New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-09-04
COLONEL ROGERS EXCITED.
HE SAYS HIS DESK HAS BEEN RFLED,
PRIVATE AND POLITICAL CORRESPONDENCE
STOLEN = WILD CHARGES AND THREATS

PRIVATE AND POLITICAL CokRhSr
STOLEN WILD CHARGES AND THREATs-
WHAT COMMISSIONER COLEMAN SAYS.
There was moro trouble at the Street Cleaning Dc
partment Yesterday After Commissioner Coleman
had reinstated John S. Bacon. superintendent OF
stables on Saturday he gave Deputy COMMISSIONS
Rogers q leave Of absence for week or two' w
ont somewhere by the sea- Colonel the Commis-
.,oner s reportcd 10 have SAID and rest your head
You have become excited over this Bacon 'r"u0i0
that Won need TO cool Off and settle down"
YeStardav morning the deputy went 10 his deak
IN arrange his papers official. unofficial and private
prepNatery to his departure II is well known toa'
the Street Cleaning Department has been undergoing
VARIETY Of evoutons, political and personal IN JUS
effort 10 cut loose from the County Democracy WIN
which u was securely allied under the admmNua
lions of Mayors Grace and Hewitt. and to range
itself with the zeal of fresh converts on the side OF
Tsmmsny Hall under Mayor Grant. This little oesA
Of Deputy Commissioner Rogers contained. II seesns
many evidences of the the change OF base was
attempted IN the shape of leueT-pess copies oI
spistes 70 Commissioner Glroy. Chamberlain CroRer
Corporation Counsel Clark, John d. Crimmins ana
others When Colonel Rogers opened his desk and
looked 10 he sprang back, uttered loud cry ana
threw both hands into the air. Indesci1baole pam
was depicted upon his handsome features, as no OK
claimed: any desk has been forced open. my
private papers have been pilfered, letters "hich
ought 30 he held sacred have Deen NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
base enemy has done this?'
The Office clerks were summoned and questioned
by the Colonel but no light thrown upon the al
legged robbery After some time spent in useless In
Quiry Colonel Rogers packed up his remaining eHects
and sent them to his house. No $50 West Fifty eighth
st. Neither Commissioner Coleman nor secretary
Horncs had reached the Office Before going away
the Colonel sent letter to the secretary, telling OF
his losses and demanding that he explain why this
outrage had been perpetrated' 81 Will give you
twenty -four hours TO return my personal property
no adds otherwise be prepared TO abide the con-
sequences"
Il am shocked by this felonious business the
deputy commissioner said TO reporter. GOODMAN
could have had those letters from with the promise
10 return them If they are not brought back VIII
ret out search warrant adopt other measures
They took my private letter-book bought with my
own money, and the private memorandum OF the ap-
pointrnents made by Acting Commissioner during
Coleman's absence The leter-book contained coll's
of letters to Mr.. Croker, Mr.. Crmmns and Mr'
Cilroy. They have got my whole hand now, out II
IS a square hand and don't care"
The charges of subornadOn Of perjury brought
against him by Mr. Bacon Colonel Rogers mpetuousy
denied "The only thing Mr.. Rogers said that Is
true in his statements is that l have been In the
Bloomlngdale Asylum. 1 have been trying TO 1--we
that down. l unjustly an inmate OF that IN
sfltution There are crazer men than am
saw that do not leave out Commissioner Coleman
I mean to renew my suit against the BloomlnGdsle
ASYLUM which began when escaped from there, ana
believe that 1 will hire steinway or Chickerng Han
for a lecture on thu way they treat patients up there
will address my remarks to the governors Of the
NeW-York Hospital
suppose tho reporters VIII be amer me- ana
am Hso.ng from them. Ny address VII he inc
Arverne Hotel, Arvcrnc-by-th'S ea until SATURDAY
when 90 TO Long Branch. If Bacon had not been
reluststed I would have been able to disclose con-
sntrarv IN rob the CITY of hay. feed and oats
Asked If he would carry out his threat OF reslgnlnS
sbould BACON be sustained 10y Mr. Coleman, the Coonsi
,sd No l will not resign. l O. y. II. man,
and under The Civil service law they cannot get me to
resign | shall have Judge Peter Mitchell for my
counsel and probably Congressman Frank Fitzgerald"
commissioner Coleman sail that COlOue II gerss d,sE
hor, no evidences of having been forced Op'n. lie
knew nothing he said. of the missing papers ana
books, and gave 10 orders to have them saken ron
his desk. lie did not believe the story. Regarding
the statement that discharged Italians who are
aliens had paid $50 each for their appointment tickets
so enter the gangs the Commissioner said that heSe
tickets were issued usually at the request OF some
responsible citizen. IL often happened that the man
getting ticket transferred 1t to another man. WlIe
he name of tho ticket holder IS entered on the pay
rolls When this IS discovered, the man IS dlChafged
and notice IS sent 20 the person VINO recommended te
appointment Every effort IS made 10 prevent a
repetition OF the fraud and careful investigation IS
now being made, the Commissioner SAID, fegdulhs
these cases.