The New York herald., 1874-09-10
COMMISSIONER DAVENPORT.


- I'm Conduct-He Declares
w,.. III. Has Not Violated Any Duties,
-. R.,ieves Himself Well Fitted Tor
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The answer OF Commissioner John l. DaVenpor'
n the charges preferred against MIN oeiore tne
,,ycu,t Court of the United States Is puohshed De-
,ow The impeached Commissioner has oeen very
Snick 20 make reply TO his adversaries AZ ne ohly
areIved ofiiclal notice OF their complaints on Tues
day His answer Is as iolloWs'-
TO THE CIRCUIT CouEr UNITED STATES, IN AND
yoR rns sourHKRS DISTRICT OF Nav YORK IN THE
SECOND JUDICIAL DIsrEIcr'T nauo,or. ~ uritea
Charges preferred M SSnn of Elections
BY Oswald otenlorier Amos r sho gso'ge ~ nnran
and PATRICK Ii. Magulre
John I Davenport to the charges preferred against
him in the above entitled proceeding makes answer as
follows 10 VIII
d 5ohn mat Sr or nSca 20 eer ha
been arbitrary partisan or Improper"
saa aa% ,Ss af5sst ss; as Of
Mes mat he arSitrary or Improperly refused bail"
at saov0, and denies that it was an unreasonable
said John w fsnes ns has s4.%
inatsn Of said HenTchs aIacisn Of Of s7 or
hat refused to he e sesscted Sies and
asnrehs rs or 6at se aeF sae ine nc
on the contrary, that sad Heinricns gave pan
iheretore by the of the United States entitled to
admits nit that ne nsla
in the Heinrchs but denies that in SO doing he
was guilty Of Improper conductn On the contrary, he
ayers vrhe he sad John davenport denies the pro-
ceedings against said Heinr1chs Were conducted IN an
fnted scandal upon the administration OF Justice and
that his acton In said proceeding was IN the IN
terests OF Law and order.
1.-The said John pavenpors admits that one Charles
hussey was arrested In October lss for q
Husey easonabe bail
ohn 10 pw se nar ae
said Hussey, neglected prosecute the charge against
the thereafter neglected and refused to
eH as case & :! Wsn ne eae na The sex
animation ofsaid Hussey conducted by him IN
ssaa: he sia e ssqSsss On ne
ecsoD the which an
properly refused proceed with
To the three paragraphs Of this specification relative
to the OF Jeremiah Kelley the said John Daven
charge made in said specification and paragraphs.
The said John Davenport for answer to this charge
denies that he has violated his duty that his conduct
SPECIFICATION FIRST
The said John Davenport admits that during the
called at the jackson Club the city Of New YORK but
Gonney' alias Gaows Pat and one barney @cGafney
e hen eanda e r eMs ny s ona
one Grogan o. that at said time and place or at said
any kind or ch haracter whatsoever '''A N"' u
SPECIFICATION SECOND.
The said John Davenport denies that ION the Sun
day following the last menti ioned day'-whicn last
his in u e Il @
alias Gacws Pat and Of one James Keesan complain,
ing one Croker and others Tor alleged Violations of
We're signed" Signed by said Patrick e ccnnev. i,u aas Ga
bows % h hn e II Sasrsn' aS n from rnn ht ut 5
1hdayit;". or that said TACT known 70 him-said
warrant for the arrest Of said Croker" on the CON
the last mentioned dav upon any day either IN
da Of II pac enne aas as sows s0fs Pa the S
any complaint ain ag anst one Croker for alleged vo
o9 SAID Croker and this being
third OF specification second charge second
or that such complaint: made and warrant issued
by him for the purpose Of ntng said Croker from
nmdatns or arresng said Croker or that he used the
out ant pa
The said John !. Davenport denies that Bernard
oNeil arrested upon November 8, isl or that said
ssssse5; ns sshiSs SgTeyeT, ,Sa one S,SeII
ssy n @ sqt S ha he
.. taat said oSei was ready to urnish ball. Or that
condition on the @ he ayers that sad 0He
he a1d s1 at the time his
ses, qaae s to m a 9 ana h Ne was
~ srKcIFIoATIos FOURTH
properly tailed to prosecute said charge against said
Oke or to hold any examination in reference thereto
nation after his discharge bail and that not
ONeiL
SPECIFICATION FIFTH
The said John l Davenport denies that he was well
aware" or is now aware that the compliant in relation
rom being able on V election day to aid the poea i
party to which he Belonged" or that the "charge
He denies that he used the powers vested in him
mote the with Which he Charged r or any
yTu Avn
Mons As tho TO Jam T aGn Of se aeoye &
the parties therein named issued by him.
IL As 70 the second paragraph Of each Of SAID specl.
now know, that the persons who made the afHdavits
scribed themselves to be- ana says that he never had
reasonable cause to believe such to be the fact until
m As paragraph third of each of the above specih
now know that the charges contained SAID aiida-
false - and says that 'had any cause
70 beieve such to be the tact until time after
election 3 -. ,.n-., .,
specifications he that never had" and has
not now, knowledge that said charges were made
him tor the purpose Of removing the said persons
the offices OF npectors OF elections election day or
Tor the purpose of making vacancy such Offices by
and further, that said warrants not issued by
him TOR any such purpose or with any such intent
places would be hled by persons in political opposition
% the party Of which 6ey members" nor had ne
any such intent design nor does he at this time
that such followed said acts other than
~as he And he ad R e m d
rants were issued by him he did not have any knowledge
as TO what political party said persons belonged.
v To paragraph fifth OF SAID Specifications he an.
lie admits that no examination of these parties has
been had before htn dnd this the they
gave BAN to await the action the Grand Jury; and
such being 5he fact deponent have any fur
ter jurisdiction in their That he mot failed
TO prosecute said charges for the that
part OF ms duty 10 prosecute charges
to have ailed 10 have done was not mis- place
his right his duty TO do.
srECfFICATloN TENTH
Tnc said John !. davenport denies that either as
Commissioner or a chef supervisor OF Elections he has
wrons;ully and mproperly used the powers vested in
MIN, upon the occasions above mentioned
other OCCASIONS or lhc purpose promoting the po-
tlcal interests o certain with whom nc was
soctatcG AMI particularly OF James Brien that
Pas not pssd he powecs vestei in MIN impartial
and IudlctR mhlncr On The contrary said Davenport
that ne has asct the powers vested in i'm
Dpon the ocCaslOns mentioned, or upon any occasion,
either Tor the purpose OF promoting he political IN.
terests Of certain persons with Nhou. he politically
associated. or O james O'breu OF any person or
persons. party or parties, organizations. associations
combinations Of any KIM or character wha tsceyer
Specifications kLrFEN1H TWELFTH.
the said john J. Davenport denies that during the
months Oclobcr and NJ, cnbcr Il he illegally auc
improperly issued BLANK warrants signed by him,