New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-03-31
THE KERR JURY DETECTIVES.
MAYOR GRANT NOT SATISFIED YET.
HE WANTS MORE DEFINITE INFORMATION AS
To THE. MEN EMPLOYED AND WHAT

A ca,ntio addition was made yesterday 10 tho
correspondence between Mayor Grant and the District
Attorney on tho subject Of J. E Wilhnsons 5000
bill fer shadowngs in tho late Kerr trial Secretary
Grain on behalf OF the Mayor, sent reply to Acting
District Attorney SemPls's letter OF March %, say
ing that the altemiEed statemont' to which MIR.
semp!e had referred as furnishing all needful In
formation regarding wilknsOn's claim was unsats-
factory not disclosing the nature and character OF
the services It is expressed IN this way In the
matter OF shadowing Thomas D. Kerr and James
A. Richmond Mr. Grain goes on to disscot tho
| claim follows;
The first four items, which aggregate 81, o32, state
in substance that four different persons, designated
not by name, but by Initials, peifofneo III A nlo
ggGs 1 days work between SS ,4 S e.. vs. ya 81 Of the
s2ss It does mot appear VINO thee men were e,
their employment These facts should be stated
and for greater certainty 1t would be well ior eSca
OF these men to mako affidavit as 70 'ho
Three other men designated by initials likewise and
aSs SS e'fs s days work Of not
designated, but stated TO be worth sss sa S INV
should also be required to state whSt 'ey 0 Oh"
Your attention is called to tho fact that the individual
and March Is are compensated for " The fourth item
OF the BILL appears IN the second page OF ,no u -
9s s eS ca pero2 for which he charges Inc
fourth item Of the bi that 20 SsS claim for worS
that " j, b. agent makes u uuunS
sta cd 10 be performed at one and the same time. on
The statement furtaer shows that the sum OF S5o ~
was paid n procuring the ssrs sm ri IN Serving
them and that they spent IN the agsres boweysr
10 performing this work Inc . sS% saSpOeES was
served In view Of the great number Of days emf ~
ployed would be well well to S Ascertain inc
II also appears that six parsons, desgna.e1 ~
initials each ~ ss7e V IN sSadowing jurors but
the occasion for this shadowlng Is not apparent.
Under tho head Of investigating ptpStt h o. Smiley
Mani N Afty persons. Thor names are NOT gwen
nor IS the work which they did stated The sSgessIe
q sss %Sa up s % ddona
N does not appear from the face OF the statement
tina. any contract o or nag ss Ss
with any arrangements entered into between you S"a
The Mayor has asiped from your Office an expana-
ton as to the nature and character OF the eian IN
reply you have referred him to This mn III
explanation. In the absence Of such explanatory ne
is compelled to pass upon The PToprs,y OF tho ohSrS0
Whilo appreciaing that all reasonable intendmenn
should be ia4gcd in In favor OF The propriey Of tas
Tho charge enc s onS Which tho Mayor should
t e"1rcd , vim be sStl.d to hand:
& as IS e. gS s Isi
WIN depend upon the cty's estAbltshng @ ne sss
1o q he M so S TSRTsS q hod sSoyc
ali Others. be possessed Of the evidence q justly ~
to ne O Ss I RPS SS aGd q e S
has personal Interest N rendering detailed Ana hS
= ~ reeent M he money II would therefore. seem
he psrt Of prudence for the county to arm ltson
with fuller statements tonding 70 jusuy tno 0ns''
should II conclude 10 pay the bill. - N..,.
The purpose OF this letter Is that you may op nrn.
such statements, you do not have them Ihs yS
win withhold the issuance OF tho WarrAht ponuns s0
receipt OF such statement