New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-10-23
Reynolds and Land An.
praiser O'Malley Charsed
With Fraud
Bailey and Creve
Also Are Accused
Ex-senator Again Cited 70,
Perjury in Realty
Sale

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dered by Governor Whitman to inyest.l
gate the police and other city depsr.
ments, returned indictments yesters,-
against ex-State Senator William
Reynolds, Frank Bailey, yice-preyS,,,
of the Title Guarantee and Trust Cor.
pany; William NJ. Greve, vice presid.r.
Of the Neponsit Realty Company. ri
Charles A. O'Malley, land appraiser |,
the Office Of Controller Prendergsr
They are charged with conspiracy :.
cheat and defraud the ci,y in the da,
by which the city purchased SeasiS
Park at Rockawsy for sl,250.0O0.
Mr.. Reynolds, who was indicted 70,
perjury last August in connection Wit i.
the same deal, was indicted or II,
same charge. Mr.. OMalley, IN add,
ton, was indicted for neglect Of du.,
1t was alleged that he did not properr
gather data on which to base his eh.
mate Of $1,000 valuation an acre. II.
blanket conspiracy indictment charys
the four men with procuring fsl.
testimony, given before the condemns.
ton commission, as 10 the value Of "a,
land.
The superscding perjury indictmsa,
against Mr.. Reynolds charges that h
testified before the commission tina. n
had no financial interest in the SeasiS
Park site when he declared under Osa
that the property was worth 5000 a.
average acre. The evidence, as in IT,
case Of his previous indictment, shovel
that he sold his interest 70 Fran
Bailey for $4,000 and a tenth intenE
in a copper mine one year after he Ia.
testified before the commission.
Indicted Men in Court To-day
Justice Golf instructed Chief Glen
Carroll Of General Sessions 10 motif
the lawyers for the defendants to pp.
duce their clients before him to-day q
10 o'clock Clark l.. Jordan, cesnssl
, for Mr.. Bailey, announced that BIS
client had just returned from ssns
forum in West Virginia, where he mas
been suffering from breakdown sinss
his protracted appearance as a vilnsn
before the grand jury.
The investigation OF the Seaside Ca
was begun by District Attorney Svw
last July, after receiving the reportf
William Bullock, director Of the J
reau of City Inquiry. The same rep
was sent to Governor Whitman in A.
gust, and the Governor stated publietI
that he would await the request FL
District Attorney Swami FOR the sp-|
rointment of a special Supreme Court
term and an extraordinary grand Iugl
10 investigate the report.
District Attorney Swami presentsd
the evidence before the grand Jun
which Governor Whitman had orderI
to probe the evidence against police
men implicated in the escape Of A.
fredo Cocchi, the murderer OF Run
4 Cruger. The work was IN charge
Assistant District Attorneys Wil!a,
II. Black and Edwin 7. Kilroe.
The grand jury is now investigate
the Dreamland Park and South Brcet
Ign marginal railway land deals, o.
the indictments filed yesterday 81
based entirely on the Seaside deal
ne QlSLIlDullOU VI Alt '~fNfNNN p"
its on the Seaside transaction was =
vestigated for many days. The shsn
were paid in separate checks OF so4*
and SAB 900. Two checks amountngt
$4,000 were missing and nelts
Frank Bailey nor William II. Greye "a
been able to produce them. Mr. bslt
was president of the Neponsit conpsb!
which sold the land. Another feaH'
of the division of the profits was
fact that two Of the shares have y
been paid. but are still held BY
! Title Guarantee and Trust Compan!
Borrowed $500 from Grew
Mr.. OMalley stated to the pisirt
Attorney that about. the only ehor
made to appraise the PARK site was
visit il once and the rest OF me W
he obtained from Mr.. Greye ne
mitted that he had borrowed SOW il.
Greve and that the latter was eaM.
ing him for $4,000 on stock ~
OMalley also admitted that la'l ~s
he had accompanied Bailey and Uls
as Reynolds guests to Arizona
California on Harry Payne Nhimg
private car Vagabondia TO lhsP"
Reynolds copper mines.
Mr.. Jordan, Bailey counsel, VIZ
asked about the indictment, sad;
There was no evidence 20 wsrIs
IL. Even If there had been don
how il could have been found oees.
the statute Of limitations for eonsI
acv. which is a misdemeanor, expire
the end of two years The last S's 4
the circumstance was committee IS
wears ago. when the city pa'e II
money. II is a gratultous inae.A;s
for a purpose which could not p"s'
serve the public. When the time " =
for motion for a dism ssal on
ground of the statute OF lmissa
there can be no other course
dismiss It, "a, "a
John B. Stanchfeld. counsel 10Y "a,
Pevnolds. said conviction Of ms o.
was impossible on account o, 5o.s
Grafton of the statute o. N ila.s.~.is
William NJ. Greye said: ~ Is Us
but dirty politics. That's an
false as the statement maze 80
trict Attorney Swami that ! ~,
panied Reynolds to Europe 10 20
haven't been 20 Europe since lsV-
| went with my wife thai time
as usual. is lying
Statement by Mitchell
When asked about the indle1;S. 7
Mayor Mitchell gave out the i''"
statement: ~
az any of the men who havs
indicted are guilty Of to erlms, ~
which they are charged tfus' .ns
will be speedily tried and eonV'eyi.,5 4
"There is no crime on me
more heinous to M than me =, y
ing of the public treasuri OF ~
trayal of public trust. /. y
whoever attempts 70 CORFU,
honesty of public official OF.
public official. corrupts his )hiesl
enemy of the public, who sng,d
mercilessly sought put and pun'sS Ia j
81 shall await the outcome s.,,rss =