New-York tribune., 1903-07-29
FLEMINc,s FRIEND QUOTED ~.

Oh Sunday night 4 prominent member or tAe
Democratic Club holding confidential reiauollS
with John Fleming. sent out statement winch
was published in The Tribune and other papers
The most important feature of the statement
1vas that John Fleming was TO receive d sum
supposed to be about SJO0000 for his half OF
7he business. This is now understood to be IN
stock Of the new concern. in which Mr.. Fleming
held half interest before the latest reorganiza-
ton. In that statement Mr. Fleming's own
friend took the liberty of putting words into his
mouth That is the only statement in which MI
Fleming has been quoted in The Tribune
All other things made public in The Tribune
were from the Dock Department records. the
current news at the District Attorneys once
and the papers used by counsel In their aTsu-
rnents before the Appellate Division in connec-
zion with the controversy about removing James
J. Coogan as receiver.
.lderrnan James Z. Gaffney, president Of the
New-York Contracting and Trucking Company
who was arrested two weeks ago, charged with
entering into a contract with the city while a
member Of the Board of Aldermen, was yester-
day held In $500 bail by Justice Mayer in the
Court of Special Sessions for the grand jury.
The SPECIFIC charge is that Gaffney signed a
lease for pier at Seventy-ninth-st.
AS Deputy Sheriff Kelly, who had taken
charge of Gaffney, was leaving the courtroom
a writ Of habeas corpus was served on him by
Peter A Hendrick. Gaffney's counsel directing
him TO produce Gaffney in the Supreme Court in
the afternoon before Justice Bischof, where
writ Of certiorari was also 10 be argued.
ALDERMAN GAFFNEY IN COURT.
Alderman Gafney appeared in Special Term,
Part II. Supreme Court, ? p m, in the Gus
tody Of Detective Rappolt. Assistant District
Attorney Clarke represented the people. The
petition of Gaffney set forth that he was illegal
" restrained of his liberty on a commitment by
Justice Mayer, as the information or depostons
upon which the commitment was issued and
Carney was arrested did not state facts con-
stituting q misdemeanor or any other crime.
TIE return 10 the writ Of certiorari was made
ly Justice Mayer. who set forth all the proceed
ings before him since his issuance of the war
raTt which Alderman Gahney was arrest
ed and stated that Alderman Ganney waived
eAnrl 10 ton and was duly committed in default
OF bail.
n Hendrick informed Justice Bischoff that
he 4nG aIr. Clarke had arranged that the hear
ing q tic argument both wTlts should be
nGjo.racd uuU Thursday morning. Mr.. Clarke
as<CG ;hat the argument he set down Tor Iues-
deS q uSSf week justice BlscEoh VIII end ms
si,tI SIS Il HacJ u, Special Term, on Friday.
jas. lee 3 schon put the hearing down for Fri
day n . p.
AIr Clarke consented that Alderman Gaffney
should Le paroled 10 the custody OF his counsel.
VIXEN District Attorney Jerome returned To
fhe city yesterday from his homo in Lakeviiie,
Com, he was apprised Of the fact that he was
Supposed 10 submit brief TO Justice Bischoff,
= The application Of counsel for John Fleming,
or Brown & Fleming the contractors, for a
Wit or prohibition. TO show why the eX-
animation Of Mr. Fleming in the John Doe
proceedings OF the Dock Board investigation
should not be stopped. Mr., Jerome immediate
~ Informed Justice BisChof that he would not
submit e brief. saying that the motion made
kad heeD only q preliminary one. and that 1t did
not cal Cor any argument on his part