The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-07-12


ONCE for information in regard to the matter. Mr..
Judson Jarvis sent o messenger with him to see
Under Sheriff Joel Stevens. This gentleman was
sitting in chair, and on being spoken to at once
told his story. He said that he had seized the
property In the Governors Room to satisfy legal
debt. Sheriff stevens said:--
~ have three men in the Governors Room and
they have levied on the property there" Here the
Sheriff produced some twenty judgments against
the city, which had been taken to the Court Of
Appeals by Comptroller Green.
''What IL the amount included In those judy
ments against Comptroller Green ~ the reporter
'sWell I suppose" said Mr. Stevens, 'that 1t
amounts to over sixty thousand dollars. I have
not 81 and e o. the c ~
Green pays his just debts. Mir. Green, however,
has got stay In the supreme Court Chambers
substance OF his affidavit as give it to you." Mr..
Stevens read as follows part O. an AFFIDAVIT made
Public Of the city OF New York;
having received having been served with notice Of
sIrsSs z he
served days any other
G. " LAwRxscE, Notary Public
Said Mr.. Stevens :-''This document Is returnable
on Monday July IA, in the Supreme Court, Cham
bers, before Judge Daniels, at twelve O'Clock pre-
that, when he settles Judge McGnire's claim"
The reporter then left MIR. Stevens and walked
bic steps, found his way into the ROOM
All the venerable soldiers and statesmen were
there IN their frames, and the reporter looked at
1t was the lace Of old Jack Taylor. He seemed to
look at every person 10 the room as II be would
s o. gsxs.a asT ro ~ T SS grape sos
Jaws that he could be seized for debt.
Gs looked -, very ugly Ia, Decatur S .. nsS 9
II ne was going to board Comptroller Green Dewitt
Clinton had his cloak folded around him, with .
scroll Of paper In his hand and ON Erie Canal look
In his eye, and the btterest expression seen
there was on the face OF old heroic william L.
Marcy, who never lowered the American nag to
hls grim moustache, but his soul was In foreign
parts. silas Wright frowned dreadfuly on .
policeman who came in at the moment, and he
gave him broad democratic look that shrivelled
the Peeler into collapsed bladder. General
Mcclellan sat on his horse, a laundering
cloud Of dust arising from under his horses feet
and with o terrible look of Organization in his
dexter eye. And last, and greatest OF all, was
George Washington, with his calm, solid virginian
face, with that expression given to him by Trum-
bull, and never seen on any other hero's but that
OF Caesar, Cromwell and sclpio Africanus. The eyes
II am not dead 100 years yet, but with your
dirty intrigues and your mean, worldly and selfish
actions ! am heartily ashamed q you all, native
which you are fast sQuanderins and which may
ten or twelve clerks who are employed by the
the books AZ Ia. the reporter passed out william q
and statesman the world ever saw-and It was q
look Of inquiry, meaning as plainly as words could
on Tuesday next Am II to be knocked down from
Q block ~
the reporter called upon Charley Sutton keeper
Have you been seized by the Sheriff, Mr.. Sut-
hand me paper rst the devil 'sai sney Ssye
seen nom the Sherins Office to-day.n