New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-09-19
INSTRUCTIONS FROM THE MAYOR.

City Departments, saying mat the Mayor dtcIhcu W
recognize Connolly Controller, Green Us Deputy
INSTRUCTIONS FROM THE MAYOR.
NAYcl's OFFICE, sept. 1s, 1871
net r"co-u.2c either Richard II. Connolly or An4rcw a.
fully, CuAs .. JOIINE, Clici Clerk
TIE rcfusas OF the Mayors Chief GEEK to receive lis
communications scored to have effect whatever upon
Mr. Grccp who confirmed attend to The duties OF lis
Office Until the hour Of closing. A y. m, when ne IN,
nounced TO n TRIEUNE reporter that Mr.. Connolly h"
himself would held possession Of Tie CEtr0'trs Odce
until they remOv ed from it by process OF law
EXCITEMENT IN TIE CROWD.
While these things nsacting In the Controc
and IN the Mayors offices the crowd outside chitiy
composed Of Connoly's frcnds became more ana more
excited by the numerous and contradictory rnols .'
were nyng about When the report was Circulated tha''
If Connolly refused to vacate hs Office In opedehce
the ayers oIGcr the Mayor at the heed OF squ"o "
policemen would take fOrcibc possession OF IT,
element showed itself in angry growls ana III l'eats
that II such an attempt was made force wouiu NC ne'
by force The impression that Mayor Hall would 40
ANYTHING desperate to attain his ends appeared 10 De
general and to oppose him, in he did attempt any
reckless move the crowd remained until the Controllers
office was closed.
During the early part OF the day 1t was frequently re-
ported, and frequently contradicted that Gen. NC
Cellsn would accept the position of Controller about
D. m however, it was the settled conviction that he
would accent and such the opinion expressed during
the day by the officials in the Mayors Office 1t was i'm
possible to obtain from them any indication OF the
action the Mayor will take III regard to Controller Con-
molly; but the general impression is that he and Nc
Ccan will to-day demand possession Of the Controllers
Office and that ii met with refusal, the Mayor will
apply to Judge Barnard fol- writ compelling Mr. Con-
molly to retire.
OPINIONS AND FEELINGS or TIE CROWD.
Tn kirpo f Nav Con-
troller Connolly very prominent official of the United
States DstrictAttorneys Office sad 81 have been look
ing at the law in the case and am satisfied that the
Mayors POWER Of appointing the Controller does not
carry with It the power of removed for TIE reason That
the law provides for the removal of that officer by i'm
parchment, and by impeachment only. Therefore the
Mayors legal course is to impeach the Controller before
the proper tribunal" Said another old and prominent
official OF the United States Courts 81 do MT understand
what Mayor Hall means. A few days ago he said,
officially that, under the law he had no power to re-
move the Controllers and now he issues an order remov-
ing him. Think there must be truth in the story
that he is insane"
member Of one OF the abes law firms in the city ex-
pressed the following opinion concerning the power OF
the Mayor the Controller Undcr the prnci-
pie Of law, deSi0a0tio unis eTcuSio u!tereus, the
Mayor cannot remove the Controller The law specifies
the OF his removal and the Mayor cannot legally
act outside Of that specification"
Said lifelong acquaintance Of E. ]. Tldon's GLOW
plain you can Tildens hand in this last move to
thwart Hall. He that Tweed, Sweeny, Hall, and
other corrupt members of the Ring intended TO sacI
fee not only Connolly, but the Democratic party, to
up their crimes, and he did not propose that
it should be done He is an honest man, and longer
headed man than Tweed. and now that he has joined in
the fight, he will beat him III the end"
CoIcerning ConnOlly's persiscncy in retaining poF'
session of his office, the almost Unanimous opinion was:
II Connolly is innocent of the charges of corruption
ba mn i'm
he is II he guilty, he owes IT to the public not TO turn
over his office any until he has made all the repair
aion his power The opinion that the Controller had
less TO do than Tweed and Hall in plunderDg the City
Treasury rapidly gained ground and, by evening" he
stood the estimation Of the public, more honest ana
a stronger than either of them.
ar.e crowd also collected early in the day In and
around the Mayors Office to find out II possible, what
he was going to do in the present crisis Col Jone re-
ceived them with than his usual urbanty, and in
reply TO their pressing questions said, 81 don't know;
the Mayor will be down at p. M, and you must ask
him." These answers dispersed the crowd but at
o'clock 1t again assembled and quietly left upon being
assured that the Mayor lobaly would not be in during
the day. Col Joine of tie very decided opinion
that the Mayor and would continue to he the master
Of tie situation spite Of Tdon and the Ring, it is
said, he Is forming against him.
The Mayor was not at his Office during the deg, but,
from all that could be learned from tie floating
aronnd he with Gen. Mcclellan, eudcayorng to ill.,
dUce him to accept the CUDtrolcIship.
TIE COURTHOUSE BARRICADED.
Although the doors closed TO out dcrs, large
number Of persons remained within the Courthouse
who dosirous Of communicating with Controller
Connolly Deputy Controller Green. At o'clock
nealy all these had transacted their business, or graft!
fed their curiosity In gazing the exterior of the
trollcrs private Office and taken their departure. Some
few who fingered Of the rougcr political class and
were finally instructed to leave the building. Deputy
Controller Green who had been overwhelmed with Wis
itors of all classes at last stood alone in his office looking
very much fatguCd. but with resolution finn
to hold the Office to which he had been
appointed, resolution fortified by the
congratulations and assurances Of confidence
to him throughout the busy day. AS
the last person not connected with the Office had left it,
the iron doors that protected the Closed and
onl opened instructions from joel A. Fhan
n-law of Controller ConnOly who had taken control of
the building. Under his command II able
bodied men. well armed, and possessing the confidence
OF Controller Connolly, who had selected them for their
uustwOlhncss. Some Of tlese were stationed in the
different quarters Of the rOtunda nocr with Instructions
TO he watclful. The majority, however placed in
the rooms OIL either SHE Of the stone steps
that lead to the building from Ch.mbcIs-st.
They were thus stationed because The windows of
all the upper floors without the iron shutters that
protected the basement floor aud it would have been
comparatively easy task for any band men end
the C Iersst. steps spring into the recesses of the
windows lit the windows enter the and abstract
ryihiDg portable and do great deal OF damage,
less there force sufficient 10 oppose them Even
now, If large band Of lawlcss men should divide
their forces ard with the aid OF several mediunszed
ladders tcy might enter every apartment the ro-
tunda floor with but ttlc opposition The who had
been selected guard tic building appeared TO think
themselves invincibe, and declared that favored as
they were by their position, they could hold it against