The New York herald., 1874-09-18
WHAT JOHN WILL DO.

The following letter. anticipatory of the Mayors
charges as above given, has been sent by Mr.. Kelly
to our contemporary, the SUM-
SIR-In your issue OF the 18th you intimate In a
short paragraph that some star ling developments
are about to be made which, from the rumOrs that
have reached me, understand are to involve me
as former Snerlt OF this county.
Is appears tnaC his Honor the Mayor will reDiY
to the letter l addressed to him through the pub
lie press, warning him against the reappointment
OF the convicted Commissioners Of Police; and as
learn that he has employed Nelson j. WATERBURY
to search the records In the oce OF the Secreta
o. State, IN order TO ascertain the number OF con-
vict,ons returned by me to that ONCE during the
six years held the, ONCE OF Snerifi no doubt His
Honor will make use OF The device resorted to on q
story and answer the charge OF his own oriciai
misdeeds by attempting TO prove that am no
success VIII attend HIS Honor In the role he IL
about to play.
The investigation, am informed, is to result in
showing tnat received enormous sums in excess
OF the amount WAS fairly entitled to by law. This
wonderful discovery OF Mayors nest by so skill
ful a detective as waterbury entities that person
to rank, with all his owl-lke gravity, among the
greatest reormers OF the age. l doubt, however If
his pretended discovery wIil stand the test OF i'm
partial investigation. l shall very certainly sub
Ject 1t to such one when 1t shall have seen the
light in the Mayors tardy answer to INV letter. /
invite His Honor to continue his researches among
the acts OF my personal or ofiiciai lie, and when
he is wei through with the work to plbish IL to
the world. ] am quite confident the picture will
bear comparison with his own or Neison ]. Water
burys in anything by which the standard OF cnar
/ respectfully ask the suspension OF public
opinion on these pretended discoveries by SO pre-.
ctous pair OF reformers until the examination or
them has been made and the whole truth can be
tod. Let me suggest, too, II His Honor Is acting
1n goou 1altn ana Is really animated by pure love
OF reform, tnRt ne might continue his researches
IN the Comptroller's office, inform the public,
when he has finished, how much money Water
bury returned to That department from the
amounts collected in forfeited recognizances and
prosecutions against liquor dealers during the
time ne was District Attorney OF this county; how
mucn, TOO, that model reiormer received for SER
wees rendered the Old Ring in the Broadway open
Ing, and In various other little matters during the
administration OF Richard b. Connolly and finally,
10 enllghten the pubic as 10 the amounts paid
this same waterbury ior lobbying at Albany ana
procuring Improbable legislation for this city. If
HIS Honor has no taste for the work, promise
MIN that Will attend to 1t for him at the earliest
pracucaole moment, and shall, / think, satisfy
MN before have done with that gentleman that
ne mas made sad mistake In selecting as his
henchman one so vulnerable in his 0flclal ante
oeoents as the unsainted Waterbury, But neither
nor the public can be astonished At the Mayors