The New York herald., 1878-09-18
GUMBLETON'S LITTLE PARTY.
WHAT HE TOLD TWELVE LAWYERS ABOUT HIS

WHAT HE TOLD TWELVE LAWYERS ABOUT HIS
FEEs-NIcE LITTLE SPEECHES.
In response TO the recently pubsncd card Of Henry
A. Gumo.eton, the County Clerk, calling Tor meeting
at three N. yesterday aL his once OF tho members
OF the Bar to investigate the ruorcd charges against
hm a pubic oiicial about dozen persons net as
the time aud place mentioned. Before any business
transacted those assembled waited q short time
in tho hope that their number would 90 augmented,
but no others cane, although tho piucty OF numbers
was argued AS q strong poiot In Mr. Gumbiotons ia
vor, showing, as claimed, that he In reality had
enemies ana tnat tho crusade against him was simply
political IN CHARACTER. Win this mutual ana amicabe
understanding The meeting uaaily called to order
~ Mr.. Henry ii. Moranse, VINO proposed Mr. Elliott
II. shepard as chairman aud Mr. George II Lapgbeiu
as secretary, which proposal was indorsca.
On iakiag tbc char hf shepard expressed his sur
prise that any moeting should have been called IL
was true tnsrs wore rumors Of charges against Nj.
Cumoieton which lac himself believed 10 bc ground-
less. AT. GumDleIon however, had asked a meet.
ing TO 10 called 10 soii-vindicalon.
HUMILIATION RISES EXPLAIN.
when Nj shepard had hni.nod his preliminary oh.
servstiohs Winding sp win a desire To near from
Mr. Gumbicton, the iator at once rose TO his fecL
and entered 'alo elaborate explanation OF
sons Inducing bin 70 call the meeting his motive,
lac saa, Ia ISSUING has public cara 10 invilo
critieiam. IL anything wroag could b. pointed out
IN The management OF his onics he would promptly
set tbs matter right. OF hts Sn knO~isdge n. Ensw
OF no Justnaoic basis OF Complaint his suborti-
mates, 80 ar a. hs Know, were hoassi, capable and
Mr A. NJ. Pe,sbsw asked Mr. cunble.oa II any
denniie charges had been msdo against nim.
sir. Gunbicton said that lac know oi none.
Mr.. Jobn IL. HIker called upon 10 ave his on.
perisnco IN tho office In connection lhe rcssrds
OF conveyance. lie gave " as nls oysnina that there
were TOO many books, aud u thcro any honest
companans this PROBABLY tue basis of tneir CON-
piant lie .Ggsessed that the proper course 70 taxa
IA the premises would he the appointment OF com
mitee TO investigate this OF oice busiu cas-
Mr. Peishaw moved thai The CON nislee iasosugste
all alleged abuses IN the ofce AMI report ~na any,
existed.
ALLKsKp ILLssAL sssA
Nj. William McDsfmJtt said that the only charge
was ono OF sxactisg Illegal fco. Personally he had
noticed NO increase in lees suce Mr. sanaDston took
thc once la tue searching aenartment no knee
that the Ices wero much Tess than they ~ere q icw
years ago lie had never examine the Lac ou the
subject, but always paid the charges inaee.
Mr.. Gumbleton stated that Ia ths gard he pro-
posed TO give every facility to sxsmins the records
aud siiairs OF the orico Hs explained that the Gus
tom OF exaciins ex'rs ices Tor searched
originated maay years before hts lneamDsacy
Of the oflcc. lie tnought that " had ne
origin In The necessity OF expsdttng Das,pes. Dur-
ing MS holding Of tho oGieo no scarcasr had evss
bscn kept ten days. Ihe scarcnsrs, he er.
pained urtner had prepared indecs tor themssisss,
which thoy considered their personal properly, sns
he thsught so too ana that tney were entitiei 10
reasonable compensation. as they had TO ~ork ire.
| qucntly beyond Office hours and often AZ homo.
OTHER PkoCEKDnsa
Messrs Frank Byrne, kdwsrd Mccahiil and Fred
| eulogistic Of Mr. Ggmbieton's management OF ths
oihsc
SIR. J. X. Fiske offered tho following resolution.
| which was unaninousiy sdoptci:-
Resolved that the opinion OF the nss q
the .y o. New fess present a. shs neesinz the dnss
County csrss once and those his s,s m y, ss .
different branches OF the have been
prouptness and arDanity.
| Messrs. Cnaries H. strong, Jonn X Lochman, John
| n. Rikcr, George b. LsngDcin ana Richard IL BOVINE
were appointed tho committee sagsestcd by Mr. Riker
| and thercupop, on motion, the meeting adiouf nsd
subject 20 the call oi tho char.