The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-02-04
NEW HERALD TUESDAY FEBRUARY A. ls7s-RlPLE

trustees the name of Mr. ottendorfer appeared
Now, when gentleman connected himself Win na
should be little more careful and discreet before
he attacked gentlemen as being IN q ring, %nicm
was not true either of himself Van schaick) OF
Supervisor OTTENDoRFER said Had the gentle
man taken care to inform himself about the iac.s
he has referred to he might have spared hlmscn
trouble and this Board this disgracelul scene
The letter just read "The Tweed Testimon,ai
Fund.- shown to me and declined 70 sign ~;
Ny name was used in the document. ldisavoweo
it Immediately on its publication. pupnciy P ,u
tested against It, have neSeF see eaanst IT, and
also the use Of my name IN connecIion WIN u.
am not willing to MI. van no adt nv
paper as think proper, write in IT what think
best and shall not ask Mr.. Van Schaicks permiis-
sion. II libel any one there is the remedy OF the
Courts. and as to other matters, why public opinion
will decide between us as to who Is right and VINO
Supervisor VAN scHAIcK said he was aware he
had the remedy OF the Courts; but he was not
his connection with the Tweed Testimonial Fund.
Mr.. Ottendorfer had charged him WITH being In a
ring; that was not true. lie dld not WISH 10 nave
nected with the city and county government he
was prepared to meet Mr.. Ottendorfer. What he
wished the gentleman TO do was TO cease flying on
and writing in his paper that he (Mr. Van Schack)
and his colleagues were Influenced by Ignorance
and regardlessness." When that was said IT was
Supervisor OrTENDoRFER said he did not expect
it might be too much to eXpect-that the gentle
man should read German- (aughter)-but he did
expect that he read English. This disavowal that
had been referred TO had been printed in the
Times. and the Times people had satisfied them
selves that the disav0wa1 was sincere, ana had
most courteously and promptly made the correc-
tion
Supervisor BlLLrNGs-I move we now adjourn.
Supervisor MCCAFFERTY-This Is most uncour-
teOus and ungentlemanly. Supervisor 0ttendorier
has st the hoor, ana to move to adjourn until the
gentleman has resumed his seat is what ! should
have thought Supervisor Billings would not have
been guilty Of
Supervisor BILLINGs--I press my motion, sir.
The PRESIDENT-lt Is moved that this Board DO
now adjourn. Those who vote In the affirmative
..NO.n
There seemed to be an equal cry of ''ayes'' and
"nOesr
The PREslDENr-The motion appears to be carried
and 1t Is carried.
Supervisor McCAFTERrY-I do not believe it is
carried The ayes and noes, Mr.. President.
On vote the motion was declared to be carried
| by Q tot.
The Board broke up in angry groups, the specta-
| tors rushed into the enclosure members got
together In angry cotercs. Supervisor often
| dorier surrounded by his two countrymen
| Supervisors Koch and Kerr Both these gentle
| men menaced him with fluent tongues and
| defiant action. supervisor Kerr was very much
| exercised as to what ring was. Supervisor OF
| tendorfer told him he Kerr was ''the head and
| tail OF One.n supervisor Kerr SAID q ring had no
| tail. supervisor Ottendorler said that ring
| dove had tail. BY and by it came out that all
| ton, who, on Saturday, had met and voted want
| or confidence in both Supervisors Koch and Kerr,
and calling upon them to resign their seats at the
Board. Supervisor Van Schaick was equally
| energetic in other parts OF the room explaining
| his various speeches and saying what he meant to
| 1t was with difficulty the room was cleared by the
! SergeantatArms.