New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-05-15
ASSEMBLYMEN ACCUSED.
FOUR OF THEM SAID TO HAVE BEEN IN
DICTED.
THE CHARGE 1T Is RrMORED. is ACCEPTING
BRIBE IN CONNECTION WITH BILL IN
REGARD TO Cutting zee on THE HUD-
SOMEWHERE Is MR.. vACHERON?

TBy TELEGRAPH TO THE TRrBUNEl
Albany May Alt was reported late this after
noon that Assemblyman Eugene +. Vacheron, Re-
publican. Of Queens County, had been indicted by
the Grand Jury of Albany County. Upon what
specific charge the alleged indictment had been
found official information could be obtained
Disrict-Attorney Burlingame declined to state
what the Grand Jury had done or whether or not
an indictment had been found against Mr.. Vacher
on. What palpable and notorious however
was that the officers Of ;he District Attorney were
seeking for Mr. Vacheron for some purpose, ana
that Mr. vacheron had departed from Albany late
last nigh; for some place as yet unknown POSI-
bly, ne may rave gone to his home. at Ozone Park,
near Jamaica Long Island. not caring to remain
in Albany until the Legislature closes its session.
Four Assemblyme it is ted. all Republicans,
have been indicted BY the Grand Jury OF Albany
County on a charge of taking 5000 to amend a
bill before the Legislature In the interest or Ice
dealers on the Hudson River. The bill In question
was introduced April Is by John II. Campbell
an Asscmblyman Of Kings County. 1t reads as
follows:
1t shall be unlawful for any person or persons or
corporation to gather. harvest or carry away M ioa
sba be So used any Ice from the Hudson River
channel thereof between the southerly boundary
i1s' ihe state dam at Troy. Sew.York Any person
yo'ating provisions OF tho foregoing section oi
this shall be guilty OF a fn'sdemeanor'
This bill. Campbell says. was brought to him
by Charles Canton. of Cohoes. who has cehouses
on the Hudson River north OF the point where
under the bill. 1t was forbidden TO take ice out
Of the river The bill was referred to the As
sembly Committee on Internal Affairs, which has
as its members Cutler, Of Rockland; Snyder, OF
SCHUYLER: Van Keuren. of Ulster: Ryder. Of
Otgero: Brown OF Gates; Clark. Of Ontario;
Keeholt. Of Albany: Mclaughlin Of Saratoga;
Vacheron Of Queens: Staey. of Schoharie. and
Norton ~ Rensselaer,.
The measure was opposed by George Best. who
owns icehouses at Castleton-o Hudson Just
outside the boundaries of the city Of Albany Mr..
Pest is said To have entered into NEGOTIATIONS
with members of the Assembly TO nave an
amendment 10 the bin oy which that portion OF
the Hudson where MS icehouses are situated
should be exempted from its provisions The
amen imcnt WAS made. r..
Some As.emhyman is reported 20 have received
q cnock for 900 In payment for securing the
adoption Of this amendment. ana to have cashei
the check personally at the bank IN Ctsue'oh.
Three persons 1t Is said. appeared o.Iore w w
Grand Jury and testified as 10 the dentity OF ,ne
,sromhlvman who presented this check ana
s,yore that they him cash II.
Assemblyman Cutler. who Is the chairman oi
,ho committee on Internal Affairs says that.
while IN, bill was reported favorably on Apr,i
e6 I'm the form desired by Mr. Best. II was men
recommitted 10 the same commit 90 diH ma" ~
chance ~ passing II may be therefor.' Una, III
mon who paid the $4,000 think they nave s psen
tho victims ~ false pretences' ana are seFki's
IA nunlsh the man who has thus got thelr money
,vav from them. Asscmblyman Campbell WIN
introduced the bill says that ~ any tme nc
,youd have been willing to accept an amenuinent
To- IL forhlddng the cutting OF Ice wi'iih io"'
feet ~ sewer ,. ,.,,r Av
~ Indictments have been found against four AS
sounbivrnen probably there will be some arrests
o. marrow and sensational trial VIII loi'"
.ono,or collins NJ Troy. who had introduced
so,pevh,t similar bll against ice-'uttlng Oh NV
Hudson River permitted Senator kice. oi NihsS-
ton t. have this bill reconmitteh 10 M - .''a, ~
too n, public Health. This action was TAKEN s'.n
,,r !, hac,n,c whispered about that indictments
%a, hoo, found against four Assemblymen. Seha-
Tor ptce saws the ice-dealers ~ ulster '"uh'y
,vould he rnlned II such bill sn"uid oeco"'e
law and this is the second time this session ie mas
rad this bill recommittcd. ,,
7, ,ras renorted late tonight that Assembiyman
yacheron ca shed Rests check at the Farmers anu
Mechanics Bank I'm this city ana tnat t'ps' as
rompanled him and identified MIN; furtneI wa :
,vo other Assemblymen accompanied .achsion ~
n, tho time and. received money from MIN IL -
Ia tb,t Nr Davidson the cashier of the panK'
went before the Grand Jury and MADE thls s'a'e
mont and this led 10 Nacherons lndiC'We"'
AR vacheron started from Long lsland Cl'v ior
Albany on Monday nisht IN company with super.
,sor Tbeo3ore Koehlar of Long Island CITY Mr.
r-h,ar returned Yesterday. He said Mr. Nach-
r,, r,s IN A mornse mood on Monday nignt' ana
r.rusad ~ talk either him or to the legsid'ois
whom they met on the train. restel""! 'i' ~,
ho sought the Assemblyman at Albany. put couio
o, nnJ him He thought this peculiar. ana nna'-
IL gave up and started for home.