New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-01-31
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
TIE POLICE SCANDAL.
, STRONG DENIAL FROM COMMISSIONER RUSSELL
r,,E VIEWS or COMMISSIONER GARDNER.

/, STRONG DENIAL FROM COMMISSIONER RUSSELL
THE VIEWS or COMMISSIONER GARDNER
The letter Of TAX payer addressed to the
Controller and alleged to have been written by Ponce
Commissioner Russell, charging that commissioners
smith Charick and Gardner had ioincd bands Tor inc
uvrposo OF furherlng oorrupt schemes was the MAN
tonic Of conversation Yesterday in official and pohuea
rc,os IL was the OPINION OF all that tho writer should
come forward and good his charge or ahoid INC
accused Commissioners an opportunity TO relo" ,no"
Commissioner Russell visited yesterday oy
rcportor OF THE TRIBUNE and questioned relative I"
Tho letter alleged Ia have been written Nv bim e wac
very emphatic In his dental Of the authorship OF the
letter and declared lis honor az gentleman hat nc
did not write The letter know that II had been
w-en until it was brought before the Board OF Police
alta regular meeting. He deacd 1t then, as he does
now TIE letter received by Commissioner Lumber
Wa written by amanuenss named Dunn. whom DC
s2usseD had frequently employed, as he did on this
occasion The letter 70 the Mayor written by him
self The allegation of Payne the expert that all the
letters we're written by person. and that the one
written 10 the Mayor was IN disguised hand was
absurd As he signed the written To the Mayor, nc
could what object there could he IN Disgusting
tie handwriting. Tie handwriting OF Tax payer was
hold and ceaT-what wou,d be called a good hand lie
wrote ST H. angular hand I, would be utterly lmposs
bic FOR him 10 Initiate the hand of"Tdx payer There was
no necessity for his Disgusting his hand He had lived
In il country for 20 years and he challenged any
10 point 70 single act OF his that could be termed dis
reputable or diShonorabe. He asked for the fullest
and most certain CATION, satlsn n as ne was tltU
no, hing could be produced That would establish his
qIit. N he mad wIitten the letter ne would not be
afraid 10 hold himself legally Responsible Tor the charges
ro1incI I'm H. II called thc Mayor yesterday and
- presscd himself freely and unreservedy lie told tho
Mayor uc cOurtcd an iuvestgaton. The Mayor repneh
that h had not yet had time 10 examine the evidence
Submitted BY Commissioner Chariick HIS relations
with an his fcIJw-Commssioners except Commissioner
Ciarci were OF the pcnsantest character. with Com
IN ssouCr Gardner ne had been intimate for long tme
Commits Smith had treated MN with naTkeu cour
tsy Almost from tue time o. ms eh'IS llo Ine bVaIu
Commission Charck conducted himself IN an unpeas-
'ers tlat cno no bcfoee the Board. He believed that
This mater Commissioner CharilcA was Inagnhylng
toe matter much rs possible, ana cndeaNOrnS loln-
jurt him 70 far as lac could. 1890 .
Commissioner Gardner sad that there was little to add
what had been gwen IN TIE TRIBUNE The evidence
oi ae expert f}t ana stNS'hl piuh 10 "nUu
tho tiers had been submitted to the effect that
i4c we're written ny the same person, inc one 10 tne
Mayor bong ~ 0Issulsed hand commissioner hus-
coll when Questioned about the matter by the commit
payer lie hIst stated that he wrote lhe Iettei 10
Commissioner Iainbccr, and aerward asserted that IT
hrst letter OF the srles was one mat had peeh written
TO Commissioner CharoR lucl0SlHg a newspaper SIP,
aseuS MAJ 90 resign. 1hls WAs an anonymous IelteI,
ana followed ly the Others which have
would pc doHo in The matter Commissioner
Russeli denied the authorship OF the ANONYMOUS
Ictto and there was no proof beyond the opinions OF
iLe eNpcrt3 relative to the similarity OF tho hand
writing. Win TeicTC.ce 20 the allegations that there
lots oeI0uSns 20 r Clarit1 or me Long Island Kali
road Company had ned in, he characterized the
charges as ABSURD The trouble was, he sand, to find
place b. dump street art. II aey could Keep inc ashes,
dirt aud garbage separate, there would be 10 dhcuty
snont disposing OF the dirt Oai that was done there
would ne an OGcry against using street dirt ior hing
because the rotlug garbage affected the health OF tine
10 very great expense IN towing me ant 10 the lower
pant OF C0ney Island and unloading IT, and they were
compelled To stop ON account OF the expense. -,
President Smith could not cay What would be tho
result Of tue matter.