The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-03-11
THE HON. DANIEL 0'REILLY.
THE CHiRGES THAT NE WAS a DE
SERTI.R FROM THE ARMY,
And What He Says in Heply-A Political
Complication In brooklyn that has stirred
I'm n Shurn Ftaht-A Wis the Cnse.


And what Me Says in RepIy-A Political
Complication In brooklyn that has stirred
Up n sharp FiEht-An Andavits In the Case.
Congressman-elcct Daniel OReilly. from
tho Second District in Brooklyn. is n member
Of tho Brooklyn Board Of Aldermen from the
Twelfth Ward. He is an anti Mclaughlin
Democrat and when he votes with the Rcpub-
licans in the Board his vote makes up the
two-thtrds vote necessary to override the
vetocs Of the Democratic Mayor Howell.
Mr.. O'Reilys term Of ONCE ns Alderman
expires with this year. and to preserve the OPP
position intact while he goes to Washington to
serve In tho extra session as Congressman. he
has secured the passage by tho House and tho
Senate in Albany OF bill which will permit
him to hold the Offices Of Alderman and
Congressman simultaneously. This bill Is
now before the Governor. and political mag
mates in Brooklyn are using every influence
10 prevent its becoming law. Tho considcra-
tion that tho Democratic vote in Congress Is
close. does not weigh in tho bitter opposition
Of the regular Democrats in Brooklyn. although
In the canvass O'Relly announced that while
his fight In Brooklyn wns against " Boss No
Laughlin. in National affairs he was a tncrough
Democrat.
story was recently started that OEridy was
was descrtcr from the United States army
and despatch from Washington last Saturday
announced that there was Republican effort in
progress there 10 prevent his t. ,ing the seat
from the Second Congressional District of New
York. A Brooklyn afternoon II wspaper yes-
t,rday contained many ahdnv = the purport
" was regularly enlisted .,i mustered
in as volunteer IN the nited States
army TO serve for three years or during tho
lint M "a url fnr hR lfafr pnfh ha ra.
cciyed a bounty from his ward. one from the
county and one from the United Statos that he
Empire Regiment ana subsequently, as mem
her Of the One Hundred and Sixty-fourth New
York Volunteers, and that after few, weeks he.
without being discharged, Quilted the service
and retained the bOunties.
These allegations ot being deserter and n
Francis Maguirc. who swears that he himself
took three bOuntcs and deserted, and that he
hns been informed and he believes that Daniel
OReilly did the same Edward B. Cndley.
clerk ot the Kings County Board OF Supervisors.
swenrs 70 having the original check OF ;.
Committee. to Daniel O'Relly for $50. which
DAME O,Rellly signed rs hnving, received on
Aug. 80. 1862. EX-MHyor Samuel Booth swears
TO having paid 600 to Daniel O'Roily for
enlstng Rs n volunteer. and also that such n
check as toheilly receXyed wns never drawn raw
except Tor the payment OF such bounty, and
that they were delivered TO the drawers named
in the face OF such checks only after the men
volunteer service. William Tuitlo who. in
1852: was q member OF the kinss County
| Of the special Committee on Volunteer Bounty
| Money. swears that the record OF O'Reilys en-
| listment is correct. and that the rules OF tho
| Committee werc OF nature that prccluded the
| payment OF bounty money on any pretext To
cened cmS obs ss soiier i o The CIV Sark Wiam
| Bishop swears that O'Reilly. although enlisted
ia August 1862. to serve in the United
'e iSs TwSnh nh Ward "r in the "'' elections lions oi
1892. 1863 1864. 1865. and 1866. thus
| Curran swears that he saw ORciily in Camp
| Scott, on Staten Island, in scrgeants uniform,
and that when 0'Reily's regiment was ordered
oReilly had deserted. as he th.rss ',er saw o.
Reilly about the Twelfth Ward. yhomas But
sweNrs that he saw o'Reily in rniiorm acting
| rs an enlistment oficcr. and that he believes
years 1862. is63. 1854. and ls65 OReilly entered
| depOueutS store.
Peter Clark swcars that in the spring Of 1869
| he mot Lieut. Daniel O'Sulltyan in Newport
| News, Va. md that sullivan. who was nm oili-
| Ger 4 the company Of which OK.illy was q
deserted. nnd that he tsulyani hnd lost his
| commission 10y the desertion OF O'Reiily aud
| others.
| Yesterday. I'm the Board Of Aldermen. Alder
| man O'l,eilly. arising to n question OF privi-
| lrge. said TINT Thomas kinsella had accused
| him Of helm. a drsertrr from the army. and
added. deny it," Then he personally attacked
| Mr.. kinse'R.
| Inst nlkilt Mf OlNllb SAID 10 reporter Tor
| THE SUN: Il was induced on Aug 80. 1862 ~
accompany one Francis MeGuire to the recruit
| ing onl'o In the City Hall Park. Brooklyn,
one Capt dunno, promised mo the Soc
| ond lieutenancy | was ambitious 10 oh-
| tain command. aud signed the pa
| pers for admission into the Fourth Empire
| Regiment. / received a bounty. a. did others
| oi 500 from the county of Kings hut no other,
| This was only n preliminary siep to II transfer
| into the lG4th New York state Volunteers. The
| on 'crs quarrellcd among themselves nj East
| New York. ana again at Camp Scott. on Staten
| Island. whore the volunteer regiment was
sent. Col. Burke failed II. got mo tho
Second Llentenancy, and he Mt length ordered
| the consolidation Of the company to which be-
| longcd with others. and. in giving the order
| Col. Burke instructed him To- omit the name oi
| ORDERLY Sergeant O'Reilly. When asked what
this meant. the Colonel said that he knew
| would not serve under Lieut.. sullivan. and he
| accordingly would erase my name from the roll.
| This was just before the regiment was mus
| tered into the Unitei Stctrs service. never
| became United States soldier. and. therefore
| | cannot be n dcscrter. The an davits puhlish ed
| against mo are all made toy MY political ruo-
| mics. Tho charges are designed to weaken my
| influence in Washington. and they cannot keeu
mo out Of myscat. nm opposed to ono or two
lyn jobs. and II is to the interest oi soma
| Brooklyn men to keep me out OF Washington 81