New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-08-16
TOWN TALK.
PERSONAL, LEGAL AND PRACTICAL.

TOWN TALK
| PERSONAL, LEGAL AND PRACTICAL.
THE CHARGES AGAINST OVERWHELMINGLY McKRoa
| Governor Cleveland, in considering tho charges
against McKeon refer to only ,na
case In the history of this State 10 guido
him. Governor Dix in 1878 ordered Investigation a
charges against Winchester Britton DistrctAttorney
OF Kings County and on the report OF the referee NJ
moved him from Office, appointing Democrat to sue
coed him. There several distinct charges bat u
removing Mr.. Britton the Governor selected one -
proved of sufficient gravity to warrant such extrem
action though he held all the others TO DO severaly
inadequate. This count that Mr.. Britton had "a.
vised Grand Jury not to consider the complaints
citizens against Isaac Badeau, Collector OF Taxe@
crmnay charged with felony In refusing to pay ovss
money collected by him in his official capacity M.
Britton said civil complaint was the proper enedy
On this ground alone Mr. Brtton was removed and b
is the only DstricAtorney of any county in this STATE
| who ever was removed by legal process.
RAPID BurLDNG.-A gentleman living In the weso
whose business requires him to visit NewYork two o.
three times each year, remarked, while crossing the
North River yesterday never here without dis.
covering some point the profile Of the city as n
stands revealed against the horizon. Your builder
must work very rapidly. That and that" he added
pointing to the Produce Exchange tower and the Field
Building, points since was here two months
| ago."
| BAD POLICY FOR srRTKERs-"Th telegraph operation
STRIKE" said lawyer ri" responsible for the cutting
of the wires OF the Western Union Company, are Ger.
| tanly badly advised and act most nogcsllv There
isn't state in the Union which has not enacted Laws for
the protection Of telegraphc wires and these laws
only provide for the punishment Of the depredaor Il
and convicted but also for the payment by the
State for all damage resulting from his violence. The
strikers therefore, the risk OF punishment aud have
the certainty before them Of having pay taxes
imburse the company for the damage they do BesdeS
they furnish the company with O good excuse for any
failure send the dispatches intrased to them. Ths
cutting Of the wires by strikers would be good de-
fence for the company against claim for damages for
| delay in transmitting messages. The public which IL
incommOded will naturally be prejudiced against the
depredators, and be led to sympathize with the
pany That. In the end, will cut OF contributions from
the people, II the strikers doing this insane work
they simply playing into the hands OF the company"
An officer Of the company the work Of destruction
is very thoroughly done because done in haste
| and under fear OF capture.
| McDERMorr AS A JURY.FxER.-The career OF James
| McDermott in England aud ireland informer 10
being very fully published in Brooklyn papers from
called "ocal" data Of the Dynamite Party"
An interesting chapter might be made from data fur.
nshed by himself OF his career in Brooklyn "jury.
hxer" The difficulty would be 10 find hearers who would
believe all his stories OF his corruption. He
Gently accused OF having got two a jury with Q
having disagreement, and be admitted that he
had osen employ ed work by lawyer who at PREF
emit anxious 10 a candidate for DstrictAorney Of
Kings County. He not fully credited even by his ac'
After the shooting affair IN New recently Mo-
Dermott this gentleman said to him hall ocosey
81 to engaging In that fight and get
ting away unhurt" McDemott turned red and then pale
gathered the meaning of the speaker. McDernot
according to his statements, has for al long time
been engaged others look upon disreputabas
work about local conventions and the courts-
CAUSES OF sUIcIDE-"I have been interested" said
e1.Judge OF many years experience "by the test'
mony Of man, in explanation Of his young frieuds sui
cde could accountfor his rash act because
he did believe that the suicide had been in love aud
his all straight BE said nothing about
his habit OF drink Yet suppose" added the exJudge
"that for every VINO commits suicide from dissp-
pontment in love- there ten who do so because OF
insanity resulting from drunkenness And there Is even
greater proportion than ten to OF honest debtors
and poverty stricken who commit suicide compared
with the number OF embezzers who do So Drink, pow
erty and domestic unhappness the great causes OF
suicide At least that has been my observation, aud the
victims OF drink outnumber all the Others combined
The speaker is not Temperance monomaniac; on the
contrary he takes his glass regularly, and usually %
night over game of cards. But he is something sfs
crude philosopher with very good idea OF human ma
ture as seen ordinarily in real life.
A MAN OF MANY ENEMIES AND FRIENDs-The reported
shooting of Captain A. s. Williams, OF the Twentynina
Precinct Police, probably caused persons to re-
joce openly while majority OF citizens doubtless heard
OF 1t with indifference. said: "well, Ihave long
have been expecting It." Circumstances have made
Captain Williams the personal embodiment in the punle
mind of the offensive "clubbing policeman" lie was
once prosecuted cvily before the Police Board ot
clubbing q boy who In the line OF military pro-
cesson these though both resulted fayoraoy
10 him. made Williams notorou. as :" a cluboer" HIS
obstinate leads hun TO stand by his men, right OK
wrong or at least until convinced they have acted
inc and then he wants to try, condemn aud
punish them himself II Is his idea OF discipline rbn
bas made him unpopular with citizens generally who 10
not know him, but it also makes him immensely popu'
lar with his men. Those who know the Captain per
sopally know him to be as mid . hammered man a
there quiet and rather reserved In con-
yersatlon; better listener than taker; and though
Suspicious by aud result of his training on the
force he is genial fellow and firm friend as he "a,
unrelenting enemy He has another high qualification
for police captain. never drank glass OF wine OK
liauor in my ne." ne said TO friend VINO had
brought him aud another officer together bottle Oh
wine 10 settle law suit. The friend was some'
what astonshed at this but when the other
party TO the issue Captain Lawrence Curry, OF the Gen
eral Sessions Court squad) added Z" Nor do drink
ExCommiss oner Clint" Wheeler had to be called IN 70
help finish the bottle aud witness the reconciliation anu
dscontnuance OF the suit