New-York tribune., 1882-04-22
AFFAIRS AT ALBANY.
THE wrsrppooE.wARD INQUIRY.

THE ESIBROOt-N AM i4Nt ihi'
rx-ArroRNEY-GEYEEAL WARDS sTAlhNENi-rhh
oursrIoN or PROSECUTING COUNSEL STILL W.
DECIDED.
frpov rur rEcuLAR CORRESPONDENT or THE rRIBUN'l
Albany. April 21.-Thc inquiry into The
conduct of Judcc Wcshrook Of the supreme court hhu
r., Attorney General Ward cOnccrang the Mammalian
hallway suits was bcg1in before the ASHep! J"uo"'1
Committee IN the library Of the Assembly 'hlN Al'cI
Nom 1l.~e were oaly a few spectators present TX
senate Hamilton Harris appeared lof JUnB' "c''oo
and cx- Deputy Attorney husges Ior M wan"
Tho statement OF Judge Weslbrook, already printel III
Tuy TRIBUNE was formally presented 10 the commune
ny ,jr Harris In behalf Of eS-Aorney-Ec"erh Nhru
tho foloy ing eatomcnt presented by MT kueAio5
nncar as tie representative OF cx-Attorncy-Geernl
w 81 ,u fhis ncr, ,tol ana authorized 10 say Tor MIN
tbs while ne mas received 40 shlmons lOh tnc @ con-
t ,It % t ,rear bcor, thcm the committee nave colr-
in armed HIN of the meeting In auswer 10 ele-
cram lie mad scn requesting to know we 'ic ah l'co
of inc committees nrst meeting lie Is Sid oI tc op
nortunify thus afforded 60 have al the lacls SHOWING
his connection with the elevated railroad mug non SUD
mtted to committee ana me puplc hho ne = ~" :!
tn enter uron the Investigation as soon as ne can *
anime some of the papers and records IN ihese sl,s
which are accessible at ms nome III beuhoh" TOT
this purpose le desires d day or Two .,,
lie is pclfecily that neither In the Assembly
alone nor in bo II houses oil me Legisl'r1 osct, 10
mere any authority iursdic ion md'r the IOhruiu
ion of tins STATE TO adminS5er p%ui5,in%snt % III % wat &
ever private citizen Tor on nc,a alleged 10 hc p'n
committed durng pasi term oi ohcc Itis p, priI,oPl9
nas Deeu settled by abundant authority, judicial aid
legislative. The Assembly Of TINS stare h%s ntHc.lg
recognized aud acted upon II on several OCCASIONS anu
4
m,nt OF FhiO g. Fuller. sandiord h. thurch anu Diners
in the year -53. The principle was so ltcoShiIcu anu
adopted invest CATION OF cA-5pcaker thecoi III
I-6.i rnc uGicnl branch of the Government mas c&-
cu uvr iuli~ .icun to investigate 10y us own Hetnods
and for sucn alleged Oil noes, u WHICH FAC. uoc
VIII, inspired the res Jlution under which this COMM tee
is proceeding been aware me evident oDect
benz for ut rior purposes to destroy hs reputation
among men. a. a.. ..;.t.,.
Neyrthcess lie does waive and has from the beginning
been ned to waive the qutsOn OF JuIlsdlc ol
and he invite. tlia committee fearrs ~ ana tnjiOuShy
TO examine only action in the elevated railroad
cJ,,s bul Us far ia AL s Ouci acis hs Az
of the STATE Of New 1Ork 10 thc eh tht
if he of corruption or criminal
condu H. Office Inc may he held 10 tie Just eNecrd0n
incurred IN the Judicial tribunals OF the connuy But II,
on tha contrary, tncsu things are not thH ne nas no
0onnt tnat this honorable committee VIII accord 10 MN
tnat justice when he l. entltlcd TO-
Mr. Harris then presented his first witness Deputy
County Clerk Walsh, of Albany, who submitted the
pap rs filed by Judge Wesbrook in the County Clerks
Office while the suits against the Manhattan Railroad
COMPANY were in progress. Mr. Harris said that he
wa, not ready yet to submit oral testimony Mr..
POuchcr said that il the committees opinion that
the papers were proper basis Of tue nVesIgatl0n
Ar Harris then said tnat the lawyers VINO TOOK part III
me euifs nearly ali lived in NcwIOrk IL wOuld un-
icGly be lar more convenient IOr Vhch IL INC III
vest CATION carried Oh a. ere. -
TIE committee then went intO executive eesslpn Nhen
the doors were rcOpeuc IL announced tGt lhc cou
mttce would again meet in this clty On Monday dIteI
uoo. next. iu executive session the question OF
having some counsel to represent the prosecution was
debattd Was sulg, stCd that the Attorney General
should he asked to c,duci the cXanin non or the per
nm. who lave made charges. The Att Ornoy q encral
will De- consulted in regard TO nc subject DciOrc hc next
meeting OF the committee.