Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-03-20
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Eaixh New York Osficiais-A Seusa-
tI0nal scene and Some Lively Tess
tin,Ony before thu Eassctt Conn
uaistee.
NEW YoRK, March 17.--While Attorney
WINS, az counsel for the Fassett investi-
eating committee, was questioning Mr.
Ssxion to-day as to books which had been
in charge OF the witness ct the sherids
office when Mayor Grant was sheriff,
there was very lively interruption on
tho part OF Deputy Commissioner of Pub
lilo Works Barney" Martin. On satur-
day Mr.. Ivins, when Questioning Mayor
Grant. made some sligmatizing allusion
TO Mr.. Martin, referring to him as m
associate Of cred" Leary, the noted
criminal.
1t was lust after Martin had been given
q private tip by n court officer that he
WAS indicted, and Senator Fassett had
Just refused permission to Martin to in
teErupt the witness Sexton, when Martin
lost his head and sprung q sensation.
Stepping up to WINS, looking him square
in the eye and shaking his finger in his
face, Martin exclaimed:
"You are OH unmitigated scoundrel,
sir"
WINS smiled at Martins effort to dis
concert him but the latter's looks indi-
Gated that violence might follow, and Mr..
WINS stepped away. Martin again shook
his finger AZ Wins in threatening mau-
nsv, and as be took his overcost from the
chair he mulmured:
"You're liar and acoundrel."
After tho excitement had subsidized Mr..
Wins again took up the thread of investi.
CATION. Tho Ludlow street Jail scandal
furnished g theme OF inquiry. Sexton
said that while he knew OF many ludlow
street Jail prisoners being allowed to
leave jail TO see their attorneys he only
knew by hearsgy that Mr.. O. g.
Franoklyn, who was in Jail on account
OF an action, frequently left the Jail,
and once gave dinner party OF his own
house.
The next witness called by Mr.. wins
was Oharles @. FERncklyn, who had sp.
peaFed suddenly. He was tho defendant
in m gction brought nv Sir Bache Cnnard
for the recovery Of $500 600 in the Horn
4 Silver Mining ca ,es. and who was inoar-
cerated in Ludlow street jR pending the
settlement of that cRSe. Mr. Frsnoklyn
was Blk das o in Ludlow street jail. de
said he went ont every day-to his law
| veF's office and his home. He dined with
bis wife and family. Deputy Sheriff
Martin accompanied him. Either Mar
tin o. Young or Walsh, and sometimes
MI three went with him. MIR. Frsuoklyn
stated that his attorney settled for these
privileges, whl9h he believed were 800
q day. He paid $3.50 which was the
entire bill. He always paid the Incl
dental expenses. Mr.. hoffman, If the
firm OF Butler, Stillman e. Hubbard, and
Mr.. Martin made thu arrangements.
Nelson HeTsch, the Herald reporter,
then told again the story o. how he had
bribed Ludlow Street Jail officials to give
him all the outside privileges as q pris-
oner, including anusements. Following
Heracha testimony there was the Gdmis.
sion Of Deputy Sheriff Kaufman that,
dndQr SherlH Flack, he had received rs
much az $500 compensation for duties
rendered in his otfioisl capacity although
pometimeg as low ~ 81 had been rsoeiyed.
He could not recolleot an occasion when
no compensation had been charged.
Lawrence Delmcnr, another deputy
sheriff, created considerable amusement
by admitting that he kept clerk, ID. j.
Mulvaney By ntme, who was 80 compe.
thing officially until this clerk told him to
SOME aTARrLINa ARRESTS.
In direct connection with this inyesti
cation, and az natural sequence, ther,
was excitement and anxiety in ofiica
quarters when it became known tina
Judge MARITIME, in the court of genera
sessions, Part II, had signed number Of
bench warrants under indictments found
against strong politicians snd officials
this morning. Assistant District ATTORNEY
Lindsay denied that Mayor Grant wal
among the ofiicsls thus to be arrested.
Tbs first prisoner brought in wa,
"Barney" f. Martiu, the deputy commis
sioner of public works, who was mad,
under sheriff by Hugh j. Grant when ht
took charge of the sheriif's office. Whet
Gilr0y was made commissioner OF public
works Martin was made deputy. He wa
arrested ut his office for bDiuR bribsd b,
@. q. Francklyn, imprisoned in tn,
Cunard cane, as rected above, ant
escorted across the street by phil
Reilly, accompanied by ex-senator
Tom" Grady, ex Senator George W
Plnnkett and two or three other friends
There was something OF sensation VIII /,
the party entered the dAtrict attorney
Office.
Judge MARITIME fixed Martins bail q
$lO,O00 and gave him till Mond " mex
in which to enter plea. lie was ther
released on bail furnished Ey Charle
Goldberg and OK Senator Plunhett.
There are four other men Jointly In
dtcted with Martin on this charge, AM
they Hre the deputios who tool; FEancklyl
out from time to time, and received fee
from him for the service, which the,
divided with Martin. Patrick Fitzgerald
ex-deputy sheriff, was arrested next, an,
bRiled in $2 600, tho charges being variet
in this cess to petit larceny and extol
ton. The names Of Welsh, Young
Sullivan and Hibbard were mentione
among Others against whom there wa
similag teatimouy-the first two as dtput
shetitts and the last two as elsrks in tn
order Of arrest department.
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