New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-08-09
AN oTPICE-HoLDERS' PROBLEM.
nm LrRsrY crrY poLCE CoNTRoYERsY.

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The new Police Commissioners of jersey
City have served tho wrts of discharge issued by Gov
Parker 10 the old Commissioners by the new Commits
sions and the discharge issued by the Governor,
Matthew Monks is substituted in place OF Thomas ~
Gross Henry Goede for Frederick A. GOe2e William ID.
Hart for Thomas Edmundson, and James T. Fleming for
Ezekiel NJ. Prtchard. The Old Commissioners, on re-
ceiyng their discharges asserted that they did not
recognize the authority Of the Governor in this case but
it is said that they busy sought yesterday, legal advice
other than that OF the City Attorney.
Mr.. Fleming, one OF tie Commissioners has not de-
cded to accept the position but IS expected TO 40 So
The new appontces did not ask the city Clerk TO admin
lister the oath yesterday prcfcrring to give that officer
and the discharged Commissioners time to deliberate
the consequences Of resisting tie authority OF tue
State The wTs OF discharge are Issued under the great
seal OF the state ana aiter reclng he record Oh te a
pOntment and the later record Of The convictions OF ne
old Ponce COMMISSIONERS en ~ eac 49, Gen VIC
charge. The following copied nom one OF the Wits Is
the final clause:
Joel Parker Governor The Of Newey in Earance Of the
me y',S have p sse'e os the r so% dfS
yoa are hereby Declared nere ,y and sonmanied
thing pertaining & ad Office Ok under control with the app9I'
,n1a''s 70 NE H. , Ig selosc 10 be yaia c
IN vitless whereof l. Joel Parker, Governor Of
''T s5s T great he STATE to g 5d Sh
. s 81, 81 eatsB N be Sac Of Ne~JeIey JOEL PARKEa
- 'D' HEyRY C. KKrsKY Secretary Of State
There have been rumors OF anticipated trouble and
that the Sheriff has sworn a large force Of Deputy
shers while the old Police Commissioners said TO
have massed strong body of police at Police Head
quarters. As the Commissioners have not yet quail
ied undertaken any stringent measures 10 get pos
session of the Offices IL probable That the rumos are
uDfounded.
LETTER APTLY ANSWERED.
The following communication from William
A. Lewis, City Attorney Of Jersey City, in the
above news to have received the precise light required
set il off TO advantage 1t printed verbatim received
AZ THE TRIBUNE Office. 1t was marked "persQna, and
not for publication" but THE TRIBUNE can conceive no
reason why Mr. Lewis should be permitted thus TO assa
one of its reporters private with violent language and
msstatement with the evident purpose of njuring him
with his employers. The shows Mr.. Lewis to have
been rdiculously at fault in his judgment, and THE
TRIBUNEs reporter insists that he is equally so IN his
statements of fact
LAW OFFICE OF WILLIAM A. LEWIS,
No 1874 HudsOnst corner 1orkst,
JERSEY CITY, N. j., Aug 8, 1872
EDITOR OF TRIBUNE-Dear Sir: You will oblge me by
not incorporating me IN your paper ana py eSfreen
the already e, eTae made CIV rier u '
July 18th last wrote an opinion on the snSleeS as
city A Gh t dSHaG enclose 10 S YOU for Your nora
ton only 20 suggest to you that nowhere III that
have forfeited their offices. Neither have admitted 10
outside Of that opinion, at'any other Time. Inat IL .
question for the Supreme Court, II brought 10 their
notice or for the Senate sitting an impeachment
court AS to whether there Is eaoaney In the Office
was the question had 20 deal with upon that ques-
ton have recorded myself you Will lind In the opn-
| ion i submitted
treated your reporter cOurteously and he returns my
kindness by lvng about me, you repeat II every ten
or twelve days in your paper clip from to-day d
TRIBUNE the paragraph TO. 1 say hare neUer
admitted these Commissioners hare forfeited their Offices
and say that oppnion, II serious question II they
can be removed any short OF impeachment by
| act OF Legislature, by resignation, or death.
When pleased to comment on this question ia
future do the justice 10 represent me correctly DO
not present in the ridiculous attitude OF writing
thing and entertaining quite different opinion. My
convictions and Judgment the subject In question
TO whether there is UdodIcy are the when
wrote that opinion Aud that opinion correctly aud
properly represents And further believe IL to be-
good law. All ask from your paper Is justice, and may
the devil get your reporter, unless he rcpens OF ms lying
| Respectfully, Wan. A. LEWIS.
| T. S-Whoever wrote that item for t0-day's TRIBUNE
writes himself blOckhead upon the subject, when II,
talks about Gov. Parker issuing writ OF discharge.
Gov Parker has such power authority, warrant, O
Jurisdiction In this and before you PRINT such stui
YOU better secure information the subject. VA l..