New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-10-27
A pURCUC .SERVdNT.

We hope our readers have not overlooked
the evidence OF John Glennon, who preferred
the charge of perjury against Theodore Allen.
Mr.. Glennon, a bartender by education, seems
to be far representative Of the class of men
upon whom our political rulers depend for
their dirty work. Aliens counsel made sew
eral attempts to get in testimony showing by
whom he had been put forward as prosecutor
in case wherein he had no personal interest,
but Justice Cox, who declared that he chad
"knOwn Mr.. Glennon for years." ruled out all
the important questions and it was only shown
incidentally that "the Big Judge" Connolly
and Justice Cox were both concerned in the
affair somehow. What may be Mr.. GlenDOn's
claims upon the party we do not know. The
Tammany Ring needs large force of petty
leaders, who can marshal company of re-
peatcrs on occasion, get up an election riot in
times of emergency, lead a gang of rOughs to
the polls, plan the rescue of u prisoner whom
it is not convenient to have punished, take
the odium of any public action which
the superiors are unwilling to bear, or serve
as dummies to enable the princes OF the party
to draw half o dozen salaries for not doing
any work. Whether Mr.. Glennon belongs to
this galaxy of satellites or not, the Tammany
Ring seems TO take precious good care of him.
His first Office according to his own testimony,
was that of Inspector of Lights and Gas, or
"SOmething or other, in the Street Department"
lie held it till the Department was abolished,
but il is fair TO assume, from the language in
which he speaks of it, that it made no very
serious tax upon his time. After the reorgan-
ization of the City Government, he obtained
tUn MIA of Dol nm in In
Department of Public Works, and the other
as clerk in the County Clerks Office. His
examination respecting these two Offices
is highly interesting:
Q. Who drew the salary for yout
DistrctAtorney BluntI object; the question is irrel
evant.
@ What name dill you have in the Water Police
Disirct-AttOrney Blunt object; it is Irrelevant
O. How many hours you employ in the County
Clerks office in the discharge of your dutyf A.
occupied any lime IN the county Clerks Office.
q What time do Won occupy as a Watcr-Polcemanl 4.
nerer spend CHg Tine.
O. Did you occupy these places IN the County Clerks
Office and the Water Police in the namei
District-Attorney Blunt object; it is immaterial.
Judge Cox-I sustain the objection.
MIR. Glennon also testified that the salary of
the WaterP oiceman's place is $1,000 and that
of the clerkship 5000. He is, moreover, en-
ployed as boolkceper in The livery stable kept
by Canary a Norton (thc second partner being
the celebrated Mike Norton), but gets 40 pay
for ms services IN that capacity, and he is Sec
rotary of the Norton Association. We should
like to know whether the hands in Mr. Nor
toms stable are all paid out OF the city treas
ury as water-policemen," and whether Mr..
Norton, or some other member of the Ring,
draws any salary in the name of John Glen
non. Also, it would be Interesting to learn
what additional place, to which he will never
be required to give any time, has been prom
lsed Alr. Glennon in return for his services as
friend of virtue in the case of Theodore
Allen.