, 1877-03-30
Friday, not cren tho HANGING OF NIL The witches
In Salem could have brought sml'o "a his sad
fteneI rountcnancc.


OAKEY HALL.
Et.1 rort Cof5tspondeneS Hossoa Journal.
+ had an interview with et-Mayor Hall short
timo ago. lie made some irnnk personal slate
mcnts TINT may be read with interest Just at
this time. IfIs Offices arc on the NTH story of
the Tti1una building. Theao are far above tho
roofs Of the surrounding houses. a finer view
cannot b found 10 the city. Mayor Halrs
rooms run clear across, and command Brooklyn
and the East River on The ono side, and the
North River and Orange Mountslns on The otll-
er, and they sweep down nearly to Sandy Hook.
Tic rooms arc apacious four In number, and
open ons into another. They are luxurioua1y
furnished. The library Ia very large. and alls
the aides OF all the rooms. The chairs are sump-
tuous enough for saloon. The walls arc hung
with costly paintings and exquisite enRravtnRa.
home md abroad, viii lcaiing t,lestrlcai char
aetcrs, hAve place IN the collection. more
elegant workshop docs not exist In New York.
Here Mr.. lfa!1 has An elaborate bedroom, which
Is also an Office.
Mayer Hall was one Of the most sntlustrlous
men Ia New York. His leisure hours for per
soaal chats wcss from to . p. IN. :! called on
him one day, on some business. lie was In u
Lim.eIf ''G' lie ssid aid siat fofsuas bad tsken lbs
field against him. EVERYTHING had slipped from
bis hands, and It was Of little consequence What
he did 9! where he landed. lie eontra;tcd his
IHE WHn keHktEtlAu WHoiu Hc CdIlGA Luc
"Ml,las Of New York;" Everything That inail
touched turned to gold. For ycars all Ills planss
ind been = luesess. Sehencs which had ruined
everybody else pushed him higher up. With
many others this Midas had Ind a lawsuit
against the Governmsnt. Everybody cise In
the trial was BANKRUPT but this man. anu after
wears Of litigation llc liaA obtained Judgment
against the United States for million Of
dollars.
First, Alt. Hall said be Was cheated OUT Of a
valuable property. Next. he was aehuccd from
fine law business to enter political life. When
be t,ecatnc Mayor, which vas the cruunipg folly
uf bis life, 'i0 young man eser had n,ose
brilliant future. Tho Govcr1orship was sure 10
| hin. A reasonable ambition promised him
| seat In the United States Senate,
| Some time or other the Democrats will be In
| power, and his chances Tor seat In the Cabinet
| were III good a. any mans In the State. Then
came tile Ring troubles; he lad nothing to 10
| with them; was ignorant of all wrong; yet he
was crushed in the avalanche that bore the city
| authorities down.
Ills mfsfortunes eliminated In haa abandoning
fine law practice for the stage. fls unfortunate
star bighted the brilliant prosrecta that his new
career opened to him. lie did not regard the Sc
lection OF tho stage as mistake. The tlfnc was
bad anil the plnce unfortunate. Tic had n brill
| liant otier for his debut II he would whit nix
| months, HID hc done 40 Ills fortune would
have bcEu secured. Dut hf& own f.npeeunfosity :
and the pressure Of his friends urgud him to ac-
cept the opening presented, a!il ills failure wat
disastrous md mortlfytng. lie spoke in bitter.
| ness over tho brilliant opportunities he had
| thrown away and Of tho magnificent prospects
| TINT had fouc1 from Ills sight.