New-York tribune., 1900-01-18
BROOKLYN NEWS.
DOODY LODGED IN JAIL.
THE CONTRACTOR INDICTED FOR PER-
JURY AT THE TRIALS OF CITY
WORKS OFFICIALS.

Daniel Doody, contractor. Of No. 31 FuIton-st.,
and lumber dealer at HamIfton-ave and CSowanus
Canal. was indicted yesterday by the Kings County
Grand Jury for perjury Mr. Doody has had sew
eral interviews recently with District Attorney
Clarke. at which stenographer behind a screen
took down everything that was said In response
10 summons he called at the District Attorneys
private Office yesterday. but instead Of having to
submit to another interview he was informed
that he had been indicted for perjury, and must
consider himself under arrest. He was arraigned
before Judge AspinaIl in the County Court, Crimi-
nal Branch and pleaded not guilty
Mr.. Doody informed the Judge that he had no
lawyer. and had had time to employ one The
Judge remarked that Mr.. Doody had enough money
TO employ counsel. and the District Attorney said
he would like have him kept there so that he
could send for counsel, and make an application
for the fixing of ball. If he desired to do so. Mr..
Doody then took a seat in the courtroom.
At the trial Of ex-Deputy City Works Commits
sioner Fielding, who acquitted in the admin
istration Of District Attorney Steele, Doody was
witness He was contractor when Theodore B.
Willis City Works Commissioner and II is esti-
mated that he got about 100000 worth of work
from the city. When the conduct of the affairs Of
the city by Willis and others being investi-
gated Doody was one OF the principal witnesses
against them. and declared he had paid 10 per
Of all the invitation work-that is. work which is
let without advertising and is less than S20O0-to
Fielding He testified to that effect before the
Grand jury when II considering the conduct
Of Mr.. Willis and his brother-in-law ex-PoIce
Commissioner Philips. and also the first trial
of Fielding. Shortly before the second trial Of
Fielding he repeated the story to Judge Steele
and his assistants. but at the trial he could
remember that he had paid Fielding any money.
and, motive could be established for conniv-
ing the audit of a fraudulent claim against the
city. that being the charge against Fielding he
acquitted.
The Indictment against DOody charges that
December 10, 1899 ex-Deputy City Works Corurnis-
sioner Robert ". Fielding trial before Jus
tice Smith and a jury. in the Supreme Court,
charged with oonnving at the audit of a false and
fraudulent claim against the city. The Indictment
that the trial il became material inquire into
the relations between DOOdy and Fielding. whether
certain Jio1s took place between them in
reference 70 persons who were to be DOody's rep
resentatives in bldding for city work; whether
DoOdy gave the names OF such persons TO Fielding,
and also whether he paid Fielding any portion
OF the money received by him from the city for
1t is alleged Indictment that 10 these
Doody had testified that he could not Temem-
ber that this testimony was false and he knew il
be false and therefore, he is guilty Of perjury.
The names Of witnesses written the back OF
the indictment District Attorney Steele, Ste
nographers ReQua. Bigelow and Carey, OF the Su-
prene Court. who took the testimony of the trials
and Miss K. J. Boyle, stenographers in the Dis
tricr Attorneys Office, and Denis Clara equity clerk
in the County Clerks office.
Bail fixed by Judge Aspinall at $500, IN de-
fault Of which Mr. Doody committed 70 Ray
mond Street Jail He arrived there at o'clock