The New York herald., 1874-09-19
THE HAVEMEYER-KELLY DISCL OSURES.
What Nelson ]. Waterbury Knows About thu
Tammany Chieftain.
His Anxiety to Save the Democratic
Party from Injury.

strauon OF city AFFAIRS in which it Is needless to
state all good citizens profoundly engrossed,
/ the annexed letter from Mr.. Nelson j. Waterbury
( WILL It's apprehended add fuel to the kindling
; wood. bright fire Will doubtless be blown into
existence IN. day two. Wiseacres anirm that
the Mayors letter TO Mr.. Kelly If allowed to 20
unanswered. will prove damaging document
! but IL was generally reported that Mr. Kelly
! would, on his return from Syracuse take legal
/ measures for the ylndcation OF his character
Mr.. Waterbury, however. throws in the following
chip to keep the ball rolling:n-
NEW YORK. Sept. Is, 1874
To THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD
statement In your paper to-day signed John
Kelly. seems to require tins reply. My part in the
preparation OF the Mayors exposure OF his lrauds
was not volunteered. Although l an active
supporter OF Judge Lawrence at the last election
for Mayor, and have been neither solicitor OF
patronage from the Mayor nor among the ad-
vsers OF his official acts, yet IN past years lie nag
extended 10 me many kindnesses, ana trust
neither he nor any other person VIII ever nnd me
ungrateul. Therefore, when, three or lour weeks
since, received note from him, requesting, me
at my leisure to call at his once, Ooeyed his
summons as l had done on two previous Oc-
caslons.
The Mayor informed me that when the Governor
should dispose OF the charges against him ne pro.
posed TO answer letter TO him by Kelly which he
mad published in the newspapers, and requested
any assistance could give to him. answered,
troller's oflice and get the bills paid TO Kelly whie
Sheriff" knew nothing about Kelly's bills, but
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bills l saw upon looking them over that the
ngures were very large. therefore prepared re-
stltutons ior returns that would elicit the correct
! figures. Such returns were made. As the searches
| or Jurors) would involve considerable labor,
which the officers could not be expected TO take.
suggested to the Mayor to SEND some one from mis-
ONCE to make the examination. and l would
supervise Ii. This was done. | know that every
and that Kelly Is the public rODDer the Mayor has
depicted HIM TO be. Tue friends of Kelly are seek
mics me 50 Of &c Comptroller Green The latter had not
only no part IN the Mayors expose, but did NOS
know OFT until just as 1t was about being made.
lorce OF the Mavor's exposure by an assault upon
me, in order TO divert the pubic mind from his
own misconduct. He suggests that the Mayor
me- and promises to give his own at
earliest practicable moment" As he can
not possibly break the force OF the proofs against
himself there Is reason why Ire should delay
ms assault upon me. He or any other person that
Will take the trouble is welcome to make any ex-
animation or statement IN respect TO me that he
may desire: Ny only regret would arise rom the
TACT that am OF no importance totne general
not be TO the matter for the public to realize
how well my course would stand any such investl-
CATION. Kelly, however, by his own audacity ana
power that las enaped him to put men into judge
1 own will. He seeks continuance OF that power,
and therefore his conduct IS OF Importance to the
community. In the belief that while he is Oh
trial attention may be given TO his charges against
me that might afterwards be withheld beg leave
to trouble you with an answer to all his impllca-
lions against me.
l. Neither the Mayor nor Kelly will find that
ury for or on account OF the Broadway opening,
lor any purpose whatever NY only connection
with the pubic treasury III reference 70 tnat i'm
proyement was the payment OF the assessment
upon my own house.
while they we've IN power, for .iobbyingn at Al.
bany nor Tor any other service for them, there or
had at Albany they would employ me to 'Yopby''
Tor them Is simply absurd.
3. | was never connected with "job" OF any
kind in my life. and nave never aided IN nor pro-
cured any "unprohtable Legislation for the CITY,"
Every law @ S or passed that have ever
4 No money % was pald & to me- oy Comptroller Com
molly hst Ina was not uy T earned ana IN many
the Ring. invite the most rigid consideration OF
every payment to me. His predecessor paid me
nothing. These two terms comprise the whole
period OF the Old 'lting" rule.
5. did not return any money to the Finance
Department in prosecutions or actions OF any kind
against liquor dealers, for the reason that | never
received as District Attorney or otherwise q dol
lar in or on account OF any such prosecution or
action from any person or for any purpose When
was District Attorney there was law In force by
Police ic Department a. large number S Of
complaints against liquor dealers They accu-
my position very EMBARRASSING. On the one nand
II prOsecu ed the complaints, unless the number
OF my assistants had been increased largely aud
the time OF all the civil in the city had
given to the cases, the prosecution would have
been OF no public benefit An occasional success,
even II the penalty had been imposed would have
had no effect upon the trarlc. But the prOsecu-
tlons were certain to involve large public expense.
On the other hand was liable to assault for omit
ting TO carry out the law II did not prosecute.
l therefore commenced prosecutions upon the
complaints OF a single week. For those prOsecu.
'''A' '>' "wAYs THAT WE'RE DARK"
though not by "tricks that were vain," OVei
$4,000 from the public treasury. If had. com
menced suits on the complaints for l66 wef1&s his
would have been rich indeed Xthoug me nros
ecutions were during my term OF o.dce and my
relations with Kelly were apparent. friendly and
really SO on my part, he never sorlrht nv aid to
obtain the money that he received. Gould he
have paid higher compllmen: to my inteerltyp
Of the prosecutions all the tabor was in my office,
never asked, expected nor received any COM
pensation whatever On account Of them; all my
service was rendered as part OF my onical duty.
g g; did not pay IN any money on account OF
shat account, but there Is a balance due to me.
Besides. as my successor had been counsel against
the people, was appointed, after my term had
which the prisoners had been convicted OF murder
IN the first degree. therefore continued to have
the entire management Of those two cases on the
part OF the people, and argued each in the Supreme
Court ana in the Court OF Appeals, and one OF
them argued twice in the latter Court.
UNREQUITED SERVICES
For this service have never been paid dollar.
Before 1t was finished the hostility OF the Ring to
me became so exceedingly bitter that IL would
have been folly lor me to have submitted my ac-
authorized Charles O'Conor, Henry Z. Davies and
Samuel J. I1lden TO adjust my accounts and those
gentlemen consented to serve. l sent written
request to The Board OF Supervisors to take action
accordingly, but the Ring would not permit such
action TO be taken. hope TO find some way OF
obtaining payment OF the moneys due to me. My
only anxiety III respect to Key's exposure In
view OF the position of leadership into which he
mas forced himself has been to save the demo-
cratic party from injury.
THE FINAL THRUST.
therefore wrote last Saturday TO the secretary
being canddate) tnat snch an exposure would
be made. AS the exposure was not made as early
as was intended teegraphed to him Wednesday
more explicitly. hoped that Kelly would have
been wise enough 10 retire until the public had
passed upon the accusations against him. He in
slsts, however that the party shall carry MIN with
all his frauds upon his head. il 1t attempts to do
80 1t can neither expect nor deserve success.
see 1t stated In dispatches from Syracuse that
| Kely threatens 10 arrest me. leave the city to-