The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-04-13
jim RICHMOND ARRESTED.
WAlTES CHCN THE FIRST
BtONWAN RAILROAD MAN
To SUFFER.

The President of the NV broadway
Road Indicted on Waite's Evi-
dence ior frying To Bribc Waite
With Ca>h---MilliOnairc A,ldi.
son Cammack Goes His Ball.
Waite Meets Richmond Face
to Face--Ex-AlLerma Mil
Ter Tclesraphs for Bail.
From the y. Y. sun.
President James \. Richmond of the
broadway Surface Railroad Company,
accused by his chum. Charley Waite. Of
beins the very head and front of the
clique of hrile givers who bought up the
1871 aldermen for the Broadway road.
was arrested yesterday morning, in the
Breyoort House by Inspector Byrnes and
Effective Sergeant Mangin. He was in.
diCted IN the afternoon tor bribery. and
released under Ssj,000 bail. This first
step Of the promised raid upon the bribe
givers, following on the news Of ex.Al
dernian Mil!er's arrest. made life uneasy
Tor both sets of the implicated men -
givcrS or takers of briles. The arrest u
at least two more Broadway railroad
men II almost any moment is looked for
Who they are may be- conjectured by
any one who has followed the testimony
taken by the senate committee. As for
the aldermen Of 81, DE Lacy was the
most interesting "A them Yesterday. he.
cause. having got out of New York. he
found "A storm somewhere which decd.
ed him not t. come back.
Inspector liyrnes was instructed by
t,l.atl,Ann 4 L,. h.t,,,, Va
late on Thursday afternoon to arrest Mr..
Richmond at reasonable hour yester-
day morning rEe inspector sent two de-.
tective sergeant> to watch the Brevoort
House all night. At 9Ij yesterday morn.
,ng the inspector and Sergean. Mangin
entered the hotel corridor, where in
brighter days, Proprietor Waite and Jim
Richmond. his favorite guest. were wont
to display their glittering gems. Mr..
iiichmond hal just finished ahearty
breakfast, and had stro,led into the cor.
rider with n freshly lighted cigar The
inspector babe him good morning. and
told him in a low voice that he was
wanted" Nlr. Richmond wasn't a
whit disturbed. He screnely sent a he'll
boy for his oyercoat. and directed the
clerk to call a coach.
The coach dropped Mr. Richmond at
the Mott street door of the Police Central
office. The inspector telopl,oned to Mr..
MARITIME that he had got his man. aud
would like to have 4 brnrh warrant to
back it up. Mr. MARITIME went to Record.
cr Smytl,'s chambers and made an atfila
vi. in which, upon information and BE-.
lief. he accused Mr.. Richmond of bribe
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MtaiWh''r Nr; K'chmohd hii asked
permission TO telesraph 'oi' hiss, ms
counsel, and addison Cammack, the
mlllioha'fe stock broker. ms proposed
bonlstail. 'oI' bliss anu Mr.. tam
mack dashed up to headquarters IN the
same coach about II O'clock. ana then
set oil alone to give ha'l, leaving Mr.
nrhmond t" y" brought down when the
boiid was irndy.
In Mr. Natiines private room Mr.
tanima'k shIi that he con!d justify IN
about any amount that Mr.. MARITIME
conli name Mr MARITIME replied That
Recorder Smyth had liked bail at SO
wv" ana !n.'i'icat'on IN S'o'ooo would oe
enough. Mr. Cammack sald that he
owned the house at ~ Fast Slxty-seven-
~ street.-The house that he Is sp!endidly
decorating ANA furnishing ior ms young
hlldeo ot MONTH ioimeriv Miss iilidreth
OF Washington. tie also owned oi5
Share' of cr'Ns-towh railway stock
which. at bedrock prices would bring
S0Oo00
WAITE MEETS ms OLD CHuM.
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"alte' i4t anu 'ac'i. na' 'heaii" ''i's ,
,hun, for vrhn.a s,kn bn says no ,pgi.
nppred the Broadway Railroad lob
through. The ante.room Of the district
attorney. office was thronged when Mr..
Richmond arrived at III. He did not seem
at all disconnected by the battery of ewes
turned upon him. lie had iauntv air
that was in keeping with his sky.bluc
neck scarf. ornamonted with bic soil.
taire diamond. He wore tan colored kid
gloves and carried silver headed ma.
lacca cane. Alderman Morgan was