, 1875-07-13

When Commissioner Sheridan came down yeH-
to-day morning ho gathered around him al tho
reporters ho could lind md proceeded 10 mako
eomo of tt,oee startling disclosures about tho
Co,yiu regime sDl tho Little tricks practicel by
all tho rrlo,lings Of tho Departmental. 1le frat
| tonchel nron Joe Forests letter in Yesterday
morning TniprsE, and again nssettcd koH,o OF
thore bitter statements about 1mllns-hosen
which 50 harahly grato npon tho City Clerks
puetic car. In addition ho inquired what alE.
Forrest knew about tho sending Of messengers
from tho City i1all to tho Eighl}i~Nard polls i'm.
nealately after the rctnins hai commenced to
come into tho Central Station. "1f Mr. Forrest
docs not wlsh to rorly." said llo, "tell him I
viii .naver It for Inn with au affidavit" flo
then proceeded 10 Inquire If II. j. l,ailcy got
| IjB Office Of Superintendent Of buildings, aud
Otto l;lultm ha III. u. ticket 0f lsave," simply
bccatlso osle waa opposed 10 tia adoption Of tho
Charter Of 1872 little lehe than the other ono
| wae III its favor. lilo continued ns follows:
] '.If it bo truc that alr. Forrest wah 30 ex-
| trcmety anxious about tho Hccurity OF
! tho baiot-bo1es 10 to cause the combination OF
! seemed 80 indifferent abn'it theao Same boxes
tint, when Informed that EcHle Of them were out
IN sho cold. that he did not tako tue trouble to
como to his Office antl lock thom ut, but, OIL the
| place il which to put thoua7 Why did ho not
| tako them homo tho next day, to ascertain tho
Whereabouts Of these boxes. in order that he
| might not mako a mistake ~ to tho rtsco whero
seafcd or nt,sea}cd7 My old friend ~ generally
| very correct i'll all his statements, hnt. fortu-
natoty ior him. he wAs mistaken. at teaet, ou tina
OCCASION. Ttlreo Ieporke1B-ouo OF tho I'ost
and tfaif, orc uf thu JUMrHdl and ono OF THE
THlnuSE-saw these boxes IN tho private ottico
| Of tito superintendent OF Police, IN thu north.
| wcHt corner OF the Office. Baw them there N.Y.
self. 1 saw them there unsoaleti: tist they
rere not seafe1 tho reporters Eaw tic HAtno.
| SO much for Mr. Forrest.
| II will proceed tn Ask few more questions
about why tho tlno Of the can-can proprietor Wan
revoIicd by tho Mayor.
| "Why did not The Superintendent order tho
| suppression OF tho cau-cnn show?
"Why did Justice Snmnloghold refuse war-
| rant for the arrest Of the Gun. cnpsts when APP
piled to for oile III order that tho Eol1co might
bc protected iu tho dlacharRo OF thor duty!
"Why. after tho arrest md conviction Df tho
proprietor In tho lolico Court, and subsequently
III the Criminal Court, aud alter tho tino Ind
been paid. did tho Mayor, unlawtully, re1uit that
tne2
"why did Tho sEnyor naurp power not con-
fcrrcd uron lin, aud strictly prohibited being
exercised unless by swo-snirds yots OF all the
Aldermen authorized to b. cIectotl?
"sec. i OF Gimp. Is, revised city charter, says:
.Nell1tr tho Mayor nor Common Council shall
remit any line or penalty imposed upon atiy por-
| eon for tho violation of tho IAwB Hud ordinances
Of said city. unlesH two-ti1irds uf MI the Alder
mop authorized to be elected shall vote Tor such
| release Or remission
"Why did tho Mayor, after having diareghrd-
! cd + Judgment sondcrcd IN ono court. md Ut,
tirmea In tho other, grant = permit to tho Hatle
txhn Hickey, proprietor Of the can. can. to rat,
| Wcpt Hido !?
'.Why is 1t tint tevcalucntB made to the
Grand Jury arc disclosed to Interested parties
hofore tue rising OF lo noxt duS'B s1n, and
nhile tie GRIND Jury IL yet celebrating On the
| Htbirct mntter nf tim fayen1tHnnt