there
from one OF tho clerks of tho ree2oort House telling
.nat tnerc was TO be mcetnzof the BOARD OF Aldermen
eft New-Londou the pisnt Of August 20 on ,he 25,
train, arriviug In New York at O'clock down
had tho call. hs been xncd by a number OF A.
dermen also signed i because the meeting in the
nsa s esas Sone az 10 my P5sdag Ling ta sornns escans
got up that meeting have able ascertain.
How ,hey found out that the injunction h,d boer dis
| INK aud passed the FRANCHISE"
DO you Think" asked reporter. "tAat ths was
the % roadF VIC "'e" ""' ""'''' :" w" "S''H''
"I do not" replied the Alderman 'but then we wanted
get the through Now, as the thing ran on all
these Aldermen voted and acted just rs told them
worried al the Year OF 1884 TO Try to get franchise for
the Broadway Railroad. talked 10 every Alderman.
every occasion possible rJug to induce them to vote
for the roal lam IN this matter Ike Senator GiOos vas
at Albany he worked for the road there voted for IT,
and never got dollar worked for H. ami voted Tor it
down here, and got the promise OF Fire Csmmssoncr.
SNIP which have secured. Politics VIII beatsn
man IN the world as It has beaten me-
letter to ius aIersey io ~ haa wrtten TO- ths
Judge In March for $50 that was, owed him;
be knew OF the franchise matter He called Bi!y'
Moloney harumscarum tonsie-hung-. tae.nidae
him. lie. however, Showed an astonishing ntcscsti in
the actions of the Railway Committee lie par,Iol-
ways ready do anything-put himself QUITO further
the Broadway road IN any way he could. Now be nas
anybody else IN so plain case as that ..,...,
telegram from a man In New York whom was to meet
at the station OF Wisborough Ina was the time when
tho papers were all saying that was going to give
erythnz away. and this up to see me in tho
interests OF the Aldermen lie offered me every lnducs
IN the world 20 Canada. in some way ssye
the country He came up the o'clock train IN tho
evening and went back on the . o'clock train. trss
Waite. and the names of all the gentlemen who have
Ssen @ or VIII be menii0ns b IN TINS s article
Mr. Waite said he might have easily run away nut ne
then threw the following light upon matters De-
fore the Aldermen OF 1884: Everybody. OF coGrse,
road and the chances that nobody will believe taas
didn't. With that view lawyer In WORK the
and his words as I eau recolett We're these;
wan, you 10 come down and tell the whole thing about
poor poo D'V condition OF my finances, sad: 4 viii
make it worth Your While; in iacI !
ni, give you a large sum OF money Ana whea tnat
Iran speaks OF large sums OF money, ic means money,
and lots OF Il. am convinced ana IA iact KnSTi trss
OF The Navy told nlin would tell a al T., snew, oa.
legal proof to convict anybody. wanted 20 appear be-
foIe the Senate Committee and get rid OF this the as
me, aai to tell you the truth dont believe they wait
me. Thay know an ready 10 come any time they 40
To tell you right ont square don't think that
the envelope which had the amounts the Aeimen were
10 the reporter in The interest Of the road watch Is
alleged TO have orered i0oO0O0 tor the franchise io
was ia Now London dozen times during the summer OF
1854 lie tried to nGdcc IN every way 10 turn the
OF the board ia that direction uo sal that is
road would give me s450000 to be expanded apon7 ths
Aldermen; $3J0000 would be In bonds u the road aRd
sloo.ooo in cush fhen hc SAID; vii pay you ySgt
do that on account % my friend. Mr. Ricnmond va.
s S1 & dY o 20 sS ' tue f'G 81 Il re-,
porterl who has been acting In ths Broadway matter
in gieat many ways He s one OF luost prominent
and best known lawyers In tho City OF New York. and ne
you~9nd Mr. - is tue nlan VINO offered me the
Si5OooO-.s all right, and will back II M Iwl seq
that you get that money, ana get big pio D II, too
Ny oppositin to that road shows tLa "ave not ac-
Now. people say that got $4,000 for my vote, II
Jaehne got 900 should have received 10000 for
the york dd because aG ~oS Than an Leu ees Is Is
not to prove that Is fence But MARITIME is not IN
any pleasant position in that matter because II Is ther
strange thing tor disirict-atorney 10 adgise re-
ccrer OF ST len goods TO return the MOI ey tnous al"
resting the man"
Why 10 you say the committee does not want you p,
testifyl'
We'll there 10 a man on the cOinmlttee VINO h'' 10
business there, if the actions OF tb9 committee ie
offended to sincere. Senator Pierce knows IS men
about this road business good OF our Aderel:
Tier there l. lttle thing After ne Bj DAi
decided to put the franchise tla the Broadway rp1
should pay certain amount &c tie city every year
was left practically 20 INC TO name tue amount nav
900 and M CLARENCE 4. Seward VINO Is no" aetlLs
as lie lawyer OF the committee Is one oI the men "ho
agree ed with ne $40 600 quite decent an"nh'
THIS sum as annual interest on Tl.OooOOo is rstusf
good The road also pays percenfaka or tlr eaFhhss
This work OF the committee Il the s;ne oil thns over
again-somebody has to gnd, aud they are Doug
it."
lt was three weeks ago las Monday that MI Waite re-
ceived from Essex, siatlrg tut. us sseF-
law was dying. He vcnt TO Chairman Low ths tolo"-
ing morning and stated the circumstance whereuPpa
Mr. Low excused him from attentbnoe Do.Ore thc cVr
rnittee for the being arranging To seni h'h Wott
when he should be war Sd NJ. Waite thrrenpoh went
TO Essex and has renal ed here Jni his recent dc
parture to this city. Ir seward has sad AZ along
tnat Mr. Waite was Essex would come before the
wheaever he should 5o wa nied HIS sister
inaw is still in critical condition, her ailctloh Deiha
BriShts disease.