Telegram-herald., 1886-08-10
SQUIRE ON THE RACK
Damaging Testimony Given
by he City Chamberlain.
HUBERT o. THOMPSON IMPLICATED.
Sqaire's Letter 10 Ynn Shown 20
Witness by thompson homp-
son Private Sec fetarY On the
Stand Adjourned tln today

AEH laEE. Aug 3.-lae examination of
the casrses against Commissioner S4a.rr
vas re-umei al tle mayors ofnae. A bie
crowd Nas iu attendance an1 Col Bob ln-
sers1ll vas on hand CD lend bis advice 90
Mes-rs -trahau & NsNcomb Who are de-
Tending A. squire The hrs, witness was
Gly Cham uosTlain lvius BE tes ael lhat
be- Anew Maurice B. Flynn and Hubeu %
Thompson he lad seen the letter written
by Sguue 70 Flynn Tie drsi
he heard of it was in Deoem
Der. lss' lie had conversation
with Mr. Thompson al Mayor Gaoc's
house Thompson said Dee held control of
the department OF Public Works through
squire, AM ihal squire was willing to 90
~hst ne wanted Thompson also said.
squire retirement can be had whenever
IL is wanted
Mr. Cnambsrlain further testified that in
September. l,o3. he had conversation
with squire about the reported resignation.
IL was in Houanler restaurant Chambers
st. and Broadway. Mr. Squire said. Well
that office after ALL" "Whse' asked
Because they won't bc able 90 get that
resignation Why s0f asked Be
cause the one made out At Fiynns request
is now held by Newcomb and he won 1
give u up The witness talked about The
letter al his house in December, lss5. when
Mr Thompson called on him. Mr. Ih0mp-
sou then told hiA that hi. endeav0rs 10 get
Mayor Grace 10 appoint smith
or Kellogg had failed and that he rhomp-
SON was very much dissatisfied thar Squire
was not doing with Flynn as he had a. reed
10 do. i asked Thompson how he Was
going - yet Squire out Then he took
from his pocket the letter that has been puf
I'M evidence here ] read II over and asked
what good that was telling him / thought
il would send everybody connected
with It 20 State prison. Witness
testified to several interviews in
which Flynn and Thompson denounced
Squire as al migrate. and tried % find ont
from witness If the mayor would appoint
10 SUIT them If evkpryduced evidence on
which Sq lire could De removed. In one of
these interviews Flynn SAID lac had burned
40 IN Squires presence letter which
Squire Thought was the famous agreement
but il was really only a copy. The genuine
letter was still ln existence. Witness ais d
testified that there was n conference between
the District Attorney and Flynn, Thpmp-
son and witness al phomp~ons rooms Juiy
10 NltN AtiAf'bu ttlA tut y N4Ilt ~tfiA
To- the District Attorney and Flynn
offered TO turn states ev deuce
against squire Some time al
Ter this Thompson called al
witness office He va, 50 weak chat he
could hardly stand on hs ieef and he
groaned with pain He wanted 10 see me
alone and asked Squire to wait outside
When we rot int1 my private room lhomp
son produced paper saying Here is tnat
letter fase 10 aud use it / stated O.
ihampson that The production of tle letter
would mean "a great deaI of tralhle for him
self and Flynn THOMPSON replied u
have stood this thing as long a- ir is posi-
b.e. and nov .e- f8e affair go ahead
Mr.. Stranan The witnesses saii that he
did nor thIus Mav0r Grace could have ob-
tanned Toe ieuer m1ntus ago by subpoena
iug them. he ,h1usht the letter woud be
DESTROYED If subpoena were issued Nas
thar vour opinion OF Mr. Thompson char
aciei' sails Mr ~,rahan
"Ny opinion vas that party 70 such "a
letter would DO anything. answered Mr..
Twins
Edwari g D1nnai. late private secretary
90 Thompson. testified that Flynn visited
Squire at his office, and squire often sem
for him.
The prosecution here announced thai
their o,se was closet As coGnse. f0.
SqEire hal none II their win esses present
Al adjournment was taken till tomorrow.