Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-02-16
The Alleged Indictment Of Ex'
Mayor Gilroy.
NATURE OF THE CHARGE IS UNKNOWN
Police Inspectors Also Said to Be
Concerned.
SCHMITTBERGE TESTIE1ES

NEW YORK, February 16-Officials OF
the district attorneys office were mute to-
day when asked as to the truth of story
that ex-Mayor Gilroy, Inspectors Williams
McAvoy and Mclaughlin had been indicted
by the extraordinary grand jury which
yesterday adjourned to March 4.
The special grand jury has been in ses'
sion since the beginning of January. Its
main object was to investigate charges Il
municipal corruption, and the room where
its secret sessions have been held in the
new criminal court house has been watched
with awe. Witnesses have gone in and
have left. but their testimony has been
carefully guarded frCm tho public ear. 1t
was said three weeks ago that the jury
was prepared to frd flfty-two indictments.
Although 1t was impossible 10 obtain eX-
act information before the indictments
leave the hands of the grand jury. it was
authoritatively announced, according to a
morning paper, that the indie tment against
Mr.. Gilroy did not relate to al y act he had
committed while mayor of the city, but
was based on an allegation of official mis-
conduct at the time that he was commits
siCner of public works. The nature of the
charge could not be learned.
The police inspectors and captains
against whom indictments are pending
We're all more or less involved in the test-
:,
and all of them were themselves called as
witnesses with the exception of Inspect Or
McAvoy.
The chief witness against them before the
grand jury was Police Capt. Max F..
Schmittberger. whose confession toward
the close of the LeNow investigation made
a profound sensation. He Swore that he had
paid $500 month to Inspector McAvoy as
his share of the tribute collected from pool
rooms. The inspectors record was also
Smirched by others called before the senate
committee.
Inspector Williams. who was captain
when Schmittberger was sergeant, was
also attacked by Schmittberger and many
other persons.
Assistant District Attorhey Lindsay, who.
with special Deputy District Attorneys
Rollins and Fox, has been acting in an ad-
visory capacity to the grand jury, refused
absolutely to discuss the matter.
No Indictments were handed in to Justice
Graham yesterday when the grand jury ad-
iourned and it is not considered likely that
they will be handed up before the grand
jury reconvenes. on March 4. At that time
it is expected that from fifty to seventy
five indictments, some of them of persons
high in authority, will be presented.
Thomas F. Gilroy, jr., a son of ex-Mayor
Gilroy, called at the district attorneys Of
flee early this morning. He was laboring
under considerable excitement and was We
hement in his denunciat ton of the article
in morning paper He said: THE publi-
cation, SO far as my father is concerned. Is
absolutely false and lie, and steps will be
taken at once to sue the paper or papers
which published it,
He had long consultation with Chief
Clerk Unger of the district attorneys office.
and some papers, the nature of which could
not be learned. We're drawn up by Mr.. IN
ger by the direction of Mr.. Giroy. He
stated, in answer to questions. that he had
nothing whatever to say about that; 1t was
yet too soon to talk.