, 1875-05-25

InAy1ng In The hands Of o1}ren unpaid and
unaceanated LOT.
The report concluded with statement that
tbs COMMITTEE directed Supervisor Baker to take
Ruch steps At mar seem to him best for tho pro.
teasion OF tho laterests Of tho touu, and compel
tho payment to him 70 Town Treasurer Oh otlicio
of tho noucya illegally, Withheld BY O'Bren.
1he repott waa signed hy Justices 1u8eraoll
Scully, Morrison, and Banlsbnty.
Un motlou Ut Justice Sheridan. tho report WAS
unsni'nouA!, adopted.
wss called on to caplatn what steps ho had
taken fn tle matter. uo stated that writ of
n,andamus had been appl.od for and had been
issued, Tie bank Will whicl, O'Dfien had do
posltcl had declined to giyo tho amount to hin
credit. Lie WINS askcd whether ho Ind azi cd
C'13r'ea fer tho monoy aud what roason be gave
for refusing to pay up; n,,,,x
(inter,pting)-1 think gayo the reasoun at tho
last meeting Of tho Doarsl. won't nay it over
until tho Court tolls mo tho proper person to pay
1t to. 1tll laJ In bsnf til! then. Tho moucy IL
safe. lf1psy over tho money sud clatma for
taxes illegally. collected arc Sustained against
me- then and my ho1sdanen will have to pay
thotn, and won't have my bon1smeu put III
euch pTcdfcament.
Justice Morrison said that .Ir. oBrten's action
In retaining aosno Of tue money might bo tueti.
lied. Dir. Ol}rien claimed compensation above
tbs 81 800 Alloyed by tho Law. and op.uions dif-
fefed ~ to tho right Of tho Doar1 70 sire such
AAAlti2u4l EUAlEGQ12%lNut Mfs y uiieA uitfuk
think ho was Justified in retaining, $4,000 or
$4,000. until tho question Was passed. upon by =
court of compotcnt jurisdiction.
O'Brien said that ho MAS not fighting about
SALARY; he did not waut more than 81. 6D0. lfo
WAS holding tho money until 1t was settled who
was Tho proper party to pay It 70.
Justico lngerso! reminded him that tho Law
enjoined h.ui to pay it over to tho Supervisor,
and made ic!nHa! to do 40 penal offenso.
0'Driel cxllod astcntion to tue charge OF 81,
f1E ~ ~ lin In mr. nj mr. 1871 IL
denied that he had any such amount from 1879,
that al those matters laa bson settled up before
thoy got into 1874,
JUH71ck sHkRIDAs
was for referring the report book to the Com
mittoa for having this question looked into, but
tho rcst Of tllo Board secmed to tlink 1t wRste
Of timo, II tAs rcfuaal Of O'Drlcn wax abBolute
and Did not rest on any special point.
O'lrien himself spoka up and aald mysterious
" that llo wasn't going to get tntu ! slnkiuE
bpat to please ,be Board. Tho board talked
over Tho matter In = conversational war. and
concluded that further steps In tle matter do
volscd by law OF, tho Supervisor. The Dotrl aa'
saited that s1,500 nka too ttiA for the Collector
waa \ vilo humhug. Tho Board then went into
private Acssioh for few mluutes. leepsug their
proceedings accrot, and OIL returning to open
aesston adjourned. The reporter Of TUE TaiB-
uNE asked O'I,rieu what wns
HIS HEAL NgAsoN
tor withholding The money. lfe said that Col.
cleary. preceding Collector, bad boon sued by a
sowlng- -machiue company for amount Of taxes
paid under protcst, and ! Judgment Of 5000 bad
obliged 10 pay. AZ ho hid already paid over tho
monov COLLECTED BY him, ho hhd nd recourse, aud
on making application to tho County Treasurer
for Reimbursement Haa informed that thoro
WAS no power to indemnify. him out.
sillo ot tue Legislature, snd that lila
claim would haye to bo presented to that body
o'DElen said that be would uot expose htmBe I'll
to such losses. aud would therefore hold OH u
tho money until directed by tho Court to pay II
over. The E'porsor asked htn Il hl. aeeounts
frnm tie warrant OF 1874 waa on deposit in the
Commercial National Dank. and that he WAS 1t
no degree q defaulter. lilo admitted that nu
suits had bcon brought against him for recovery
OF taxes, but said that hs Has not going to run
npx riaku