New-York tribune., 1882-04-23


Issue OF 10000 90
IL
OF this amount it is said that he has paid to tho
City Treasury T100,9I9 7s leaving deficiency of
$l12,936 GG.
When a reporter Of THE TRIBUNE called on Mayor
DeBev0isc, late yesterday afternoon, lie found him
in his land-otlice in pson-ave., apparently
transactinp Ioutme business. ClOSeted with him
were two lawyers. and in an adjoining room sat
UndeT-Sherif WarnOck and two deputies The
Mayor unwilling to make any statement what
ever for publication.
UaNO YOU any answer 10 make to these
charges Z" asked the reporter.
None at all, sir"
DO you admit That they are true 2"
"They are false"
"iiavc You any explanation to offer for their be-
ING madeW
have nothing to say on the subject
"Do YOU think YOur arrest Is the result OF polt-
zeal intrigue 10 lnjurc youT
81 cannot say anything about it at all. If you
want any information on the subject sec the cIti-
Zcn,' committee"
Have you secured bail yetW
Il refuse to tell you, and shall not tell anyone
when do get IT,.
ton y the reporter regarding the arrest in which he
nartcipate the issuing of the warrant which he had
+, his rocket aud the subject or b2l; but his only
answer was: " Whv how dscOurteOus 10 ask me
any questions which the Mayor has declined to an
swer. when am sitting under the Mayors own
rocfr Suggesting that he was hardly the guest OF
that official while guarding him, the reporter
sought the chairman of the citizens committee, j.
Lee Smith, at his home IN KaNennWooq
have nothing to say now" said MI. Smith
"thc examinations attending this suit viii reveal
all the facts in The case. AT present II Is sufficient
10 say that We az committee are bound to have
our city government run Inherently from the way
in which il has been run. | would
NOT saw that the deficiency is S112,OOO but
may be much larger. At any rate We are bound
10 lind out the exact amount. We do not know that
thc Mayor has stolen a. t amount, but he refuses 10
tell lis anything about the many discrepancies for
which here seems to he no excuse. Twice recently
1, 4 Ieap u-hQ
he uail no attention 10 our request, and 50 We de-
cidcd To institute ciyI suit for the recovery of the
books of accounts III the Mayors Office and it Is al
ruoat imuos,ihio to discover where the fault
lies II seems that the Mayor could present war
rant of any amount to the Treasurer, who had no
alternative but must give check Tor the full
amount without any Questioning. Certainly that
WAS Il very strange way OF dong business. but 1t
eno,ns to have been the way he has done II. We do
not propose To stop wlth the arIcs. OF the Mayor
Every Office in the City HAL must be investigated
hv EXpert Iurnbull he charge has been made
that there has been an Ovcrissue OF NewtOwn De1t
bonds of about $4,000, which has occurred III
MaNor DccVOlsc's term OF Olhce. nope that he VIII
bc able 10 explain all the charges Sa lbIactOrly
If vas stated Yesterday that ia addl liOn to the
overosue OF the bonds of the NcwtOWn Debt and
The deficiency mentioned IA the warrant OF arrest,
CITY bonds to the amount "a TlI,4Ii ii have been
soIi in tins city through d. a. Moran, stock
broker, of which sales no rel Turns haie ever been
made 10 the city, although the checks oi the
broker, indorscd by the Mayor, haNo been seen by
the committee. Ii thought tlat criminal suit
would follow the civil proceedings, rs the commit
tc. feel conf icut that the Mayor cauuOt account
fo, t,, money! On the other hand IL s said by the
Mayors friends that the arrest rs the result OF po-
t r9l duafr. bcI hl.H and disappointed once
seekers - tell you, said "A man yesterday, " DE
f;,.Vose would be home to-day II lie mad appointed
J. Lee Smith Commissioner of Public Works mt
when he did not do 1t smith began 10 trump up
charges AGAINST him and finally succeeded III getting
bim arrested as you scc.V S3ld Dr. l.. l.. DOnuler,
4 druggist oi No. II JacksOn-aVc. " an sorry 10
hear oI the Mayors pllght but feel that lac Is a5
innocent rs am, ana II L lad money enough
would become one OF his bondsmen. have always
onnDs.d hIn since his first election as Mayor, and
in reality Inc has never been elected since then
lie il now serving his third term, but
the last two times he was counted III ana h0t
electeJ Ballot-bOXes have been stolen and records
changed to suit his own clique. and he always sue
ceeded in getting the greatest number ot votes.
Once his facIOn OYcrTcacncd itself ana ne was tie
frated bat at the next election 1T was sharper.
Where do | think the money has gone ! fsiiaw' 10
uay election expenses, etc. 1 am sure DtDcNOisc
,s NOT kent a cent OF 1t, but he Is surrounded by
such lot of scamps that he has been skinned awe
as il were and while they go free he has To suffer-
it - lat. nuur last ight bail had not been ac
cent.d by Sheriff Wright and the Mayor was still
in the custody OF the deputies during the
dav ne had been allowed to remain In his once ana
at niaht he went home, accompanied Oy Deputy
Sheriff sprague. Mrs. DeBcy,Ise Is Ill ami was
,ativ prostIatel by the arrest OF her husband, and
II was for her sake partly that lie was not com
PEELED " remain in jail over night III lhe
re- -nisite amount OF bail Is not procured
NV Tomorrow morning the Mayor Will
Le nlaced In the Jail until the trial Is
was learned last night night that two iricnds OF
the Mayors had offered To furnish bonds IN nus DO
half, QUO agreeing to give SlO.cOo and tho