New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-09-18
THECRAvEN AND TAPPEN INVESTIGATION.

! THECRAYEN AND TAPPEE INVESTIGATION
All he mem trs Of 'he Committee, meesrs Crsyer
! n Isppen, Mr. WadswOrth and few sped,o r
We rr.sent a. tie meeting yesterday; Mr.; irene
th Chairman STATED that tie Clerk had neg ,cted ID
a copy az she put in by Mes4r-. set
AID Tsppen TO the Maycrs charges nd ia -. % :.
til error mig he corrected, he thought they ~ T.
ter 81 urn ili 1hnrscay
M. CRhvTS I'D no objection to having this courtesy
enter de- ~ the MAJOR
Mr.. WADswoR1B s4id be was there to receive au
or TO biz qnes ion put a. the former meeting,
her, az cZen, be could have permission 70 Jur-
sue ri By.stga ion
Xr BooLE-It strikes me tha this Committee has
beer ~ pom ed 20 ~ rtOTJt psricUl,r duty 80
charges been referee 10 Special Committee TOR
tt,m to inyerfeaie. hets gentlemen have pat IN a
d.1igl a. y css'ge TIE etors IL ber1me. qVe. on
o. verscity between the Mayor and these eentlspe
boiling position. There legal way for us TO get
at It bot TO send for the Mayor II be refuses TO come
pu's en- erd 10 the charges. IL the gentleman wishes
10 MIKE any CHARGE let MN DO In proper manner
and through the proper chsnuel.
Mr.. WADswuRIH reiterated is statement made AZ
the previous mt e,i' that The M-y,r bad fulfilled IN
ouJ when he had pres- nted the statements in regard
10 Ne ssre. Craven and Tappen AID was not hls duty
20 spI ear before The Coumitiee aoo prove them. he
claimed LAT in no legal or technical sense ud tue
statements presented ~ the Board of Aldermsn be
7, 9arSed as ctsrg.s Ia would be much out OF
place for bin 10 app before that Com nttse for
the Pr.sden of tie United States TO appear before
the Senate 10 su stautiate argos made BY him. Mr..
" then proceeded TO argue the Case.
Dir. BoOLT ga lee him 10 order. He thought If the
May fua, 10 substanste his charges the Commit
tee had nothing further t. do.
Mr.. GENET thought it wound be improper on the
part Of he Con uitTee 10 G-teb ch ,rgee MADE by
any individual uho might be proving round seek
ing al opportunity 10 u,aks trouble.
Mr.. WADswORTH pressed bis demand TO continue
the investigation a. citizen but did not present the
Of sny Witnesses.
Mr. CRAVEN wished 10 know if II had come to this
that a rerp ec'ahle citizen 10 be arragned by per-
sots who were afraid TO give their nance but tackled
tneiI stcusaficns the heel OF that man who had
backed dc wD. He would like 10 kuo ", honestly who
Mr.. Wsdsw0Tth represented. If the gentleman had
charges 10 make IN proper manner, and In poDsi
bls way, he lad no digestion; he would meet them
but be protested against Star Chamber In which tue
aCcus could know nothiog of their accusers He did
not wish TO be stabbed in the dark
TIE CHAIRMAE then info, med Mr.. WsdswOrth that
il the unanimous iecisiOn of tire Committee that
they refused to hear MIN in this matter The
that if be any other citizen de red TO he heard
resscIs therefor could be presented 10 the Common
Council for the charges, AID on charges being
referred TO the Committee, ne assured Mr. w. that
there should be a tree and full hearing.
Mr.. STARR said that the Mayor wing made charges
and then refused TO substan late tn N, Mr. Wads-
worth were now allowed to sep IN, AID tde precsdent
esta oished then, his falling, other parties
might ssiyely PREF ent Themselves and thus the
Committee be kept the investigation until their
terms OF Office should expire.
Tie Committee adjourned I'LL Thursday at l clock