Evening journal., 1889-05-22
a SLY RASCAL TRAPPED.
How Frank 7 Templeman Sought
sa.-~ to Make $1,000
AND NOW HE IS IN PRISON.

Gets the schemer Into Very Hot water.
Here's Trouble.
New YoRK, May 22--Not since the day
the doodle aldermen's conspiracy was exposed
has SO much excitement been witnessed about |
the city hall as at present
Most startling rumors of alleged frauds.
conspiracies, indictments and arrest warrants |
were being circulated
Inspector Byrnes, District Attorney Eel |
lows ard Commissioners Of Accounts Hola-
han and Barker were constantly in consulta-
ton, and their mysterious movements caused
the heart Of many a city official to quake.
When they repaired TO the grand jury
room a tremendous crowd followed them to
the door.
When they emerged report had it that an
indictment had been granted against a dis
tinguished city official and that his arrest on
a charge Of perjury and attempted bribery
was but the question Of few hours.
The uncertainty as to who the culprit was
cleared up, when not a city official, but as
cunning a rogue as has been run down in
many year, was placed behind the bars at
police headquarters
His name is Frank Templeman, and the
charge against him is ssubornaton of perjury.
His capture has revealed not only a plot to
secure a big supply Of cash for himself, but
20 smrch the character of Inspector Byrnes,
District Attorney Fellows and the commits.
sioners Of accounts and Detective James +.
Wilkinson, who figured so prominently IN the
Kerr bribery case.
Tho Plot Revealed.
Inspector Byrnes, in giving tho details OF
the story 70 the reporter, described what be
termed a most villainous plot TO destroy him
self and District Attorney Fellows, and added
that Templeman was only the tool in the
hands of some one else and be believed that
some one else TO be a high city official,
whom he promises TO name when the proper
time comes.
81 learned Monday morning." said the
chief inspector ''that the commissioners Of
accounts had offered q man $1,000 TO swear
falsely that the district attorney and were
interested IN the bin Of james e. Wilkinson
for S., 600 for services rendered in shadowing
jurors and witnesses in the Alderman Kerr
doodle trial. rushed down town in hurry.
found that Commissioner Hoahan had sent
a letter 20 the man who was 10 perjure him
self and ! now have that letter In my pocket
found that the commissioners Of accounts
had negotiated with man and that he was
told TO call at their office TO get his money
and make his affidavit
"The man proved to be Frank Templeman
and, as l learned that he had gone toanother
man and offered him $500 TO corroborate his
story, got that mans affidavit, and on that
Tempeman was arrested and locked up here
at police headquarters
Commissioners HoIahan's Story.
Commissioner Holahan made the following
statement:
"Wnnamsons bin for s., ,047 so was signed
by the comptroller and the warrant for pay
ment was signed by the city chamberlain
and the comptroller Tho mayor thought
the bill should be looked into, and he sent it
to the commissioners Of accounts for that
purpose a week ago. We thought the bin
was all right and were about to so report last
Friday, when IA city official said that one
Frank Templeman was prepared TO swear
that the bin was a fraud, aud that after Il
was paid the money would be divided be
tween District Attorney Fellows Inspeeto
Byrnes and Wilkinson.
A Bold Statement.
81 wrote letter 10 Templeman that day
asking him to call at our office the next day
He came last Saturday and stated that h,
had been in the employ Of Wilkinson, bu
had left him shortly after the investigation
4
learned and asked him il ne could prove tn,
statement He said he could and that ther,
was a man as near 10 Wilkinson as his under
shirt who would coiroborate all he said, anS
who could get the book in which private ac
counts We're kept showing that Byrnes anC
Fellows had drawn money from the Wilkinson
Detective agency on many occasions
Knew What Ho Was Doing.
81 warned Templeman that his charge wa
a serious one and he should be very positive
before he made it He answered that h
knew what he was doing, he had seen check
made out payable 20 Inspector Byrnes ans
that he could bring good proof to that effect
ale promised TO bring the other man at
O'Clock Monday morning. He then said the.
would want 81 000 for the information.
II suspected that all was not right whe
he asked for money!" continued Mr. Holu
han, "and saw l had him on the hook, so
let him talk on He said he'd take no chance
hut eventually asked for $3.50 cash and
promise OF the balance. | told him to ca
"Wednesday.
The scheme Divulged.
sHe left, and we sent our messenger to II
offices Of the mayor and the district attorne
70 see If thos, gentlemen were in Both wei
out and few minutes later Private Dete
tives Arthur Conway and Edward Bracke
came In and introduced themselves. The
said they had an important revelation r
garding Templeman. Conway said Templ
man called at his house Friday night, al
said he had an offer to make by which ca
could earn 500. He then told Conway th
Wlkinsonis bill was at the Office Of the co
missioners Of accounts and that the comm
sioners were willing to pay l,0OO to pre-
that Byrnes and Fellows were partners
Wilkinson. Conway said he did not kn
anything about it. He was told that be
a fool TO think anything like chat when
could get $500 for saying he knew all ab
the matter We can get $50 each and 81
and 4 you think We are going too deep
can drop BY mes and only connect Fello
Then we will fight only intelligence inst
ofbrute force is what Conway states Tenn
man said TO ham
Detective Under the Bed.
"Conway invited Templeman TO call on
the next morning and then he hurried
Wilkinson and told him what he had Learn
BY advice he had Detective Brachen un
the bed when Tempeman called the n
day. He had Templeman repeat the st
and tell the plot Then Tempeman wan
Conway to so to a newspaper Office and
the news of his revelation, but this Con-
would not do
Conway and Bracken each made an
davit as to what they had learned, and
IL Il H..