New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-11-25
uIsTICE WCARTHY,s TURN NOW.
HE FOLLOWS JUSTICE KELLY WITH DENIAL

lie FOLLOWS JUSTICE KELLY WITH DE>'Ah-
- MIR. snEARMAN's w ,NDEEFUL WORN.
The first witness before the Senate Committee
vosf.rlav WAS j. Henry Mccarthy Justice oil the
With Judicial District Court, who was accompanied
bv William II. Towney as c@nnsel. ne appr%' ,a
stenogTapher who testified last week That ne ilad
been compelled. with the knowledge OF justice
Mccarthy, To- divide his salary Win hnrn
the endorsement of j. Henry Mccarthy. i@r ms
brother the Clerk OF the Cont The Justice saiu
that the appointment OF Strassner nau Deeh Hl'uo
% thc re- .nmmendation Of certain district leaders
OF the County Democracy aud the Jefferson hs 10
man was inefficient he ea'd, ana many coihPiaiii,1
were made against his transcript nc wines I ilG
shielded him. however. in the belief that he would
Improve by practice. tic had formerly Oceh u
barper Justice Mccarthy Jared that no knew
of no money having been paid by the stenograPher
IN Edward McCue or to any one connected WIN the
court He bad once had cGnveIsaISon o w', III
secmrng his election Justice. lie told nm IL ll
eost him $4,000 To sccnrc q position that ptih
a.; 600 a wear; that he had abandoned practice
syorth 81 600 and cImpaii.ed that IT was nara
thing He had not, however, even limited at any
payment by Stras'ner to hum. On thn contrary ne
once had advanced the sum necessary To Ghect
s.ttemoat of SUIT brought against tho ste
nographer in his court Inc ani"uhV hau oe'h
Police Commissioner John r. VOorhis was asked
respecting his experience in tho Dock Department.
He favored singlc-headcd department. Ill every
branch of the city government.
William p Shrarluan, Commissioner of Accounts,
flied. Senator Day aNkeu MIN 10 PoIli out
ANY real scr, ice the Commissioners OF Accounts ai
ever rendered the city beyond the discovery Oh a
defalcatIon in the Dock Doraitmeht: Mr. Hnca '
IN an told of number OF reports that had been male
Ia the Mayor upon the workings oi several depart
ments ami was requested 10 furnish Tie coIhihtteo
with the data accumulated lie sald:
We are examining tho Department OF Puhnn WORKS.
We have valuable nfOFinati0n winch, however We
do not consider for the best Interests 81 me cry u Lake
nnphe a, present. We viii submit IL ~ tue committee
and II they II best 10 spread II abroad should DC
spread. II contains matter which VIII ied 10 teiVaS
Vn find that W1r
grows on us We have foand defalcaions, bat "hco
there wrOnsdolus 'hers ara cinmsy n thsas.
Mr. ,sioner, yOu nave manage 10 concet IL
wonderfully well 80 jar - roj s Stp now n TO ieei
that would like TO something they have done
Mr. Shearman is expected to appear again before
the committee at p LII. to-day
CHANGES IN AN INSURANCE COMPANY.
Reports have been current in insurance circles
down town for some time OF contemplated changes
in the New-York Office OF the london Imperial Lie
Insurance Company, whlcn Tor ten years mas Dcel
unocr tue management of r, ID. Alhger. The ="
ports were particularly rife when r. Cozens smith
lie general manager oil the company arrived iron
I0udon len DAYS ago. Mr.. Smith was called upon
at No 80 Pne-s YESTERDAY aud in reply TO inquiries
hrancn of the Company and that Mr. Ahger would
reliro from the service OF the company NJ inc enc
OF the year. -, . -, =, .
Mr. Smith "havc determined 10 decen
tIalze the business on tins SIDE ana e
work through several separate departments
This scheme met with tho sircnnou
oopos,tion of Mr. Alliger who wrote to the direct
ors saylag that 1t was lIst to hln. as It wonl'
limit his field of work. He asserted truthlulH
that in the zen years he had managed the American
branch he had made tor the company n" n, pron
,,ersis,ed in carving out its sclcme IN
would resign. English directors think they know
everything better tuaa anybody else, ana he ldc'
of any plan of theirs being opposed amazed 'he ZEN
They instructed me to come over. talk To MI All
ger and show HIM how 10 was To hs interest 10 re-
MAN. 10 my surprise and regret when got mere
however, found that Mr.. AiIger rea ly meant IN
resignation, and that WAS TO his pecunlary Dcheh
TO resign, as he could make more IN brokerage
business"
What il the scheme of several American dc
partments
Western states will report TO Daniel Osborne, wl'
= will have charge of u. he New England and Mid
tile States wall be in charge Of John Page at Boston
while in the metropolitan office here Charles NJ
Peck VIII succeed Mr. Aliiger."
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