New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-10-21

We President Wheeler spoke to large ana
enthusiastic audience in Ausable FORKS, yes
terday on the Southern question.
ABAD CANDIDATE FOR JUDGE.
WHAT IS SAID OF THE RECORD OF cHaRhEs t.
TRuAx-oP.xIoS OF HIS FoPMER LAW fARINhh
.TTACKs BY DEMOCRATIC PArFRs
NY KelIv,s nominations for city officers have
,,.rs.d roncb dissatisfaction among the Democrats
,+s,1a of Tamr,any Hall. Convention o.; tho
dissatisfied ones to nominate an " "lndepehoei''
Democratie Tick ~ is already talked or.
Some Of the Tsmmany Democrats are dlssatlshed
Ell +re choice by Irving Hall Of Charles H. Iruax
90, the office of Superior Court Judge. MT IruaG
1as nominated for Police Justice by MAJ OF Cooper
last wear. but the charges brought against hlh oS
+he Iamnany Democrats were OF such ch'nae1el
that Mayor Cooper Withdrew his name me o'u
- ,,rv hitter in Its attacks on Mr.. Iruax. and
the charges it made public then are no" pelhE uso'I
greatly 10 the detrrnehI " iU0
superior Court Judge.
so,, other charges made against Nr. Iruax IS
ono that as assign ae IL in which the Chatham
National Bank was interested. he has talIed 10 sa
f.factorily account for about $4,000 OF funds
which fell into his hands
One OF the charges agaIns. Mr.. Iraax, Nhich was
kent prominently before the pubic OY me cfU
and The Express. in regard to the aleSeu eA-
tortiOn of money from client. 1Hls CiI'h' ""'
fo1.ihlv detained in Mr.. Truax's Office, the door
beinc locked and he afterwards brought suit
against Mr. Truax and recovered damages.
s, alleged attempt to secure his confirmation by
4ba BOARD OF Aldermen by unfair means was also
cbaroed against him, and would have been the sub
;ect ot legal inquiry had not his nomination been
,yithdrawn by the Mayor against his protest and
much to his disgust. -
Tn1B1-NE reporter calleI uDOn Louis NJ,
Ooschor Yesterday afternoon, and MADE inquiries
about Mr. Tru4x. Mr.. DOscher WIS his partner at
l.x from September, 1870, to March, lS'" lie
spoke yesterday as follows:
In March 1917, l dissolved the firm because oI
+he discovery Of certain improper practices ca the
part OF Mr.. Truax He collected interest Ih0ueY on
. mortgaee owned by client, appropriated 1t to
his own use and withheld the information OF the
collection from me. knew nothing OF the 1act
n,til found myself sued, as copartner, for the
,,,o,a,, g., appror rated. | was compelled 10 ana
aid settle the matter because Of my partnership Ia
b;Iitv This action was brought II February 1871.
Shortly afterwa1d l discovered tnat chen' OF
mine residing II Harlem Lad gwen MI lruaA qf'U
with which TO pay taxes and assessments. Ou1 Oh
this amount Mr. Trua4 paid only about plf"' ap-
nro,,riated the remainder TO hs OWL use, ana lhaue
netler II turn nor statement OF the transacti0n 20
H. c;ient or 10 me. Mr.. TruaX also collected tnI
sIIrn az SO due 20 me for an adv dnce "MCA
Iiade to client on closing 40 Il ~ if ~
held the money more than year ana a pan con
t,nnollv telling me that the client WO il pay .le
money shortly. Mr.. TruaX also collected luug-
uear. app,upTlatcd the money 20 me- owl uS'' anu
ad pothiut about Il either TO the client or 10 me-
He also collected money due the hrlA, iOr WAch ne
wandered no statement. When the actIO- above
referred TO- which vas begun by service u l;ie
s,uInons without a complaint, was blOn9hI
against the firm, projected 70 lnqhI~ loO tllc :
conduct of Ar. TTuax III tA.s matter wIlch iuiIy
resulted IN the disclosure OF the facts which nave
stated IN fecaId 20 the collection ana appiOPratloh
of interest money; and being thereby leii,'oiTu ,
suspicious OF my partners dealings HiCc gen
erai investigation INTO the affairs Oi TIE hrh %iLh
thr result before stated. OF course immediately
dissolved the cOpartnership" T.
was nominated for Alderman at-Large IN 10 -, 10
gotner with Andrew Ii. Green -. -...ou. ,.,,o.o
The reporter also called upon tle person WHoao
in nserest money had been APPROPRIATED according 10
Nv Doscher hy Mr.. Charles II. / uaX she Is a
wealthy lady, but requested thaI iief hane De LCt
,n.Urioncd IA 1HH 1HlRUNE. she Neuheu Mr.
Doschers statement, sreakIrg As follows ne
trick was perpetrated L,'on me Oy M ltIa- % & mnol
le had repeatedly stated 10 me lh't Ihc MOI U
,Iaqe was a first mort gage. whereas II proved 10
IT, y second mortgage. l sued the slrni taiu IN Al
uoOl Mr.. DOscher, VINO ha' ho' tlscoNcI'i tsco @ Dio
tecen+ion of his partner, began 10 IhVeSt'gaoe
cIos.lv The result tie prompt dls'Oiuton ol
fbcir partnership. nov baye employcu aio.Ie' ~ '
ilyver who is following np Nj IlliaS, ana IA nee
ecSaI shall press the suit against MN ne makes
an manner of promises, but does not lLIhl lheh'
He Sas paid the interest on the money tev tnes'
Int demand the original amount am ihI''k !, ~
viii find It necessary 10 pay IT, ~ II la'heI g GIIii
rult for woman whose husband Is ue}u 10 HsHO
ms ,rt OF ching single-h4nded. but l shau snow
myself equal 20 the OCCASION. >,, ot
one of the officers of the Chatham Natlona BANK
s,,oke Ia TEIBUNK reporter last nlgnt as follows
MIR Charles If. lruaX was appointed Dy Judge
W Hoesen on the 18th OF June, 1879, assignee
for tbr firm of Neil MCCallum ~ Co. insDlYeuts
0.,r Iapk X one of the creditors Ever since MI
Trnox's appoiutmeut as assignee all the cred tOis
Iaxe been waiting for the promised 10 per cent
dividerd but 10 payment has been made nor mas
onv statement of how the matter STANDS been 0IeTe-
t,v Nr Tr,lax Our bank Las long tnce become
dlrc1isied W TIA the whole analF. IL looks as II
tbero was screw loose solncWneie, iOF III;
Truax has said that the whole amount IeCelVcu
~ Am as ass; gnec is between HlC,OOO ara SlZoUO
while the assiaDOr Mr.. McCailun. says IldJ DIT
Trnax RS t.ce'yed between Sls.OUO and p2OGOO.
To-day / called upon NI. lfuaN' .oiu LIN Wiz &
the bank had 10 thihk aDOub lhe
situation. and ended by saying that j sonethiug <
wasn't done very we sh0nlo lcti Ike lhFestl-
ratlue the matter and should cndeaVor 10 compel
rhe payment OF a dividend. Mr. lruaX was IN
slsually polite aud gracious. He excused MS tardl-
D.ss y saving that be had been ve"Y actively en-
o., cd nm pol ties of late had fought hard battle,
80 err, ditgrs Of Ne. McCailan should cot receive
d,vidend very soon brit ans promises have been so
tr.oueut and have amounted 10 80 Ittic tHaI uoh
,'iocc'. ,~ncb reliance on what hc said tO-davD
III is charged that the Dlacng OF llIam Il
Crares name on the Irving Hall list Of proposed
,andidates was the Work 0I Jopn fo&. III acooIu
ance with a secret agreement between nhisch aAu
MIR Kelly. This IS said 10 explain hr + OK suuueL @
cuapue from hi -er opposition 10 Kelly I" warn
friendshlp IL WAS this bitter opposition 40 Nelly
thai disarmed Mr. FOX's anti lanmaly aaSocl4l1'
and led them to place h4s candidate Oface' Oh Ine
LIS. submitted TO Kelly.