New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-08-08
,ouN KrILY's RETORT.


~, ~, ,,us THAT THE MAYOR HAS NOT WRITTEN ~
rur,porsr-A CONSPIRACY THAT MIGHT BE hA-
POSED. :, ..o,or
The Hon. John Kelly was called on yesvci
dav by reporter OF THE TRIBUNE, ana HsAeu i w.,
ION of the Mayors answer He rephed 'na' ~ VI"
cover the case. II was a" wordy e'aso" " Vs.. =, ,,,
a, issnen The statement that the movement W '"',
peach the Mayor partisan, having N' -,
Tammany Hall. was incorrect. Inc on"'h1 o.
the Ponce Commissioners was preIeIreu "
publicans as well Democrats luz I.
tion vas decidedly non partisan in It's char"o'oi
as has heretofore been shown. Wha' 'no "'' ~,
OF the Governor would be he couid hoV say
trusted that there would be judicial hNoS's.
ordered They would then show a state oi aN""'
Police Department year ago, under the ru'o VI
missiopers Gardner Charlick. and Smith, that "ouu
astound the pablo. If allowed an opportunS' ~
wonld show that q conspiracy was formed pS 'hes0
commissioners 10 defeat certain Taminahy nan '
dates more especially McCabe for Assemoi! ma" 49,
Iedyith for Senator. Charlick was a cahuiuae 'oi wy
Tammany nomination for Senator. When IL WAS e'e"
10 Iedwith, CharlIck conceived a bitter ha'reu ioi
him. although previously they had been on terms Vi
great friendship. On Nov. there were 80 removals vi
Tammany inspectors Of Election and Of these IL were
removed on the affidavit OF Everard, cand'oa'c ioi
Office. On the morning of election there were nuhoei
Of arrests of TammaDy Inspectors by order OF Ooil
missioner John T. Davenport-a part OF the same Gun
spiracy. McCaDe was cOuDteu out ny iuspcOtvio
lecled 70 replace the Tammany Inspectors ana put
there for that purpose Ledwtn was nearly beaten oy
the same means and would have been but for the *,
traoriinary vigilance displayed by he Tanmany han
adherents in those districts where was eNlucnlt o
intention OF the opposition to count MN OUT my
would have shown this conspiracy on the trlal OF ne
but for the fact that II did not appear I'D
the 1t kept out by the efforts OF those
in the DIstrct-AttOrHeys office who declared TO the
Grand Jury that they could find such indictment
the Distrct-Attorney even informing the Grand Jury
that there was not sufficient evidence that the
election law had been violated TO warrant
them in finding indictment OF tany Knd,
although the law on the subject was shown MN Inc
Grand Jury sregarded the DistrictAttorneys IN
sruction and found indictment against the Comns-
sloners and this they tried aud convicted Ihe
Mayor accuses Sheridan, the Taminany Inspector VINO
was the Police Commissioners aud iOr whose
removal they convicted, OF being bad man There
is no evidence prove this. On the contrary they
were pared that he OF fair character ana
respectfully connected. He has never been CON
Victed crime or msdemeanOf. Inc
Mayor placed in the position OF slanderng young
man on Tho three additional Indictments
against Police Commissioners VIII be pressed 10
tral at the next term Of the General Sessions Tney
could have procured indictments against the Comms
souers had they asked for them, on the evidence pre-
sented but they deemed three enough All they asKod
for a full investigation.