The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-04-04
FLOWERS LAWYER ARRESTED
PARTNER or THE D0CTORs son
ACCUSED or BRIBERY,

George z. Mills Said to Have Tried 10 Buy
the Five Indictments Against the
Mining Promoter for sI. gyO-Jeroms's
Man Garvan Was 10 Have Had 81. 500.
George Z. Mills. counsel for Dr. r. @.
Flower and law partner Of Flowers son.
was arrested in az Park row restaurant
yesterday on q charge Of attempting to
bride Detective Sergeant Brindley and
Assistant District Attorney Garvan TO turn
over to him the five indictments against the
doctor.
He was arraigned in the Tombs police
court andyheld in 5000 bail for examina-
ton on Sunday morning. %
Assistant Disffict Attorney Miner asked
for forty weight hours to scrutinise any
surety Mills might offer. Magistrate Pool
notified Mills that the District Attorney
demanded his legal time to examine surety
and Mills offered to give cash bail, but IL
was too late in the day to make the deposit
30 Mills was locked up in the Tombs.
Brindley acted as the agent of Assistant
District Attorney Garvan, who has charge
Of the prosecution Of Flower on the indict-
ment for grand larceny growing out Of
Flowers sales Of stock in the Lone Pine
AAAhio ohd WIN iCSoutfy Cdubcu tnS tXuuIud-
ton Of the body Of Theodore Hagaman.
Last Monday Andrew d. Meloy. who
used to be associated with Flower, called
upon Mr.. Caravan and said he represented
Lawyer Mills. He said that Mr.. Mills
wanted TO meet Mr.. Garvan and make
deal to get rid Of the charges against Flower
and secure a report declaring that Haga-
man died from natural causes.
Mr.. Caravan took Meloy to Mr.. Jerome's
ONCE and MHI0v foA v,vov,noitfpv, 10,
him. Mr. jerome detailed Brindfey to meet
Mills. Meloy said that while Brindleys
real name and occupation would be known
TO Mills. for the sake Of making 1t safer
Brindley met Mills several times and re-
ported TO the District Attorney that Mills
would give q, 900 for the original indictments
against Flower, which were to be destroyed
In the presence Of Mills and Brindley. By
permission. Of the Judge Of the General
dictments and gave them to Brindley.
Brlndley agreed with Mills to meet him
Tor luncheon at Hams restaurant in the
Park Row Building and several other police
men were stationed In the restaurant.
After their luncheon Brindley says Mills
gave him 81. $50, OF which $3.50 was to be
the. detectives own share and the other
u 500 was 70 20 to Mr.. Caravan. Accord
ing TO Brindley Mills was going to
ssSs s sss he rest o. s the Brdy
and a. soon as Mills had put them in his
pocket announced that the lawyer was
under arrest. Mr.. Garvan says that 1t
was part Of the proposition that he should
substitute for the originals. defective in
dictments that might be dismissed upon
demurrep.
Mills was then taken TO the District At
torney's ONCE, reaching there just after
MT jerome left to 60 to his home In Lake
vile, Conn. He telephoned to Howe 4
Hummels and Lawyers Kafenburgh and
Steinhardt hurried to his aid
y Tho arratgnnhAnt was the signal for an
clared that the arrest was q dirty Job
that the District Attorneys Office was full
Of dirty Jobs that he'd prefer charges
against Roundsman Lane. who had had
charge OF the prisoner. and that the Dis
ments to Mills. who wouldn't buy them.