New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-11-17

The CORONER AND HIS AccusERs.-Tne

Tur CORONER AND HIS ACCUSERs.-I nc
,,,,.,al hD.,n,ss before the Board OF Supervisors
on Friday Was in relation TO the charges against Cor
on,r Gesr. The following commanlcatisn IRON
aha, officer was received, read and referred to
Select Committee
Tee Res The Board Of SGSerrsors o. ne q" o"~'s
The undersigned. Coroner of the City and County
Of New.York represents that on or aeout tae o.a
cav OF Octooe, last past. he presented ms qu'eiy
hi for services as Coroner for the quarter ending on
the seth Sept last ... An
County Officers OF which AID Franklin Is CHAIRMAN
Thai subsequently your memorialst caueo on VI, MI
Franklin upon two occasions IN reiation 10 the os'
when he was Informed that he had not examined the
Tha, on the 2sth day of October last, was pros.
tra;ed by a very psralytlc attack, by wnich
am still confined mainly to my bed, and enuIeiy !"
Some few DAYS since, notwithstanding the prohibit
ton of nv phys two OF the Committee were
admitted 10 my ROOM and, as far as | remember,
was asked generally what | had 10 say about my
BIZ and replied that the bill was correct or night,
but do not profess TO recolect win accuracy what
did occur am however eonhSens ,nS' ., se' ans
am now ignorant Of the character or extent OF tne
charges against me, except from what derive from
the pubic press.
the Committee and my self up TO this period
| complain, and think with justice, that nave
never been furnished with any charges tha' nave
never been notified 10 attend the examination OF
witnesses before the Committee or elsewhere tnas
Ihave never heard witness examined, or oeen iut-
nished with process TO compel we a'enu n,ne ~ ~
witnesses or even been notined OF me meeting oI
the Committee but have been deoaIfed OF every
night that the law secures to the meahes' Vi
offenders A.. ,o,h
instant the Committee submitted 10 your honorable
body a report charging me with forgery perjury,
obtaining money BY false p.etenses crimes oi sue
gravest character, constituting s 49, nhsrses
and gross violations OF duty ana those onarseS
based upon afdavits taken sr pdrfe and upon cetI-
6caes of individuals not even authenticated oy OAHU
With proceedings thus irregular sha
ed the Committee have regarded them as sutncieh'
to base re solutions extraordinary IN theu chHaC
ter and unjust in their tendency as the report tseu'
III now state TO the Board OF supervisors thdl aln
willing and prepared, at any time, ana before any
rnnre,udced tribup 10 meet the charges when are
or may be brought against me and demand az
YOUR hands before condemnation, copy OF tue
chsrees whlch your Committee has preferred against
me and an opportunity of confronting and examin-
ing the witnesses upon whose testimony THESE
charees are based. -. ,..,
The law has secured 10 every citizen this ngh.
wherein the reputation OF the liberty OF citizen Is
sought TO be assailed and claim IN this case what
every citizen is entitled 10
had indeed supposed that the only question tha'
existed and upon which the Board OF supervisors
was called to act, was to the amount claimed 70 De
due 70 me for services rendered as coroner OF the
City Of New-YoTk but II seems that the Pferoga-
the laws of the State of New-Iork can arragn a
Sheriff or Coroner for mafeasance IN ONCE ana ap-
ply the les al correction, ard IN when case ample
provision is made for me protecucn OF the accuseu
by recurring a copy of the charges to be served upon
him. and by aordlDg that privilege, or rather isns
to conf the VIII esses whe may accuse hil "hch
In every civilized land and by every tribunal wnich y
governed by a sense OF justice Is awarded 70 the ac
cused 49, -, :.
Feelir g most deeply the wound that has been m
hicted upon my personal and professional enuac.eI
no
thought It their duty TO pursue. ask that Conms-
tee may be appointed by your honorable body before
whom / may be enabled TO appear, and confront
those witnesses whose affidavits have been spread
upon your Committees Report, and nave formed
ITS basis, when l shall be enabled not merely
10 satisfy your honorable body OF the iaisIy
OF the charges so uniusy preferred against me- but
also-and what is Infinitely more important 10 me
vino ate my character and reputation from that o.
loouy which the Report of the Committee has so
uriusty ard so unnecessarily cast upon them.
Ne,r- York Nor Is, 1851. SETH UEER
Upon the reading of this communication, the fol-
LOVING res solutions were passed
ResOIred, That the Report Of the Committee on County
.pc,bs Sent &C. ISL be refersed to Select Commtee
tn. Board who shall cause copy Of said report and ieso
sd by himssifos hs counsel appear before said Com
BE- a. ina 81 snS
ad and cross examine the same and that the
70 said Commntee Ia dlsproye said charles
R'solr,d. That days notice shalt be gwen TO SAID
GseI Of the time and place of the meeting OF said Com
Resoired That SAID Committee proceed at their earliest
examination OF the truth Of said charges
and that they report tins Board the resur of such
amhatICn for their action.
TWAS finally settled that the whole matter should
70 to the Con mitee County Offices, the one which
made the report last week against the payment Of
the Coroner's bill
FEMALE ASSISTANCE SOcIETy.-The thir-
~. eighth annual report of this excellent charity
shows IT'S fnanc es to be in the following condition;
RECEIPTS.
Balance on hand, Nov. 1850 $237 81
Collection in Ruigersst Church. l03 l2i
Collection in 0lyer-st. Church. ..-. 70 %
Donation from Jenny Lind -....... 300 90
Subscriptions and donations -..-.-------.- l.gy3 ~
Total. S2,7O7 33I
EXPENDITURES.
For printing wood and coal orders and an
nual report --.------------------- $3I 81
To, Woou anI 49,; ak Ss.
Adver -.-..-.....---. ~ 60
Rent OF room 90
Total. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES .s2,6.s O5i
Balance on band Observation-Disclosures. SO 80
Total. 707 35i
The Dorcas Society auxiliary to the Female As.
sstance Society, have during the past year furnished
TO the parent society 9s5 garments and " comfora-
bles, to be distributed among the sick and destitute
Of the City. The Dorcas Society have received, du'
ring the past year, including the balance on hand,
1880, $434 l7-of which there has been expended for
rent and goods, $780, "A leaving balance on hand
of 500 40.
ANOTHER New STEAMER -Westervelt
& Mackay have Just laid the keel OF another new
stf amer for the New York and Virginia Steamship
Company. She will be similar 10 the Roanoke, and
be placed on the same route. She Will be 220 feet on
deck, 80 feet inches beam, and 10 feet hold. Her
machinery will be manufactured at the Morgan Iron
Works. The engines will have cylinder 10 inches
diameter and piston 10 feet stroke This ship will
be completed IN about four months
LAUNCH AT EssEx.-The ship Middlssex,