New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-05-15

time Of Brady's guilt the last conversation
between the man and his mother removed 1t
all. The woman warned HIM to make no
statement" and Brady promised her that ne
voud not be " so foolish The Phoenix Park
murders were committed just year ard elght
davs ago yesterday. Now that Justice mas
begun her work of punishment there will be no
delay about it, The black flag VIII Aoat over
Dublin Jail for Daniel Curley, another OF the
assassins, on Friday of this week.
An inquiry at Albany into the way in when
the bill authorizing corporations to invest
money in all kinds Of real estate security was
rushed through the Legislature, shows that
the method of passing the measure was as bad
as the measure itself. 1t was JOB lroW inc
first but as it originally stood II was 100 o"u
even to 20 through a Democratic Assembly
The bold game OF giving unlimited license u
All CORPORATIONS was checked slightly, Oy
an attempt TO except savings banks from
the provisions of the law. But the Com-
mittae on Banks was either careless OF
| worse. for the excepting words were inserted III
the WAY TO do the least good In the hurry OF
| the last day cf the session, therefore, the OIL
| cot through in the shape commented upon IN
TIE TRIBUNE of yesterday. 1t is probable that
none of the Assembymen except the Commit
tee on Banks knew its true character Int that
does not excuse them. Neither does 1t excuse
the Governor for failing to kill the bill as soon
as he understood what it meant.
Controller Campbcll's statement concerning
the recently discovered embellishments Ill his
| Office. fixes the responsibility solely upon the
| dead clerk Carroll. There seems to he no
| doubt that the clerk took $4,000 in four
wears. Whether he had any accompces in or
ont of the Office is not clear The Controller
very properly censures two other clerks Tor
| gross carelessness. The explanation OF the
| crime however. is no excuse for it. As the
stealing began seventeen months before MI
! Kelly left the controllershlp, he and Mr. Camp
| bell must divide the responsibility for such a
system of office work as made series OF en-
bczzlemcnts extending over four years posi-
| bic. Aside from the lack of checks which
shonld have prevented Carroll, it is remark
able that the Young man should have led the
| life he did without being suspected lie did
| not earn more than 81 800 annually but he
spcnt in one wear 500 Al this escaped
| the Controllers notice Int il should rot have
escaped him. 1t is no wonder Mr.. Campbell Is
deeply mortified ana cha-rincd. The public
| is in the same condition.
| Since the Board Of Trustees which comes INTO
! power in June cen change the rate OF tolls Tor
! the Brooklyn Bridge, if it seems desirable, II Is
| well enough, perhaps, not TO take the acton Of
! the present Board too seriously to heart. II
| has been decided to charge foot passenger
| one cent each and passengers In the cars I'VE
cents each for crossing the bridge. The
| scheme of selling punched tickets at reduced
rates was defeated, and no decision was reached
concerning commission hours. The action Will
not meet the approval OF every one Pubic
| oninlon of late seems to he tending to the con
| cusion that no tolls should be demanded II Is
for the advantage of New-York that as many
people as possible should come here to engage
! in business OF to make purchases. BROOKLYN
! too, hopes to reap advantage from the add
| ton to her present number OF inhabitants
| And there is good deal of strong legal opinion
which supports the theory that the trustees
can make the Bridge free if they choose. On
the whole, probably, experience Will best de-
| eide whether we should have a free Bridge, or
one partly free, or one on which unexpectedly,
| tolls are demanded from every one.
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