The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-03-25

from starvation and death to substantial foot
ing. He paid for series of closets in the
rooms Of tho Press Club ON the shelycs Of
T %s sun ars v HSd an@p aes and W%
from the nrst issues. lIo presented the clu99
reference IA W N. u, took pains TO aitend mo
annual dinners and contribute his proportion
al c ali ma %nd under gv " %,Tt s9nr o gs
HIS friendship for the boys clear ana unmis-
As - politician. Oakley Hall fniled He was u
~ ,ocSsiul District Attorney because he wits
sharp. bright lawyer with a rare knowingly OF
human nature. but he WIS not of service in OH -
~ apu.t cian, lie was aadc Mayor contrary
to Is ~ at FIRST hut after q tic he took 60
orally believed that he sought the Executive
| chair al Alhany u didn't. lie shared With
John y. Horrnn. Peter u. SwHry. and vii
| liam NJ. 1--WE u the desire 10 be- United stat -
| senator. If Hoffman mad been Pr sdcnt, Mr..
| Swrrny would have been the power behind tho
| throne. with the Premicrs portfolio under his
| arm and Oakley would have been 'natpr But.
barring tiilt improbable possibility, the senator
/ sh u was whit one and all aimed ut. lie knows
| uoy tina; ii did him no good 10 be Mayor Oi New
| York. Good. bad. or indin 'rcnt, as he may
| have boon. his accusation. ccnsurc. and trial
! woult not convince Oakley Halls critics of his
| honesty any more than thousand hostile YER
| di.,s could convince his friends OF his guilt.
| Mr. Halls entire course during his two trials
was character site. Whom the complain was
first made he rode 20 thc NoikNille Court liousci
| WhlNd "Nhnii NATION offered huL WiI r' used
ON his promise 81 appear, renount II his horsn.
! and amid tic cheers OF hIH supporters rode OF
| In triumph. On the dav Of lis Indictment ne
walked MO thc Court oi General Sessions. and
| took his scat among the lawyers there assem-
nsLcd Il Il" hnd 'h'cn indicted. AMI when amir.
| mutiyclv answered. demanded that a dnv. an
early day. for h.s trial be- set down. then and
tncrn. Nearly every lawyer Of note IN the city
pru1srcd his services. From thom Mr.. VAN
cb.t N . .,4 Sn.6 ,t B PT sh99fTI rron
man. Full rtnu. Brown. NandcrpO' J. and ON" ut
two otucr- on of the lurorS died. second
rfa .N Lac l ia IL fN
counsel nssemhlod in u private room in Dol
NOM IS Chambers street RESTAURANT. wher an
elaborate lun'l' WIS spread. TNc gray iy of
these consultations WIS quit" epunl"d l'y The
VT ana hUmor Oi the conversation. IN" j ud-c
w. !r. VIZ III m - :, ,te y, -, ,l. u , IN
Gus on, ana the hour passed !npidiy enough
Nn.n thc wrliH n tn.y Wtts r'nuir,I
surcd him it Wa his hon. Il hehei o. ,"ur~'
q men 80 no.i l.y .l-.iN" ~ Mr.. lluil vs. r
coulA nof lnt b" affected hv demons ration ~
an Nl0ct.d, ami igr Iuite whine h' was lite
! rl,lyUnnllrt speak.
'rhc pnprr- and tho public Of to-day holicv.
thai Oal.,> Halls European trp Was iorc'd b,
III Know ttnt with. ilan ana Sy,.' NY huV,
not met sin ~ the hnters return, the only feel
ng Mr. Han has toward his old a~-ociat" is ON
of an acionatc regard. Han has been tried an'
the verdict In ON record What hr may know
that would he damaging t. To- Nh Swcrny IL
matt Hr Of COME, iut,'.
40 ON, VINO kn.'w anything Of Mr. Hall
affairs believes the I'll tories OF hi- financial ON
, barru-7mcnt Like all the Old Ring people h'
Ma- "a great -prculaipr. Ttme AMI limo again
port sent up after IN. First or Second Board
! and b." WIS alMhNs huying or selling stp *
jim 1 -k g3Nr HIM point. AMI u" whole ely
Government was Specializing. At ono time
mania ior buying English cor-ol- sciNe
ih,m. Thoy all went for cuu-nl-. and Nj
Hall had a lnrcc amount iuy.~, Vt IN ihai So
uui mildly rrnuin'rtiNc interest. Where ar
ta.s now or our, h. hg7 ihom he mad
! salary wn7 lnrsr. he was "a lucky Speculation
. O.kA iinli h. 10Y peer, Nnt 70 me- Wnv has an