The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-12-06
The Chief Of Police md his OfIice.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD


In response to your quotations and opinion that the
Board Of Aldermen has not the power to declare the
Of Chief Police vacant and call the Mayor make
n nomination, send you the opinion of Vim. Curtis
Noyes, than whom higher authority be adducei.
1t page II OF the Special Police Report follow
Besides, The Common Council have the general egisia
and Clerks aud are bound see hat the laws Affect
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You also state that Mr.. Matsen has not been heard in
his defence. Since my return from Europe, Mr. Matse
was twice summoned before the Police Committee ana
twice appeared but declined to any ques ons
two contumscious cards which he lett with the commit
tee when he abruptly departed from their presence The
Committee has several times attempted to subpoena
Mr. Matses eldest sister Mary who resides Williams
burg IL, who born in 1905 and was 10 years old
when her brother George born In 1871 in Brandon
England Those who strove TO subpoena Mary have
sworn that they attacked aud sbsulutey bitten by
bulldogs the premises Of Mary, aud threatened with
bullets by Mary's eldest daughter and had reviewers
drawn In their presence for their intimidation by May
eldest son. and logged and threatened with violence
in the streets Of Williamsburg, they attempted TO
subpoena Mary Joseph r. sweet of the sunday Leader
who married Elizabeth Mstse Georges youngest sister
recently went to Williamsburg, and strove 10 induce
Mary before the Police Committee and proclaim
the truth ms TO Georges birth in Brandon In 1911 In
order to close painful controversy that subjected him
self and wife, and children and herself Mary and chill
drp from the disgrace with which George overwhelmed
them. Mr.. Sweet and his wife Elizabeth went separately
on this mission to Mary alternate days and although
Mary admitted to them that George born in Brandon
sndame in the Reserve TO America In 1877 and although
she considered George deeply ccnsurabe not yacatno
on be legally held yet she could not dvet her
mind oil the fact that he her brother and she could
not, therefore, swear that he Was alien as Il might
eopsgn him TO the protracted gle ON OF du nreon This
occurred just before closed the Special Police re-
port, which delayed at the request Of Mr.. Sweet in
order get the umatum Of Mary, being tacitlv m
derstood between myself and Mr.. Sweet that If Mary
would before the committee and divuge her know
ledge Of Georges birthplace ,ha, the bulldog afayiis
would not be embodied in the report and 90 on the nu
nicpa archives for ages, as, after Marys conclusv
testimony, they would be superHuous evidence am
ready TO TO all here stated and to other
disclosures Of Mr. sweet In view OF the efforts az The
committee to have Mr.. Matsel forward and ieen
HIMSELF through his own testimony that of his slater
Mary, surprised 10 find the Hsasp declare hi
Nr. Matsel had not been heard In his defence And
care him TO LET Mary come the stand and swear
that he was net born in Brandon. England. Svru
STEPHEN II. BRANCH