The New York herald., 1874-09-27


has been 80 corruptly or foolishly administered
as the Department Of CHARITIES and Correction.
Indeed the scandals or It's management be-
came so common that charges OF positive fraud
were preferred by former Grand Jury, which
sent to the District Attorneys office the following
presentment:-
Cry COUNTY New YORK. !
DisrRIcr ArronNEY's OFFcr, May 4 lsH
fsPs vs. ns !GGf sdeSec IA The sssa
People vs. John Doe which EVIDENCE enc duly an an
following summary Of thsIr views IN the hey
s se s s nd
been m mannsr at Gnse AVA wastsa % m va.
Interest OF the Commissioners. well OF the city Of
New York. should DO SHsj DAY.
FRANCIS ENDrcorr, Secretary.
| Everybody knows the result OF the investigation
which followed. But one OF the most amusing
things in connection with the whole affair was the
fact that the Grand Jury-under what pressure
can only be cOnjectured-aDsoutely apOlogfzed to
the Commissioners for ever having investigated
them or ever having imputed any wrongdoing to
the mighty juntA This precious apology was
signed by the following gentlemen, VINO MADE
precedent in Grand Jury history without parallel
1t will be seen that the foreman who charges fraud
FOREMAN TO nEcANr AND AroLoaIzE.
Here are The names-
Henry d. Stoyer Ropert A. Chesebr0ugh.
Cnaries E. hartshorn. Timothy ,, Brien.
~. ripper. ~. VI.
Adopn Mack. JACOB Adler.
l.. j. LaCharll.
though GOodkiud-a gentleman or large Grand
Jury experence-was appointed purchasing
Counts Mr Lindsay j. Howe, had figures and facts
which refused TO be recOnciled 10 the plausible
theories OF the Department OF Charltles ana COrrec-
ton Another Grand Jury-tne present one-were
invited to judge between the Snotrac'aon o. Mr,
Stern and the ADDITION OF MI howe Wen ine rnown SlanH
the business community. The following are their
names Foreman, Charles p Bpraets mercnanc
| No. l74 Water street; Napoleon J. Haines, pianos.
No. IL West Fifty ty.siXth street; II. II. Dyer upnol-
sterer, No II East twentieth street; Saepaerd
Wincn ice No 1853 Charles street: Robert Morri-
son, lace, No: 27s Canal street; Edward Colgate:
George il. Knott, carriages No SO wooster street !;
Wnllam $. Corwin. grocer, No. l.lSS Broadway:
Aired P. Arnold, lime, East Ninety.arst street;
saac Hendricss, gentleman. No. AZ West Twenty
No 19s west street; James H. Bill. clolh hing, No.
20 Fourth avenue; }. W. Campbell. auctloneer, No.
10 Chd street; 4. Da vvier, importer, No: White.
hall street; Mye. Myers, liquors. No; lo4 Reade
street; David hoyt lumber, No. $50 Cherry street;
BENJAMIN Aloro, gentleman, No. 1853 West Thtrty
sixth street; stephen D. Peters, No. $50 Hudson
it viii thus be seen that with this class of gen
temen no vulgar arguments could be useo. Only
! THE soPHIsTRY OF TALLEYRAND
I or the philosophy OF Eplcurus would prevail The
Commissioners chose the gentle diplomacy OF the
omy. The Grand Jury must be appealed to. and
what better arguments could be used than an
saw snurlOn saute Acknowledgement down with
Chateau iquem boiled English mutton, with caper
eaux ciaret; i t. roast beef rAmgiats, with cham
payne, Roderer carte blanche; crisp salads, dainty
densttasse OF aromatic coffee, and the fragrant
! cigar-"Henry Clay" or "Relna victoria"
the heart Of the most obdurate Grand jury and it
was proceeded win at once. On the 18TH inst.
the island, but 1t was not q good day Or '1nstftu-
tlonsn Tne weather was bad, some
| INpIGEsTIoNs WERE INAUGURATED,
! a few OF the Grand Jury stomacns, unused to the
ricn food or fine wine, rebeed against the char
itles' and proposed some corrections IN the de:
partment Altogether 1t was rather 2 dismal
party, and was pronounced by gentleman on
board to not success; in fact. II the depart
ment that DAY had needed some whitewashlng
done the Grand Jury would have applied q very
thin coat indeed; SO thin that all the cracks in
the ro ten walls could plainly DC perceived Dy inc
public, VINO are anxiousy
| WATCHING THE HousECLBAN1NG.
Another excursion arranged, ana IT came
about In this way. Judge Kelly, President OF the
Fifth National Bank, sent Tor Mr. William 81 Cor
win, the grocer VINO Is Grand Juror, % ana VINO Sni
that "he thought Commissioner Laimbeer was
very nne man; tnat he kept an account IN tnat
, proposition Mr.. Corwin assented, when the Judge
added. "tnat 1t was pity there was SO much talk
thought II the Grand Jury would go around and
visit the institutions in proper spirit they would
that Mr.. Laimbeer lwho Kept an account IN That
| bank)
$50 moved to the Grand Jury myself" said Mr.
Corwin yesterday to q HERALD representative,
''that another excursion should be taken, ana
Friday, the 25th inst. was selected"
"You mad good time 2" queried the reporter.
splendid !'' said Mr.. Corwin ''ln an expert
ence Of Orty-six years l never saw the 'lnstitu-
tons managed so WELL"
Were you gone ali day W was the next ques-
AN day; and the Grand Jury we're delighted
with wards Island, Blackwefs lsland-every-
thing In fact MIR. Laimbeer Is very me man
and Lively worker. l never saw anything IKE
it.n -
"were all the Commissioners with you W asked
the reporter
mo Mr. Bowen declined to go"
This fact is significant, as Mr. boWen Is the
| Commissioner who has opposed all tuc corruPbiou
ana extravaganza In the department.
The reporter next visited Mr Shepheru Knapp,
Jr., at his ONCE, NO. 80 broad strees' "heh 4oes-
toned as to the
JURY JUNKErINo,
Mr.. Knapp replied, very GROSSLY, ''that tne Granu
Ipouest went TO visit the ISLANDS upon motion OF
the,r own; but | ought not TO say thaJ mucn.
Your accounts in the HERALD are all wrong, but
/ don't care whether you correct thQn or not'
As see med likely the gentle nan had the nap OF
his temper rubbed the wrong way, tile reporter
hurriedly left the oiilce OF the
| GENTLE SHEPHERD.
Thc next visit paid was TO the supposed place
! OF business OF Mr.. Aaron Fatman. dr. Fatman
was not to be found ne had no ONCE IT the place
the "Directory" Indicated.
Mr. Frank hendricks was visited NJ No. 40 Clifr
street. This Grand Juror was silent as q sphinx.
He evidently considered the excursion a Grand
Jury secret. and would not be betrayed into any
diyulgences.