New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-02-17
HAS GILROY BEEN INDICTED
STRANGE RUMORs ABOUT THE EX-MAYoR

INSPECTORS WILLIAMS. MLAUGHLIN AND MAvoY
SAID 70 BE AWAITING TRIAL As WE'LL
BYRNEss NAME ALSO COUPLED WITH
THE FINDINGS OF THE GRAND JURY.
Reports which coupled the name of ex-Mayor
Thomas F. Gilroy with the investigation which
has been conducted by the Oyer and Terminer
Grand Jury caused great deal of talk in the
city yesterday. The jurors on Friday adjourned
until March T. and their investigation has been
conducted with great secrecy, but there were re-
ports that indictments had been ordered In the
cases of Police Inspectors Alexander s. Williams.
Thomas f. McAvoy and William Mclaughlin,
who were implicated by the testimony OF Wit
nesses before the Lexow Committee and against
two captains OF police The reports were 10 the
effect that the indictments would not be signed
until after March T. when the investigation of
police cases Is to be resumed. There was also
a rumor yesterday that testimony affecting
Police Superin tendent Byrnes had been cohsiu-
cred by the Grand Jury.
Ex-Mayor Gilroy's name was not menuoneo
in the Lexow Committees investigation OF the
Police Department but the reports In circulation
Yesterday were to the effect that evidence had
been presented by the Committee or seventy
which concerned Mr.. Giroys acts at the time
when he was Commissioner OF Public WORKS
before he was elected Mayor. The evidence, II
was reported, dealt with contracts for covering
some Of TIE pavements with asphalt.
Mr.. Gilroy is In Europe. His son. Thomas F.
Gilroy. tr, went to the Distrct-Atorney' office
Yesterday and appeared 70 be greatly disturbed
when he was informed that Colonel Fellows had
been called to Washington. He said;
There is not word of truth in the report
that my father is implicated by testimony before
fhar &c In
has been his intention remain there until late
in the spring. but he will be back here in ten
DAYS If there is reason to think that the Grand
Jury has ordered an indictment against him.
The young man intmated that the courts
would be appealed to in an attempt TO punish
the persons who had started the reports about his
father.
The rumor about the indictment OF ex-Mayor
Gilroy caused a great deal Of comment among
local politicians. Many persons were disposed 70
believe that the report was true. The ex-Mayor 3
sudden departure for Europe at the end OF MS
term without waiting for the passage OF the
Power of Removal bill or any investigation oy
the anti-Tammany successors OF the laiii nS ny
city administration was also recalled as wen as
the mortgage of his house in west Ohe-hunuieu-
and-twenty- first-st. for $4,000 -,,,
Rumors plenty yesterday that MI. EIIroy
had made arrangements for long stay ABROAD:
and that he would not return until the clouus u
Assistant District-Attorney Lindsay who is AID
ing in the investigation of the charges aedilis.
accused city officials. was asked yesterday aoout
the alleged indictments. Il have nothing ~ say
in the matter" was the answer he mace IN VIII
ing AS to whether there was any Indictment
found he replied that he could not say r,.n
Assistant District-Attorneys Weeks ana Io"h-
send shrugged their shoulders when spoken 10
about the matter. Il laughed when read that
written" was all Mr.. Weeks would say; l..
Assistant Dstrict-Attorney Davis, who Is IN
charge Of the District-Attorneys once Wneh vi.
onel Fellows is not on hand. said: Inc ohly
thing new l see in the report. as matter Oh
mention Is the name Of ex-Mayor Giroy. <,
The report that indictments had been loun la
caused much talk around Police Headquarters
Yesterday 1t was said that the indictments
against Williams and McAvoy were iou,iu , U.'
evidence given by Captain Schmittperset, Iol-
mery commander of the "Tenderloin' VINO &C
cused both Williams and McAvoy OF corruption
before the Lexow Committee.
It is said that Katie Schubert gave testlHon!
before the Grand Jury against Inspector NC
Laughlin. She is the woman who formerly KEPT
fed before the Police Board that she paid pro,
. lection money 10 Captains Devery ana cross anu
10 Mclaughlin when he was captain. ~ was An T,'
her evidence that Cross and Devery were ais
Mrs. Schubert disappeared after the Cross and
Devery trials and took steamer for Europe,
II was reported at the time that she was to be
indicted for perjury, and that she went ava! 10
avoid the consequences If Mrs Schubert mas ,. re-
turned the fact has been kept quiet But niue
credence is given to the report that she Is DacK
and that she was before the Grand Jury.
II indictments have been found as reported no
one at headquarters seems to know anythihs
about It, Superintendent Byrnes when asKeu
about the reported indictments said that ne hao
not heard anything officially abou, the mater,
THE three inspectors were attending 10 theii
duties as usual When they were asked ABOUT
the indictments they said that 1t was news 10
them Apparently they were not mucn con-
cerned over the report Mclaughlin has ALREADY
declared in most positive terms that the state.
mems made by Mrs. Schubert at the trials OF
Teverv and Cross were untrue and false, and has
branded her as a liar. McAvoy and Williams
have also said that Schmittbergers charges
against them were false
Several of the members OF the Legislatur VINO
were in this city yesterday said they heard re-
,,orts in Albany three or four days ago that ex-
Mavor Gilroy was likely to be indicted by the
over and Terminer Grand Jury In this city
az heard talk as long ago as THURSDAY 'hat Mi.
Silroy's record Commissioner or IuDhe
Works was being investigated by the uIanu
Jury" said one OF the Legislators. who, however
asked that his name should not be mentioned
~ understood that evidence OF crookenhess III
connection with certain asphalt contracts nau
been laid before the Grand Jury, ana that ,iie
contracts were made when Mr.. Glroy was tle
Commissioner OF Public Works. 1t is curious that
such report could get to Albany before pens
current here In New-York"
ar am interested in any testimony oeiore tie
Grand Jury | don't know It," said Superlhteh1,
ent Byrnes last evening. That was ali ne wouiu
say on the subject He did not appear 10 De as
turbed by the rumor.
TREY Examined THE AQCARIUM