The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-09-25
THE FORGED PROXY,
The Comments OF Collector Robertson
and the TX ON. Tho omnH Acton.

NEW York, September 23.-Aiter read
ingyesterday Police Commissioner French.
statement as to the understanding existing
between himself and Collector Robertson
with reference to his representing the Int
ter in the State Committee at Saratopa
Judge Robertson said: "Mr. French
asserts that he had an appointment "a
meet me at Mr.. Acton's Office, in the Sub.
Treasury. at 10 o'clock last Monday morn.
ing. That is utterly false. l never made
any such appointment with Mr.. French,
never bad any knowledge Of any appoint.
ment having been made for me 10 NEE,
him at Mr..Acton's office; Furthermore, /
never knew that Mr.. French was at Mr.,
Acton's Office on Monday. "
'Did you receive and answer telegram
signed Commissioner Z" asked the reporter.
"a telegram dated at Saratoga, and sign.
ed Commissioner came to the Custom
house on Tuesday when l was away.
When ! got l was not sure at first who it
came from, but suspected that it was from
Mr.. French. did not answer it."
"Mr. French claims that Mr. Acton knew
all about this alleged understanding be.
tween you and himself about proxy?n
$50 ] see" answered the Collector calm
ly, "but Mr.Acton connot bear Mr.. French
out in any such an assertion. neyr had
any talk with Mr.. Thomas G. Acton orapv
other man on that subject, and have loo
much faith in Mr. Acton's honesty 10 be.
lieve that he would bear witness 10 that
which is false"
Judge Robertson said that he bad no
ticed in one Of the other city papers an al
legged statement made by Commissioners
French 10 the effect that be told 3ir, French
that he should not go to Saratoga, but that
he would give his proxy as member
OF the State Committee to sny'
body that Mr.. French would suy.
gest "That is simply absurd" said the
Judge. "No such conversation ever tool;
place. In fact, my oft.repeated and posi.
tive assertion that never talked with M.
French or anybody else about being rem.
resented in the State Committee at Sara.
tosa answers that Bt1tement." -
The attention OF Assistant United States
Treasurer Thomas G. Acton was called
yesterday to Police Commissioner French'a
assertion, viz: II had an appointment 10
meet Mr.. Robertson at Mr.. Acton's Office
in the Sub!Treasury at 10 o'clock last
Monday morning." and he said, "AlI j
know about it is this: Mr.. French came in
here Monday morning and asked If / had
seen Collector Robertson. Ianswered thnt
l had not, but that expected him In
shortly. Mr. French then said that he
had a little business to attend to and
went away. Soon afterward Collector
Robertson came in and said that he wa,
going up to call on Secretary Folyer.
told him that had left the Sec.
retary at the Hoffman House sick
The Collector remarked, well. mi RI
right up and sec him. and departed, Com.
missioner French came back few minrte,
after Mr. Robertson had gone and asked II
the Collector had been here. said Thai
he bad, but had gone up to the Hoffman
House. Mr.. French then went out"
"Mr. Acton" said the reporter, "Afr
French says: Mr.. Acton will bear mo o,t
when 1 say that he knew all about hi,
substitute business which had been ~.
.anged between Mr.. Robertson and myself,
What have you to say to that? ?" ~,
" never knew anything about a,y
'ubstitute br siness," promptly replied
sfr. Acton. II never heard anythinr
IN the subject from Mr.. French or any'
'ody else. ] never had any Conversation
Fith either Mr.. Robertson or Mr. French
n relation to proxies. 1 never even heard
be word proxy used in connection win
hose two gentlemen 5,7-..- b : -"