, 1876-02-14
: HARvEYS HARANGUE.
What the Acting Mayor Told
a Tribune = Reporter J.,
About Ed Neale's
Charges.
He Pronounces Them Wicked,
Malignant Lies, and Their
/ Author u Perfect i.
Dog.
Nevertheless lie Owns Up that lie Go!
an Appointment for tlim on the
Public Works.
Did Mr.. 0olvin Have d Personal Iu-
terest in the Passage Of the
Charter Last spring2
That Is a Question the Great Express
man Declines to Answer.
He Says He Is Sick Of Office, but
| Can't Get Quill!
That Is a Question the Great Express
man Declines to Answer.
lie Says He Is Sick Of Office, but
Can't Get Quill!

Can't Get Out u!
kcT1Nc.MAYoR cOLVlN.
WHAT HE sAYB ABOUT NEALE.
"IIave you aetn THE TRIBUNE tlis norninE?"
asked reporter Of Actipg-Mayor Colvin yceeor"
day, having ilolct' tint functonary in tho ofaco
Of tho United States E1press Company.
"No haven't; what's in Z" asked tho !
| Mayor. s~~a-
"It contains artl from Mr. Ed Noa1o charg- |
| IuR sou with cognzanco Of fraud pcrpetrated in
tho Ninth Ward At tho Charter election aud tho
reporter drew out copy Of The Tn1nuNE.
Tloro WAS another copy lying on tho deak In
iron. Of tho Acttug-alayore desk but OF conrho
| bo hadn't aeon it.
Mr. CoIyin took tho paper from tho reporter
and read tho card through. trsAs.
"po Ypu mean to ray that you havo como to
Interview me- about thts 7" ho asked In thundct-
ipg tones and with flushing cyeB. s's~:4F~-- '~''
"Just &c." responded tho reporter, "thAt is
exactly what hare como for"
The Acting-Mayor starod for moment and
then roud the card agAu. -"''~"
"That card charges you Mayor Colvln, with
knowledge that 500 illegal votes were cast In tho
Ninth Ward for tho present Chartor; Is the
charge true?" t>,*'+-"'
"No, sir; II Ia false In every respcce. Thcrc
| ia not word Of truth In it; 1t is Tickcd
mnlignant lie"
"Do you know Ed Ncalo?" asked tho re-
porter. ~.>'t7-'
nOh! IIayo seen him around; ho has been
hanging on mo Tor an Office for some time, and
"IIola On a moment. Did you SEQ him On tho
n;rht of tho Charter clection2" .-''-'-'''
~ wan ak tho Office on the night OF tho
election-" '.-'
ibid you SEQ nr. Noals on tho night Of the
+ Charter elcction7" - .,
"Nou, look hero, Young man, II you arc going
. | to ipteryIaw me, you must tako my atory as l
| gsye It, or not--"
: ~ wapt to know II you SAW a1r. Nesle on tho
night Of tho Charter elccson?"
"Ycs. I did"
"yery wcl; now 60 on and tell tho clrouu-
stances."
"well uaa At tho city-1Iall until hhlf-psst
il that night, md tnea went to tho Palmer
House. At ! o'clock some friends came in.'
"wuo WE'RE TnEy7"
!. "rd Noalo, Jimmy O'ntion, Larry o'Dt1ou. a
man named Flood, and Mike Bailey. don't
{: remember any moro. Thoro woro haif-a-dozet
f. altogether" ''~"~'@
..WolI, what did you do7"
"Ohl set up soma whisky and eouo cigars,
i tust as man will. you know, becauso-
II "Was Long there
- NJ don't remember.
At "Whas is your impression
m ~ can't saY. Iio might have boon thcre."
10 "Wl.ero did Nealo slt II
+ "1low can l remember whero man sat b
i; 'D @Didut you sit as q !hb!o7"
~ a. ave ali sat at big table In tho middle
'b tho room."
s,.V-.s u.k paar rim rnrnNF OF thh aide
board"
- ayes, remember that.
7. nDidn't Ncala sit close by you ?"
NJ a1Io did, II l,o could got chapce. 10 Away
rot as close 10 mo Is ho could; he is that sort {
Ai5a "Da he hayo chance to sit eloso to son th'
II don't know but what llo did. 1ean't r.
= member thnsH 80 long ago." ago.,,.,.,
= did YOU have any conversation With him
- "Ihe conversation WAS gcnosal; no al1 enso
did Ncnlo Gay anything to,you2,"
IT., "Of cousBe he did; they ALL
!. ..Now, WHAT DID HEALE hAY7"
nI dop'k remember what lie BALD :"
"Dll no speak Of Affairs In the Mint
}. "S, "S,o talked Of 81! tho wards >,,
J. "D1 you hAvo Tho retutls OF Tho Ninth WA
~, vbon YOU left the City Hall "
Il Il. "No; 1 hadn't heard what ,thoy "oFe' IN
Dis this marty brought them TO ms -,
= "Tnen yon 1nuat have had some convefsatl
about tho Ninth 7"
- II suppose NO muat."
In T." What was tho conYersht1on Z? .~..
In ulhl 1 can't remember now" ..
Aul Wero YOU Informed how the ward had gone
ii suppose 80; can't rcmemboT no" WI
Il waH said, 1t !s 10 lonG ago -
y Wore you informed how large veto
bean polled 7" ,.,u
k Or :. In vnu femembur Which one OF tue pa
y tS o,rc you tho result In tho htnth T"
Or. q" No can't
"Was It Mr. Nchle E.
:. Mirht il not hayo been 5lr. Neale 7"
- ..1rsnt eaY, lIe might have told NO." =,
I. ]. - 1Na bo tci you OF tho struggle intho hlntl
oi,ed al don't know that he did"
G.po !. i,id nny ono tell you Of the difficulties "
4 saa H. which tno frleuds OF tito charter Ind to couse
ioel .. I'd dont remember thE: any one did, ca
n9a. a9a remember about auy particular ward 10 'e
dss! nflor." Hmm ,,r
one toll you ttt IT, a. 9ne s!u.o wsra ra!
lto!e! OF tAroo TO one3" u,,r
\. "Now, lii. Colvtn, didn't ~. Naeo te!t
r: that John Long bud dropped ooo ttsaap!ens vs.
- oo tho tablc, and that they turned t1e dsy
favor OF tho chaEterf"
.c-S@ ..No, sif, il ho lad-" !,
HhE. "And didn't you, whom le tod you y
LILLY dtau't you laugh, and say that the boys sh'
be taken caro- Of 7"
Ed. Ncsle had told me auch thug he w
bnyo left lbs room quicker than lightning"
1,''s'' "Is It not fact That you promised oihet
Long for dropping thoso votes, aud 70 nesas
o.z keeping tho fAcs t0 lnsal3f