The New York herald., 1862-03-02
The TAYLOR Indfct,nem

(From the National Police Gazette Feb 81
Weststsd that the offence for which james b. Taylor
indicted made punishable BY the charter by I'm.
prs0nment in the pentcntiary for not than two
years and fine not exceeding vo thousand dollars OF
The svis Statutes the edition 1850 makes i
shabe by imprisonment in the state prison for not
moro than ten years. 50 that instead OF simple msds-
meanor il ID felony, and disranchIses the party
viced Undoubtedly it Ia high oIbnce, both in law and
in morals. and punishment be too for per-
who thus darss strike at ths great principle under
lying FREQ governments, and upon which rcsts
our security certainly u not in US 10 re-
ioce over a mans misfortunes; but when q man
deliberately undertakes the practice OF rascality
gigantic scale IN prosecuting a war against
everything that society holds most dear and becomes
sympathy Tor him. II steals nry dollars from HIS
neLsbDor We arrest him and Doar0erate him,
s no. hail 90 10 society as the man who would
corrupt Legislators By brbes, 10 enable him TO
tract his thousands molested from the public treasury.
II The latter offence with which Taylor IL charged and
although this the first crime Of this kind that has besa
brought home to him. yet II IL currently rumorsd that he
bsea engaged In the business FOR long time past.
Certain il is no has been connected with transaotioas
that look suspicious excite inquiries among h0a-
know how such things can be brought about
Among these stand forth prominently the West Washing
ton Market the Fort Gansevoort and the Cleu will aAis
The insrks. affair Is settled il be Tor the
dollars in bonds and eighty thousand dollars market
Comptroller Haws in the suit before Judge Ingra
ham, swors positively that the whole matter was fraud
upon the city, and the Judge to project the people, set
aside the TO enable them by their accredited
in and defend tne suit and thus defeat the
fand that tho Comptroller alleged had been perpetrsted.
Taylor In hi. adavi, swore that at the request in
stigaiion aud with the knowledge ana appreciation OF the
C,mItroer, hs procured the passage law through
the sgs at,re giving 10 Mr. Hsws tho power To settle
the matter. Thus the matter stood between them, and
who explain why that tho Comptroller did not
OBJECT the settlement according TO tho law thus passed,
and why that he preferred 70 before the courts
70 have the judgment obtained by Taylor set aside the
ground OF fraudl Could IL he that disagrseent
bswsen them In the ssttsneut and what was the
nature or tho Disagreement, aud how did ta fleet the
city treasury After the judameat was set aside,
why aid not tho Comptroller prosecute the claim
OF The city, and lave properly and legally adjusted by
the Of the aud the verdcto twelve honest
II the whole affair founded In fraud, why was
thsro any compromise or settlements made botore legal
claim established And II the settlement mado
on honest and Just grounds why was necessary that
Mr. Matsson should be brought from the country 70
range ~ n the city did not have fee title In the estate,
then vested the state and all the money paid for tho
Know n the State received any part Of the same aud
so, how muchy II is the duty Of the Common Council "
investigate This matter and 70 lot tno public Know how
suddenly and quietly aud they do not do II the Ls
gisls,vs Committee on Bribery aud Corruption should
take the subject and shed light upon IT, especially
that that James B. Taylor has been indicted
attempted bribery and has got 70 stand hs trial thers
for besides another indictment that IS pending against
him in poughkeepss for breaking into causing house
10 he broken into.
The Herald cpc,s thai ns man Taylor Is one Of The Owners
Of ne 7lpts and VI hi BE- acooans for ne fao daf
NO aoco,nt Of his indcea has been psbished in thn
jo,rnaf wo have been informed, aud wo have doubt
Ot Tue trutn OF our fornntOn that the articles Wncu
appeared IN the 7ss abusing Judge Ingraham for his
decision in the market affair prepared In sksistoa
form in the Office Of James B. Taylor and then sent "
the LINES oce where they were arranged In form fos
publication. II s an outrage on the people that news
paes should allow themselves TO be approached or sus
sidzsd by man so subtle in devices 70 c1Eacs money
from public treasury Newst&pers, ~ properly per-
fof the duty they the public, are bound 70 resss
any approaches TO expose the man VINO wosd Az
tempt TO brbe them and 10 the power they possess
10 protect the interests Of tho people who support tpm
Whom thsy do this they blessing 70 the communal
~, when they fall SO W do' 'hsy arc curse ana
Daissnos . -. -. .
said that Taylor Intends to move 20 auash the Ia
dotm,nt: but wo do not believe he will attempt ", un
.ss he Arst discovers that the District Attorney VIII
ia vor him or can bs induced TO do and II any such
empt il made, Mr. Hall will secure tho gratitude
avery good citizen by making the fact public withoss
delay.