New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-22
Assistant District Attorney Says
Maier and DuveIier Paid
Janitor in Plot to Dis
credit Mrs. GOOde.
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Pay Experts Who Are Search
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for Aldermen.

Two men. who gave their names as
David Maier, of No. 401 South 9th
street Mount Vernon, an importer, and
Charles Duvelier of No. 6 West 1l2th
street we're locked up in the West 47th
street police station late last night,
charged with having bribed Charles
Muller, janitor of the Marlborough
anartments. at No. 800 West 5Sth street.
This is the place where Mrs. Mary
Goodc who recently gave sensational
testimony about vice conditions before
the aldermanic committee, formerly
lived Assistant District Attorney
Groehl, who was instrumental in their
arrest, said the men are keepers of dis
orderly houses.
Mr.. Groehl said last night that the
two prisoners in the presence of nm
self and Deputy Sheriff Daniel Kelleher
gave Muller two S. bills, in consider
alton Of which Muller was to TESTIFY
before the aldermanic investigating
committee that Mrs. Goode had paid
him a large amount of money to cor
roborate her testimony.
After the prisoners had been locked
up and Muller had been subpenaed 10
appear before the investigating body
Mr.. Groehl told of the events leading
up to the arrest of the alleged bribers.
Was to Accuse Woman.
A week ago, the Assistant District
Attorney said. Maier and Duvelier ap-
preached Muller and offered him money
on condition that he testify when called
before the aldermanic committee that
Mary Goode had paid him a large
amount of money to back up her vice
story. Muller was told that the money
would be paid t. him If he made the
accusation against Mrs. Goode.
Muller was also janitor of the apart
ments when Mrs Goode conducted a
disorderly house there.
Muller suspected plot and begged
the men for weeks time in which to
conside. the proposition held out to
him. He arranged to meet them last
night in his apartments and give them
his final answer. This was agreeable
10 the alleged bribers and they de-
parted.
Early last week Muller went to the
District Attorneys Office and told Mr..
Whitman of the offer that had been
made TO him. Mr.. Whitman assigned
Mr.. GroehI to investigate the janitor's
story.
After discussing the matter with
Muller Mr.. Groehl communicated WIN
Deputy Sheriff Kelleher, and took the
latter 10 Muller's apartments with him.
They secreted themselves behind cur
tains in the sitting room and moment
later Maier and Duvelier entered. They
are said TO have talked with Muller re-
garding the story he was 10 tell on the
witness stand, and then the money was
produced and handed over to the jani-
tor.
Just at this moment Groehl and
2 Kelleher darted from their hiding place
and seized the two men. who offered
no resistance. They were taken to the
station house. accompanied by Muller
The prisoners refused to make any
statement when taken before the desk
In the station house.
This was not the only startling de-
Velopment in the unwinding Of the sor-
die vice story yesterday. From the
District Attorneys office it was learned
that Mary Goode had been shadowed
by men apparently from the Detective
Bureau on Thursday. Mrs. Goode her.
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