New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-02-18
THE COURTS.
COMMISSIONER CHARLICK'S DEFENSE.
INVESTIGATION or THE ALLEGED ELECTION FRAUDS
-THE COMMISSIONER REPRIs THE CHARGES OF

COMMISSIONER CHARLICKS DEFENSE.
INVESTIGATION or THE ALLEGED ELECTION FRAUDS
-THE COMMISSIONER REPEIs THE CHARGES of
IMPROPER CONDUCT AT ELECTION TIME.
IL was evidently not generally known yes
terday that Police Commissioner Charlck was to be ex
amined in reference to the part played by himself in tho
appointment OF inspectors at the last election or else
very little interest taken In the for when IL
was In progress before Judge Donohue in the General
Term OF the Supreme Court few persons were
present hear Mr. Charck explain the methods OF inc
Police Board 10 appointing inspectors, as well as In
keeping the minutes OF the Board The Police Comms-
first appeared before Judge Barrett in Chambers
accompanied by Mayor Hall his counsel in obedience
10 the order OF Judge Barrett granted the apphca
ton of John Kelly and others, members OF tho lah-
Hall Committee, requiring him To show cause why
he should not be examined to his action In removing
election inspectors and other alleged violations Oh tnc
election last FAN. There also supplementary
order to why he should not produce the mill
OF the Board OF Police kilograms and other uocu
ments relating the removal Of inspectors The order
it win be remembered obtained under provision
of the last charter authorizing the examination OF any
city officer the discharge of his duties, on the re-
quest Of FIVE respectable citizens
Upon a suggestion from Judge Barrett Mr. Hail aSkeu
the Court to grant an order that the Police Commission
ers should produce the books aud papers asked or Us
Mr. Charlick alone could not do 1t. Mr.. Charck had
no objections and ready to undergo examination
Mr. Hall. not counsel, but rather as dm'o@ car@'
made an objection to tho jurisdiction. that the mater
complained or was arising under the charter
but under special statute and therefore not included
within this provision Of the charter. Still he mado no
point OF it, Justice Barrett finally sent them before
Justice Donohue. Before Judge Donohue Mr.. Winsate
explained purpose Of the examination and MI Han
sent up for the books which Mr.. Wngate desired inc
examination OF Mr.. Charck then began.
The preliminary questions and answers we're com
paratiyey unmportant. Briefly, they developed that
MI Charlick has been Police Commissioners since last
June He could not what the politics OF Ills orolher
Commissioners were. though no understood that MI
| Gardner and Mr.. Smith Republicans. He had
heard some say that Gen. Duryee was l0pubhoan ana
| some that he was a Democrat He did not know MT.
| Russe's politics. Mr.. Charck thencontinued 10 sub
| stance:
In regard to the apportonment of inspectors OF eec
tion last Fall the first step taken the appointments
Of Committee of the Board about September consist
ing OF Hugh Gardner and myself; the vote on the hp
pOintment was unanimous rec0licct an anxiety on
the part of Mr. Duryoe and Mr. Russell 10 De on Tue
speetors should he appointed tho Board and not by
| a Committee; there was no objection 10 the commit
tee but, IN conversational way, Mr. Russell ana mr.
Duryee wished to be added to 1t; did not make the
motion appoint the Committee; cannot say IL was
| unpremeitated but had no previous conversation
| about the matter with any one ; Tammany Halt was
anxious TO get certain men on, and great many were
| named OF the Council OF Political reform, hr
Beers THINK called and stated he had means OF
ascortanng the character and standing OF al me app
any information he had and directed u copy 10 De
made OF the Tammany Hall list aud handed to me
waited three weeks for Mr. Beers 10 mana me ne
Information which he was enabled 10 get but instead OF
the Councils giving any information as 10 the ehaIaT
ter Of Tammany Hall candidates, he presented me lu
list of those he wanted have appointed almost every
| organizaiiOn presented names 10 us. .
O. Was any objection made TO YOU IN regard 10 the AZ"
| pontment of this Committee before II was madei A.
The first heard Of the Committee was tue day IL was
| @ Didn't the Mayor communicate with you in some
way regard TO the appointment of TINS committee
mon appointed to have fair election have no
remembrance OF the Mayors oblectinG TO the appoint
ment OF the Committee received "a letter from MN
through DIR. Beers requesting me to give INC atier
hearing as the character OF the men am positive
the Mayor did object TO the appointment OF tins
Committee 1t in consequence OF mis- letter sent py
Mr. Beers that gave list dGnt thih ,hr
politics whom they voted for myself selected
all the Democratic inspectors and MI Gardner All Tue
Q what were your testsi A. All kind, OF recon-
| mendations had some were summoned to appear
| and some were examined. ana some
were not We had no rule, hut examined all could
We had all sorts OF qualifications some were rocom
1 mended TO me by Democrats whom knew
q Have You got any REGARD of those who wee exam
| what proportion were examined the men were ap,
pointed in this way their were passed
upon and the OF qualification was whether he had
voted as Republican for DIX. or as a Democrat Ior
Herman some would be Republicans who had voted for
Herman, and Others who had voted for DIX would pe
Democrats, and such men we didn't want; they were
examined before Mr. Hasbrouck that was not confined
simply to his taking the oath as to whom he voted for
but il the same examination you make OF any man
i IA 1
personal to his qualifications. ability, intelligence.
&c. his recommendations were satisfactory We some
necessarily; Mr.. Kelly came there and wanted man
appointed, and in such where man expressed
that man not examined until no csino TO get his
paper; no matter who appointed man, when he came
TO Mr.. Hasbrouck he had to be examined also exam
| ined men.
when asked IL he had any conversation with Mr.. Dur
zee, from time to time, behalf of the to be
named from the Democratic party, Mr.. Charlck said
/
the privileges enjoyed by Mr.. Charcks representa-
| tive, ex-Mayor Hall. the examination resumed.
Mr.. Charlick said he in the habit OF seeing Gen
Duryee every day at the meetings Of the Board,
interview between himself and eXSherh Kelly said he
had not been CONSULTED at all In regard TO these ap
desired to be heard but was allowed no voice In the
matter; neither did Mr. Charck know whether Com
missioner Russell consulted In any way regard to
| the Republican inspectors named By the Committee.
ors. from time they voted regularly and
appointed. He did not recollect the appointment OF
single man to whom objections made in the Board
| q AT what time during the Summer OF Fall did the
Committee make up their list of inspecorsl A. They
made 1t up during the Fall forget how many; very
| large number. and great many were appointed who
either would not serve or were OF the wrong politics;
pointed, but no, ali on the same day; Mr. Gardner
made the report to the Board there we're some remoy
ais made the day OF election and some appointments.
In respect TO the With Assembly District the witness
could not give the names OF those VINO snggest9d Tue
him list OF the Tammany Hall Committee OF that dis
Mr.. Gale The inspectors appointed
at the nsgation OF Tammany HaQ, he thought There
less contest over the nspector in that district than
in any other. In the XVIIIth District, Tammany Hall,
through Mr.. Kelly and Mr. Croker, selected the names
on the Tammany side; Alderman Monbeimer and James
OIrien Apollo Hall. He could Mt say what pro-
portion he gave Tammany Hall, bus lie gave them more
than he ought. He mad list showing which were Tam
many and which Apollo Hall. He appointed Mr.. Conk-
ling but not Mr. Hogan. The names In the XXIst Dis
trct furnished by the Democratic Association OF
that ward aud he invited number of men to consult
with him about IT, He did not think he talked with
Genet and did MT think Genet gave him individually
any names He supposed that Judge McQuade was