Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1910-02-19
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You'll find my ammunition In the
open. Thorne." replied Mergatroyd.
"the NEXT time the legislature meets
TO choose a senatorp
ThOrne's insolence returned
do you mean to tell me that your
name viii be presented7"
Precisely"
cor course you'll try to buy votes
with the Challoner money you nave"
III get the votes. never fear"
III match you dollar for dollar"
mot with dollars coined from era
dlebaugh's nor from cOrruptiOns." de-
clared Murgatr6yd,
Thorne's eyes narrowed.
"Murgatroyd." said be. you reckon
without your host. no matter who
owns Cradlebaugh's. The organiza-
ton has its finger on every grand jury,
every petit jury. every judge. You
must beat Peter Broderick and the err
ganization. and until you do this you
can't beat me. You can't prove your
assertions. The organization backs me
up"
III your name" retorted Murgatroyd
deliberately. rs presented for senator
il will be withdrawn. and mine viii be
presented in its place"
The next day at O'Clock there was
n resouuding rap on the prosecutors
private office door.
Peter Broderick came putting into
the room. Selling a chair. he drew It
up 20 the desk and sat down. saying:
II never refuse an invitation TO see
a man alone.
do you know. MurCatroyd." the
politician went on. that I haven't had
good chance to talk 20 you since the
Challoner ccse-you've been so blamed
ofish. But now. here I am sIttin'
here with vou-you. the only mug
wump In to town that ever used 10
be afraid Of-and you know I can say
any blamed thing please to you. and
you got 20 take II and say nothin'. DO
you know that I'm one OF the few that
believe the truth about that briber'
Murgatroyd smiled
Were both in the same boat ehTr
Not bit OF it, returned Frederick
"Tm in a coal barge. You're in 4 mo-
torboat Why. there's many n man
been in honest politics all his life. Ike
me. who's never pulled out three-quar-
tiers OF a million, Not much, And
out OF one deal TOO. why. look at
me- he went on glibly. i've been in
a lot Of deals. but that gets me. Three
quarters OF a million on just one DEAL
DO you know the most / ever made
out OF any one dealF"
Mm~rrnfrov Fn-nfr,H I'm
manner.
How mucbT"
Frederick shook his finger at him.
Foxy boy. Think I'd give up so
easy? This particular deaf I'm tellin'
you about is back outside the statute
OF limitations You couldn't get me
on H. IL was the Terwuilger tract.
was chairman OF the common council
finance committee. YOU remember.
Bought the tract for twenty Eve hun
dred aud sold &c 20 the city for two
hundred and eighty thousand. That's
me-"
Good work. said Murgatroyd. with
genuine admiration. Il didn't know
you were en- ON that"
in on a." snortcd Brodcrlck. 81
was the whole show! That's where
I'm coy, my boy. Takes n big man 10
End Frederick out"
Murgaroyd shook his head.
They found me out all right" he
said
Broderick waved his hand. answer
ing:
Not a bit OF IL. It's all blown over.
and II IL hasn't IL will All they'll re
member after awhile is that you've
got q wad Of money. They'll forget
how you got H.
You're n giant" be went on. "an
intellectual giant to bag six figures"
Murgatroyd lazily closed his eyes
and murmured:
Tell me about the new hospital
that little concrete job"
Broderick leaned forward. his face
growing crimson.
What are you Gettin' atT'
Murgatroyd opened drawer and
took eat a bulky batch OF papers.
''Broderick." he said severely. do
you know that I've got you implicated
in more than thirty different violations
Of the law right here In town."
BrOderick held out his hand and ask
ed. with show OF interest:
What are they anyway
See for -ourself." returned Murga-
troyd." handing the papers to the
chairman.
BrOderick smiled confusedly.
do you know il would be blamed
uncomfortable for me II were deal
ing with any other prosecutor than
youY'
The prosecutor smiled again.
How do you know it won't be I'M
comfortable for you as il is?"
Broderick burst into a laugh.
You an me is two OF a kind
grafters together. tarred with the
same stick. That's why"
Murgatroyd nodded and took back
the list.
That's all right. Broderick." be as
Sented. I've got little job for you
to do"
out with itr' said Frederick.