The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-07-24
ALLEGED COUNTY CORRUPTION.
Mayor Hall In Reply to tho Charges Of Fraud
and Theft
Mayors OFFICE, NEW YORK I'M, "a 1877,

aArohb OfFtCE NRW YORK July %, 1871.
To THE PUBLIo:-
weekly paper editorial has expo.ed IN. an,nu. NJ
the New York Timer toward city officials and excepting
that paper all the daes have matter OF fairness repub
shed the article But the weekly could have gone farther
and shown how inconsistent Mr. George JONES' Of the Tn
has been upon the matters that the basis OF his
scurrous attacks The omission supply with copies
OF certsin letters between him and Comptroller
Connolly, and with the, promise Con return OF Mr..
O'Gorman TO town to furnish the proceedings upon Mr.
Jones' msndamus that broke down those agans.
claims the city treasury which Comptroller Connolly
supposed he had erected will also supply important
opinion BY the Counsel TO the Corporation the subject
the Comprolers action. The correspondence between
Jones and Comptroller Connolly accompanied by headings
of the upon These letters
evidence the then reokessness Of Mr. Jones' In opening
dangerous suiceway to the city treasury and shows his
elusive responsibility
Nevertheless In actions for malicious prosecutions.
Of probable necessary to be shown we'll
MALICE controversies Of public nature that involve
accusations alleged facts which macousy charged
should DO considered and proven groundess The Times
would long ago been answered this and other
subeois had not asked all the officials to await the full
mask * pubic spirit nigh. Be stripped With most vivid eject
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COPIES OF SUPPOSED AooogNTs
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y accompanied the Mayors last Message They have always
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have BEEN esoSsn responsS FOR shs% really
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SUPERVISOR. abolished when the new City Government
Year: ago. Many tss claim: and nalsrs:
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At: which Nay could veto IoreSyer Mr. Jones. acsSn
The warrants then We're signed and couniersigned a.
Their. h.r. oba. Ss. .n AST s0o. III. tim.
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to the public
WIN therefore. 6e from !hs foregoing and the
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ME- Connolly in and bitter Sommpn cation, an n his
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Court compelling the Comptroller 70 take action y likely
coupty selshy that he would have strenuouiy re-
Ss.s e IL Question
most Of them nearly two year, BY the old Board Of
psre.
Connolly duly advise, .s;s, X the
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that he had no stsrn.ys o9s to pay nem In conformity
So 1i Mr. Connolly regularly made return Of
-. FULL sr1rrxEsT OF ALL THE AcoouNrs ,
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The 10 81 ss a Ss .n as
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men. In The hands Of any ali ies and
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the whole alphabet Or directory have the license
public oss any OF Yn n
and even then Il o son npissn
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rSnt. for the large and psrhsp. claims
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following the articles correspondence and opinion
alluded to In the Mayors letter.
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sss s. z sas Ss: sseeBB s
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s ne .o Of , claim for
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The following .so% me- men cosSoLr
CITY OF ; 81 TsAsssE
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provided nc sa sS,s' % y
The claim o T Ss sso explain tho which In
g the dS,y i% 95s , y
Tsmansd Sr several week; IL The and Q,
IT, %
Regarding the virtual of these measures TO provide
the support of the city and county governnents
to Sc my duty 10 do all Up my power, % avert
Erccency and found that he enter.s'5sa grave doub
into oper alton. His chief difficulty from the pro-
visions OF the ievies under which the power 10 given to
scte your claim other claims OF Ike character.
His E1cellency doubted whether an authority 20
general and involving such large Interests ought
to be conferred public ocer TO relieve HIS Excel
lency In this respect wrote him letter stating explicitly
fcrod leves and aftr the receipt OF this let
ter renfon in good faith and In good faith IN
tend promise therefore decline 10 entertain
your claim and leave you remedy the Courts may
afford. -
premises believed that doing good endeavor
Ing TO secure the Executive approval OF these measures,