The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-06-03
SPEAKER KERR'S ACCUSER.
THE ADVENTURES OF 4 THIRD AVE
NUB RLILROID C0ND UCTOR.
Mr.. Lawrence Harvey n Ward Politician
Nice Ornaments Of Washington society
william A. Daritns's Right-IIand nIan.

MIR. Lawrence Harvey n Ward Political
| Nice Ornaments Of washington society
william A. Daritns's Right-IIaud nIsn.
Lawrence Harvey, the accuser of Spcaker
Kerr, has long been known as a politician In the
Twentieth Assembly District. Wren WIN. A.
Darling, late Appraiser of tho Port, and ex-
auditor OF the Third Avenue Savings L;eDk, was
President of the Third Avenue Railroad, Harney
was conductor on the road, and also acti 70 10
political primaries and caucuses.
Harvey was a delegate to the convention
which nominated Darling for Congress. A SUN
reporter was yesterday Informed OF the follow
ing statement, made substantially by ex-Msyor
A. Oakley Hall, regarding that convention
"Mr. Almon W. Grswold was a candidate in
opposition to Darling, and the contest was
warm. while the voting by ballot was going on
| II was supposed that Harvey was voting for
Griswold. A motion was made and carried that
9yiya voce vote be taken, and Harvey voted Tor
fellow has $500 q my m neY in bis pocket"
Sun reporter asked Mr.. Hall whether he had
made FIX sp nn a TS%a d and ,ne eaMaS an
| the antir.
The sus reporter was more successful In other
quarters. lie learned that when Darling went
wife and chdren in New York city. lie pro- naS
cured the position Of Doorkeeper through OAR
| ling's Influence,
- About About this time, the .prlpa Of 1898, Augustus
7. Greene was making efforts to procure an APP
army. He got friend TO ~ eak 10 Congress IN al
| Nelson Taylor In his behalf. Mr.. Taylor. how
ever aaI s,5sndy on ms INST WORTHY young man
pointment.
While Harvey was Doorkeeper In Washington,
$40 20 Speaker Kerr for Greene's appointment.
and about the time that he claims TO have paid
| Sarah Davis, sister of The. Davis, the we'll
dier. told her friends thnt she was going TO be
married 10 Capt. Wilioughby. who lived In
the s% and SaG sn,s Of RSs1
| believed her 81 .tement. for she began to
so" NIX, s Sd n@ra n sss . as ne
weeks anerward man who knew Harvey
well, met the Congress ional doorkecper and Miss
/ Davis on Broome street The next time he saw
the woman Davis he asked her who the person
was that had accompanied her on the street.
she answered: "rhat is my husband" Harney
took the woman TO Washington and she lived
with him there. IN the meantime Mrs. Harvey
| proper was nving ON Fifty second street, with
There are two brothers ana three sisters in
the Davis family. The brothers are Theodore
and Tom. Dutch Heinrich married one OF the
sisters, Johnny Mcguire another, and Larry
vile IN Wash ugt,m.
rhc pictures OF The. Davis Dutch Heinrich.
| an JOHNNY Magnire may be seen In the Rogues
| Gallery at Police headquarters.
| IL wesasubject ~ general comment among the
| Republicans OF Darlings district that no man
coull Obtain any favor from Daring except
| through Harvey. The relationship between the
| two was 40 close ana Intimate as To excite sus-
| picions regarding its cause. An ex-hOrse car
| conductor had suddenly acquired author y
| which men OF experience and merit were not
| able TO exercise. Some people attributed Har-
| ney's influence to the fact that he was wiling
| to Hex DarlinR's boots, out a. good many
| Others ready to do the sane, the
| relation could not be explained on that
| hypothesis alone. The wonder increased when
| Darliux. after being appointed Appraiser. ere
ated for asrnes a heretofore unknown ofice Of
" chief clerk In charge of the stationery
| though bus duties were really those OF ~ esse l.
| ger. H-rncy's business was osteneibly to
stand at the door of Darling's room, and al
| low 40 one In who would not be
desirable compsny. His real duties we're 10 DOL
| lect political assessments from the poorly poid
| openers and packers In the Appraisers depart
ment. The laburers complained greatly Of the
| tyranuical manner in which he ex4cted n part
| OF their monthly stipend. but IN Harvey was
| looked upon AS DarlDg's second self, they did
| not dare to grumplo In his lrescnce
| These intimate relations continued through
| out DariIDgs Apr isership.
| These explanations are given for Harney's
| course by those who know the parties. One IL.
| that the committee engaged IN fnvestgat-
partnent are on tho eve Of grind Developments,
and that Harvey desired 60 duh the force Of the
blow by accusing Appointment Democrat OF fraud.
| The other Is that Harvey feels tnht Darling s
influence cannot any longer sustain him, and he
desires To win the gratitude OF his partisans by
| u signal service.