New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-02-20
RUMOR FIXED ON FULLGRAFF
THE EX-ALDERMAN PLEADS NOT GUILTY.
uE SAYS uE HAS NoTHiNG TO CoNFEss-sHARr,
RICHMOND AND FosHAY ENJ0iNED

uE SAYS uE HAS NoTHfNG TO CoNFEss-sHARr,
RICHMOND AND FosHAY ENJoINED.
In the short absence from this city OF the
Fenate Railroad Committee the rumors regarding inc
Broadway franchise investigation have Grown 10 aaim
ing proportions. Downtown the talk has become cur
rent that certain Aldermen Of the 1884 have maze
full confessions and that citizens high In public tr 81
and favor whose names have not been mentioned De'oe
IN this matter were to forth in consequence In
most distressing light There were unlimited coectulcs
yesterday regarding the sale OF the seventh A'ehue
roads stock these lost In the agitation over
Adermanic revelations. ExAldcrnen Miller and Koth-
man have BEEN in turn set down as leaky vessels
Int without pubic leakage thus far. Yesterday eX-
Alderman Fullgrafs went throughout the city III
this relation. rumOred that lie mad unDurdeneu
himself before the Grand jury then before Messrs.
Conkling and Seward and, finally to District Attorney
MARITIME The story was pretty generally believsd
Ex-senator Roscoe COnkng. counsel OF the Senate
Committee, found by TRIBUNE reporter at the
Carleton Club He said that ii would not be proper for
him to say any thing the subject and added; There
he light let in Oh this matter before to morrow
night.
Chairman low at the New-York Hotel told the re-
porter that he had heard rumor but from authen
tic source.
Colonel George Bliss seated in his library at his
home No 81 West Thittyninthst. when the reporter
called He said he had heard nothing abont the matter
Committee had anything to do with bringing q comics
sion from an Alderman light it would he done before
the committee and tue Alderman would not be likely to
go to the District Attorney to make his statement
District Attorney MARITIME said late last night
after his return from the theatre. that he knew
nothing of the matter except rs 1t had come
him in the afternoon in the of ruinors He had
tried investigate the but had found nothing TO
confirm the story OF any revelation AS regarded his
Office nothing had before him in an official way
and action OF any sort had been taken or was con-
tenplated by him.
Mr.. Fullgraff is of the firm OF Baldwin & Fugraf,
raper- box manufacturers at No l3s-14O uOn- st and
lives al DelmODico Place and OnehundIed-and sixty
fthst. His house is handsome wooden structure, WITH
roof and is richly furnished throughout with
costly furniture paintings and bric-a-brac lie was
found at evening and seemed TO be in happy
frame OF mind lie denied emphatically that he had
made any confession to Mr. MARITIME, Mr.. Conklng, Mr..
Seward or any one else. The fact is said he, 4
have talked with nobody about the matter snd the in
terVlews which have been published purportng TO
come from pure inventions l have not been
near the Grand jury have been at tho City Hall
three this year. being entirely out OF politics and
thankful that am This is the first time lhat have
talked for publication to any newspaper repre- sentative
have confessed nothing because there is nothing on
INV mind TO confess. Not one OF money ever
received by from the Br oadway or any other road
OF course have heard that there any
amount oi Doodle to be distrbuted-S 600 900 from
;he Cable Company 1t statcd-but never saw
spenny o; it,"
You voted for the Broadway road, did YOU not :" was
asked.
81 did, certainly. as did would nOw II in Office.
Tor any road running this direction. for the benefit
such roads the annexed district in bringing people
up this way instead OF sending them oil to Brooklyn As
to those ensve real estate transactions OF m.ne
which are said taken place Immediately after the
granting Of the Broadway franchise, did buy some
pol atc in
adjoining any property here. purchased It
from a Mr. Welles, who is in the cough
candy business, for $4,000 There is
mortgage Of $500 still on it, the balance
was paid in cash and 10000 paper boxes, which
that is our frm-made for him. This is the extent Of
my investment. l have been in business since 1860
and lived here for the past fourteen years during wnch
time have always kept my horses, coachman and two
servants. l have always paid ono hundred CENTS
10 the dollar, and my property has
never been increased by any of my acts Alderman.
Ever since committee have been investigating this
business have been In attendance daily, and am ready
to 20 on the stand and be examined any time Ny
bank-books, check books and memorandum'books
are open 10 their examination. ain
not rich man by any means
in fact will give $4,000 any who viii bng mp
ny real and personal property to 100000"
"what do you think of the sbsence OF Pearson Roth
and Mol0neyF'
Pearson is in the city I'll make an affidavit
that | saw him twice in the examination room
inside the past few days ROthman met in broadway
about five weeks before this investigation was
started or hardly talked Of lie looked poorly and tod
me was about to 90 South for his health where no doubt
he IS at present trouble with the present nvcstiga
ton Is that the committee are begnn-
ing at the branches instead OF the
root of the matter. Albany l. the place
among the Aldermen. Why, there were just as ugly
about of the Senators In connection with
lhis affair there about the Aldermen. There Is
heap than fire about tie whole subject.
anywayat least far IL refers to the late Board of
CITY Fathers
Is there any truth in the reports that yoh advanced
money to sOnlulaw 10 Duy real estate with early
last year,
NO; not a word. Ny sOn-in-law belongs to one o!
the richest families IN NewIOrk and he could buy me
times over"
Mr. Fuilsraii further stated that the rumOrs about
Milers having confessed were uat ufHcturcd for the
purpose Of frightening somebody "but he added" no
going get scartd. am perfectly ready 10 meet
Mr.. COnkngs inquiries any day"
One OF the members Of the Board OF Aldermen Tor
1854 who voted for the Broadway Railroad franchise was
asked he thought IL likely tnat the TdmOr concerning
Mr. Fnlgrafi He replied: 81 doubt IT, What |
does he kuow1 He knows nothing more than what |
himself OF course he can tell that II he wants TO-
But that does not affect anyone else"
KNOWS SITIT