The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-11-20
MEMPHIS DAILY AppEAL-sATURDAY, NOVEMBER 20 1886.

dicted, and would restore it to the city
as 70 IN as he had a chance.
This endeo his te timory, and Full
graf was taken back to the District
Attorneys office by a detective.
Ex-Alderman Michael Duffy, an
other Of the "sque iling boodlers,' was
next Cal ed to the chair and BEGAN bis
testimony. He eaid that after o0e: oi
the meetings Of the board eight or nine
Of the members, including MtQuad9,
held "little Caucus to fix up" for a
meeting I Fullgrs f'e office. Witness
went TO the factory about 7 O'Clock
PIN. and found twelve other members
there including MeQusde. "lhe
meeting" said Duffy, discussed
scheme for making combination for
controlling legislation on railroad aud
some other matters" Witness named
nine members who were pIeseLt ffom
memory, and by referring to a list CT
the board gave the three other mem
bers. They coIresponded wit Full
CRAFTS list.
He continued: awe talked about
the combine and about having more
meetings and we decided to have one
about one week later at McLoughlin's
hou.e. The same thirteen members
we're present at that meeting. At
that meeting we talked about railroad
matters. / think made q motion to
make Mclaughlin chairman, and he
YVES pu in the chair. There was good
deal Of talk about the Broadway sur
face railroad and all other railroads.
There was nothing more than talk
about the combine. The combine
was on railroad bills to pass them or
not. We met one week later at
McLoughlin's. At the second meet
ing Aldermen Delacey aud Jaehne
Agned about the roads. There would
be $500,000 in the Broad way road and
that the cable road would put up
$3.50, 900. But half OF it was to be in
bonds, and 1t was said that there were
too many in the cable compsny's, and
they put it to vote on the ques.
ton Of which road they would side
with, and voted 10 pass and side in the
Broad way surface railroad. Alderman
Jaehue said that the figures given,
$22, 900 apitc e, were too big. There
would not be as much as that to go
around, bee Iuse there were some ex-
penses to come cut Of the Doodle.
This was the frat proposition, but one
of the Aldermen thought we ought to
have $4,000 apiece. Alderman De-
lacey Cleary talked, and hey thought
there was enough 20 90 round at $22,-
600 apiece, and the caucus voted and
the proposition was carried. At the
third meeting, or the second one at
McLoughlin's, week after, the talk
was about where the money was going
to be put up-who was to hold it. Mr..
McCabe Was opposed to Moloney. He
thought he could not be trusted with
go much money. He might wax off
with it. Laughter l proposed Mr..
keenan, and he was elected. The
vote was unanimous. The defendant
voted for it. / think it was raid how
that each member wonld have 10 90
himself and see Mr.. Keenan, or else
he would not do il. There was moth
ing said about how we would get
the votes of the Aldermen and l think
we then adjourned The bill was
passed for the Broadway railroad Au'
gust 9th. 1t came back vetoe |. There
was talk about Maloney get log other
votes to pass IL over the veto. It was
said il would cost something TO get
those other votes, and it was all left to
Malonty. He wss to look up four OF
five votes and pay for them. Laugh
ter. They talked the matter over
and said there would not be 500, 00O
apiece sround, and believe they goi
down TO $4,000 apiece. This was
prior to August 30th.
The above Is q sample OF Duffy q
testimony, which fully corroborated
Fullgraf's evidence. Mr.. Duffy's Irish
wit and brogus. made him q much
more ente tanning witness than his
colleague, and his voice was full and
striking. He described the meeting
Of 'the combine" held at McLough-
Inns Just before election as followe
"a | the thirteen were present and we
talked about the coming election and
about who was going to run again
aud one Alderman ssked where was
the money coming from for them who
wanted to run, and someone
else said he was going to gel
his from the Broadway railroad
l didn't get any MONEY until about
after the election, aud then l got $40,
600. l met MtQusds on the nor,h
seps of the City Hall few days alter
and he stopped d talked. He said
"Did you get your money from the
Broadway al2' and said I'D d you
get yousP" and Re said, CTS al
ri hit; got mine all right" ThiI
gn shed the direct examination. ThG
def. nse consulted, and then excused
Duffy from Cr1ss.exam nation Tor thu
present Duffy stepped down lcokinI
as flesh as wnen he began. Som
witnesses to show that MO iade hsC
cons derable money about tue time o
the doodle" transaction were eX
amined, and the court adjourned.