The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-06-30

q meeting at any time Of the day. In all my ex.
perence ! never say or heard tell OF puolic
disregard OF law as did the Board OF Police IN
those days Just think OF I'll There Is little room
chair was rugged up In 1t. There Mir. Smith and
Nh. Charlick were wont to have their shaving
the Board with Mr.. Smith or Mr.. Ghsriick in the
narber's chair undergoing the barber's handiwork.
Thus was the pubic business often transacted,
the member OF the Board IN the BARRIERS chair
having TO wait the Darber's tnrn OF the brush or
the razor to reply aye or mo- when vote
''Then the barber could smother vote at
times ~
wen, I. would have been blessing II he had
"Did you ever hear anything more about the re-
moval OF those inspectors, Mr.. Russen, after the
"0h. yes. and it came about rather peculiarly.
We had meeting-i mean the Board-on the 10th
day. All the Commissioners were present. Soon
after it had been organized Mr.. Charllck came IN
in II his hand. lie remarked to the CLERK Of The
Board: How asout this Mt H .SgIs how
meetingr Mi. Hawley replied: Il don't know I'M
less you spread them upon the minutes" lat once
'rhe minutes OF the meeting OF the Attn INST l
pretended that there was no meeting held on that
Duryee were present. Wen. on motion OF Mr.
Charles the put on the minutes OF the
atd 50 Mr. 6naTok shaking Ss nss5
you cannot make any capital oat or this re-
Piled Mr.. CharllcK, you cannot intimtdate me-
was, Of course, mysef and General Duryee in the
minority, as nays Now / noticed one thing
the had On sna
sented communication rom q precinct, there
were only twenty-five pieces OF paper, and yet
called his attention to the discrepancy and he
remarked that there must be evidence somewhere
ever was able TO OBTAIN as to that transaction"
-, what, Mr. Russell, Is your candid opinion OF
"My opinion is that that is good ana truthful
record or everything relating TO the action Of the
Board OF Police. nave read 1t very carefully and
The conversation was then closed by Mr.. Russell
stating that he did not consider the trial OF Mr..
as republicans and democrats alike were inter-
ested In the prosecution OF the men who had viO
lated the law; land, said he. "oe he democrat or
republican, no Commissioner who violates the
law should be shielded by political influence any
more than the humblest citizen; and now that in
the case OF Messrs. Charllck and Gardner outraged
law has been vindicated, hope and trust the
Mayor VIII I'LL their places witt men who Will act
to eminent lawyers about the case and they have
all, with one accord, agreed That tine moment the
two Commissioners were convicted that moment
they ceased to be Commissioners; therefore, that
their designations were Q superiority and sham.
In TACT, have heard 1t from very eminent legal
again hold any ONCE Of trust under the city. so
the Mayors reappOinttng them would be an IL
Legal act: However hardly think ne would dare
Views or Commissioner Duryee.
Commissioner Duryee, on being called upon by q
HERALD commissioner, relative to his views on
the general situation and the Kelly letter, refused
positively to talk at any great length on either
subject, but consented to answer two questions
as to the letter and another as to the meeting
OF the Police Board on the Sd OF November last.
He said 1.-THE letter OF Mr.. Kelly ls very
fair one, and I think, SO far as my re-
way things were managed and done here
at Police Headquarters lew days before tbs cleo
Kelly makes that IN the presence OF Commissioners
Smith, Charlck and Gardner-that Commissioner
and ms t MT Kelly and those who
the inspectors was being carried out that we
wished justice done, but tnat we were overruled
by our colleagues, is the absolute truth. COmmis-
slOncr Russell and myself did all we could to have
everything done fairly, but we were in hopeless
minOrityn
What Mayor Havemeyer Said.
Mayor Havemeyer, IN an interview with re-
porter OF the HERALD yesterday afternoon, said
that he should not appoint any Commissioners or
Police that day. He had not sufficiently consid-
to be In any hurry ABOUT SO important matter
that OF Police Commlssionerships. After relieving
himself o. THIS communication His Honor walked
away 10 the meeting Of the Board Of Apportion-
ment. 80
What Ex-Sen ator james O'Brien says.
Ex-Sherin u, Brien was found last evening seated
in the large parlozs OF the Andrew Jackson Club,
corner OF Thrtieth street and Lexington avenue.
The HERALD representative entered at once into
the spirit Of his visit and asked Mr.. OBrien rela-
tive to Mr.. John Kellys letter published that day
in the paper IN which frequent dsparaging anu-
sions had been made to the ex-Sherin himself. II
ter,n remarked MIR. O'Brien, s'other than that /
propose to let 1t pass heedessly. 1t cannot
harm me. and place no Importance whatever
In anything coming from such source. This Is
not the time nor the occasion to enter into any
discussion. My time will come, and the people OF
the city Will then be able to decide between Mr..
Kelly and me. In fact have only casually glanced
over the letter, and did not think it OF suficienJ
importance to peruse II carefully, political let
tiers are always sure to be onesided, and the peo-
pie do not place any confidence whatever in them.
The passages referring particularly to Mr.. O'Bri-
ems action In the removal and appointment OF IN
spectors or election were then read TO that gentle
man, when he laughed boisterously and looked
upon the matter as too trivial entirey Tor his at
tenttOn,
John Kelly's Views.
Mr.. John Kelly, the Grand Sachem OF Tammany,
and OF the prime investigators of the late pro-
ceedings against Commissioners Gardner and
Charlick, in answer to numerous question ms put to
him by a representative OF the HERALD, made the
folio wing statement
'There can, think, be no doubt whatever that
Messrs. Gardner and ChsriAck ceased to be Police
Commissioners gOOn IA their cnnvtctiOn W.