The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-10-13
HAVBNEYER ON KELLY.
A Kiickerbocker Kick Against
the Tammany Tiger.
ARE FIGURES STUBBORN THINGS ?
How Islly Summoned Jurors and Charged
for Convictions.
The Golden Days of Willet, Lynch and
Connolly.

After patiently waiting for more than ten davs
In which to reply to John kelly,s answer to the
sweeping charges OF malleasance and other
crimes alleged to have been committed while
eherin OF This city, Mayor Havemeyer at last fur
nishes the public with his second statement in
answer TO the letter from the ex-Sherir dated
Octooer l. The document from the Mayor is as
folows:-
MAYORS OFFICE, Oct. II, 1874
40 THE CITIZENS OF NEW YORK;
On ehe 18th OF September | addressed through
TINS city and county, letter. in which I
CHARGED him with fraudulently obtaining large
1st day OF October he published a reply, In which,
az VIII pc seen, he substantially admitted the
i st,a OF the most serious OF the charges. His
assumptions OF denial, such a reiterated display
OF Two w. or three unimportant inaccuracies in
my letter, ana SUCH unjust charges OF false
lions against me, that the reader OF 1T might well
nave supposed the question at issue was my ialli-
Dillty rather than his honesty. cannot, however,
nave any further correspondence with HIM.
Neither my selLrespect, nor my sense OF official
pr0prlety. Will permit that present to you.
therefore, not merely proofs concluslvely sustain
ing my former cnarges put also the results OF
public Importance and deserving your serious con-
An impression not unnaturally prevails, to some
extent that the exposure have made OF Kelly's
frauds was induced by vinulctlve feelings. admit
That when commenced the work was prompted
by desire to punish him, II l could, for his
malevolent course toward me. But as the evl-
dence that he has been guilty OF frauds that must
Gebar him from the society o. honorable men has
creased In fulness and strength any merely per-
-sonal feeling has been lost in my sense OF the
Hous character or the developments. II there
we're any traces OF resentment IN my letter to him
oaey have no influence with me now. l make
against his two immediate predecessors as Sherin,
both or whom are dead Justice, there ore, to the
dead as well as the living demands that shall
not condemn unless the case Is clear and con.
elusive.
Before proceeding to the merits OF the matter 1t
Is proper that should notice one point in Kellys
reply to my accusations. In making them char
actsrzed an amazing assertion IN his first letter
TO me, that the corrupt Tammany corporation
controlled oy him and Morrissey is ''the only re-
form organization In existence here to-day" as
made with IAN audacity born OF low beginning
raised TO an undue elevation" He has endeavored
to use this expression in such manner as TO
create sympathy for himself and excite prejudice
against me. He says III, when you say that
father was poor man, you are right, for. about
tle only time IN your lengthy eplstle ! nave
YOU desire to insnuate that my parents, although
poor, were not respectable and honorable, you
assert what is not true. built myself up
died in my lnfancy.n
did not say that he was 'born Of a low begin
ning,n but that his ''audacityn was and IL would
have been absurd to speak OF his dead father as
raised to an undue elevation" | Will make.
however, what inten ded to intimate so clear
that it cannot be misunderstood. The great
misfortune OF losing his iather IN infancy left
IN this great city. In consequences, when the DEM
Ocratic leaders OF that day looked Tor candidate
residing IN the Fourth, sixth or Fourteenth ward,
to defeat Nike Walsh, q young man OF some ability,
who avowng himself to be the leader Of the Sub
terraneans," had been elected from that district
to Congress, Kelly ct that time an Alderman,
although but little more than thirty years of age,
was selected the candidate. because OF the abil-
ity which his associations gave HIM TO compete
with Walsh TOR the vote OF .'the roughs.n
In this manner he was sent to Congress- Whether
quence. career OF honor was thus opened to
him, which he could not have claimed on the score
peat it to his credit that ne endeavored after his
election, BY dilgenr study, TO qualify himself for
public duties; and 1t Is generally conceaed that
he has been attentive and vigilant in performing
she duties OF every ONCE lie has held. But his
aptly illustrates how difficult 1t IS in alter lie
to make good the wasted opportunities OF youth.
The misstatement upon which am commenting
Is fair specimen OF those which pervade every
to my exposure Of his frauds are yet fresh In the
public mind and 1t is only two years since that at
meeting OF the Democratic state Committee. he
went up to Mr.. Creamer, one OF the members OF
Congress from this city, and threatened to whip
MIN lor daring TO say that me haa no property
most or 1t by the assistance OF Tweed.' Such
conduct is usually "oorn Of a low beginning
raised to an undue elevatlOn.n
AUDITOR WATSON.
Another matter should be settled here, because 1t
bears upon the whole story OF the frauds 1t is
Key's connection with James Watson. shared
IN the general mistake OF supposlng that Watson
".
It appears that he was there before Kelly became
Sheriff. But Kelly says that my assertion that
watson receipted some OF his bills Is alse." Such
Is the hardihood with which he makes assert ions.
His bills are public records. Those for the quar-
tiers ending June 80 and september 80, 1860, and
an extra bill Tor lees In excise cases are recelpted
by watson, and no person but Watson or himself
received any OF the moneys PAID to him by the
county during his irst term OF of1ice.
He does not deny, Tor he cannot, that he knew,
while Watson was In mis- employ what his char.
acter was. The acts are as follows WATSON and
business
city. Becoming insolvent they turned their re.
NAMING properly INTO money and decamped 20
sitlon by the Governor OF this state, on a charge
OF embezzement. For some reason that do not
know they were not prosecuted upon the criminal
charge but remained In prison as fraudulent
debtors they applied TO me Court Of Common
from their debts under The insolvent laws.
The Supervisors over thirty years ago, without
Tor attendance I at the drawing OF each panel Of
jurors Kelly admits that he included in his bills
at the W. o. uror rs 70 20. Try private
the criminal courts as excusaDle and for S22 for
the civil courts as illegal.
CORRECTNESS OF KELLYS FIGURES
give his statement OF his receipts rom this
county for the year $780, as reported by HIM to the
Legislature, contrasted with the amounts he &C.
tualy received from the city.
reported R s,ss ed
summonng jurors for Court of SEES
SONS, oyer and rerminer, Marine
Reporting convictions to the secre- '''''' = 49,
tary OF State .:... 1888 81 9l0o "
! Conveying prisoners TO other than
State prisons. Z,U94 w l,9l 70
Proclamation OF Oyer and Tcrminer,
summoning constaDes. aud sery-
ing election notices................ 40 40
Reimbursement OF moneys paid out AS w 40o 50
Fees on execution murderers..... 90 90
Serving papers in excise cases. III 20
sls,ssS 60 s 4 g e z
Excess OF receipts over amount reported for
The year 1860 $10S6 80
1t Is noticeable that for disbursements and for
conveying prisoners, which are charges authorized
by law, the amounts reported were IN excess OF
the receipts. but each OF the other items was I'M
derstated. The total amount reported as received
from the county was 1,0S6 60 less than that
actually received according his receipted bills