The New York herald., 1874-10-04
THE GRAND JURY WHITEWASH.
What Some of the Minority Think OF
the Commissioners OF Charities and |
Correction.

What Some of the Minority Think OF
the Com issioncrs Of Charities and
Correction.
II was intImated In these columns few days
since, under the head OF Grand Jury Junketngs,-
that there would be IN attempt made to white
wash the Charity Comm ssioners who were be-
leyed to have been guilty OF Depotism and corrnp-
ion in the admin straton OF their ONCE. A former
Grand Jury had presented them; commissioner
OF accounts--Mr Lindsay j. Howe-had erralgned
them before the Common Council and the bar OF
public opinion as beng grossly incompetent ana
having their books in state OF such commission that
fraud would only be pastlme and systematic rob
berry easy OF faccomp pishment. When, therefore, the
last Grand Jury inves tigating their affairs, and
it was discovered that the lneulpated Com.
mssiouer5 were the hosts OF their judges, and a
round of pleasure excursions INDUCED IN, ID was
very properly feared that the memory Of good
dinners, ine wines and fragrant cigars would pal
late in the minds OF the Grand Jury any little
shortcomings OF such generous entertainers as
the Commissioners OF Charities and Correction
proved themselves TO be. That this fear was not
without foundation received a proof on Friday,
when ae Grand Jury came into court and presented
TO Judge Sutherland report which indorsed the
purity the puolic charac OF the Commissioners,
extoled with iulsome culogy the constitutions"
PROBABLY including especially the excursion boat
under their charge, and generally laying on such
a thick coat OF whitevash that all or the cracks
opened by Commissioner OF Accounts Howe were
covered from tie pubic eye. But in the most
pleasant picture some vaporish clouds are apt to
noar. All of that sapient Grand jury it seems,
had not been seduccd by the salad ruled by the
regaiias conquered by the champagne, ana
THERE WAS A MINORITY REPORT
1t proceeded in gentle vein OF satire to state
at q ppu /
tiously indolsc the sentiment Of the majority
to the commissioners having endea vorcd 40 per-
form their various duties faithfully and for the
best interests II The pun,ic" This Was signed by
the following members OF the Grand Jury-rnen
whose names have weight in the communtty:-
n. j. flames. No ~ Union square; J. w. Campbell,
Sr., No. o6 West Foufre"ntn street; Robert Nor
rIson, No. 80 West Ihirty-f til street: T.. Du
NNier, No. Whitehall street; r. Colgate, NO. %
East fweuly-setohd street; Shepherd Knapp. Jr.,
No 35 Broad SIRE L.
one Of the HERALD representatives in convers-
ing with Mr. knapp. yesterday, was informed tfat
the tacts upon whicn tue minority report was
based would prooapiy not be made pubic Tor the
present. and nat his signature to the document
eave very clearly his ODinion as to the charges
against the commissioners. II the allegations
had not been true he never would have signed the
Dir. Dn viv.er, No. . whitehall street, could not
be ouna j; his place o. business, as ne had been
sitting up on plight with SICK Trend, hut it is un-
detstooJ Ibat ne was totaliy opposed TO giving
4 Messrs La. n. beer ana stern any whtewash what
soever. even the thnnost OF coats necessary to re-
move the cooweDs when hang heavy ana black on
tncir Official walls.
Mr.. II. UoigAfa, OF No. 90 East Twenty econd
street, tnougnt IL better for the present to remain
silent, as here had been quasi agreement TO
inat effect; nut, upon beng questioned by the
HERALD reporter, his smil S ana headshakinss
Mere as significant as 10 ms vi inions as spoken
Il words coutu nave beeu
Mr. n j. Haines who is President or the Dime
savings Blnk, and one ol fbe nrm Of Hanes lirOs
pano mann artuiers' c1ud h0t De iouna out one
t,oneer, oi west broadway, VINO res .des at No. SO
West Fourteenth street, assured the HERALD
I Representative that the
MINORITY REPORT WAS coMrRoMIsE
and that 1t lei below rather than exasaerated the
trn h, IN regard TO the commissioners. '.Wny,'
!. sad Mr.. Campbel, "i had no idea what had 10
7 contend apainst when went on tnat jury, and
even now do not Wish 10 SAY one thing that Will
I reliect III The rcnotest way on my brother Jurors
/ nut the influence, raiolery, &c orongh, to bear,
lied. was extraorolnary. l believe the power of
tnosc men IN the Z mmission OF Charities ana
Correction i scarcely second TO the govern
any,ody can exanine the figures of
COMMISSIONS, Howe, or even the evidence aa-
Oh. being convinced there have been great wrongs
and woeful extravagance. LopS at the meat con-
Is friend OF Mr. rnurow Weed. Stern was placed
IN the commits 'ion. belIeye, by the influence OF
Sternoach Is son-nlaw or some relative o! Stern,
and Goodk.nd. the purchasing agent, has u
seem 10 be revolving wheels within wheels. When
co nmenced the investigation AS Grand Juror
determined to maintain my independence.
lad no
GROCERIES, FLOUR OR LIME To SELL
hs a business man | know tue affairs OF the de-
pariment ale carried on IN Il loose manner,
and believe the staiements OF the Commissioned
nf Accounts, VINO exposes them, 10 be lncontro.
vertlble. One thing more In the answer put
forth 10y the Commissioners Mr. Bowen zone OF
their numbcr) Is made TO say as 0llows:--
\ The undersigned fuy accords to Mr. Howe all that
he that lie has In all faith
cndcavorcd 10 discharge his duty without much regard
\ 10 conscience. BOWEN.
..Now olthonph thc last word scopeciancc ,
Y appears IN Mr.. Bowers manuscript, he assured
ne ir should read cons equence,' n ci makes a
vast difference IN the meaning Of the paragraph,
aud robs Messrs. ambeer and Stern OF the com
inri a anrlrenr Inslnuhfipn.N