New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-01-11
THEY WANT MORE TIME.
BROOKLYN'S INDICTED OFFICIALS GAIN A
SHORT RESPITE.
BENCH WARRANTS TO BE ISSUED FOR AB-
sENTEES-TIrIR COUNSEL ASSERTS THAT
TIE ACTION OF THE GRAND JURY
WAS UNCONSTITUTIONAL

THE ACTION OF THE GRAND JURY
WAS UNCONSTITUTIONAL.
The bill before the Legislature to legalize the ex'
penditures by the Brooklyn and Kings County OH
Gals for the Columbus celebration and the Memorial
Arch dtdcaur Is designed TO relieve the Mayor ana
other official, from the od'nm Il approving blils wmch
were unaw ful. and TO permit payment 70 me men
who furnished supplies 10 the city for the OCCASION
20 that they NAV receive rony witch :hry WI not
have 10 refund by legal process Il will rot. however,
pre-. the prosecution Of suits TO recover the money
already paid.
That Mayor Body has been brought to n reah1a-
ton OF his liability for his acts Is SHOWN Dy MS
failure to approve n resolution OF the board Vi
Aldermen TO appropriate $3.50 for engrossng n set
Of resolutions eulogi,tc of President "Mike' Corey
lie called the attention Of Alderman Mctirath. VINO
introduced the resolution, TO the fact that the Guy
charter did not permit expenditures for purposes
which did not benefit the city, and said that he wouia
have TO veto the resolution II 1t came before nm III
the form Of appr0piatng money. SO Aidef'hah "'-
Crah has had the portion appropratng the money
re,cinded. But the fulsome form Of the re'olut ons
calling Cofey the friend OF the lOwly ana comparing
him to Roman emperor, remains unchanged anu
the Aldermen will have the resolutions engr0ssed al
their own expense. In the past they nave 'o'eu
the cy's money to pay for the portraits OF 'he
Mayors to hang in the City Hail. but they shy that
II Mayor Body wants his picture To hang there he
will have to pay for 1t himself
The majority Of the indicted officials were arraIsIieu
I'm the Court Of Sessions yesterday to plead to the
charges made against them - the Grand Jury.
John y. McKane, who was In Albany on Monday
attending to his duty rs Cleveland eiector was
one q those absent, and his close irlenu, II. u.
Southland, contractor for stands In which he maoe
800 per cent profit, ACCORDING TO the Grand jury
also was absent. The four sick supervisors VINO
have not Yet given bail did not appear, and they
we're given until Monday to appear. County Aud
ltor Keller out Of town.
The first 10 plead wcr, Aldermen Mckee Heaney
and War,r City Auditor Weber Plan Clerk Piso't AMI
Cv.,trictr Ro,s. They wcr' represented by exAlder-
man Edward T. ODwyer of Ncw-lork. and j. a.
Weinberg Mr.. O'Dwyer asked 10Y additional time In
which TO plead and for a copy OF the minutes OF the
Grand Jury. lie said that his clients had had no pre-
uminary hearing. and summoned bef re the Grand
Jury and indicted on their own testimony. lie raSei
III. point that the Constitution had been violated when
they compelled TO testify against themselves. ana
said he proposed mJvo for the setting aside Of the
indictments. TIE defendants were public officials and
should not be subjected to the humiliation Of public
trial II there was legal basis for their indictment
Judge No. TO said
"Orici,s or not officials the course Will he
pursued They have the gifts as other citizens
and no others"
District Attorney Rldgway said that the defendants
had TWO day, I'm which TO plead, and were entitled 10
lie asked that the motion for the minutes of the Grand
Jury with supporting af!davits, 10 submitted to nm
50 that lee could IL there any statements 10
be travcrsed The defendants were ordered TO appear
and plead on Friday morning. Similar action was
taken I'm the case OF f. w. Price. OF tn" clerks
Of the Board Oi Aldermen. and Chale, ). l0uhS,
clerk for Dempsey Carroll stationer', who furnished
the Invitations for the celebration
The OF IL. ID. Southland and e. f. NAegei
were next called. Southland failed TO appear, ana
j. A. Mryenborg. coEns" for tue Board OF SUPER
yisnrs said that he had been called TO Albany. The
District Attorney said that II lie did not appear TO
day bench warrant fJr hls arrest would be ISSUED
Nn.g.ls case over until Friday. County Auditor
Keller was also absent and II bench warrant VIII BIZ
ls,n- for lin n he fails TO report Ia DAY. Ile same
action wns taken IN regard Ia supervisors John l.
Sic Kane and NJ T. COnley. the latter Of whom Is SICK
4 bench warrant granted for supervisor McheOWn
but he appeared later. There We're fifteen super.
yl,ors who appeared, md MIR. M"yenborg asked Tor
Zinc ia plead and copies ~ the indictments. As
tl.r, wcTr 80 many lie time TO pr"par" copies OF
The indictments was extended until Monday next
VIXEN they must appear
Fx Alderman O'ijwyrr has been secured as opnhsei
for IN. indicted Aldermen becansr o! his experience
I'm slmllnr cases in New York. Ito was retainer rs
soon as the indictments were handed down.