New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-05-28
CORONRRy METHODS.
THEIR ANSWER TO CONTROLLER GREENS CHARGES.
The communication of Controller Green to

THEIR ANSWER TO CONTROLLER GREENS CHARGES.
The communication Of Controller Green to
the Corones setting forth that irregularities Of various
kinds existed in their Office and that consequence
ne must decline 10 part at least Of the amount de-
handed by them for the quarter ending March 30 OF
this year caused considerable stir among the politicians
yesterday. by this class 1t generally accepted
part Of the now and for time past, waged
by the Mayor and Tammany Hall the side and the
Controller the other Coroner W0ltman, In converse
ton with reporter Of THE TRIBUNE. said that the Cor
oners had nothing conceal The records Of the Coro
ner's Office were open for inspection. Every claim
they had made for payment they would
end.avor To collect through the medium
Of the courts where the business or the claims could be
passed upon by competent tribunal. The claim dis
puted by the Controller submitted TO him April D.
He offered tho same objections to auditing and paying 1t
previous occasions when the bills OF the COroners
have been rendered For several weeks the c0rOners
oOud obtain other satisfaction than TO nc told to call
again, or occasionally Deputy Controller Earle would
question the Coroner called the points referred
to in the Controllers letter Two of the persons EN-
pOyed IN the Controllers office engaged for more
than week examining the books and papers ut the
Coroners office. Everything thrown open to their
Inspection II known to the C0r0nors several days
III advance hat such an inspection would he made. and
had the Cororers desired 10 cover or conceal any
irregulaiity there ample time to have done The
fees of the Coroncrs fixed by law. When the present
Board ~ c0rOners entered upon the duties of their office
they found he law IL is They had nothing IN do
with fixing the amount of The fees.
A. TO the number Of persons composing the jury on tho
occasion of iuquG left part the discrr
non of the Coroner IN ordinary cases thel considered
mat jury composed Of six persons fulfilling all the
requirement. of the law In homicide other cases
Of importance, they summoned IL jurors. The Controller
objects Thar certain p.rsons large
Der of times There nothing in the siOns
OF he law to prevent person serving half dozen
urie- The -a1le day. That nlter entirely dis-
cretiUnIrN with the Coroner. Some ~ the nam"s men
toned by the Controller could be- readily accounted for
az appearing 80 large a number uf times az jury
men, because they employed at the Horgle.
A. W. White, who appears POS tme' "a n
juryiudn is the person ia charge Of the MOrrie.
lie intelligent DsD, and Whenever the Coroner ma,
been summoned 10 hold inquest ~ the N0rguc, u has
Others whose appear frequently persons en-
ploycd in and around Bellevue Hospital IL l. not al
easy matter 10 get together jury m3de mp of strangers
taken ut random. often when 10 OF - persons were
Summoned % attend and luTymrn, not more than
One-Alf WOthirs would respond. Coroner NOlimIIi
claimed that The inquest papers We r. properly II "a
The homicide led IN the District Attorney
office 20 be used evidence the trial of tie accused
person TIC remainder the end NJ each qnai'er were
iod-td wi'h The Board ~ Health. in compliance with
request ~ that Department Each case was numbered.
y tiun raised about II, u |1s Ony
ncot-slry 10 the hooks the COrUncrs Office 10
.rtain all the particulars concerning H.
suit begun Thursday last against the Con
tIoler To compel the payment 0i the amount due the cor
called forth ne letter. II only short that
the Controller refused 70 pay balance due tne 'oronrs
on years work. ground that there no air
pro pfatiOn. and suit being brought against the c!
JUDI Van Brnt decided that the claim must DO paid
aud II paid.