The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-07-13

New Legal Developments Commissioner
Davenport in Trouble.

-. - .,tizens and politicians most do
,onyreOa,e', the universal subject OF conversation
md ASCENSION Yesterday turned upon the action
,.nsn NV the Governor In regard to the charges
nresented TO him against the 'funny old MANI
VINO presidcs at the City Hail.
INTERVIEW WITH MAYOR HAvENEYBR
MAYOR Havemeyer was called upon yesterday
evening by HERALD representative in order 10
ascertain whether he had yet determined upon
sny form OF answer to the Governors commuhict
non enclosing COPIES OF the charges MADE against
MIN looking TO his removal rom ollce. Inc Mayor
was found IN one OF his merriest moods anu rd ap
peared TO be glad OF an opportunity 10 uupuIuen
himself upon the subject he stated IN the coui 30
OF the conversation which ensned that ne aaa as
vet not read over the charges whch hau peen
made against HIM, although ne mad elahcea
slightly over the document wherein they were seS
forth but as they were very Vo9nnoes nc Ia" 10
the matter Tor, said the Mayor, u dlu NOT
receive the package until late YESTERDAY ai.ern9on
ana. having ether important business 10 attend 70
I deferred any attempt TO look at them. luis
morning ] sept until ten O'CLOCK for, you see, q
man at my age cannot be working all the Tune.
After being at business all the week and becoming
FuDDLED AND WORRIED
with all sorts OF worries anu people, .n ain
DID not care look over the papers ior iear ,nat
should mud something contemptuously silali ia
the specifications OF the charges, when would nave
put me out of temper. shah, Of course send my
answer 10 the Governor as soon as POSSIBLY can;
but | need time consider what snau say.
nave no doubt but that | shall come out an rlght.
In fact there is nothing in the charges Whatever.
know That have aIw avs
ACTED THE PUBLIC GOOD,
although they, perhaps, DON'T know II. MY an
swer TO the Governor will, think, show MN tne
truth OF the whole matter; but ~ VIII oe lor nill
To say whether he Is satisfied. ii ne is not, why
he Will, ! suppose, institute an inVesugatorn,
which / am willing he should do If he thinks
best. | shall not demand an inquiry, but shall
stand the AFFAIR right through, DO not eel scared
~ AL, and ne only thing reel surprised az IS wa.
the row has not come before TINS nave ueen ca
pecung it for the past four months"
me Mayor here gave the history OF his move
msn SINCE bso se ,h9 e oonep s
Der 1871 which led to the appointment OF the
Committee OF seventy, and when ne touched upon
his ACTON IN appointing 0hver Charh as fonce
Commissioner he grew quite eloquent III descriD-
ing AIS good qualities, honesty and
PECULIAR FITNESS FOR THE OFFICE;
for he knew him, he said although brusque
and somewhat dlscourteous in his manner, TO be
actuated in all Ris dolngs 10y desire 10 serve tlle
public good He had placed MIN IN the Poice
Commission by way OF ieavening the other eie-
ments. He also delivered an eloquent Grafton on
the beauties and evenness or his friend, Good
Gracious Matsel, whom he euogized Tor his man
ner OF conducting police affairs during Ills con-
necuon with the force in years gone by, and which
ne said he mad retired from without having made
The Mayor concluded the conversation by read
Ing, TOR the benefit OF the HERALD representative
WARDEN QUINN,
VINO had dropped in during the interview, his
speech delivered at the Cooper Union meeting,
and saying that he had not gone back on what
he then SAID but was stil fright there" and mad
JOHN KELLY ON THE SITUATION.
M John Kelly, Tammany's Grand Sachem was
found last evening at his house On Lexington
a questions a1 Addressed 'sp him aEnAI1
representative, stated that both he hun
sell and the other parties interested IL
tne presentation OF the petition to Governor
DIX calling for the removal OF the Mayor, were per
Iectly satisfied with the action so promptly takeL
by the Governor. II now only remained TO see
what action Mayor Havemeyer would make to The
charges, but whatever answer he might make
would not be thought TO interfere with al investi
CATION being ordered by the Governor. at which
whether the Mayor would be suspended pending
the inquiry would much depend upon the charac
ter OF the answer that the Mayor might make q
the Governors communication. That the Gov
ernor would be compelled 10 remove the Mayor II
the end he did not ieei the slightest DOUBT, or tn
preponderance OF the testimony which would b
offered would Inevitably lead to that result. In
Governor would, however, he elt sure, pc guide
in the matter by no personal or political consloel
atiOns but would merely carry out the provision
and duties imposed on him by law, " the text an
meaning OF which he would strictly adhere.
HOW he BECAME GENERAL DURYEE's BoNDSMAS
Mr.. Kelly, in answer 70 the questions put 10 hir
as to how 1t was he became one OF COMMISSIONS
Duryees bondsmen. said the facts were as io
General Duryee, when he was elected Treasure
OF the Police Department, at once went 70 Mr..
holler, the sugar rehner who Is the Mayors son
IN law and with whom he had been In intlmat
connection for number OF years, and asked hin
70 serve. This he readily consented to do ant
Mr.. Joseph Goodwin, the real estate owner, con
scented to act as the other oondsman ut should
here be mentioned that Mr.. Mollers Sol
nanxea oa the e0a signing ASd the Sond
the Comptroller's ONCE on Friday morDini
last At the appointed time General Duryee wa
on hand, but in place Of seeing his two bOndsmel
he was notified py the bond clerk IN the Comp
troler's Bureau that Mr.. Moller mad sent wore
that be would not go upon the bona. Neither DIX
Mr.. Goodwin put in an appearance. This action OIL
their part was supposed to have arisen from thei
having received some communication from tint
vhn w
not resigning his ONCE at his demand. Genera
Duryee mentioned the matter TO me, and at ono
acted az the other. General Duryee would nav
mad no dif1culty In procuring bondsmen 70
$1,000, 900 had ne required IL
Commfssioner Davenport in Trouble
His Removal from Once Deman ded.
number of papers and afidavits were pre-
scented on Friday last to Judge Woodruff, OF tn
United STATES District Court, at his residence, a
Fairfield Conn.,, on behalf OF Messrs Haggerty
Lewis Mcguire and Others calling upon him (
remove Commissioner Davenport from ONCE, o.
the ground that he has forfeited his position b
causing their arrest upon warrant ISSUED oy mn
charged with a violation Of the Election laws
Accompanying the papers Is an affdavlt MADE b
lawyer named Edward Dumphy, who charge
that he saw Commissioner Davenport make gu
and accept from = man, whom ne met in a hous
in the neighborhood Of Union SQUARE, twenty am
davis signed by this man in twenty dineren
Names by which number OF parties were ar
rested and removed nom their duty as election
inspectors In contravention OF Jaw.
New Indictments Against Gardner ans
Charlick To BE Pressed.
The witnesses IN the case Of Messrs. Gardne
and Charck, against whom new indictments ar,
sought to be obtained for further violation OF tn
election laws have been summoned TO appear be
fore the Grand Jury this morning. The result
the inquest will be, it liz expected some five or ST
fresh indictments to which the ex-Commissionel
viii have TO plead.
TIE INDICTED ELECTION INSPECTORS.
me following named persons, who have been r
Gently indicted Dy the Grand Jury for Violate
Of the election laws In that they, contrary TO I'll
law made and provided unlawfuly caused u
arrest OF certain watchers, the turning out ro
the polling places OF others, and for false countir
OF the ballots cast at the last election in the Fig
teenth Assembly district, will be arralgned at q