New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-06-30


old by one Of the clerks that his case
wsd r nS be aSs
called TO attend and give his testimony ne wa" sa
Mr. wIngate replied that he had not. He came IN once
when Mr. Kelly Col Fellows and hmso,s were ouJ e
said nothing, but when they were retiring ne met
them In the mt Snn Mr. wnsae was asked
to give the history Of the Attorney Generals connection
We're Obtained Col Fellows and himself supposed that
Mr. Phelps would prefer TO have them try the cases. as
S would be- extremely conduct
the prosecution To avoid all question an idsn
and Wheeler H. Pecihsm, with Col. Fellows and him
self. regularly assigned by t rra
section had been slipped into the Supply Oil last ses
which made 1t whether nnon the
request Of the Disrct-Attorney. Mr. Phelps took ad-
Of this and while sm s ss wnsne ao%
either Col Fellows or himself to participate tN ate
in the ns KsV aa sa he the
ney explained him that the facts we're leon, CON-
Pnd M % Sn and assured him that II they
were left out, the cases could not be properly pre-,
sented Mr. Gheps stu Ks aG1e made 70 an application
to Judge westbrook and obtained an order directing the
to appear III psssp ahu
Pratt came to New York with his assistant Charles o.
FarGd and MAD M %nsas He was unable to STAY
but he left Farchild to represent hm ne LOOK ad
Seys part spsp IN ali iH the law points involved
aud argued them with great ability the other com
dersood presented them TO the Grand Jury during inc
present month. The Grand Jury have found ~ lhuigt
ments, but against whom he could not say he couia
not say whether or not they Affected tho conVistea
Police Commissioners.
THE POLICE DEPARTMENT INCONVENIENCE.
The halls and offices OF Police Headquarters were
very quiet yesterday No noisy crowd OF men seeking
10 be appointed patrolmeu filed the anteroOms OF the
Commissioners Office throng OF politicians acung
as agents beset the two remaining Commissioners
Mr.. Gardner visited the building IN the morning. put
after brief conversation with Commissioners Dis
becker and Duryee, departed Although he might Do
entitled 10 act as Commissioner until his resignation Is
accepted refused by the Mayor ne mas gu
not to take any part whatever In the denpertonso
the sCsTa of Of n
If the Mayor should refuse TO accept the RESIGNATION o
appeal TO courts would then probably be made Dy
the prosecution to determine whether or NOT ne nad
been forever disqualified from holding ONCE by beng
convicted OF misdemeanOr Commissioner Charick Is
still confined to his home on Long Island by illness.
Owing to his resignation and suspected DISQUALIFICATION
the members of the Police Department VIII be COM
PEELED feared, to wait long time for their
monthly pay. There being no quorum no treasurer can
be elected by the Board OF Police; Unlike several OF
the city departments the Police Departmens ~ oU
its The Controller has no power 10 ts
meS as he has Of the Of other
Commissioners Disbecker and Duryee stated yesterday
Pesdept or of The Board In fact they
almost poweress to act at all Police Commissioners
They could examine the applicants for positions as
paromen and could transact the business OF the CON-
mittees OF which they were members Iney couia pre-
pare papers the consideration OF the Board OF Police
but they could upon them. Beyond the merest
routine business, they could do nothing Ihey hQpea
that the deadlock would be broken s0On especially
that Treasurer might be elected and the members OF
the force paid their wages
JOHN KELLY's LETTER TO MAYOR HAvEMEYER
The Hon. John Kelly has addressed letter to the
Mayor in response to the communication from the
Police Commits rendering their designations. and
reviewing the allegations contained therein. Mr. Kelly
takes up Of the Police Board with reference
to The Fall election OF 1873 from the beginning He states
that plain intent Of the Election law OF 1872 was
TO secure fair elections and that the obvious intent Was
to so evenly divide the election Inspectors ana poll
any organized stem OF fraud without discovery. He
shows that the Police Board composed OF three Re
Democrats. Charick united with the two Re
pa6ca1s smith and G1rGnsr to the the sas1S
He gives the history Of the meeting OF the
Board Of pSce on Aqs s Enen ea %"Un o.
ferrsd to or On Repubcans and Democrats
respectively This was done against the protest OF To
mssioners Duryee and Russell Before tnat GATE Tam ann
clerk for each election district in New YORK;
Had any COMPLAINT been made s .nat so~o Good Si
character. Ta!nmapy would have supplied thelr places
pure and fair election aud that end desired ialr
proportion OF the election officers In a very large
thnt REQUEST was Denied and the Inspectors
were constituted frequently IN this wise: or two
d%d solcaed oBrien Democrat ana one Tamany
Democrat selected by Oliver Charlck, or three OF
the inspectors being thus Of ono common political
sentiment all local questions In some districts the
outrage much greater In the AAlst assembly
SO were supporters OF Henry W. Genet who was at that
indicted for aud o 6i TO-
the State Prison. and who Is now fugitive from Justice
and only 10 , were the coalition set before
were the election OF their joint city ana county tcset
the fVtn With. With aud With Senatorial Districts
and Of Riley BiTIp and W
Dsricts and 1t was those Assembly districts that
they devoted most OF their attention. ~
Dnryee agreed to the Of their colleagues On the
contrary they protested against It, He claims that tue
more than o month after the time prescribed BY
law law; a list Of 5000 names to the Board; It
into the fitness OF the candidates or to make test OF
the authority Of the Committee ara so , the minority
corrupt the Tammany Inspectors the majority OF
the Police COmmis.oners who were we're acting INC, to,
ss ssasa espsSsn. wefs
Supplied by the Instruments Of James O'Brien Mr.
Kelly says that it is susceptible OF PROOF hat Commits
make aidavits against certain inspectors II they wanted
them removed. A number OF removals we're made
on eeeS arve cav wer. Police day
they were not called on to pass upon these removals
SSs gn' S before thei full Board and rs.ed
against the protest OF Commissioners Russell and
Duryee He cites the case Of Sheridan the election ill.,
speotor for removing whom the Police Commissioners
were convicted He had several previous occasions,
acted as pector and given satisfaction. he was re-
moved on Nov 80 without notice, and charges pre-
sented by James OBnen. One OF the aifdaylts
against Sheridan WAS forged, and purported
TO be taken by VIM. J. Copeland, who himself commit
ted frauds as an inspector at the lst District
OF the XVlIIth Assembly District and the
other by man OF low character. On cleo
ton day other Tammany inspectors were re-
moved on afidayits Of political vagabOnds, VINO
gave their addresses vacant lots Other Tammany
inspectors arrested by John 1. DaveDpOrts
narshas on rumped-up charges, and word being sent
to Police Headquarters their places supplied with