Mayor Gleason Indicted

New York, May 7.- Mayor Patrick Jorome G-leason of Long Island City was indicted Tuosday, together wlth several members of the Long Island City sporting traternity on various charges incidental to prize flghting, horse racing, and interference with the pólice in the discharge of their duty. "Yes, I heard that I and a lot of others were indicted," said Mayor Gleason. "I guess I was indi cted on my own advioe. I told the grand jury I attended the pugilistic boute at the Eureka club to see that the law wns not violated there, and it was not. The grand juries in this county do some quoer things, anyhow. I suppose they had to make some showing for their six weeks' work, so they indicted me because I happened to be handyy Well, they know where to find me wheu( they want to arrest nie. It won't be th(e flrst time I have been arrested. ƒ "The witnesses against me are a lot of one-day reformers and broken down g'Lrnblers. One reformer that testifled agq(ingt' me ran a Sunday baso ball park last jyear and sold beer on the grounds." f Just what the indictment againste jtiay. or Gleason is for sannot be le&rnei jje district attorney refuses to say. Q-'leason owns the ground on which the Kuüding of the Eureka Athletic club sta%s an has an interest in the proceeds of h flght pulled oflf there. f