The New York herald., 1874-09-24
CORONER CROKER ON HAvEMEYER
What He Says About the Mayors State
meht-A Reckless Series OF Charges
Denied--A Bid for Popularity.

Denfed--A Bid for popularity.
reporter OF the HERALD called yesterday upon
Coroner Richard Croker in relation 10 the charges
made against him by Mayor Havemeyer in his
letter recently published
Coroner Croker treated the matter as tning
hardly worth discussing, sayin that neither he
nor the public paid much attention to the silly
old toker," and that while people might read his
letter to joan Kelly to be amused nobody would
ever dream OF paying serious attention to the
old mans vagaries.n
''But the Mayor has made distinct charges against
youpn
''Yes; but he knows, as l know, the lalsity OF
his charges, and DEFY him to prove In any man
ner what he mas said about me. 1t is always easy
to make generalizations and so to twist circum-
stances and facts as to give them appearance
OF truth. He says my associates and friends
the rough and VICIOUS portion OF the inhabitants
OF my district l am happy to say that my
friends and associates are every whit good as
those OF Mr. Havemeyer and they DON'T number
among them any indicted and convicted criminals,
such as form the most intimate part OF the Mayors
acquaintance. He also accuses me, In general
terms, OF dishonesty without specifying any act"
"how much did you receive Of public money
while you were City Marshal 2n
81 collected for the city over $500, 900 during my
term as Marshal, every cent of which went through
my hands and was paid on my personal check.
Mayor Havemeyer has access to the books and ac-
counts, and he will find every dollar rhat re-
ceived accounted Tor. Don's you suppose ne would
have me arrested and indicted If he could only
find out something against me. But defy him to.
He says committed frauds at the polls. He would
be only too happy to prove me guilty OF crime
OF which his bosom friends Charllck and Garoner,
were convicted; but all through his letter he IN
eulges in this KIND OF gen eraizauon, which means
nothing"
"Mayor Havemeyer dwells on your appointment
to the office OF Marshal by him and through John
Kelly, and refers to the hue and cry that was made
about IT, ana expresses himself as sorry 1or having
been mistaken concerning your character"
'When was appointed l went to see Mayor
aavemeyer and had a long conversation with HIM.
de told me that there had been hue and cry as to
my appointment; tnat 1 was accused OF various
things, and, ne added, he told the parties who
made these charges that II they would reduce them
to writing he would then take of1iclal cognizance
OF them, and II there was anything In them he
would remove me- The Mayor told me the charges
had not been reduced to writing, and he
there was nothing IN them, and they
we're we're only ma made TO predispose him against me.
He said could go on quietly az my work and not
mind all thus hullaoaloo that was made. Now
THESE very charges which he then said he did not
believe, and which were mere nearsay at the best,
he now brings up against me. Does not this show
good deal OF weakness in his argument? 1t H.
and cooking up statements, and how utterly reck-
less he is about the character OF Others when he
W. u
friend OF 0Brlen, then OF Tweed and now OF Kelly,
because he is In power was friend of O'Brien
until he proved himself no friend OF mine and be-
came traitor TO his party. was never a friend
OF Iweed's and | don't say this because he Is now
.uniortunate), put the record Will show that op
man. in 1870, It was Tweed who egIsated me out
OF ONCE, with the rest OF the Board, because we
would not be his tools, and never did receive
place or emoument from him. Indeed, | never
spoke ten words to Tweed IN my ie, so that you
see our attachment ior each other could not have
been very remarkable. II Havemeyer could only
show as good a record for the other marshais as
ne could show Tor me his appointments III that
! direction would not be much criticised as they
! have been. He never dismissed me, but how many
! others has he dismissed and been forced to do it
by their own actions? Ny record is pure and non.
oraoe. and again say l DEFY him to prove me
Otherwise"
"The Mayor brings up a case of one Hogan, VINO
@ acted In another mans name as inspector of elec-
at is all a,se, and the Mayor knows it better
than any one. A man named Conkling, in the
Sherits Office was one OF the inspe ctors passed by
the Police Board. 1t appears that Conkllng was
very busy at the time, and told Hogan that he
might 90 aud serve IN hs place and uuder his
went TO lawyer, who told MIN he might take
Conkiing's place If he received power Of attorney
from him. Hogan got the power OIL attorney, went
and served and was arrested He himself at
tests tnat 1 had nothing &c do with 1t, and that
instead OF asking my advice he was AFRAID to tell
Inc what he was going TO do, because he knew !
would oppose it. And yet, Mayor Havemeyer over
his signature states a ialsity so gross and NAL
icious. And never went to any station house TO
bail Hogan or any person whatsoever. The whole
statement Is pure wholesale invention and Hogan
so saws himself under OATH All this Kind OF stun
has emanated from dlsappoin ted faction IN the
twenty first ward, who hope again TO rise by ac-
comprising the ruin OF others. Another state
ment just as wild and absurd as the last, by the
poor old Mayor, is that | went bail Tor a man
named Peckwel, who had stolen watch. Now
did go bail for Peckwei, and he was afterwards
discharged for lack OF proof in open court by Re-
corder hackett When Mayor Havemeyer has
nothing better to bring forth against his oppo-
nents than such a tissue of ridiculous lasehoods as
All this, Is II any wonder tnat the public treat him
That such man John Kelly could be hurt by
such statement, l can hardly credit that even a
silly old man hke Havemeyer would believe. IL
WINS a bold stroke for the popularity which he
hoped might get him reelected, but everybody
has had enough OF him and his intrgues."
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