New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-04-14
Inter and lasan directly U the D strie..AttOr.


ard said he did not think the remaining warrant "oao
he long unservod. Mr.. Reilly. it was understood. was
runnug about town in search OF bondsmen ana "ouiu
be found before evening
GIVING BAIL BEFORE RECORDER sMfrH.
Shell. and sayles the vanguard OF the arrested Alder
men arrived at the District Attorneys Office pelore IL
O'Clock Shells tho unterrifcd leader OF tho Jeher-
sopian Democracy OF tho Nth Assembly DISTRICT VINO
BY virtue OF owning several liquor stores mas us"'
succecded in being elected even II he gets no reS""
party nomination. was especially anxious 70 oo''n ms
freedom. Heis typical Alderman OF the pasoi SOL"
His shining silk hat and skfaced overcoat ana long
Prince Albert coat adapted 10 attract 'no "u"'"
ton OF his constituents, whhe his ~" pi'"'
thick, protuberant lips and coarse features
.bowed the ideal keeper OF liquor stores In doubtful
localities His to secure immediate liberty WAS
m o,ropc that no would not listen to his counsel e1'
Assistant District Attorney John OByrne VINO had re-
ceiyed from Andrews writ OF haoeas corpus ana
desired to take the cx-Aldermcn Immediately oeio'e
Judge Barrett the Court OF oyer ana lermncr an"
there learn the particulars OF the charge against his
client Shells was afraid this method OF proceeding
vould involve delay and insisted on giving ball
He offered as hi. bonlsman Michael Mulry an elderly
man. who the United States Hotel at Far kocka-
way which lie va ued 100000. aud large amount
Of other real estate lie Is considered mioha're ana
his security accepted without difficulty eayies
found in his brother. solomon Ssyles, the outcher
III acceptable bondsman anu 'Do "'
II Aldermen and their bohdsmeh "oie
quickly ready before Recorder smy'h Bona
Clerk a !iam " Penney had entered upon the most I'M
day in the history OF the office
All the bondsmen were carefully examined by DISTRICT
Attorney MARITIME himself but the preparation Oh '"e
bonds requiring in some cases the making out OF sc'e
attachments of property and interests In property was
intrnsted Mr.. Penney and the S2|o'OVo Oh secur!
obtained of the day was registered IN snoh
a way as to win the communication of the DisrictAE
toney. ~
Recorder Smyth in his courtroom in Part j. OF tne
Court General Sessions was busy engaged all gay III
the trial OF criminals. lie had issued the warrants TOT
the Aldermen as a committing magistrate. While he
was taking the plea OF coiored nan he was interrupted
by tie entrance of Mr. Penney w'n
tie first batch OF bonds 0nei''
and his millionaire bondsman first and Deputy
Clerk Edward Hall, standing near one side OF lis ock'
administered the oath to them. Shess air OF oraF"oo
WAS different from the halfblushng restless
ness OF Henry L. Sayes, who stood VIII his he"o po"eu
down as lie took oath. lie was well dreSseu STOUT
and prosperous-lookng and his thin hair WAS careiuy
brushed bald spot on the top OF MS mean. His
taller brother stood beside hn and swOre to the correct
ness of his own statements The appearance u 'no
frs, OF the Alder excited much attention IN court
but later Oh accused officials came so frequently lh
their presence scarcely excited comment among INC
spectaors The amount of the bones IN each case Was
s2 600 the same as that required in each OF the cases
against Jaehne. kirk and Pearson.
Tboma. Ceary, the ay-haircd lanitor OF The Equt
.hle Binding was the next appear in court His face
habit and lie smiled and busbed as he looked al CeiA
Hall who greeted many OF the Aldermen with grasp
OF the hand at the meeting OF old acquaih'ahce''
Cleary's bondsman. short plainly dressed ana neon
spicuous testified to owning some hundred thous"hu
dollars worth estate, including Nos . II ana ID
Safest .
Captain Louis Wendell the owner of Lion Park ana o.
several "botels IN various parts OF the CITY, VINO Dau
made the Acquaintance Of Mr.. Penney when ne gave
bonds himself accused constituent next ATFeu
Ito is fql
did not .eem nervous His bOndsnan Bernard harschws
accepted and took the oath in the presence OF the re
ccrder Then after the other followed AH!efMeu
and ondsmen .
Tn arrested came FOR the most part IN plfs III
ing In having with them IN every case Inc de
tectjves who had made the arrest They gided quickly
into the being admitted by lrNateuooS
The rooms of Assistant Dlstrct-Attorneys NIcol ana
FITZGERALD were filled and the overflow went lnto
the doipns room Assistant District Attorney Purdy
NJ Penney went hurriedly from to the other
and bondsmen and friends arrested thrOnged
the ante-room.
INDICTMENTS QUICKLY FOUND.
While tho earlier parties accused mon and bondsmen
were making their visits to the Recorder, and the
bonds were being prepared for others Assistant
District Attorneys Ncon and Davis. with eN-Alderman
Waite ascended the top floor. where the Grand jury
meet and went before that body. Here MI Waite re-
peated his story with somewhat greater fitness than on
previous occasions. lie says what lie has 10 say III
convincing way his being described as NJ"
parcnty straightforward. He gives details ana mel
dents that seem strengthen his story The jury also
consulted what Mr. MARITIME usually calls the "d"cn-
nentary evidence" consisting largely OF the testimony
taken before the Senate Committee. The Grand jury
did mt hesitate after the evidence but nme-
diately ordered the finding OF new indletmehts Ahe
Office had gone. as Mr.. Nlcoh sa'd so
eX,ers,velv into tho Aldermanic bribery business
that the form used IN the cases OF Jaepe,
Kirk Pearson had been printed and only the Itine
had BE- written in as each case was disroc" Cl "c
OH n
made August 20 losi and the amount h"Mcu III e"sn
The poTty ex- Alderman OF the With Assembly Dis
trct remained for nearly two hours with tho IrtDd
Jury willie his associates III the Board continued
to their trips IN the elevator ron Mr; Narone
floor TO that in wnS EesgiGgr tsrn Of wegde cpan
OF tho First Separate Company. came mat OF
Irsnei' wa. Aec1 nSs i fenomSa,td as Aderna
end NOW SSp a. fSqay oa f%G.H Who aona
only $4,000 Of pIopeTy was TGgnr Sere he cod
Te stonpcd Arthur J. McQnade. with a smooth face
and looking younger than his years entered me r9T
responsibility Of agreeing to produce the eA-AIderihah
me Grand Jury entered the Recorders court room
about 1880. and the foreman handed up neal Dane :"
they related the Aldermen who were charged with
bribery There was 10 indictment ags' rom Flor
Ida The Recorder took a recess ana
s ssra lunch Of apples ana crackers the Dqy q
'DuGy viie. Iiarien found him when win Three ponds
Patrick Farley with a thin long rDus'ache hiding hi.
MINER had been xi0us 10 Obtain pan ouu
". Home time b ,oe John g. G,ig his bOndsman, was
prepared 10 complete the bond Then stout long bearded
fuligraf from the reDOter precincts beyond Harlem
gave his bond with four suretes. ,-. -,
Honest John" O'Nel. OF the lila District, me
owner OF a modest home IN Ccntre-sr, was almost llt
last to give bail , s a,o. AA
The Crowd IN the corridors and inner otces had
- ,argelv cleared as one after the other OF
ne ex-Adermen secured bail and left the
buidiug taking their friends with them usually 70 par
room near by TO celebrate their release. NJ Marine
had not left his office all day and was somewhat uee
HIen alderman Frederick Finck, wbo Thought IL al
huch ioke the Office under arrest lie nat
strnred two boncsmen who divided between them IN,
reoufed responsb ility With him the Hst OF arrested
Aldermen was finished for the afternoon ana mo i.o
corder left the building after admitting finck 10
ball. 80, ,or,,os, -,
Richard Newc omhe appeared as counsel ior most o