New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-02-09
THIS GRAND JURY ACTS.
4 NCARTHY CASE INDICTMENT
BEARDSLEY AND MUNZINGER ACCUSED
OF GRAND LARCENY.
WARRANTS FOR THEIR ARREsT-AMENDs FOR
THE INACTION LAST MONTH-TIIE WoMANS
TESTIMONY CoRRoBORATED By DoCC-

THE INACTIoN LAST MONTH-TIIE WoMAN'S
TESTIMONY coRRoBORATED By DocU-
MENTARY EVIDENCE
The February Grand Jury yesterday repaired
the omission Of its predecessor of last month b.
finding an Indictment against Henry W. Beards-
lev former examiner of the Civil Service Board,
and John C. Munzinger, lawyer. on the Complaint
OF Mrs. Lucy Mccarthy. keeper of a disorderly
house at No. 1O4 West Fortynnth-st. The two
are Jointly accused of grand larceny in the first
degree for obtaining money from the woman by
false representations They got $1,000 from her,
under promise that It would 90 10 various otii-
ciaIs who would thereafter allow her to keep her
house open.
Warrants were issued for the arrest Of the
two men, but they were not brought to General
Sessions or Police Headquarters. 1t Is sup
posed that they will give themselves up to-day
when their bondsmen will be ready to have them
released again.
The action Of the present Grand Jury was In
striking contrast TO that Of the one last month";
which spent several days investigating the COM
plaint. and then dismissed it, The February
Grand Jury devoted only two hours 10 the case
Yesterday. and then promptly found true biiis
against the two men. The witnesses examined
were Mrs. Mccarthy. Superintendent Byrhes'
Police Captain haushey ana '"c "''T ', r,a
of the Bank Of the Meropohs' MI E'''S' i"'
case AGAINST the two men does not rest merely
., tho x,omon's testimony. one check for $1,000
which she gave to Munzinger. bears his indorse-
ment and those for $1,000 and $780, made pay
ohIe IN haorer were cashed by Beardsiey. Be
sides Munznger got $500 in cash
THE woMANs STATEMENT.
The following IS the substance OF 'ne S''te"''"'
,,,alo b,, NI,s Mccarthy TO Superintendent Byrnes
and 10 the TWO Efahu '"'lc'' ,,, 49,
on December To- lNsi' ny nous 10 VIZ Tantai1
,ne pSlce 81 IN. oyt ,r"r1in, was arraigned In
Ffty-s.venth-s,. court. ana held for eA"h.ii..'D.
by JudG. Grady on @ the na ,3vii service COM
nfssi1n,rs WHOM / know called AT my house ana
80: Lucy. am |"tH' III viii eos, you to get
nave yI1 al ,,r , nv nIrt. r.! - al. en-"
81 IL my f @2a' .t, ~ u i,ali ~ /, ,0s5.
I'm sorry" he said. you have got that i@wyer,
a skin and a scounIre. / don't know him but
can get 70 hni kh'" ms ". .ii.,r-.,. h. ,,.,i
on ti~ Wcs. Side. and Is on. of tn port wardens
Throlh him IN pfoie,s! y9n rfe. ta ''' @ft m.
Ga Ssa4a{ Dec5cr T. n.rassy cea 5 ,as asan- s,,r
is ali snuarcd up. It's awiuy cheap too. IL VIZ VIZ
ony cos spJ ~ nnl JOHNNY MunzE,r no, ,lcA
for he judge 1t ought - ne >1"'l nat en- 4r, i,,
ransc II for 500 II YOU have not got yr. hlis ~,
ihn' dcnomnaion and pa, ;h.m In an ,nNyG2i ,5N, y
J. anybody s,C. me hand u 10 tAe J"'-' '''' VIII
tn.iA a. 10 aa ordinary note.
r,,f,xn rop s5oo
Fl'4"+'p A'.' F''
H. ,,,o sotd 70 had seen Niunzlnger who told
''e "''' s"iI - -. -, al ,or iass than 5000:
him the matter eo"'u" oe 'N' -, 80 o. .t ca,,sln
'z.vp was 70 40 " '.- -. ~. cour, attend
.. c,orLs and e,ervbodv else there had to be
c~nS p.ordsIev also said ne told Munzinger that
',,o',, conIdnt be raised. and that all that could
Va on, u,,s g, ,o Munzinger he said. declared 1t
a s,or,o T. was seldom he got such a good
-, ,a Oh. ought "a be made 10 put up.
~ -, -, Ia r.,ited that WAS not rich.
-, ,,n, 30 US g,,r,, 10 lend me some money.
'risev s,ld he had arranged 10 settle ihe .nat,
ter for 500. 5000 was 10 gp TO th' cap'"'' S"'
to himself and 80, to tne conr' 1nr who was
B'trdsiry san u" cNlN-e.' -, n"d NY things
going TO see captain ,,,ahsA,y 't. -, IN rsards-
Whie "e were talkln, Mun]s ,resence. You'd
ley SAID 70 me Ia - q oo and give to
better write out ..1, c,. ' ,n,de on, the check
Munzlnger for the captain. 1 ilfI IT, W. Nmnzlneer
who was to get IL caS"'" @"" 7"' ~
the captain 49,, . o,.orir,, and ,od
Beardsley came nack We @ st'i'' q S,' ,rd I would
not to worry, that az was I'M I'M ,tn checL ~
come out al right W men, hrn J. b1fre hsve 70 live
MunZnSer ! f.ri =, ,n,o Jan I do business"
az TINS: What MI I'm ,,uoran,,e that: III SEQ
Munzingcr trP',.n mn, on - iii nrotect YOU You'll
IN" captain. =" ''o"' '''' "
have no troup.' , Doce,hor ~ Reardslcy called
on me i.hnt y, ,S'nl, ,,-,.d het,,r give me the
and sad; tucy. t,iN e. roo ,nu, I made OUT an
check ior ne o., q ca nayabe to bearer and gave
other creek Ior SI.', nas' ~
it 20 him. He went away. ,.... ..,a bin, ,bot
Bcardsley SAID ,ar tl"d VI NJ, '.roun,o' Snr,h
every thing was al rs' M nznenr, nu m had the capam
the court cern; ~ ~. 'i baxs ~ do pretty nearly
on me mp nip nnrted m on Tmes!ay. December p;