The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-04-08
Mayors Once.

Mayors Once.
THE CASE OF CHARLRs TUHNsR, CHARarD WITH
ABsTRACTINo PUBLIC DOCUMENTS 1Roh THE
STREET COMMISSIONERS DEPARTMENT..
The examination he Of Charles raroer charged
by Barnabus p. Adams with having entered lbs Sree
onmssioners Department al early hour Tuesday
morning. while be was aione, aad distracted oersAi
papers from safe and carried on the same, up
yesterday morning 10 O'Clock before tho Mayor. nero
wa a large number preseo, and considersbIo feeling
was manifested In the matter. Az Mayor remsnn
appeared,
Recorder Barnard, who present, stated that On
Monday last Mr. Turner called Office, aad bowed
him q subpeua served upon hin 10 briog before Tho
Marine Court certain papers tba, IN
On hearing the said court that Turner sad they
locked up a safe belonging :, hin 10 the street. Com
missioner's Department and be desired To sno~ be
could remove them from the above OH o. as
warrant from the Marine be would have N obey
be liable arrest Tee pagers mus, % pr )fucsd IN
der the ab,ve penalty In the power Of tne pNy 70 pro
papers question we're private doc men noe oebnssg
70 the city Tho only ponts, therefore, y % proven
were did Turner any papers ana we're those pa
pers private or public dccumsDt-p
David Dudley Field, behalf OF Mr. Conover and Mr..
Adams the cmpainant said thst any papers hal beeo
removed had been done In viola ion Of the Law Ihcra
Injunction upon all papers IN the Street co mo-
soners Department and no papers OF documents could
be removed unless by ord~r from TINS Supre bpt
Mr. Siiliwe counsel for Mr. Turner, replied that The
papers 10 ques,u were not pa 1c doc iren they
were entrusted 70 the OF Mr. rur.r seepog
and hat he had placed taem la his private safe the
time he engaged m tre street 90 nms er's Do
psmept He therefore cootsndeo thss be had reot
70 remove any paper or papers from bus own privsie
SAFE
M Busteed Counsel 70 the Cnrporss,od. SAD NJ MAJ
Understood tha. Mr. TurSer 90 not rcnove A. npess
II such the case the snsr coui De very readily
tod. No documents, ho~eser, be stated, cpiid be re-
that department ct preseat, anisss BY
der from the Supreme Court
Recorder Barnard SAID should be shown TIA; tbs pa
pers were OF private nature
Mr. Busted replied tina, there evidences that
they public documens
Mr. Field claimed that all papers IN tbs ssrsss Comnis
siopcr's Office uprer the OF Mr. Coooyey II
these papers belonged Mr. Turner he would like
Why Mr. Turner had not remover them before.
Mr. stllvell Intended tnat they not 10 The
session OF Mr. Copover, hut private safe. Hs would
me II an examination ~ A1ams 10 bs proceeded
With, that be taken before Judge he thousht
the mayor wN somewhat Interested 10 the o&se
Mr. 3usteed objected 70 having The case taken before
any other than tho Mayor
Mayor remapn sail he word dispose Of tho any
way that could be Satisfactory 70 he Councils. hsy
were ready 70 20 on be would place hr. Adams on he
stand tor cross examns or
Mr. Fields SAID that w,u be Impossible for him 70
be had anotte, hand, and moved that
they adjourn 10 three O'Clock
TINS objectsd N by several, when agreed 10
adjourn u TO tbs morning a, bali past eisot o'cosx
Mayor Temann said he would like u have key OF
papers contained therein and th1e aay papers
belonging W the city street DsOartme Mr. Suveil
objected 10 granting the request, be c,atspdef sss
for Mr.. Conover 70 prove ina there pubic papers
there
Turner denied having removed any pspsrs that
but Mr. Adams desired him not n take iben 1ntl one
Of the clerks came in be done So apt len WITHOUT them