New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-06-06
oFFrcIAL CORRUPTION IN KINGS COUNTY
A CARD FROM DIsTRICT-ATToRNEY MORRIS.
District Attorney Samuel ID. Morris of Kings

A CARD FROM DIsTRICT-ATTORNEY NORRIS
District-Attorney Samuel ID. Morris of Kings
County has written letter reference TO the findings OF
the Investigating Committee, Of which the following Is
the material portion:
The Committee OF the Supervisors having reported on
my matters propose 10 say few words 20 me pope
have been District Attorney going on eight years
ID a. IN how have dis ged my duties leave % the
noonIe 10 Judge The manner which the duties Of the
office are discharged deeply concern the Peopue anu
has been my effort 90 discharge them a, 10 meet w
snnrobatio1 of the citizens at large and TO that end
have known party as an officer OF me p"pe. lHi
Marty 10 which have always belonged, and ~ the car
nal principles 20 which am now attiGhel, Was hDt
thing 10 be sought for concede but when that conId
NOT be avoided except at the utter sacrhce OF an thg
principles held sacred by every Democrat, anu go,
abandonment official duty hesitated not IN accepting
The uneGuaI contest The step taken promptly, and
with full knowledge Of the sacrifice would be com
ever regretted for single moment the step have taken
And FOR brief recital OF the facts. AZ te
Der election the gossest frauds ever pefpeated upon
the Franchise Of the people Of any community were com
mtted this city. They were denounced by me pres
irrespective of party the people felt outraged and every
Consideration Of right and justice demanded an nyestl
CATION and exposure Of the frauds ana the "
the perpetrators: undertook me TASK, 1er. H., ~
was Many " the best men Of my own party tIfn up
proved. and believe now approve OF the course nas
taken. but the leaders wanted le luss 81 j ne
up, and for that purpose waited upon me ana uIgtu n
To desist from my ehorts, Pronis.H8 % ~ hoInes ~
might ask, and on ring 10 give me III ~ ii
be passed by the Legislature. whereby couIu MAKE
the money desired. Ireasoned with these men, ana t,'
10 induce them 10 sustain bl0ting from the d. mo-
cratic party the Odium that then rested uponI - p on
al
the course believed right, and then the conspiracy 10
crush me formed and caucuses were heIu 20 dNlsc
pans 10 get rid u me and that day Ia this nave
been compelled. singehanded and alone, 70 eohl,hl
against as powerful and mall grant combination a. ever
heset prosecuting officer. What an now stating every
man in brooklyn knows 70 be- But that l. Dot all
aver what hundreds OF people know 20 he the fac that
the last election the repeating and lie gal voting vas
opeu and notorious thus city. Fearing serOnd tN
pre they said that something must be done u uFeI
bubble attention and head me Of and, for that purpose
they trump up frivolous charges against me- Nua
are the fact- Why, IN the trst place, am charged
with the crime OF saving the county some $40 ahlnit
that this according to the principles OF tht RANG, j
grave oif,use Had stolen 10000 would have been
entitled entered the inner circle. ana grown
obese upon the substance Of the people.
The other charge Is that have neglected 20 maze re-
turn OF tile money have received. This y but teen
meal charge and they know 10. The County ana has
been all along Justly my debtor and the omission was
nv loss and not County. There eau be no prrte'e
technical the contrary proposition all ab,urdy upon
is face Every dollar received by properly en-
tered upon books the Office at the time and cred
tied 10 the County invited the Committee IN my once
10 see nv books before the charge was made out they
declined To The County Is Justly lndepted 10 ne
TO-DAY over 5000 after deductinc the money nave r.
cevpf and without including between $500 ana eOO
paid out Of my pocket IN prosecuting the erection
fraud cases Of which amount have not received ore
cent from any whatever. Many OF the super
visor, have Openly boosted they would never pay me
cent OF the money / expended for that purpose ana
have made no charge against the County. II they VIII
nav me what thew for other matters am Wiling 10
o, that believing the money has not been spent IN VAIN