New-York tribune., 1886-11-14
SHARP WANTS THE MINUTES.
up nors NOT KNOW WHO ACCUSED HIM.
AyYrpAy1rs MADE BY SHARP AND RiChMoNo No
srpr,Sc THEIR INNOCENCE AND ASKING
FOR THE TESTIMONY BEFORE
TUE GRANn IrRY.

The motion papers which will be used by the
as,ence iu the cases OF sharp and the other aieeu
brbe ecivers on argument on Tuesday oeio.o n"
eorder smyth were served yesterday on Dis'ricTH'
pey MARITIME, In accordance with the kecoraer 80
Albert sticknsy, appearing for JACOB sh"rp' ,. 'o,
,,c. ,h., he wouli ask Recorder for an oraer VI
rectins the Attorney 10 allow the 90 en' "
.se the testimony taken before the Orano jury "
take copy OF testimony. similar ho'lce' s"''
nv william Fullerton, served in behalf OF james A.
Richmond - 49, ,..,
The aidavi, of Jacob sharp first sets forth the TACT
that twenty -one Indictments have been found
him by tile Grand Jury charging him with the crime ..
br,h.rv- I'm attempting to giye or offer the sum OF
$4,000 to each OF several members OF the ho"iu 0A
Aldermen OF 1884. Mr. sharp continues
rso not know upon what testimony the Grand Jury ha
said indictments or either o. l1e n. ne
70 me lind The fifteen witnesses the same ss
M me r in either Of said da not give or gbsT or
cause 10 he given offered directly or 20 mem
The persons either OF the said @ o a. other
Der Of saS M BoaT . 2 S dsy on August other time
In order to influence one OF sad meDs1s m him or
sy one in other respect Whatever Ut 0r
IN nsT0s saT aa aGP'aSa npoa
rsw 2, e sn nv the Boar Of Aldermen. employed and paid
Who prevented san aPpcs%on % am" IN sappo thereoof
m osHerwse tSan stated had nc &
sny q SAID Board Of Aldermen in relation to his ac'o"
upon fS pomeS and verify believe that the testimony upon
which Grand JS1y Sry 1Sa Mere M as to infer that
had through person persons unknown 10 me Ro
rS some sum or OF 10 be paid to some lenoI
or members Of manner and price as enarSn IN
given be tTuhay ssN pr0ye ufg lt the
oence charged said indictment against me- & am
PEELED to infer ana w ve dealings or Of
with Pr:oass % 5s ne Ts against ms
Wbou fu and accurate knowledge Of the names Of the
% eamed by the done said aid
sT1e ~ in the said indictments win be- as am ad
vse by my counsel r rb sad indictments either Of
us% lived in the city of NewYork nearly hy years
have been during the greater part OF that time
IN important local of res raroads Ny conqt
DS sD Malignant opposition opposition know
that many personal enl'es e 70 % nt wbcn DO NOT
from the same ENGAGED in transactions
o. great a., Srsee sRoa8 a Company for
leave 70 construct and operate street spgae ,ee rw @
en cnG PRESIDENT Of the twenty Railway Company was
Of other street railroad IN s Ie orsn Ss
aaton of the broadway surface RAILROAD Company and IN
road In the performance of my duties IN ny % s1e tSs
:eia Posi1Sp S hS roa@ay ans sura1s Railroad
G Se anpesob Of tie Broadway surface Railroad Company
with Very large number Of am not informed any Dy
other viii be sought to prove the crime cAgeu
est%asy sSansGeG With and oas arns om
yany mentioned Indictment and the persons con @
nectea with such sPpeatc & are 80 or
crime. charged n Il he sought TO be eStab
hed ii the any of the said indictments snonG oe
c0mmenced viii be no time after such c0lhenc
%ent for me s, to prepare sdd%cei nees against me-
Which must either false CAPABLE OF true explain a
an adv . by my counsel and verify believe that VIII be
mP3ssee aGh s9Gs cts @ Sn When il relies TO do more
properly produce the test mony which snail nave oee
e4e9e Fs4 er ot 9 ins iseosue Of smony the
fairly and inielligently presenting my defence
ON this statement Mr sharp asks the Recorder
10 be allowed to see q copy of the testimony taken before
the Grand Jury.
rxrnaee Fu,lsrton's re quest is in nearly the same
form as that OF Mr. sticKney and 20 support It he "i
nenas An affidavit Nj. Richmond In which the la'er
says: , r,.,,.o, row,
plny time ei us org4nzaton ,nI % We sach
~ 20 wa ware that IN appcaion had been made to
and a. sach president the formal pTcceedngs
Ieqnirei by the purpose Of obtaining s4ch iT
Board the purpose OF obtaining G saGn r ogeFed or
rvan 10 sad Board of Aldermen or 10 any member threo
W. lone wnoai Sye ny gnS1n thereof believed
sad "a raj TSad % " o E ,e,@motte the citizens thereof
snl promote their interests seneraiy. -,
Mr. FicAmond SAYS that he informed that there
you'd he meeting Of the Board OF Aldermen at 9 a. H.
Ansust 80 lss4 and approved Of it. as he knew that
there had been an injunction against any action py tne
Board and that the Injunction had been dissolved On tne
payment Of Sl2.jOO and he believed thas anotner
suit and injunction would iohow 'h'' msu. ~
postpone OF defeat construction OF the road hc
procured certified copy OF the order dlssovng tne IN
Junction early the morning OF August 5o ~, set
sssg e cdnsierrd it proper to 10 so he dd attend
e sri op e5Seavor 10 EXERT any influence whatever
upon said BOari or any member thereof , o., With
Mr. Richmond says that he had been acqnslneen Wiz ~
only two members Of the Board OF 1854, Cnarlss d.
Wai,e and Alderman Mclaughlin. BE became acqualot
wbch TH vas ws' .ent T" nv Mr. Waite lie u0derstood
that waite REGARDED the proposed railroad as gTea
arose when he took letter to MeLoughnn from JUnn @
Kelly asked MIN 10 Introduce resolution Rrantns
tne franchi,e 70 the Broadway Railroad tie continues
In the affidavit;
male no promise to said Mclaughlin give cause to b
ryen or else OrOe OF any propeV
value Of any nd and dd not t mae any S wa, a no Tai
suggestion Of any bribery or eSrnPon cor or Sn Sner r
Interview hereinbefore stated passed am ther wor
with HIM directly or indirectly nor qua & lne ei N an
Mr. Kichmond repeats several times his denlal ina
be ever wished or attempted to brOe any Aldermen, o
suspsoted that one else attempted to do So he con
Nnaes:
In view Of these utterly at loss 10 conceive wha
pec ng me ged But having been nioIne
Va. DSs s eTisHsS resulted the said several indie
and rea NJ that am placed IN n e9%Pa % S S sn am oras
tat should be informed W what tnS' n la rnard 70 meet IN
ON the trial OF those sDeTa % ,rnsbed in n1rsr
app cation Will be a1e 70 prove lts asiy az
q to Iria without shall BE- grey @ e Pony was nc
can ascertain what except by the aid Of Sa Ih
Court Again soemny asserting my Innocence ana e m
opportunity for que aRPes 20 'h bat av p
compelled to enter my defence without being duly
wh0 and Tie evidence they nav
The motion obtain the minutes OK theGrand Jur
las beer u many cases kecorde
emyth denied such motion In the Jaehne case II
then expressed doubt whether he had the right
make such order ne did think the facts pre-
Sented would warrant him In granting the motion II d
had the power. Similar requests Lave usually Doen de
MED
District Attorney MARITIME said that he would prepar
papers answer those served him and would
ready the on Tuesday morning. No paper
were behalf OF James W. Foshay and ThOmA
Kerr, were indicted with sharp and Richmond.
WAITE GOES TO ESSEX FOR VISIT.
The question where is ex-Alderma
Waiter was asked many tunes a. Police Hea dqusrte
hut officials tnere cond not wonll M