The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-01-09
Progress Of the Palmer-Foley Entanslement...
Both Sides Stubbornly Standing.
What Chamberlain Palmer
Claims.
THE MATTER IN THE COURTS
Foley EnjOined from Further
Action Until January 10.

on the part OF chamberlain Palmer to recognize
the rrepressible John as his oclal alter ego have
temporarily been settled by an order from the Su.
perier Court las given below restraining the
Comptrollers appointee nom any further action OF
intrusion until full judicial hearing OF the case
may be had. t9rfi Tm ft vf sagra
Mr.. Foley persists in his claim to the enice Of
Deputy Chamberlain by virtue Of the appointment
of the Comptroller and in accordance with the law
of1s7o Nnown as the charter,, as quoted in the
HERALD Of yesterday. He states very determinedy
that he Is the Deputy chamberlain according to
law, but being law-abiding citizen he bows to the
order OF the Court and win take no further steps
until the case is finally decided, and that he has
been advised by several OF the leading legal lights
In this city to the effect that he certainly viii be
sustained. 7ae as, ln r.,afd Offs m
Chamberlain Palmer claims that the law of 1866
which prescribed the duties and powers and obi
cations OF the Chamberlain gives him full power
In regard to the appointments In his ONCE; that
the charter of 1870 was constructed so as to make
the Chamberlaln's ONCE an independent ofice, %
and that II the law Of 1870 can be construed to re-
peal the law Of 1866 in relation to that bureau,
then there Is M saiiastaogEoT Ana ss r
NO PROVISION FOR DEPUTY q
to the Chamberlain, and nobody authorized to act
and sign for the Chamberlain or perform the duties
clerk to act who has filed no security, when the
Chamberlain must file bonds to the amount Of
$1.0oo,ooo. Mr.. Palmer further claimed that II
Mayor Havemeyer has had any reason to believe
as he intimates in his letter published in yester.
day mornings papers, that there was
anything wrong in the management of
the Chamberains office, he should have referred
to 1t in his message to the Common Council, and
have recommended the appointment of COM
mittee to investigate the affairs Of the office,
"Why," said Mr.. Palmer, "he could not have
pleased me better than to have full and thorough
investigation made. have courted it and hope
1t will be ordered. The ONCE has been made to ap-
pear derelict in the payment Of the State tax It
should have been paid by the end Of November, in
1871; instead of that the Comptroller continued
paying the money into my hands in dribets-a little
now and a little again-causlng great deal of I'm.
necessary labor and annoyance and kept the pay
ments going ON until the following May. The money
was here to pay it, and it could have been paid all
with one check as in years past and by that means
great amount OF
INJURY TO THE STATE TREASURY
would have been avoided. The State Treasurer,
Mr.. Hopkins came to me time and time again, and
begged and prayed me to let him have some OF the
money. He assured me that could not conceive
the immense straits they were in at Albany through
lack OF money. He was obliged to negotiate loans
wherever he could, paying seven per cent for the
-
coulA be prevented by the payment Of the amount
due from this county. Here, in my bank (con-
and pay out the money. have people to do that
people trust They report to me- look at the
balances, examine the securities and make myself
familiar with all necessary Details 80 that can
answer anything that may be asked or give notice
to the directors OF anything that needs their atten
just as do my private business. l am not pOlit-
clan. am business man, and in that ofce
want people around me-just as here-who am
depend. / hold that the action of the Comptroller
is unwarrantable, and that the matter will be set
AT THE CHAMBERLAIN's OFFICE
business went on with the usual quietude. The
two OF three OLD clerks, who are fast approaching
ever porting over the immense ledgers and occa-
si0nally arching their eyebrows SO as to allow
spectacles at those who entered the room and
crossed their line Of vision Quite early In the
9s sanS Mr. s
recognized BY the ancient clerks in the once.
by desire to be present should any conflict Of
authority come about, passed in and out from the
public portion of the office. and yet disturbed but
its ofncial occupants At about ten O'Clock
Mr.. Foley went out to lunch, and shortly after Mr.
ONCE with bundle OF papers, which ne desired to
serve on Mr.. Foley. ne Immediately started In
search OF Mr. Foley and finding him at his place Of
case and the order Of the Court, as given below.
Mr.. Walter B. Palmer, the old Deputy Chamberlain,
OF having the matter judicially settled; that Mr..
Foley would not take che matter into Court and he
was obliged 70 do SO himself On the other hand,
Mr.. Foley claims that there Is no feeling at all In
the matter and this course is the one suggested by
him to Mr.. Palmer.
~ THE PAPERS IN THE CASE, fIrau.|
comprising the complaint subscribed to by the at
torneys for Mr.. Palmer, the afdavits OF Waiter B.
Palmer and Francis A. Palmer and the order OF the
nrf iQQna hy Tnf1ry no fnl1