The New York herald., 1851-11-15
Board OF Supervisors.

-EoyyMprR IA The Beard met at four o'clock this
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following papers referred
REPORTS RETERRyD.
OF the Board OF Education to the Board Of Supervisors
for the amount required for School purposes.
REPORTS ADOPTED.
Reducing and remittiDg personal taxes of sundry
persons.
PETITIONS REFERRED.
OF number Of citizens, for the correction of taxes
REFERRED.
OF the proprietors Of newspapers for advertising
RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED.
That the salary Of the Judges of the Common Peas Of
that Of the JUDGES of the Superior Court to take effect
at the expiration Of the terms of the said Judges
respectively Providing for the increase OF the salary u
the Assistant District Attorney to the Of two thou
sand five hundred dollars per year. to take effect from
the LIST Of November, 1851.
TIE csRoSERs BILL.
The following Communication from Cororer Geer
wss read
To THE HoSoR,n1r THE BoAnp OF strENvrsoas, OF rHr
Cry CoUNTY NEw YORK
The undersigned, Ceronor Of the city and county OF
New York represents that about the hfth day Of
October last pact be presented his quarterly bill for
vices Coroner for the quarter ending the Goth Sep
tsmbsr last
That the bill was referred to the COMMITTEES on City
and County onicers Of which Aid Franklin is chair.
-sp,
That subsequently, your men oriali.t called on Mr.
FispAlin, upon two occasions. In relation TO the bill
when be informed that he had not examined the
bill.
That the 2sth day Of October last prosra.ed
confined mainly to my bed and entirely to my room
Some few days since. notwithstanding the prohibition
Of my physicians two Of the committee admitted to
my loom; and a. tar az ] remember asked gene.
rally what bad to say about my bill and replied that
the bill correct right; but do not profess
collect with accuracy what did occur. l however
confident that neither received OF any papers or
heard any read and now ignorant Of the character
or extent Of the charges against me except iron what
This substantially all that has occurred between
the Committee and myself up to this period
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been furnished with any charges that have been
uohd TO attend the examination Of witnesses before
thscommittee or .lsewhere that have never heard
compel the attendance Of Witnesses or been mott
ted Of the meeting Of The committee, but have been
debarrtd o every right that the law secures TO the
mesDesi Of offenders
And yet learn through the pres that the 10th in
ttant the committee ,ubmitted your honorable body
report charging with forgery, perjury and obtain
ing money ~ false pretences; crimes Of the greatest
character constituting msf aance In oce, and gross
Violations of duty and these charges. based upon sda
Wits taken ssToYfe and upon certificates Of Individual
not authenticated by cath
With proceedings thus irregular and Unprecedented,
the committee have regarded them sufficient to base
resolutions extraordinary in their character and
VI just In their tendency o. the report itself
nov state TO the Board of Supervisors. that I arm
willing and prepared, at my time. and before any
pTjudced tribunal n mee; the charges which are,
may be. brought against me; and demand 81 your
hands before condemnation. a copy q the charges
which your committee ba. preferred sgaipst and
opportunity q confronting md examining the witnesses
upon vhose testimony the.e charges are based
The Law has sesursd to every citizen this right when
the eruston the liberty u the citizen sought
TO be sssaled and claim In this case what every ct
zen IL entitled to
had indeed supposed that the only question that
istsd and upon which the Beard of Supervisors was
called 10 act TO the amount clsmed to be due
for services rendered Coroner of the city o New York.
bot u seems that the prrogatiye Of the Covernors 20
10 invoked who alone by the laws q the State Of New
York arrsign sheriff Coroner for msfesssDce In
ocs and spply the legal correction and in which
ample provi,on 4 made for the protection q tbs &C
rug lv ~ he e a IA al
upon him, and BY snording that privilege rather
right % confront the witnesses who may him
which, In every civilized land and by every tribunal
witch governed bJ sense Of ustce is awarded 10 the
accused
Fesng most deeply the wound that has been inflicted
upon my personsl and professional character by the
poTfs that your committee has thought V their
duty 20 pUrue, ak that committee may be appointed
by your honorable body before whom may be enabled
sTpssr sbd confront those witnesses whose sdsvts
have been sprsad upon your committees report, and
20 fstsfy your honorable body a the elsity of the
chsrges nm B.tly preferred against but also and
What is Infinitely mors important 10 me, vindicate my
character and reputation from that okloquy which
The report n The csmm tss has ~ unjusty and
nscesfsfily os,t Bp1n hsn. SETH GBER.
NV YosS, Hov j. 1871
Ansr vbbh tss ruovinz resolutions we're submitted
BY the Hon Tsgngsrsh TsttNsDog, Who In the course
u hi 'msfks aaN that b. not the only person as
stated by one ~ tEs tster, n the oity) Who TODD up in
that Beard to vndicste The cbsrgss made against the
Coroner hs would them that where charges had
been made sgsin't the character and reputation Of any
The fst who would b. ready 10 aid injured in
futing THIN. Respecting the charges made against the
Ccrcrer in the report of the Committee appontsd By
the Beard 10 investigate his bill he would say that n
iusace that they should be received fact until
sn opportusity bed been afforded him of yooica,ing
them and he would move that the resolution b. referred
back TO ths mitee who had been appointed 70 inVes
Alderman sHaw said that the tone II the memo
rial preftnted by the Coroner III Judged and not
such should have emanated from him under the cir
cum stances.
Alderman sruRrFvarr said, that before bfeted for
referring the memorial back 20 the standing c0nmttee
he would express his views the subject which
to chow that the charges made against the Coroner