New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-06-06
MIR. BURLINGTON TO DIR. QUINN.

To the Editor OF The Tribune.
SIR: DIR. Gum has written a letter con-
cernng myself (which only reply to because Of its in
nation that have made statements not true In fact for
which 1 can not DO held responsible dislike news
paper controversy but would be Indecent not TO stats
how far am willing to" fix my responsibility"
Your reporter substantially right In his account OF
my hurried interview with him my way to the train.
The only material points in the Doctors letter may Dc
briefly answered The caption OF the bill reads intro
duced by Mr.. Brennan. readi twice. and by unanimous
consent ordered third reading and printed under
stand that phraseoiogy to meanand have also been
verbally assured OF the that the bill not re-
ferred to II wrong the record will show
it. disngenuous evasion by the Doctor to say the
bill was fayoraby reported In the Senate meaning the
Senate bill, which did not oppose before IL WASTE
ported We opposed the Assembly bill, the one now DO
fore the Governor. in the Senate Committee The Agm
OF May Is Will show that when Senator Thomas got that
bill out OF committee by charging the chairman with
improperly Withholding It, the majority OF the commit
tee voted against its third reading, aud that Senator
DAILY who introduced the Senate BILL did not vote at all
It is easily susceptible OF proof that Dr. Gums con-
necon with the bill though an open secret was only
ayoyed by his counsel at the close OF the first hearing
after very amusing questioning by Dr. Ward The
did not repeat before the Governor aud Dr. Muir
ray that he from the behavior OF the Committee Of
the Regents aud the look In judge aussels eye that
thew had made up their minds Ia advance 10 refuse his
him charter except on mandamus. -,
As TO his usurped franchises, think told your re-
porter that he hsd been charged with abuse OF them
However that may be, will now say In justice 10 MN
THAT his usurped charter taken away on legal
grounds after the action had been begun upon the
filing OF aidayits charging him with wrongfpy indors
ing dipIornas NV FIRST knowledge OF the detail OF these
aiidavs was Cleaned the hearing from DIR. Gunus
own statements Ills opponents decided from the outsee
NOT 10 be diverted FROM their sound legal objections oy
the. false cmor OF the Doctors that he was marlyr
The being intended to be made on tile ground
OF his personal had occasion 70 examine
those affdavts until Monday last, and then did moi
make use OF copies produced But thu charge true
or false rested as his against Senator Coggeshall do on
afiayits The evidence TO support them was collected
by a man who represented the Doctor 1T Albany IN
urging the passage OF this bill, and whom had dis
Charged and to him, the Doctors trusted agent. 70
erred the committee for evidence In rcbutta OF the do
fence There made. That defence an admission by
the Doctor that he had Endorsed the diplomas az
charged, with denial that the Endorsements were
wrongful
m the charge be false cannot understand why he em-
plpys the man who helped mako IT. unless for the pur
pose OF removing proofbut thereis need 10 20 int
the merits tina. natter doll propose either to te
alarmed the Thought OF Dr. Gums going on ana
doing somethlng-f0r was brought up with firearms
or 10 be into further controversy am, sir your
obedient servant, W. A fURkiAoIoS
York. June B. 1888.