The Washington herald., 1907-01-16
CLAIMBRIBE ISTAKEN
JerOme'S Detectives Arrest
New York Alderman.
$4,000 MARKED MONEY USED
Municipal Ownership Councilman
said TO Have offered 20 Throw
Twelve Votes ia RecOrdership Con-
test and 10 Have Given Exhibition
Test-AIIegeG Go-betyveen Arrested.

New York. Jan. l5.-THs afternoon de-
district attorney arrested Alderman
Clifford of Queensborough ard David
Mann. an alleged go-between, and the on
GERS swear that the men had the cash
S6.o6J-on them. Mann is alleged 10 have
made confession. and ne and Clifford
viii be examined with all others arrested
tonight by Magistrate Whitman. in the
West Side Court, i'm the morning.
When john ". Con- was elevated from
the General Sessions Court to the bench
of the Supreme Court OF the State Of New
York. az the last election. il WAS dis
covered that the vacancy so created
could be filled by the board OF aldermen
The board is Republican by slight ma
jority, but the municipal ownership mem
bers hold the balance OF power.
Before "a vote had been recorded il 6e
came rumored that certain members were
looking for a stake" for their votes. but
this was declared to De false, and ever
since the first of the year the board has
been deadlocked on the recordersEip-
Investigation led TO d visit to Alderman
Clifford at his home in Long Island CITY
on Saturday by man who said his name
was Hashell. and that $40 represented
certain corporate interests that did not
want to see Francis McAvery. the Tam
many candidate. elected recorder. The
man. however, was an agent Of the View
York district attorney. These interests.
explained the visitor. would stand for
Meyers or Cowing.
Alderman Clifford. il is claimed. said
he could deliver the necessary votes for
$3.50 each, and a further meeting was ar
ranged.
Promise of Exhibition Test.
At the meeting further details were
agreed upon. Clifford. it is charged said
he could deliver twelve votes If necessary.
in any direction the men with the money
wanted them thrown. First. the money
would have 70 be put up with a go
between. When the money was IN hand
he would demonstrate. it is claimed pv
any plan that he had control of a suf-
fcient number of votes to elect Meyers-
or any candidate but McAvery.
Hashell suggested that Clifford exhibit
a test vote at tO-Gay's meeting of fba
board Of aldermen. Al the previous two
sessions the Municipal Ownership League
vote had been cast for John Palmieri
According to the detective. Clifford said
that TO show that he could deliver this
vote he would shift it to ex-Judge Cowe7
BY appointment Hashen met him this
morning at the Delaware Hotel Tbirtv-
fourth street and Fourth avenue Clifford
was accompanied By David Mann. fore
of Mfllar-
le2i street and First avenue.
Go-betvcen Takes $4,000.
Mr. Mann is my friend and is 10 be
trusted, Clifford is said to have ex-
planned. Give him the money and he
win keep it until after I have demon
strated at the city hall this afternoon thai
1 can deliver the goods I viii call him
up on the phone. and later call on him
and get the money"
HasheN said he was satisfied Reacbino
into his pocket he produced 5000 in bins
that had previously been marked at the
district attorneys office The money fs
said TO have been handed 10 Mann. who
put it in his pocket. Clifford and Hasha1
then left Detective Sergeant Flood and
County Detective Reardon. who had seen
the whole transaction from "A safe place
Of concealment, followed Mann and ar /
rested him as soon rs Clifford and
Hashel We're OUt Of sight
Mann professed TO be in ignorance of !
inside information about the matter. He 4
said he WAS willing to aid the officers |
Flood and Reardon instructed him to go /
to the stone yard. wait for the message
from Clifford, and pay over the money 1
when the alderman appeared
The Test Works Out.
Mann went to work and picked out hid /
ng places the detectives watched. AtI
O'Clock Mann was called to the teIe-
phone. Clifford was a; the other end ~ /
The wire. He Is said to have told Mann /
that pursuant to his agreement, he had /
delivered the municipal ownership vote
10 former Judge COwinC and would be
tight up after the money
He appeared in half an hour and the
ietectives declare Mann handed him the
money that he counted il and placed Il
Il his pocket That as he did SO. Detec-
-lVes Flood and Rearjon came out OF
.heir hiding place and Clifford, recogniz-
ne them, ran. In his fight he is alleged
10 have thrown away the money which
was picked up by Reard0n, at least he
50 alleges.
Clifford was later caught and after
BENG put through the third degree" in
he district attorneys Office. was ar
aligned in court and held in hail