New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-05-29
m PCSH INVESTIGATIONS.
.opr INDICTMENTS EXPECTED IN THE
CITY WORKS SCANDAL.

-,,,nrScE FURNISHED BY CONTROLLER coLER
~ RE TAKEN Up BY THE GRAND JURY TO-
oppor-HI-NTING FOR A MISSING MAN
r.o Grand Jury will TO- morrow again take up
49,. consideration Of the frauds in the OLD CITY
w.-rs Department accountants once that
..rs Inns far resulted in the indictment OF Ed
.-d Eastman on a charge OF grand larceny
~. additional evidence submitted 10 the DIS
49,. Attorney ny Controller Coler is almost GER
-. 90 -Asu,t IN the Indictment OF another man,
- an indictment OF Eastment on charge OF
-cs-v also II Is understood that some OF the
metric. Attorneys detectives are ehoeaVoring
:, end q man who IS suspected OF having some
!" -, ,,b tho forging that was done. and
$3.50. ma, has not been seen for several
sa,.s around his home or his usual resorts
-, .,s thick-and-thin partisan Democrats
,ror,ad 70 criticse Controller Coler for not
sis..,r,,,a.,nS more 10 the politics Of those
:, ,.as,,gates II is true that William Gon'
=, INC n-evious batch Of City Works officers
.,,s, whom indictments were found was
,|oo-o. also But in that case he was mixed
o. an alleged conspiracy. and II would have
80, dtf,cult for the Controller 10 overlook MIN
ui,hout exciting Republican criticism In the
-, ras,n,ent he Is not only the first man
cfei
..,of mover IN the alleged frauds with which
.,s name is connected. 1t may be possible that
co,.roI,e- Coler found that ne could. with con-
,,aerabe comfort to himself. permit the investi-
,o,,on Of EASEMENTS accounts 10 continue. East
re,- and Coler both live in the Twenty-third
Uo,d but they belong to opposing factions OF
the Democratic party in the ward.
ras.nent has been for years henchman OF
George 2 Glendennng; in fact. It was Glenden-
,,ns who got for him the place from which ne
ass suspended on Friday. COler IS follower OF
bridge Commissioner John l.. Shea, and has
Moan ever since Shea assumed the leadership or
he ward. Glendenning formerly lived in the
rwenty-frth Ward, into which he was sent by
ycIaughlin as a carpetbagger some years ago
~ order 10 capture the ward for Mclaughlin
Ahout three wars ago he moved into the TWEEN
-v,hird Ward and when he found that ne had
os, his grip on the Twenty-ffth Ward ne joined
.overal other rebellious Democrats In the Iwen-
,v.third Ward in some Of the efforts that were
made to wrest the leadership from Shea
Whether or not Glendennng knew the RECORD
- EASEMENT when he suggested MN Ior tlis
,onointuent only ne can tell II was reported
rom Glen Cove yesterday mat man nai.teu
Edward EASEMENT was indicted for emoezZIe
nent in 1880 He was al the tne uche'
gent for the Long Island Railroad COMPANY
md his accounts were said 70 De shorl ~
,ase against him never went 10 una, anu 60.
1 confinement Of six months IN the Queens
-ounty Jail he was discharged. The report was
hat the company compromised win ms re'a
ives In 1884 EASEMENT was lnolcteu On a
charge Of embezzling s4oo OF scnooI non bn,
he Town OF oyster Bay He was arrested pu.
,aver tried He was discharged as the result
" a petition for clemency ,,, a.,
.overed nv the Controller have the names OF real
~ fictitious officers Of Queens County towns OF
sinages near Glen Cove