New-York tribune., 1880-10-26

Mead reouirinp some money, I advanced him
S55 45 under promise that il wouh soon be repaid
Al that time we'd in Henry-st. in ths Seventh
Ward. and Mr. TruaI lived near Mr. Mead
IN Harlem. The money not being PAID
PROMPTLY by Mr. Mead to me, l asked
Mr. Truax 70 collect it from him. He reported from
time TO time during the year and a half before the
Egan sut that Mr.. Mead would paw next week
next mouth. etc. until saw Mr.. Mead. who stated
that he had paid the money to Mr.. Truax year and
half before. In the settlement between Mr. Iruax
and myself on the dissolution Of partnership the
following tens appear as show YOU by my account
with him, which account he accepted as correct:
Received by from Mead. f55 IS.
Paid by NE TO Egan for YOU $40
MI Doscher next exhibited check, of which the
following IS copy
Ne, 800. NEW YORK, Nov T. i5'O'
paw IN the order ~ CHARLES II Truax four hundr ed
ard ffty dollars $3.50 CHARLES l. mEAD.
"As appears from the indorsea ent on the back
OF the check" said Sir. Doscher, this
norev was drawn by Mr.. Trua1 directly from
the Harlem Bank. The money was given Sir
TTu2x 10 pay taxes end ssssssmests then dae on
property belonging TO Hr. Mead Out OF 'nis
amount Mr. Truax paid tor t-le taxes of 1876
S67 20, and for assessments of ttXth-sve. saver
S73 20, both OF these being paid November lo
1875"
MI Dosoher here exhibited TO she reporter the
bills for the taxes and asstcrR lts as ped.
Will t@AfnlpR ts<Oee ''LIs stnn VI
Desciier, " that they are much worn and raggea'
and that they have on the ontnde mernoranda III
pencil by Mr.. Trusx. He osrries then for months
IN his pocket so that the transsctlon was entirely
kept from me- These two bills were all that he
paid OF the $3.50 gwen HIN Oy Nr Mead, the re
mairing assessments on. property being left un-
paid. Nr Mad was unable to obtain any account
from Nj. Truax All tls renamed undiscovered
by me until after the Egan suit the disclosures IN
rrarri 10 which led me 70 investigate matters gen.
orally"
As 70 the statements made in the report of the
so-cailcd Investigating Committee thai Mr. Dnscner
aetuated by malicious motives III having ap-
pearrd publicly opposition to Mr.. Truax. Mr.
Doscher said 81" have never made these charges
pubh, unJl now because / was unwilling to deprive
Mr. Trnax OF the opportunity 10 redeem
himself but | think that the character
of II candidate for office 80 Important as that Of
Justice Of the Superior Court Is proper sascct Tor
criticism"
II vac common talk among lawyers in the Courts
yesterday that II would be wise for the Democrats
to Withdraw The name of Charles II. Fruax
trcln their ticket; that man with such
reOrd ought not TO receive the support of the mem
bers of The legal profesio and tha Il was the duty
of the Bar Association to take immediate action and
10 demand the presentation Of some more suitable
name. In conversation between two prominent
lawyers the oplnlon was expressed that IL was
strange hat President Hard. of the alham
National Bank, sboHld have gwen letter 10 dr
Hrna1 saying that the statement made III
lHE fRBCNE of last Thursday was not au-
tborZod by any officer of the bauk aud that
Mr. Hard should not promptly deny the charges If
thry were false The Bar Association will meet IN
day or two TO discuss the tickets now before the
public az ID i,s custom on the Of ali election.
IL WAS understood yesterday that Mr. D0scher wond
appe4 before the association to state all that he
knew lu reference 10 the uui neas of Ar. lruaX 10
hold tie office for which be has been nominated
A letter, signed by Theodore ". Dwight and five
other lawyers. and addressed to TIE members of the
bar OF this city in regard to Mr Iruax, was made
public Yesterday. 1t states that they have examined
the charges the Demo ;I;..Ic candidate, and
that they have reachei the following declsOu:
That MI Truax has made full and satisfactory
explanation OF all the charges made against him,
and that we believe such charges entirely
founded In fact and that there Is nothing In Mr..
Truax's connection with tie matters alleged against
him which any way rejects upon his personal Of
professional character