New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-01-08

dence presented TO him Alfred c. Chaplin, theodore r.
Jackson and Thomas b. Rutan WERE aDout 70 ~ ouf
Of the city treasury into the pockets OF private sgeSu
tors II places these Official, IN 0'I dcccved az
Hr Zeser assumed they had, by the officials OF tiie
water company into agreeing 10 pay wstcr coHp9ny
controlled BY private SPECTATORS whlch "ouIu W.
dear at S2jOOO0, no suspicion conlu re NV Sene
OF rhe people But they were one ana al caeaui 20
deny that they had been deceived oy te cop rsS
ing on the yesterday SAID that IL Wou c sl q, h
could keep the charges involving inc CoGu'r oi oio
Inducing The authorities to make the purchase. Oi
course il would. II would like, because tie hco 1
Ism has been discovered, t0 load the whOie MANY
ON the private Spectators and be free TO hOd uic
city officials. without whose aid the fcheme OF u,e
spectators would have come 10 naught, up as, up
right Democrats who had been cruelty deceived Oy
"T Brt bc city oicals are, by Judge Bart rs de
cison most beautifully hoist Of their own peiiaTu:
Mr. Ziegler had charged that they We're qe Sa at
company's officials. and that. by reason OF that de
ccpton. they led into signing con, 20 d PsS
81 80 900 for something that was not worth f@jooVo.
II was necessary in order TO carry out thc scnenle
and the payment Of the peoples %@ey TO
And 80 there came trippingy from the tongues OF me
Mayor and his associates long aldaVit' setting ior'n
Not deceived Well then says Judge Bartlett in in
effect if you were not deceived you deiDcateKf, r.
dollar Of tie peoples money while you had before
you evidence which consider suinciehII ~, 10 shG"
full and unjustihed
"BRooKLYN SHOULD BLUSH"
In another article headed brooklyn Should
Blush" The Standard Union" says
4 very bumiliating spectacle has been presented in
tho couris of this CITY during the last few days
most audocious attempt had been made T. take million
dollars out of the public treasury ana practically MAKE
n gif of to a company OF private SPECTATORS Inc
negotiation had been conducted in secret bchlnh closed
d1Grs nv accident a knowledge of it became public
a few DAYS before the contract was signed Mt VIII
lam Zcccr a public prcd citizen, ~ once look Steps
TO prevent the consummation Of the 1aud; ne wrote
a lrtter 10 thc Mayor, Controller and CITY Auditor,
Tho officials addressed went on and deliberately com
neted the contract Convinced thal great Outrage
was about be perpctrated ON the cN MI MtHIr NJ
taXpavcrS and secured a preliminary miunrton
restraining the Mayor Controller ana OS NultOf from
rccldc~sy paving away over million uolars Oh uhe
peoples money 10 private spe,uI'lo!7, -. =; A..
I'M what shall be said OF the acton taken by the
i. nfical, Of BROOKLYN, who are PAID literally IN pro
tect the public treasury Did they welcome Chc tt
Sorts ~ Mr. Neger to aid them IN hunting down mo
men who had attempted 10 break Il'o uc Clp
~ Ihe matter oh. not ON the contrary, Mr.
Zierlcr was as-acd II he were the guilty party.
lie and his agents denied atcc-- 10 every pIbH
record that might help him in hshhE tho bat'io 81
The hunillating spectacle presented OF the whole
official powcr Of the cty being used 10 crush ana d
feat the public spirited clthcn VINO sIh- "'"uc" Az"
alone. had taken up the cause OF the people
The city, law officers spent dlyS ana nlgUs pr,
pnIing specOus aihdaNit- 10 give An appearance v,
honesty fo a transaction which on the lace "i IL hih
an altogether different aspect Tic cliN money Wa
paid ont literally 10 prepare thl' spe'1.' "cion,',
million Of dollar, from the public treasury to company
Of private spectators.