The New York herald., 1878-09-10
WHAT'S IN THE WIND?

CHARGES SAID 70 HAVE BEEN PREYERRxD
pEILLy's STATEMENT.
Whom q rumor got anoat Yesterday that storm
was gathering over the heads Of various high
local iuuciionnriss political circles became much
exercised about IT. All sorts Of surmises
were indulged in TO when II would break AMI
whsm II would assail, and late In tho day. whsn II
took more specific shape and singled out the sheriff
County Clerk anc Register the monaccd public on
csrs interest in It became intense. II sat
that some OF their political enemies bad arrange
to prefer charges against them on grounds Of fraud
overcharges and kindred irregularities. Fncts ans
figures definitely nxing tho nature and occasios
Of those offences were said TO havo beer
coliatcd and ready to be laid before th'
public and proceedings were begun 10 cause
the suspension or removal OF each official
Inquiry failed reveal the of she rumor By
somo t was said to be only tho rcviva Of old
men, threatened in the spring. and by others II
was accredited to a well known wire pullcr
who engaged in various political insrisueG
II charges were really in readiness, locaI
gossip binted that either OF the ANTI
Tam N any organ citations would bc likely to press
them, and HERALD man sought out represon tstivos
OF the city democracy and tho New YORK Democratic
Association to learn their views OF Il. All OF them.
how ever proesscd TO be IN ignorance OF any movc.
meut directed against the county oftcers Such
was material out OF which charges could be framed,
but they werc unaware that any such were
going TO bs pressed a! this mome1I Ar An
complaints Tor overchsrees and tho like had been
threatened at times IN ali instances. though thay
referred Irregularities OF which subor iinates had
been guilty aud which determined effort had been
made TO suppress The threatened funciionsriss had
themselves boon ignorant OF these petty Offences and
on getting an nkiing OF thcm had made to cor
rect them.
q In IN mSdt q 10 VS. a
70 thc functionsres tbems elves whose names were
mentioned. they seemed TO bs equally ignorant Of
sny proceedings against them and 10 think very
lightly OF them.
Sheriff Reilly was ia hts residence when n HERALD
mau called upon him last night Certainly TO judge
rom h,s face and manner, the rumor Of tue evening
hnd ne very depressing effect
.'You have heard. tho reporter was beginning
'You have heard -"
Yea broke IN the sheriff rather norriiy, az nave
hoard H. You mean the rumor that had got into
print about charges and suspensions and removals
tIcmsn with Ioug faces 1t has supplied food sop
posc, 70. people 10 exercise thcW vts
on and given Others chance to try their guessing
pswers. whence came I'm utterly ignorant OF and
I've failed TO discover a soul that knows." ' -
"You had no ntimation that such measures were
on loot 90 asked tho reporter.
"Nose, Z" said the snerin shaking hts hssd en-.
phsicsly. :. none whatever gentisman came TO ms
in tho City hall PARK this afternoon and msntionea
It. soon sitcr saw IL IN print That 10 ali know
"But had you not been tbrsaispsd with such charges
before =" was the mex. query.
| "Oh, yes; during last spring there was somc
talk Of bringing various oincias 10 task Tor
| abuses IN their departments. IL was SAID
that explicit charges were made ous
and legal measures were IN progress to suspend
but nothing ever came OF IT, Certain poticai eLe-
mites had raiscd the cry, aud of course cannot
pect their throats 10 DO closed while
| In office. l cannot understand why the
| matter should be rovivcd at ths stage.
II II Is political canard cannot understand It's
motive. 40 not sec now " can hurt the party, 10
directed ut Them, and u seems TO DO purposccss so
| lar as sm concsrned."
at u shouiu bs true What then ~
'Why tncD.p SAID the Sheriff, folding his arms nd
ulting back his chair then the charges would have
to be proven, aud feel that such q thing cannot be
done took the Office OF sherin with detcrm nation
| to perform my duties best l could ]
| have cndeuvorcd to observe that ruio through.
out and conduct the affairs Of my sllcc with honesty
| and discretion. l 10 not know how far havc sue
| cceded, butI have made tho effort with all my VIII,
and intend to do so throughout | never object "a
criticism II anything is wrong Ike to right H. Bu
| | eau say that / fcci there ~ po charge broughi
sgaiust me that stard and AIN willing ana ready
at all times TO submit my affairs to searching 10.
| vcstigation.n "
| You think, then, this rumor Is ground,ss9"
I have no to believe II TO bc otherwise, aud
| fancy the other officials mentioned sro IN equal ~
| norance of It,"
| Ibs reporter subscquc ntiy found this to be the
! casc. County CLERK Gumocton aud Register T,vw
knew nothing OF the rumor and were uot q BIZ
! appaed by H. Their friends were In equal darkness
about It, aud. failing to mud anything tangible about
| H. they voted II "a weak device o tue enemy"