The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-06-04
HARNEY'S HISTORY.


APPOINTMENT
since the publication In yesterdays HERALD Of tbe
PRINCIPAL occurrences In the tortuous career Of Law
renee Harvey the witness against Speaker Kerr, tho
detectives who have for week past been diligently
engaged in fcrretiing out his history have almost com
pleted their abors
Harney swore before the Congressional committee
that no was born in westcheser county. This - nov
openly denied in this city by persons who claim 70
know that he born In the town Of kanturk county
Cork, Ireland and that he was brought here when
child Certain IL that OF his early associates m
this city either OF his parents or any rears
OF his and he never spoke OF hts family he hra
became known in the Thirteenth ward and resided In
Essex street. near Hester street he was known 70
the men on tho Bowery as statue' or CLOVER" one
OF those miserable creatures having the forms Of men
who find their only society in the companionship OF
abandoned women He made hts headquarters st the
westchestcr House. corner OF the Bowcry and broone
street. aud had for his associates George Davis ana
Tom Reynolds since dead; young Charley Matthews
and Jimmy Dodd. II seldom that woman
could pass by without being insul.cd by this
gang OF blackguards Whenever woman
stopped to speak 10 them. either from curiosity or
carcessness, Harvey introduced 10 her % Cap
tain wilioughby Among the many lodges worked by
the party to exc out precarous living was the print
ing OF bogus tickets lor dsreputaDe p'Snfc- winch
they sold to foolish young men in liquor saloons u
was mistake to class Harvey as sporting man or
gambler. He was regarded by them only man 10
bring pigeon to be pluckcd, or
"cnEcK cHARxER'
to borrow from a successful player. He well
known this regard by the habtuSs ofthe .od Smoke
House faro game, kept by Elias Randall, and after
ward by Frank Brown, at No 116 Bowery, and also al
the old games In the Crystal and Gotham saloons
Tho war broke out and Harvey went into
the enlistment business putting immigrants through
and pocketing their bounties. Tho close OF the
found him again faro bank stecrcr and clover
in the Bowcry At that time the DAVIS girls lived IN
the Tenth ward. Mary married to Carl Heinrich
Newmann better known "Duch Heinrich the
bank robber; Henrietta was the wife OF .shccney
Tierney, the pckpocket, and Sally had lover
Fraser Harvey held at this time . snccurr position
collector Of market rates and was henchman OF
Tweed. He removed by Comptroller Brennan, and
the who served tho notice OF removal found Har-
ney living with hts roa wife aud two children IN a
house in Fiiiy-second street. This was in 1906
Shortly after Sally Davis told Fraser that shc was
gong to leave him. He said What for ~ she replied
Il am going TO be married to Captain willoughby
wealthy army officer, who resides in Washington
and Is
PARTICULAR FRIEND OF A. DARLING"
IAN right" said Fraser; "if you better yourself
do So" few nights after Fraser met Harvey and
Sarah Davis walking in Broome street and stopped
them. He said, as this your husbands" She an
swcred, eyes. !" Fraser said, ''why, you -, how
did you come to be Captain willoughbygn Harvey ran
away. At this tlmc which the date the alleged
payment Of the $3.50, Harvey bought Sally silk dress
and jewelry. He took her to Washington, registered
her there as his wife and introduced her rs his Wife
She is now in this CITY,
An ex -ConGrcssman yesterday made most impor-
tant statement to HERALD reporter regarding she
Harvey matter. He said :-.sMr Nelson W. Taylor was
the Congressman from the Seventh, Tenth and Thir-
tecnth wards When ! arrived in Washington MIR.
Taylor said to me, 4 am in a fix and
want you TO aid me BY giving me your
trouble and he said in reply that no had sent in
Green's the secretary OF War, and had since
found young man named James Whean who far
moro deserving Of tho appointment told him l
could not give up my privilege, but advised him to
call on Secretary Stanton and Obtain permission 70
Withdrawn, and whelan received the position. Soon
after Harvey spoke 10 me and asked as a personal
favor TO himself that should appoint Green He did
offer to pay mo any money, and II he had would
have knocked him down appointed very deserving
young man, then working IN Chester's telegraph
factory, who now holds captain s command in
now GREEN WAS REALLY APPOINTED
HERALD reporter called upon gentleman in this
city yesterday, who was assistant doorkccper the
House OF Representatives with Larry The story
after the close OF the war large number Of commits
in the regular army issued by the War De-
partmcnt This man Green. who is said 10 have fur
nisbed the money which passed into Harneys hands.
was warm friend OF William A. Darling, then
Representative in Congress Green wanted an
appointment and applied to Mr. Darling for
H. but Darling was unable 10 assist him
directly, as he had but recently secured
commission for another friend. He was, however
very friendly to Mr. Strauss Of Philadelphia, and 10
Mr. Kerr and rs he desired 10 help Green, he went
these gentlemen and requested them to use their in
fiucpca Will Mfr Stapfn WnC fret IAN
lied to- but soon TRANSFERRED that ne bad little
influence with the Secretary Then Mr. Kerr was
sought, Harvey going with Darling to see him. To
comodatc Daring Mr.. Kerr went with Green to Mr.
Stanton and secured the courtcd appointment know
that Green did pay Harvey $3.50 TO get the appoint
mcnt, but also know that Harvey put money in
his own pocket as he had there put money strangely
procured before Why SIR the very night that Harvey
says he paid that money TO Kerr he blind, blazing
drunk ana took him home, only to get blowing up
next day from his woman The next night and tho
following that, and, indeed, tor many nights, he
was drunk that he couldn't tell his name"
'syou say Harney has been known to improperly re-
and keep money in similar manner before"
remarked the reporter.
s'wcIl, will tell you what mean by that In 1851
Mr. James Kelly, who was shcn Treasurer Of tho Re-
publican General Committee IN TINS city, agreed TO
give $500 In this Assembly district TO help elect
Denis McCabe to the Assembly. Tho money was to
have been paid to me- but was unable to Tor II at
the timc named and sent Harvey. Mr. Kelly paid him
tho amount; but, when Harvey came up town. he
handed me $500, saying II was oil he had received
very busy with the election just then. but
that was over went and saw Kelly and asked why
he had not sent up $500, per agrt ement He was
greatly surprised at my question, and replied that he
had
AMOUNT HARVEY.
McCabe and then went for Harncy We met him IN
saloon up town, and, taking him INTO a back room,
asked him again how much money Kelly had
paid him. two hundred dollars his reply
then said, Look here, Harvey Kelly has
Just told that he gave you $500
Where's that other $500 Harncy very much
barrasscd, aud. seeing had him dead to rights
owned up He had spent $50 he SAID, for private pur
poscs aud The other $3.50 he stll had. seeing matters
about TO be made pretty lively Tor him, he agreed
TO return the $500 in thcconrsc Of month He
did return that sum-
..What Is Harney's general reputation among those
who know him best ~ asked the reporter
1T is not good. can assure you. He used TO be
shoulder hitter and ut time the every
GIN mil in the ward Every word published in To- days
HERALD about his character and about his connection
with Sally Davis is true, as myself know. Sally
with him az Washington at the time was there ana he
introduced her as his WIFE,
see DEMOCRATIC INVESTIGATION HARVEY.
Since the Congressional Subcommittee on tho De-
pnrtment of Justice adjourned, its chairman, Mr.. e. r.
Meade, has remained this CITY, chiefly for the pur-
pose OF taking the supreme control OF the investigation