New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-12-03
PRICE THREE CENTS.
SHALER'S ACCUSER RESIGNS.
MONMOUTH B. WILSON HAS TO STEP DOWN
HIS RESIGNATION AS FIRE PATROL SUPERINTENDENT



wRITTEN-No AC ZION YET TAKEN.
Ever since Monmouth B. Wilson admitted on
his first testimony before the Gibbs Investigating Com.
mee that he had acted go-between in approaching
General Smaller OF the Armory Board In the interests 0
real estate owners and had received large commissions
for his services In securing the purchase the board %
land for armoy Sites there has been strong feeling in
the Board OF Fire Underwriters that his use-
funess superintendent: of the Fire was ended
Mr. Wilson that time denied there had been any,
thing improper on his part the part OF General
Shaer but further investigation disclosed more ss-
pcious crcU the opposition to Mr. Wilson's
tanning his responsible position became stronger After
his evidence On Monday IN which he confessed that he
had brbed General shaler, even his warmest friends
among the insurance felt that they could do nothing
to shield him or TO assist HIM to retain his position.
The Fire Patrol Committee held its regular meeting
yesterday afternoon The chairman OF that committee,
Charles VI. Peck is personal friend of Mr. VIII
So also G T. Patterson ir, president of tie
Clinton Company, and James A. Syey, secretary of the
German-American Company. They conferred among
themselves and decided that friends OF Mr. Wilson
best thing they could do for him was TO devise
means OF letting him down easily possible, since
down 1t certain he had to In the morning,
before the Fire Patrol Committee met they called Mr.
Wilson at his house, No. l32 East Ninety -secondst
They found him in bed rostrated by his Of the
public odium which his own Acknowledgements had
brought upon him. He looked ale and baggard He
had lost much flesh AMI his mental dis la began
banch his grizzed hair His three friends felt for him
kecnly but they had to tell him tnat the only thing that
could him trOm tho further disgrace OF being
moved from his Office would his resignation. He as
quiesced in this view and signcI Of
resignation
Mr.. Peck presented this at the meeting OF the Fire
Patrol Committee at which there present In ad.
ditOn to Mr.. Patterson and Mr.. Silycy. Nicholas q.
Miller, president Of the Star Company and president OF
the Board Of Fire Underwriters r. ID. Ager the I'm.
peral Conn any S. r. Blagden OF the North British and
william VI. st. John, OF the STANDARD. But it found
referring to the bylaws that there provision
maize any action by the Fire Patrol Con mitteo in
Of tho death resignation OF the superintendent
The clause concerning the appointment OF that officer
reads L" The superintendent shall be appointed by tho
Board upon the nomination OF the Fire Patrol Commit
tee" The committee therefore, came TO the cOncu On
that masnuch the Board OF Fire Underwriters ap-
pointed tie Superintendent they alone had authority ID
accept his resignation. agtiOn upon it.
Tie next regular meeting OF the Board OF Flsc Under
writers vii he held On December Is, aud the Il guGtJn
Will lie over until then unless special meeting should
be called to consider It,
Il the general inon among the menters OF the
Patrol Committee that when Mr.. Wilson goes oat tHe
Office Of superintendent or the Fire Patrol VIII De
abolished the system is so thoroughly OrSaaized that
il get al0l we'll enough without IA Superintendent
The city divided into four districts Tor the purposes oe
the fire patrol! and the captain OF each dst,c is hl
personally responsible for tie efficiency of his men
the second from C9h3-'i T. taI n tah
embraces the city north OF FIfy -ninth-st.
Ir. Wilson has been Superintendent Oi the Insurance
Fire Patrol for sixteen years lie one or tie tira
Commissioners in 1863 Mbcn under twenty four years
OF age no captain OF the Eighth Police Precinct He
has a wife and family.
Mr. Peck sail b TElBCS. reporter that Mr. wilson
hal always discharged ms duties faithfully and elci-
entity and tha: dGrag his long OF Office chHrgo
haI ever been preferred against him. However We
! may be compelled officially TO view his action Mr..
Peck added personally most OF Us insurance men have
but the ku.llest feelings for hn. IL the dealings
which have brought this trOIblc upon him had Teen
with private u ciiual instead Of with public official
we should have felt that il no concern Of ours.
said Mr.. Patterson lie was never absent rom his
post twenty-iOur hours and asked for leave OF
absence in all his sixteen years In office. He was first
| class superintendent"
Mr. Wilson word that he too III 10 see any
when "a reporter called last night. DR.. Arthur j. Co.'S
saart t. attending him and thinks he Will be sufficiently
imurON ed 10 testify before the Grand Jury to-day
Dstrict-Attorncy MARITIME went before the Grand Jury
Yesterday and emaned for few ninuteS The 0f
General Shalcr not taken UP, Mr. Wilson, the
main witness for the prosecution, not well enough
To give his testimony. The DistrctA torney expects
that the charge OF bribery made against General Shaer
gill Immediately be taken mp and disposed Of The
present Grand Jury will meet To. mOrTJY for the last
time. If the usual practice is followed. Grand
Jury will meet Monday. There time for the PR pa
ration ol an indictment II the witnesses against Genera
shaler 30 before the Grand Jury to-day