New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-01-08
THE SHAME OF BROOKLYN.
MOST Of THE INDICTED OFFICIALS GIVE
bonds
THE OFFENCES CHARGED AID THE MEN WHO
FURNISHED BAII-THE oUE-T,ON

The shameful position in which the city OF
Brooklyn has been placed by the action OF her
public officials in going contrary to law in squan-
dering money for the Columbus celebration and
in the reckless paying Of extravagant claims was
emphasized yesterday when more than score OF
indicted oifce-holders appeared In the County
Courthouse and gave bail for their appearance
in court on Tuesday to plead to the indictments
found against them. The men against whom
true bills" were found by the Grand Jury were
City Auditor Anton Weber, County Auditor
Frederick Keller, Aldermen Arthur j. Heaney,
William Mckee and Moses J. Wafer; Supervisors
John Y. McKane, Martin F. Comfy, John
McKeown Patrick Barry Eugene r. judge. Francis
G. Mcclure, John J. Donohue, Robert O'Donnell,
Thomas Cook, Patrick J. Ralph, William H.
jenkins, Charles Juengst, Henry #. Lewis, Peter
P. Ganglof, William l. Bennem, William p.
Riggs, Olin B. Lockwood, William f. French,
William L. EXtance, William NJ Lyman, Richard
L. Baisley, and seven men who put in bills for
the Columbian celebration, Patrick Ross, James
Ii. Pigott, F. w. Weeks, E. W. Price. Charles j.
Young, c. F. Naegel and II. B Southard. There
were six indictments found against City Auditor
Weber; five against each of the three Aldermen;
two against County Auditor Keller; two against
each Of the twenty-one Supervisors, all being
named together In single indictments; four against
j. II. Pgott; three against p. Ross two each
against H. B. Southard and c. J. Young. and one
each against F. w. Weeks and G. F. Naegel
The indicted men with their bondsmen filled
the District-Attorney's office, and after their
bonds were filed out they went to the Court Of
Sessions, where the bondSmen were sworn in. The
bail upon each indictment was fixed at $500.
City Auditor Weber gave 5000 bail on the six
indictments found against him. His bondsman
was Henry A. Meyer, who was the Republican
candidate for Mayor IN S9l and became Demo-
crat last year. Weber is charged in the indict-
ments with felony in falsely auditing the fraudu-
lent bills of Patrick Ross, for Sll.400 and for
1904, for the reviewing stands at the Prospect
Park plaza; OF Mary Currcn, OF $4,000 for dccora-
tions of the City Hall, and $500 for decorations
of the Municipal Building. of +. W. Weeks,
assistant keeper of the City Hall, of S6i5 for
usfers and ticket takers at the reviewing stands,
and Of 2. J. Montague, liquor dealer, Of S43l Tor
surdries.
The five irdictments against Aldermen Heaney,
Mckee and Wafer charge them with presenting
false and fraudulent claims to the Auditor. ana
with conniving at and abctting the presentation
and payment Of false and fraudulent claims
The five indictments specify the claim Of r. J.
Montague for S43l for sundres; of Thomas IL
Deverell. bondmaster, of $9,360, for music fur
nishcd for the parade: of George +. Miller OK
81 os9 so for the expenses OF the reception given
to General Catlin and staff at the Farmhouse
in Prospect PARK, and the two claims OF r. hoss.
one of 81 ,4pO for grand stands and another OF
S304 for portable frame stand for speakers ~
tbe exercises at the plaza. The Aldermen fur
nisbed 12.J0o bail each. The bOndsman for
A. J. Hcaney was James Kane OF No. 1913 con-
cress-st Moses J. Wafer had the same bonds.
man. william Mckee had Charles hinKen' VI
No 3O2 Humholdtavc., as MS pohosinan'
The two indictments ag1lnst county huui'o'
r.dor;c, Keller charge him with felony in falsely
auditing tho bills OF II. T. Southard, OF So,ooo
for rho Surervisors grand stands, and OF +.
Aldridco Of 50. $50 for decorations OF the County
Courtbouse and Hall of Records. Ills bonds
man for 81. 900 is j. w. Weber, brewer, OF
vo col Bushwick-ave. Only seventeen OF the
Supervisors under Indictment appeared and gave
honds Yesterday The indictments against them
charge felony in voting 10 pay the false ana
fraudulent bills of Southland and Aldridge. The
bondsman for John u Mckane, OF Gravesend,
was T. J. Finch, of No. $50 Unon-st. Inc
other bondsmen for Supervisors were: For ohn
Lockwood, of the Twenty-third Ward, Internal
Revenue Collector Ernst Nathan for William
+. Rennem, Of the Twentieth Ward Lorenzo
O'Conror of No. l4l Cantcnst.: for w. Il.
French, of the Twenty fourth Ward, d.
rick Barry, of the Fifth Ward. Congressman
John j. Clancy. of No. l65 Sands-st.;
for Robert O'Donre, of the Twelfth
Ward, Michael IIynes, of No. 1913
Dykman-st.: for John McKeown of the
Fourth Ward, II. J. Kcnnelty, OF
No. 800 Eigh'h-st. for Thomas Cook, OF the Thir-
tenth Ward, w. T.. Melody, of No. lO4 South
Fifth-st. for p. j. Ralph, of the Fourteenth Ward,
l.. J. Carroll. of No. 22, Wythe-ave. for Harvey
T. Lewis, Of the Seventeenth Ward, Dr. w. p.
Morrissey, of No. III Noble-st.: for Martin F.
Comfy, of the Second Ward, John Gallagher, Of
Fourteenth-st. and Seventh-ave. for w. A. Ex-
tancc OF the Twenty fifth Ward l.. ]. Extance,
Of No. 707 Madison-st.; for John J. Donohuc Of
the Tenth Ward, W. j. Eclford, Of No. 81 Wycko.f-
St. for Francis II. Mcclure, Of the Ninth Ward,
L. II. Itjen, of No. 90 st. Fcixst.; for p. p.
Gangoff, of the Eighteenth Ward. the same bonds
man for w. p Riggs, of the Twenty-hrst Ward,
the same bondsman; for Eugene r. Judge, of the
Sixth Ward. James Kane. of No. 195 Congressst.
The other four Supervisors named in the indict-
ment are w. T. Jenkins, of the Fifteenth Ward;
Charles Juengst, of the Sixteenth Ward; William
Lyman. of FlatLush, and r. L. Baisley, of Flat
lands. They are expected TO appear tomorrow
and give bonds.
Edward w. Price, assistant clerk of the Board of
Aldermen, and Charles J. Young clerk for Dempsey
* Carroll, who furnished plate and cards for
the invitations and grand stand tickets for tho
Aldermen, are jointly indicted for felony IN
presenting fraudulent claim of $3.50, and for
aiding and abcttiDg each other in wrongfully
obtaining money from the city. Young is also
indicted for grand larceny in getting the money
on Dempsey & Carrolls hill. The bondsman
offered by Young was Charles B. Hurd. OF No.
l40 West Seventy-second-st, New-York, but he
was not accepted, he owned no real estate In
brooklyn. Young could not secure a bondsmnn
and bench wirrant ssned and he wns
arrested by Detective Shaughnessy. Of the Dis
trict-Attorney's Office, and sent TO Jail in default
OF bail His homo is at No. 25 West Nnth-st.
New-York and he is employed as clerk by