The New York herald., 1876-07-17
KELLY'S PLEDGES.


| HOW HE CIRCULATED ANTI-HACKETT PAMPHLETS
AND DECLINED 40 PAY FOR THE WORK.
Yesterday afternoon HERALD reporter met Mr.
Patrick Bernard Mclaughlin He Is an Irish exile,
now living No SO East Third street. and formerly
an active worker in Tammany Hail. Hs was asked =
"when did you work for Tammany Hall last and
what did you do ~
On the sih Of October last, twentysx days previous
to the election, Colonel Fellows met me ON Union
square, He had been trying TO get me position. lie
asked me # had any objection to being introduced TO
Mr. John Kelly said no. We then walked TO Tam
many Hall where the introd uction took place"
what tlmc on the S,h Of October 1875 did that n.
PRODUCTION take placer"
In the morning about half past nine O'Clock '
"Who prescnty'
"No who could hear tho conversation that took
place. except Mr.. Kelly, Mr.. Fellows and myself"
'Dd Mr.. Fellows hear all Of the talk!"
"No, sir; as he had introduced mo he turned
aside, but did not leave the room'
"what did Mr. John Kelly say 10 you thcns"
ale asked 20 among my countrymen and
friends and advocate the OF the Tammany Hall
party in every way could and as soon as the election
was over he would give me position"
. "Did you accept tho posi,iony
al told him that would and that Il was we'll known
that had always done We parted thon and was
going out when he called me back impress INV du-
ties on my mind, hoping that would not forgot my
duty the party was herd run"
"How did you carry out your Instructonsfn
al went among my ireDds up town. addressed sew
era meetings OF workingmcn called under inc auspices
ol ramnany Hall, ana Twelve days before the election
1 went again Mr. Kelly, In Tamnany Hall, to
re We Instructions he then gave inc directions to got
Rom Treasurer Donncliy copies OF tour page anony-
nous printed pamphlet, addressed, 70 the Voters Of
the City o. New York, in opposition to tho election
OF BENJAMIN X Phelps as District Attorney, and also
copies OF a oriy.sx page printed pamphlet not signed,
IN fl,I rna % IA. a aR
Founded Upon Onical Documents. \"
''How many did you get Of thcmY"
ssADout L. 200 OF each, and distributed them among
the clubs and private sit,zens whom knew were
little weak on rammany Hall
s'W hat else did Mr.. Kelly say ut that time p"
''hc told that would be paid tho usual OK.
penses
what are the usual expenses OF such work s'
have been paid AT the rate OF - per day, whom
employed, but not By him.
From whom dad you receive yopr payY'
"Forfnerly from one VI the leaders Of the party.
will not give his name. y
''Dld yoa get anything fer the work you have just
mo, SIR, never did worked twenty-six days, at
the rate OF s5 per day. amounting TO $780, ON elcc.
en n win Gaoae - ~n and inc Tenth
Der OF votes for iammany Hall that they could not
have obtained otherwise"
''whcn aid you see Mr. Kelly AGAIN.,
"Aoout a week after the election went to Mr..
Kelly IN Iammany Hall, aud asked hun TOR the stua-
he had promised and Tor the pay the work
donc III distributing mo pamphlets. He rcphca that
hc would zee what he could do Tor mo In a few DAYS
''Did he see you again soon Y''
s.No sir. DID him for six weeks after.
could not get to see HIM Then saw him at his ONCE
at No. III Nassau street. There about thirty
other men there. He told he could do nothing for
me, and ordered every man out OF the Once. They
were nearly all worKIngmcn."
Have you Colonel FelowsfD
II immediately called on Colonel Fellows who gave
letter 10 Mr. Kelly, demonstrating against the In
justice done 10 me. left the letter with his servant
Met hun ter at Tammany Hall, and Mr. Kelly sad
he had received The letter and was going the next