The New York herald., 1873-12-07
THE NEWARK FRAUDS.

Another Point Blank Refusal of
.saoss'' Dawes TO Allow His Books
To BE Examined-A Mandamus To
Bc Procured.
There being some technical defect IN the letter OF
authority given the Citizens Expert Committee OF
the Newark Committee OF One Hundred, another
one. fully meeting the spirit and letter OF the law,
was procured from Mayor Ricord positively requir-
ing the city officials to open their records to the
citizen Investigators. Yesterday, armed with this
Messrs Schnellbacher, Dillon and Kuhn, a ma
jority OF the Expert Committee, accompanied by
Mr.. James Courier, chairman OF the Committee Of
One Hundred, again visited the City Hall and again
called upon City Auditor Dawes. MIR. Counter pre-
sented the Mayors full and explicit letter OF au-
thority, clothing the three experts named above
with full power to examine the records OF his aud
other departments of the city. The Boss" read
the document, and once more
DEFiED THE MAYORS AUTHORITY
by refusing to allow the committee to examine his
papers. books &C The plea he offered Tor his con-
tumacy the same as before-personal Obec-
ton to Mr.. Dillon, the leading financial investigator.
He was quite willing he said, that the other
members of the committee might examine his
records In tue course OF some days. after he
had finished up some balance WORK he was
now doing. The committee held to their
former position that unless it was allowed
not and would not proceed. Iae "Boss'" allie ged
objection to Mr.. Dillon is, that in the report the
latter prepared, which report was UNANIMOUSLY
approved OIL by the Committee OF One Hundred,
he distorted certain facts. The "Bossn says lie
has tne proof OF this but thus far has allowed six
or seven weeks to intervene without making, or
causing to be made, any correction OF the alleged
distortions.
THE REAL CAUSE or OBJECTION
according to universal belief in Newark, is that Mr.
Dawes is AFRAID OF Mr.. Dillon's marvellous lacuty
Tor lerretting out ugly discrepancies. Besides
Mr.. Dillon is the only member OF the Expert
Committee who has ample leisure wei
ability TO pursue the investigation luly. 1le
objection to him, on the ground OF In
PRODUCING distortions III his report, Is laughed
ont oil Court entirely, Tor the simple reason that
Mr. Dillon merely prepared the reports and was
responsible Tor them only as a member OF the com
Dilttee. He is not even chairman OF the Expert
Committee or the AUDITORS subcommittee. II,
therefore, there any ''dlstoltlon" III them Mr.
SchneilDacher is the most responsible, being char
man. But to him,
sINGELARLY AND SIGNIFICANTLY,
"Boss" Dawes makes no objection, but, on the
contrary. welcomes HIM as an investigator. The
special committee appointed at the last meeting to
consult counsel in regard TO taxing legal steps for
the procurement OF maldamua rom the supreme
Court to compel the throwing open OF the
books will report at the meeting tomorrow
evening, when 1t IL expected tnat some startling
reports VIII be made regarding the School lund.
The officials have made no attempt TO quiet the
rumOr now in circulation Tor weeks, TO the effect
that there Is deficit OF $685. 900 somewhere in the
city finances.