Evening journal., 1890-06-21
MIR. TURNER REPLIES.
PAYS HIS RESPECTS TO COUNCIL
MEN DlLLlN AND FORREST.

He Says the Tax Opinion Caused His De-
feat, and That Mr.. Dnlin is Liar and
Coward Mr..Beale in Bad Company.
mr.. MeKsnney's Vote Discussed.
City Solicitor Henry G. Turner, in an
interview to-day, said "Mr. Daniel A.
Forrest, see by your paper a few days
ago, has volunteered some statements
about me, which were concurred
in by Mr. Beale and Mr.. Dillon. That
statement contains great deal that is
false, combined with little that is true.
It is false that at the time of that inter
view, that there were any judgments
outstanding against the city, that
should have been satisfied. as Prothona-
tary Maxwell will testify The only judg-
ments outstanding against the city now,
are Judgment for costs which occurred
during ex-Solcitor MacalIister's term.
and the Anderson case, which is new in
the Court of Appeals The latter OF
course cannot be satisfied until the case
Is settled there.
"The statement that would not give
opinions when asked for is Of course
untrue. The meetings of the Law Com
mittee were held on Wednesday night
when would be compelled to be present
at Municipal Court, attending Co the
cases to be tried there. | could not be
at both places, and much Of the
Law Commuters work had to be trans
acted by me on Thursday night before
the session of Council. l had but one
evening free in the week, and that was
Friday night | requested the Law
Committee to meet on that night. but
could never get 1t to do SO.
On Monday. Wednesday and Saturday
nights | had to be at City Court;
Tuesday was department night. and
Thursday Council night. It will there
fore be understood wny l wanted the
meeting of the Law Committee held on
Friday night.
81 am not astonished at any state
ment made by Mr. Forrest, nor at any
thing Isaac Dillin might say in reference
to me, but it IL surprise to me that Mr..
Beale should have lent his support to
these statements. | have a,ways
considered Mr.. Beale to be an honest
man, who endeavored to do what he
thought was right, but he has been
so associated with men like Isaac Dillin.
for some time past that his conceptions
OF what is just towards a man seem to
have been warped.
Mr.. Daniel A. Forrest l consider to be
harmless man of a low degree Of ability
and his opinions of me or Of nv acts are
of no Importance whatever to me. nor do
think that'they are of any Importance
to the general public"
Concerning Isaac Dillin l have pro
nounced opinions. I opposed him for
chairman of the Public Buildings Com
mittee, and did everything to prevent
him from being selected for that position.
told his brother members of Council
what kind of man ! believed him to be.
and l have had no occasion since that
time to alter my views. He is now. as
ne was then, both ard and liar, and
man possessed Of all the instincts of a
thief; unfit + public or private confidence
and who II he had his Just. deserts and
this community were governed by effect
i've laws. would be looking from behind
the bars of the county Jail.
1t is a crying disgrace that the Levy
Court continued him as county constable
last February. 1t is equally a disgrace
on the Fourth ward that he should ever
have been selected to represent it in the
Council; and it is reflection
on the members of Council that
knowing him, as they must have known
him, they selected him chairman of one
of their most important committees. He
will retire on the first of July forever
from any participation in the govern
ment of this city, and intend to see to
1t that the next Levy Court shall have
his record.
Regarding the statement in the inter
view that | was not defeated on account
of rendering that tax opinion, have this
to saw: Had not that tax opinion been
rendered ] would not have been defeated
That opinion made my defeat a possi-
bility.
Regarding the men who chose toEvote
against me for that and other invalid
reasons, have very little to say. Ex-
cepting Isaac Dillin, could shake hands
with every member of Council who voted
against me, with as good q heart as If
they had voted for me. owe none of
them any III will
"There are some lof them who delib.
eratelY deceived me. There NAV be
some who honestly voted against me.
Next June 1991) their constituents win
9sss judgment upon some of them and
win leave them in their hands.
THE vote of Mr. Daniel McKenney
calls for some consideration from me. in.
ssmuch as he has stated privately that
he could not vote for me under his oath
of Office. / know that he could and would
have voted for me- had the election for
city solicitor taken place before the death
of Martin J. MealeY.
II am panied and hurt at Mr.. McKen-
ney's course in this matter, but if he
can acquit himself before the voters Of
the Southern district when he comes to
be a candidate for tax collector in 1891.
as am assured he will, l am perfectly
satisfied. certainly bear him no malice.
Concerning the statements above
made by me, hold myself entirely re-
sponsible for them, and will remain in
town, where may be found at any hour
of the day or night.
AthIetIc sports Postponed.