New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-10-24
Neponsit Men Have Until
October 81 to Decide on In.
voking Limitations Law
Politics, Says Reynold,
Tammany Investigator FRI.
quently Visited Hearst New.
paper Offices, He Declare.

Former Senator w. II. Revnol,.
Frank NJ. Bailey, vice-presiden. OF a.
Title Guarantee and Trust Comp,p,.
William VI. Greve, vice president % u.
Neponsit Realty Company, and Chat.
A. O'Malley, an appraiser Of u.
Controllers Office, who were ind.
ed by the extraordinary grand IN,
for conspiracy to cheat and A
fraud the city In the Seaside p.s
deal, pleaded not guilty yesterday \.
fore Justice Gof. Mr.. Reynold, an,
Mr.. O'Nalley also pleaded not guilt !.
indictments charging perjury and -
lect Of duty, respectively. ReynolSt
bail was fixed at $4,000. The othsr
posted bonds Of $4,000 each.
Justice Cot, In view of the claim ~.
the statute Of limitations dsb.n..
trial Of the defendants. required "a
mite pleadings on that issue Octobs, 4,
The court ordered the lawyers IA =.
anime the indictments and detsrr;..
by that time what course 70 pursue
Reynolds Says Its Politics
District Attorney Swami main.,i,.
that the defendants must make a sp,Ss
or affirmative plea that the erir..
charged are outlawed. To plead tbs,
in the opinion Of some lawyers. voull
be tantamount to admitting guilt. hi
probable that the defence will dsrr,
and ask dismissal Of the indictment, !,
the ground of insufficient eyids,s
This would open the door 10 a rotj,,
for an inspection of the minutes OF Il,
grand jury.
Mr.. Reynolds, in letter 10 n.
Tribune yesterday, asserted that IA.
indictments had been obtained "solslv
for political purposes" and said tbs,
The Americans" editorial yesterday.
which suggested the likelihood OF SUD
a statement on his part, was an at,enr,
to defend by way of anticipation VIA,
The American and those associated
with it know TO be the truth"
81 never had any interest IN IA,
Seaside Park land deal when it va
purchased by the city, wrote Mr.. Rev.
holds. Il have not received a singt
dollar for my interest in Dresmlans
| have not received 4 single dollar 10,
my interest in the marginal railwy
property"
When he responded TO a request 10
appear for examination in the Dis.ria
Attorneys Office three days before he
Indictment was returned, Mr.. Reyaold
said, he was confronted with WilIiar
Bullock, "head of Tammany Halls 10
called Bureau of City Inquiry" wke
proceeded to conduct the inquiry.
81 charge you with corrupting IN
Mayor and the Controller of the CT
of New York, and / can prove it,"t
Reynolds said was Mr.. Bullock's on
ing remark.
His reply, Mr.. Reynolds said, vi
that the present was an opportunity
for Mr.. Bullock TO do so. To that II.
vitation, he said, Mr.. Bullock retortsi;
81 know what you have been doing
disrupting the Democratic party !;
Brooklyn"
Kept Track of Bullock
Mr.. Bullock's activities, Mr.. Reynolds
declared, began four years ago, when
the cry of Land grab" was raised IN
the Mitchel-McCall campaign.
"Yet the voters Of this city," he co.,
tirues, rejected Judge Mccall, w
was undoubtedly far superior frs
every point of view to Judge Hylsn.'
From the time Of Mr.. BulloeSs IN
charges, Mr.. Reynolds also said, h
kept track of his accuser's movement,
and found him going to the Offices q
"The American" and "The Journal
practically every day and "lunsiirs
frequently" with District Atterrr
Swami.
In the course Of the investigator a'
District Attorney and his assistants
"had gone so far afeld," Mr.. Rsynolti
said, "as to importune witness"
brought to their Offices to testify n
garding the land deals and to thresss
them with arrest If they did not rsVsa
some salscious material OF which w
District Attorney could make capital u
his campaign,"