New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-12-28
MIR OLNEY'S NEW ASSISTANTS.
,,rSsps o,BYRYE AND REoUIER RESIGN.

p.r,.,S AND GEORGE II. ADAMS APPOINTED
,.,,p> ;1TzGFR4LD SUCCEEDS MIR. BRADY
The az .,trd changes in the force of assistants IN
.ba nj Attorneys office were made yesterday
hw Nr OIL. As announced i'll yesteeday $ TRIBUNE
f6e resgraTions of Assistant trct-Alt2nIne}s
OByrne aud Requier and Deputy; Assistant Drd1uy y
were and accepted TO take elect on December
al Edward PARIS and George H. ADAMS were
appointed TO ill the vacant places as assistants Ana
ex-senator James fitzgerald wa; or one " year
the remainder of Mr.. Olney's term. Assistant
District-Attorneys John r. Fellows ana Gomn
Vincent was requested to retain tbet PospitIo
NJ Fellows was recommended by Henry Bergh,
Elbridge T. Gerry James w. Brown go. others, anH
MIR Vincent had tie support o. ne order cihyIh
Mr. Parrisis graduate of the Harvard Law School
and was an Assistant United States Dstrlc Attorney
having charge of the criminal prosecutions, under
General Tracy in the Eastern District. Among
those W .o recommended him to Mr.. Olney was sur
roeate Rollins, who said: Unless greatly mistake,
after ar intimate acquaintance OF more than hlteen
wears with Mr.. Paris, he is man 70 whom you can
Confidently tie. You can tie to his integrity, hie
good sense his JUDGMENT his aG his mi ee sSre
Mr. Adams is member with ARENAS III. Holmes OF
the firm OF Holmes & Adams. He is about thlrty-hye
ie aw School in 1870 lie was recommended by
Judge w. ID. Shipman, Wheeler H. PeSKhaIn' &c ,epn
II. Choate and others r fltzgeId c vas snnate
in lSs2-S3. He is graduate of the Columbia Law
School He was defeated III his canvass tOr senator
last fall His pnTy T g each Two o Of E the
asl;stants who resigned are Tammany men, while
none of the new appOintees Is connected WIN thaU
oroanizati0n Mr. Adams is independent, MT. farrls
is Young Democrat, and MIR. Fitzgerald belongs 10
= Mr.. Olney said yesterday in reference to the
changes "'They were made because felt-and my
assistants agreed with me-that the relations or
assistants to the head of the office were such as de
manded that the District-AttOrney should use the
right of selection. / do not know whether shall
make any other, changes. but II So SO, taaey
will be made with the purpose of making the ONCE
as efficient as possible. The changes were not made
for nohtical reasons and they will not affect the
investigation into the Departments OF the City
Government" l:o;,o-
tion was accepted, addressed letter to Recorder
Smyth in which he said:
AS during the two years that have been Assistant
District Attorney the County OF New YORK nave WIN
the exception of three months out OF the twehIout'
been constantly officially associated with you, respect
fully request that You Will express In wIlthg your per
sona knowledge OF the degree Of fidelity and efficiency
with which my duties have been performed
Recorder Smyth in answer1O Mr.. Requiers letter
said:
NV recollection is to the effect that since your appoint
net 10 the office which you hold you were assigned
10 duty in that branch of the court which was hed Dy
me- thus enabling me oODserve tue manner III which you
conducted the public business with which you were en-
trusted Very many of the prosecuted b You were
of Great interest to the public, involving IN their pcpaia
ton and presentation great legal knowledge ana caeIu
reparai every prosecuted by you DelOfe me
fhe results showed that they carefully prepared
both as to the law and facts and ably and CONSCIENTIOUS
ly presented 1t is needless for me TO express the opinion
f both the bench and bar well my own as TO your
bigh standing an able lawyer anu CONSTITUTIONS ceioe
man sincerely trust that the present DistrctAtoIney
Will avail himself OF your services IN your present PHs
tOn believing as 10 lhal inc puoh0 '0AOS'' wiz w
thus subserved.
Judge Cowing expressed his agreement with the
sentiments of Recorder Smyth