The sun., 1870-06-11
ROSS M'LAUGHLIN'S BOARD.
BROOKLYS's sUPERyIsoRs UNDER
The CRACK or THE WHIP.

McLaushiin's Rcpeaiers-tiov. Hoffman
Asked TO BECOME the Tool Of Breoklyn's
Most Dcspicable Thieves.
"Boss" Mclaughlin, king Of the Brooklyn
rinr Of public plunderers, his triumpbcd The su-
pervisors, In obedience TO his commands, yestsrdy
took tho frat direct step toward the impeachment
Of The fearless and ineorrup,ible District Attorney
Bsuuel d. Morris. This action OF tile hing" ma
Iority In the Board was looked upon as a iorsgone
sonclusion by the honest citizens Of Brooklyn who
By this time are fully acquainted with the character
f Mclaughlin himself and the class OF men he calls
upon to perform bis dirty WORK, and assist him
In securing control Of the public purse strings Yes
terday will be o memorLb. dsy la the annals OF the
history OF Brooklyn.
The Court House yesterday was throngel from
morning until evening by as villainous looking
crowd of the rufhahs OF the Ring rs has ever been
sees n-ing to the coattals OF their chief IL had
been promised that ublc prosecutor vss 10 be
sacrificed, and OF course, they must be present to
witness the humlating ceremony. So that When
the Board met at O'Clock, ther room was GRO. dei
with tie tag rag and bb-ttil, tnd the rospe tabiitY
Of the Ring Democracy. The Boss, with that prAzen
ed ontery which chIractcrizcs all the leaders uf hs
rang. sta'ked int the room, and took tca' within
the rail- In full view Of all the spectators 20 thaI be
could catch the eyes OF his toos IN tue Board, and
direct them how ~ act His cousin, Fire Commis.
sOner Iub" McIaug lin. was near nj hand. an I
occasionally during the proceedings crossed over
Fred Nsssey, President OF ths Fire Commission
ers. and Comn issiouer Am. Brown were passive
spectators Of the scene. and Jout them were noticed
Comni .sioner lob furei Assessor Wm. furey
Jusee Nash, County treasurer Gardner, and a
numbCr o other onciala, besides hOrGcs OF cU irac
trs u ical auperS and others OF that ilk. There
were two other individuals seated on n lounge near
g Presidents dCsk, who attracted cons lefaD'O at
tcnton These "ero the Damon and iythias
the IL okyn preSs-Mrs. Theodore Tton and
Ion / ella. the edi OF he subsidized joutna'i,
who He.e IN naud collecting Llaieril for tnpir ara
rcs to-day. Te only friend uf the Di nict AT, no,
In thu, room was jos iph Walters, Who shrank TN
observed in corue:, unwilling 10 DO seen ong
ven. Tie atmosphere IN the room was perfectly
ProrpiIy st4 O'Clock President, Mr. wm. j. o.
borne, o the Sixth Narl, tOjk TIE chair, ana the
Board proceeded 10 business supervisor Duny
sired to present n communication from District At
tOiney Morris. Tie announcement OF Mr. Morris
created stir iu tue lobby, who aid not ex ect
~ he rom tue District Attorney 50 soon. Mr..
NOrtis's communication set iOrth the fact that at
the last neons OF O. B'ur1 he seut IN his account
with tie county, sioNuE tie amount received oy
him, as well as o claim for extra services The bill
he said, was not allowed tO 20 ~ O. uimiltro :or
e1au iration shereupon be thought great Injustice
had been dOne him. All he asked oi the Duaid was
10 that tie bill was both legal and Just, ~ /
tL4t TIC county was justly bis ceCtr. Ia or4et to
ee, aside al technical objections, he further stated
that he I ad returned to tle County Treasurer tnt
auount received by Lin, ana lie nov askeI that his
hin sbt uld Le properly re.eired, examined, nuiNdt
Supervisor Duny said that at the last meeting ofthy
Boar, She Committee on aecOuhls Mere insirueied
VI
ferring to extra services, There vas statue, the
superysor continued, that gave po yer 70 the pls'
lritt Attorney to receive aiditiJnai compensation
any services Performed ouisiie OF the county,
and he 10 ed, therefor. tnat some one wlud move
3 reconsideration oi tie action aAon al tho last
neoins. .
su cryisor Crooke, the father .in-law OF John II.
Bergen, Who IL pirant Tor tue Dis, Attorneys
D Sa eTsi'oi CrooSe eoaioado,i that Mr. Be Wits
claim . no. 81 much Tor se vices as Tor money ef
pended.
"a VII n ~ Inn
10 resdopt the resolution declining to nc .noWl d
te right { ths District Attorney TO maze char. Is
for extra services Was carried BY vote OF 10 IA Tue
.nirn I'VE 10 ! Y t-e lesa'iYe' t"o h.puohe n,
Irooae and smith, voting with The RDs. so Mr
The question t en- arose on the option Of the
Impeschment resolutions oGerel. IN oOedience 80
NcLaughlins order, oy Supervisor liu1ehias . tue
hShtoeuth Ward lleY NeTe As follows;
Rs'oired, That the charges made agiiat samuel II.
Morris. District Att.rncy ol k,nss county
~ sass % a %V"GS G Of sd c q 1s % a soId
and aPproIriaiiag &c sam; 10 q is,enI pu poses
ME direction OF The Iourti
propriIt ng ihe saI4c his own use,
I. D, Onnttmg 70 ma.s reIuIGs ua-er oa:h OF moneys
received " HIM BY Nr-e Of his ofce, a. o. sIltute &c
Ot tomittns 10 pay such moneys received %
proven by tLess emeuts and ad i.l9a oi tg Dlsn c.
AetotIel gius-if, a. wei Ivy tue te-tmo tahtn b!
thr ~" cal committee O.! b hoard. appointed 70 "a
b'sds in tied and pr5t,naTs 50 grave chifactor
~ ~ Al 'aS SS 81 70 of IU utsa M 4, he ma.
~ dfcct1i 10 comm nee IN aetion !iinst Dis
Htt1rny TO recoyeF, ior The nse 9l M eount' t,i
that tue couny Treao ror oe d!tcled to mate n lar
lher payments - lne Dstrct Atorney Tor sala.y unit
be has cunt 10, I. ia oycI AL moue!s rccely.
Ee,oi q, ih1t The LAW Committee or this Board bt
@ 4. Eiss e ee a r rad o "a A. .ss ste iS
ssIis vi cory q the ,,!PSay taken * .. .sa sps
nons, aid request nat he take such aelioa upon IN
same as he may deem PROPER and rsquisiIe.
The lobby now be ;an to be interested,
SUPERVISOR Duffy said that he was opposed to tf'
resolutions aud the communication accompan yin
laem lie did not see tbe essily for rusnln. t'
matter tIruush and involving Governor nan in
d., and he hoped that the Board would de.iosr &;
fully be ore tDcy undertook to ad)pt ihe'e resolI'
ticns In the first place the Ii,,iict Attorney wa,
charged with paving a clerk $3.50, when h. SHOULD
have pnid lhli tl,5p aud Tad saved the county
S83O Mr. Duty did not think II crime lor a.
oniclal to save the county n'o.ey' Mr' MoHi'
had paid this clerk IL 800 then ne would have dole
wrong, ir the reason that Le Mould Ie payin-
exOrb.lAntly for ssrVlee which was not pioptri
Le.ormeI-lur WorG not done.
Tht next charge was tina; of having compounded
bonl and not making returns to tue Count,
treasurer. The County Treasurer, H. one sense o
the case, was just - nuch to Lame ~ the D'trlc
ia that case. Mr. Duny stated TO 'he Board tina
the District Attorney had that dal made propeI
return to the County Treasurer OF ali moneys he
Buy yl,or Osborne here vac ted the chair, whill
was l,t'u by supervisor Howell, ard p.oceedet
Alo ney IA ..er terms, and demanding the iin
medi.te adopHnn If the resolutions. lie said thai
lie tad been oGc'I to Tie COucius!oi that Mr., Nor
rls hId not uuy Nltl.tri tie aY, but In I'd iitiot
thereto hai acted dishonesty. Mr.. Osborne ther
woceeled 10 rcNl,W tuc evidence iaECn upon Nc
Lugi liu's SLl.hHg tulhlttcc, and claimed tina
Mr., hOTils KNOW hr Was sIu dIug tie lAW
&Snpel | or JOhusUn R'pJ o. tie Ilird War
Whu Is member VI Nir Committee. sail thAi The
charges were not only proven but admitted Dy
District Attori ey, and therefore the question uuN
wat What was TIE aEiuius IA the u.Ind Ol tAc Ds
trIct Attorney IN tais Nhule prOcccdtsr lie tLOuI
Il wa- Ger ainy due Mr. Mcrrs 10 state that No.
uflicAl. nhcn the charges were 1rst mace, n.y.tr,
tine Committee b. 70 into lis Ctce and examine nj
book, hich tAey rclu cd 10 do Mr. johnson
however aid call 70 tho ONCE, and SAW In tho boob
AN account hCalcl. disbursement account OF dtp
uty c.crX" he District Attorney wa NipnG h
rv,e ing this money in 1865, and not passing II cFt
to t4e COunty Treasurer UUt II Was dh olcn leEl
question Nlcthcf q MS ertltlcl To ezra CON en-
biuuu when lie Won't out Of the country. Ay, John
son si that We could Upt agree to have lto G Ian 60
sent to Ne Governor. There had been nothing coi
oaa,cf This money was pad over pubIcJ. IL wa
tue tul. Le did not account for ~ t'e unc, nut Ia
paiI Il Yyor to the Treasurer yesterday Ml MOrr
hat Docu twice DIsirC,-AtOrncy, and there hau bee
npthn. before the DOayd to alect MS IOsluOn,
the g days Of de-. uraliZltion, Mr. Johnson con
III cI, Nheu thee j. 50 much peculhtion, g. nuc
pockellug Of tue public iulIs, II seemed 70 ~ 'la
this Cas' had not made Out agaln>. Mr. MOTT
ul lie fsIt tl.tt tasy