The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-04-16
ONE. GRAFT PROBE ARREST
AND THREE SUSPENSIONS ~
QUEENS BOROS on.
Former FIaanctaI CIerk IerdAU is In.
dIeteS Tor I.arerNS and tRsser aS.sp'sO
mau-Gnshas and I've lnsDcr,sr~
IN sewer DepaFtmeat suspcnsiet.

CorDeIns J Jordan. who until a week
ago was financial clerk in the Depart
ment Of Water supply, Gas and hlec-
tricity IN the Borough 81 QUEENS. was
arrested yesterday ON seven indictments.
thr~. charging him with grand larceny
and four charging petty larceny. Adolph
B,IrkhArd cashier Of the Bureau II sew
ar-. and Georxe Mikel and Richard Hill.
inspectora IN the Bureau of Sewerp. were
suspended pending a hearing. The ar
rest and Suspensions wers the result OF
the graft hunt now gong on.
The indictment Of Jordan was brought
about through the Investigations made
bv experts who have been at work under
the direction of Commissioner Of Ac-
counts Fusdick since the opening 81 the
wear. Jordan is ~ yearS old and lives
with his family at IS2 South Ninth street.
RrookIvu, where he was arrested early
Yesterday morning 10y Directive IAeu-
tenant John 4. Butter attached tn the
Office OF tn. District Attorney Of QUEENS
county. Later in tho day he was ar
raixned before Judge Humphrey in the
oueens county court. where his vie
Furnished bail In 5000.
The arrest 81 Jordan and the susp~n-
.ion ~ the three employees of thu Sewer
DrpaFtment following closely upon the
dirrni.-aI oC Leonard G. l.. smith. assistant
engineer in charge OG The Water De-
paTtment in Quesns. has given that
borough a shaking such - 70 has not
.xp.rienc..d IN years. Removals from
once anal designations had csas-d 10
create sensations. hut tho actual finding
81 indictments 10 soEnething ont Of tho
ordinary IN graft hunts len that borough.
The indictments In the case ~ Jordan
charge that in the year 1919 h took sums
oT money helonging IA the city a. follows:
MAY 70. ~ IS: July >. SD 20; July q q. -:
July IL. sstss. July 10. sIe.Hs: Nov"mber
rs, sIa 50. aud November 10. ieDo. go. Is,
making a total % siS7 %.
ProTn what can b. learned this 10 hut
the beginning Of = list 81 indictments
which 4 10 sEpscted will be handed down
against various city employees. Despite
the zsalous demand in certain quarters
for more haste in the prosecution Of the
alleged graftsrs u was Hald Yesterday
that District Attorney DE witt does not
intend To he sWervct from the plan org
inAlly laid down by him and Commits
siOner PoAdick. and Of which IL n said
Mayor Gaynor N cognisant. 10 pro
ceed only an the evidence 10 gathered
and put In SHAPE by the Commissioner
a Accounts and has eNpsEts. According
tO the District Attorney To proved other
wise wOuld b. Ia act for the greater part
on heArNay evidence and bring about
the usual abortive graft hunts for which
Queens has beoOlne known 10 u
thought that the Grand Jury will bs in
readiness To resume its quest again on
Monday. when. u " prediotnd. othsg
indictments will follow.
Burkhard. the suspended cashier II
the sewer Department, hvee I'm Long
Island City. A. ths ttma Of the trial ol
Joseph y. Nelson. who was dlamiaNed
from the position % chief clerk in the
Sewer Department last week ny Preai-
dent OreaseT. in answer 20 tho charge
against ham IN tho matter OF issuinR
peFtuifs Nelson s,a-el i1 his slsrs-1rs