New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-10-21
LETTERS FROM THE PEOPLE
r,,. u.yoRALTY-FRRNANDO WOOD.

ruE MAYORALTY-FERNAN "oOD'
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s,s. beg leave to submit TO your readers few
.o..on. vby Fernando Wood should not be supported
tor Msyor Of this city, First: He is r man utterly
without character. He is a dishonest man. lms IL
the charge. Now for the proof
He ,oas indicted for obtaining money on false pre-
ten.e- (which is felony and escaped not by ulal
bu by his lawyers insisting that the law could not
,oucb him AZ the statute Of limitation protected him
from prosecution They argued that the indictment
"a. flied one dav too late and the indictment was
ouashed. 1t was suggested that money was paid ior
this decision This occurred in ls5l lie was sned Dy
his tariner for defaudn g him. lie was charged un,
dor oath with having altered bills which were pre-
against the firm. As specimen we give two charge
from be b II of complaint againt Wood:
That the bill rendered 10 defendant WOOD from
Waydel & Co. for wster-casks originally made
ont by them and delivered 10 defendant for ) pipe
wateroasks sl2; that after the bill rendered. the
same was frauduleDtly altered by the defendant, or
his procurement by inserting figure before the
figure T. TO make "a, and by writing me nSure IL
before the figures II, to make sl2; test the oh
rendered the defendant Wood by o NicnSS wa
originally made out ana deN'eieu "
folOws: , .,so
lnOh upper . .:sS.S and nailed
Tot,l................... 81 %
Tb,, after the bill was so delivered the defendant
,ered or caused the same 10 be altered ny making
sgme l. in the first above item, ngure o ana " teu
ntscno before the same figure l. so as to make tue
Liter son read Sl6 90 instead of ~ Jo a. rendered.
nd in the second item of said bill, by placing 30
90 Or the figure q TO make the extension OF saio
econd item read so, instead OF e., as the same was
originally rendertd and by altering Tue ioonns Vi
IA bll by inserting the figure after the nSure so
m 20 make the same read $50 50, instead oil - oo
That the hill rendered by {. q n; Pollion 70 tue
defendant Wood, asrendered ana oehVefed ny 'uein
Wa Tha 90 ns',sGes "a 75e and sundry other items
hicb bil was frauduenty altered by the defendant,
or by his procurement after the delivery thereof by
placing slOO before the said charge OF cents ana
nsertDg in the same line, after ihe charge ABOVE
,taied. The words, "SundIy spars, slOV'-$lW 20;
Wood denied under oath the complaint and yet
three referees MessIs John Cocbrane, VIM. Eyars
and Henry Hilton soemnly decided that these bill.
were ovefcbarged in the several amounts stated and
that Wood had obtained from Marvine by such frauds
about IS 200. This report was signei only re"
months since. =. :.
This is all proved under ostb to the satisfaction of
the referees and the proof is to be found in pamphlet
circulated about the city, entitled " History OF the
"M,yor" Wood has never denied The statements OF
,bis hook He dare not arrest the author, who ID Wen
known to Wood, for libel, because Wood knows the
facts can be proved. The files OF the superior court
would prove the against Wood.
La such nan to be put before our children as nav
ing our support for a high ofhcei ,,
Ills career as Mayor has also been fraud Inc
taxes have increased under his admlnlsuation enor-
mouslv The report of the Chief OF Police shows
that more crimes have been committed within the last
rx months than were known In TINS CITY, ne mas
appointed VIGOROUSLY bad men In the police, and mas
retained near HIM men who have been charged with
aiding n the escape of a man charged with murder
He has attempted thwari the efforts OF the Comnls
ioner of Emigi alton in their endeavos TO save inc
poor .mgrants from the harpies that pounce on them
when they land. In word, he has done notnng ex-
cept lay plans to his own advancement by con-
ierDg occs on active politicians OF their icha' or
Nv far the most surprising matter 10 to find Irish Ro