New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-07-15
THE POoR MEN or NEW-YoRK.

We published yesterday the names of seventy
three poor men of New-York, who, although bur
dened with considerable property and compelled
thereby TO live in a style which would indicate q
comfortable pecunary condition, are too poor to re-
turn any income for taxation for the support of the
Government. Concerning two or three OF these gepte-
men, corrections or explanations have been forwarded
70 our Office which we hasten to publish. The Hon.
William NJ Evorts, VIC are informed, has made an
income return since the completion of the Assessors
lists giving as for his delay in tho matter
that he was absent from the city The Hon. Abraham
r. Lawrence made the proper return. but by clerical
error in the official records his name was
entered Abraham Lawrence, and by this we were
led into the mistake of supposng that Abraham X.
Lawrence had made no return. Besides these two
gentlemen, we have communications also from the
attorney Of James W. Gerard, and from the proPrie
tors of The Sunday Mercury which printed below
In the same connection it should be explained
that i'm classification of noticeable incomes the APP
pearance Of the name of W. C. Bryant in the list of
editors in New-York as paying tax on an income of
sl9O. arose from the fact that Mr. William Cullen
Bryant pays his income tax at Roslyn, while
there il w. G. Bryant in New-York
who pays tax on an income Of $780, The reporter in
making up the lists imagined this W. Z. Bryant 10 be
the editor This mistake. which was not unnatural,
we nevertheless regret. Mr.. William Cullen Bryant
pays tax on an income Of s57O63. In the list of
tceable editors in Brooklyn the name of Mr. George
c. Bennett proprietor Of The brooklyn Times, was i'm
adyertently omitted, although in full table of in
come returns for Brooklyn his name appeared in its
proper place.
will he seen that there are four Of our Poor Men con-
corning whom explanations have been made From
the other sixty-nino nothing has been heard; and
we presume therefore, their painful poverty being
unquestoned, that we may properly mention again
the fact that their do not appear in the official
lists Of income returns for their respective districts
JAMES W. GERARD NOT so POOR, AFTER ALL.
TO the Bditor Of The Tribune.
SIR: Noticing in your paper the name Of J.
W. Gerard paying income tax for 1868. beg leave
as his agent in his absence state that hold the coec
tor. receipt for the same paid this Spring Respectfully
W. BOSWELL, No. I5 William.st
THE MERCURY NOT OWNED By POOR MEN,
TO the EditOr Of Ths Tribune.
SIR: Under the caption "The Poor Men of
Ncw-York" you state in this mornings issue, that
number of individuals, among whom you partcuarize
william caldwell and Horace +. whitney" don't pay
any income taxes at all" This statement s so far
are concerned, inaccurate. III tho language Of SAKE,
eve don't care for Mrs Gruudv
And always p<our Income tar
fact which your reporters cln easily substantate from
individually reside. Yours respectfully.
CAULDwELL WHITNEY.
Sunday Mercury once, NeW-IOrk, July "A, 1862
A NEWSPAPER MAN OVERLOOKED.
To the Editor Of The Tribune.
SIR: In your great Supplement of Saturday
last-a monument Of journalistic enterprise and labor
embracing tabular exhibit OF incomes returned outside
OF New York city, made to figure c. Bennett, the
Christian prefix George being omitted stil fur
Their mortified this morning, perusinE my fayorlte
New.YOrk Journal TO find that my name not included
among tho Brooklyn editors aud publishers who pay tax
As have been connected with daily paper In Williams.
burgh and Brooklyn forupward Of years have regularly
contributed 20 the support OF the Government since the
institution OF the law, and this year paid taxable
income OF 1895, respectfully ask that You will make
the necessary correction In conclusion, | would say
that have no sympathy with the " dead beats" who,
though Astounding In wealth. and living at an expense Of
many thousands per annum, regularly cheat Uncle sam
by making no return NJ taxable income. Respectfully
yours, GEO. G. BENNETT, Prop Brooklyn Times.
BROOKLYN, July H. 1869.