New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-07-10

rFr1ows TO KEEP A PROMISE.
co,d;tiors are now extremely favorable for
Color., Iob, T. Fcllowss recent indlSpoSl,loh |"
develon into serious illness which can DC cuic''
only nv a long soloTn at the Hot Springs OIL
Arkansas or in some corner far away from 'he
District-Attorney's Office. symptom oI ,Hc
neculiar disease with which he has been trouoleo
eropped out Yesterday with the return 10 'IhS
nountrv of two Of the booders whom the 'olo-
mel has vowed 10 convict III case they shouIu
ever come within tie jurisdiction of the courts .,
,b;s county. "Klly" Moloncy, the cheerful
reading clerk of the Doodle Board OF Aldermen
Of 1854. and Alderman Robcrt +. De Lacy one
of the members Of the Board, who have pceh mein-
hers Of the Boollc7 colony in Canada LOT ,hc
last five wears threw the Distrlc-At )rheN oiiiVe
into conSternatiol and dSmaN yesterday Ioi'i'0''
bv calmly walking in and giving themselves up
Tho men did not 60 into the Office tosctht''
Moloney was tie first to present hmseH 10 'lo
astonisbed clerks lie walked in through 'i'"
Chamhcrsst entrance as cOolly and Serehcl\ aS II
an indictment for bribery was mere Ddaa'tlic'
DE Lacy entered the building through the PIN
entrance His face had by no means happN VI
an amiobIo eyprcssion 1t was just the reverse,
Gloomy. morosc and sullen. Moloney has laiSou
q short. stumpv beard since he ran away lie Is
SAID 10 ne lOGlA-HNt AtdIS 'iN' ''' ~
sderably older De Lacy has not changed much
during his absence across the border. lew MIN
u,es after they reached the Dstrci-AttorneN
office Colonel George Bliss De Lacys counsel, and
ex.Judre Donohue. Moloncys lawyer, joined the
two former fucitives in the inner and secret room
of the Office Assistant DstTict-AttOrncy Sempie
was so taken aback by tie sudden appearance oil
the two men that he hurried from place 10 piAce
in a thoroughly excited manner not Knowing
half the time what he was doing. lie calico up
the three or four detectives who were hanging
around the Office 10 put The men uhder arrest
This Detective Reilly did as Mr.. Sempe hurrled
upstairs to Part III of the General Sessions court
where Judge MARITIME was sitting, and ASKED nm
in how much bail the men should he held. In a
twipkling the Judge announced his decs.on. IL
was 10000 each.
al RIGHT" crcaked Moloney in the odtme
voice which made him famous i'll the old DAYS ana
valuable 10 Tammany Hall as well, when things
were to be read so that no one could understand
what they meant. The bail bonds were made out
by acting Bond Clerk Won Gerichten.
Andrew Martin. the wholesale grocer IN NcseN-
st.. became Moloncy'S surety. lie qualified IN
the sum of Sl27, 900. MolOncy gave his address
as No. 40 LcXingtOn-ave. For De Lacy Sol
Savles. the butcher and brother of cX-Aldermdn
became surety Nj Sayles gave tie house al
No. l26 SiNth-ave, valued at S5oooo, and Carrie
ton the houses at Nos. 272 and 273 Stanton-st,
each valued at $4,000. Mr. Sayles becomes Ic-
sponsible for S25, 900 worth OF the bail bOnd ana
Carleton the balance, 81 1000 While Judge
MARITIME and the bondslnen were hNlnS up tne
papers Moloney and De Lacy kept In hiding IN
The library. where reporters could not reach them
MolOneV's son rushed down stairs into the inner
Office and clasping both De Lacy and his father
by the arms, told them that they could now 90.
Both waited a few minutes before sneaking
through secret passages into the street. AloiOney
was stopped by a reporter as he was huIry!ng
across City Hall Park TO hide himself III the
crowd of people in Park Row.
! amt got anything TO say, ana won say
anything he snaTlcd. 90,
de Lacy was also spoken TO by reporter while
irving 10 escape notice in a crowd. He also re
fused u talk, and hurried away. On his bah
bond he gave bis address as NO. lao West fortS-
eecond-st
every one is whether or not Colonel teio"s was
in earnest when he declared that # Mooncy ana
DE Lacy returned they would he tried ana tilal IN,
rould convict them. Assistant lhstrct-AtoIhcy
Semple declared yesterday. however, that there
would be q trial but when, he would not say.
The prosecution has not now DE I@ncey Nlcoil 70
existing in the District Attorneys office VIII pre-
cludc the assigning of the cases 10 Assistant DIS
uic'-Attorney Gofl. who secured the cGnNGton ot
the Flacks and Joe Neck, Colonel Fellows lS
now at Fire Island. and d report of the return OF
Mooney and De Lacy was sent to HIM by ms as
Nstant in charge.
las, night that Tammany Hall was responsible
for the return Of the two men. The memories ol
Informers" Duffy and Fullgran have lately he
came greatly impaired. and Katie Metz. who
gave important testimony al the trials Of Jaehne
and ONcil. has married and disappeared.
Billy" Moloncy, before the exposure Of the
brbng of the Aldermen 10 vote for the Broadway
franchise, occupied rather uncertain ana ull-
defnable position. Besides being reading-cI"rk,
he was Sort of general messenger for the Tam
many Hall members Of the board II was he who
hurried around town the night before the meet
ing Of the combine and Informed the members
of this conspiracy of tho special meeting 10 he
held early the next morning - pass the franchise
resolution. To him also entrusted the en-
velopes containing the money for tho brbcd mem
hers. and he was accused Of rcpayln" the conf
dcnce reposed in him by putting squares II
hlotting paper in the envelopes after h" had eN-
tractcd the money lie was one Of the first I"
run away after hints Of an Investigation by the
Senate became circulated.
DE Lacy formerly ran a Gin-mill. al Avenuc-D
and Third-st.. and was an ordinary Ncw-> ork
Democratic Alderman in every respect.
. The only Alderman yet 10 turn mp IS DempScv
Canada, hut Dempsey has recently been in town.
j is thought that hc was unable 10 find bondsmen.
En- tldcrman Duffy, when seen last evening an
swercd a question about himself: d" ! don't
care 10 have much 70 say n the present time I
want 10 what that District Attorney is going
10 do. then ! NAV have something 10 say that
will open the eyes 0f the people ! intend Ia
show that have been placed in a false lcht and
] am determined now that these Two men have
returned 10 show that have been the victim OF
a CLIQUE ] want 10 what has brought these
men back suddenly and what they have got
20 say. There iS niger in the fence some
where. and il will show itself sooner or later.
II IS well known who got thc main portion Of The
noodle, and am determined 10 show where the
amount placed 10 my name went
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