New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-10-16
QUEER REGISTRY CLERKS.
A PAwNBROKER, AN UNDERTAKEN AND A
BARTENDER
SENATOR FAssETT'S INVESTIGATING COMMITTEE
uNEARTns SOME INTERESTING
HOLDERS OF SINECrRES.

W. VI.
broker and an undertaken among the men who ara"
salaries from the REGISTERS Office
The latter part Of yesterdays long session "i inc
State Senate Committee on Cities was cnlVcN ny Inv
testimony Of two of these gcn'lenle. ana >' "''ic
NJ thc cmpIo,c> will be asked today row they manage
10 work for the ci:y and run outside hn>ihc>> ~
the s;.me time and what sort OF work theE Il" Ill inc
Eccst.rs Office ANYHOW or il they really do any WORK
there at all.
Mr. Ivip, elected great deal Of information about
the staff Of the Office and the manner III when III"
work is done from the Register. Frank 1. Fitzgerald
and his deputy. lanes \. lianlcy.
The Nth Assembly District enjoys big represents"
ton on the Registers >taf. some OF the employees
wcrc backed" by the "JeNcrSonan Democracy when
Is not a principle but an organization mat h"uriSh~
IN that district, The entire work OF one OF 'hrn
Mr. Grimes. is copying powers Of attorney ana entries
of cxpcd,cd searches The othcY appoiutec from the
Jet,orsouian Democracy Driscoll. Mr. fitzgerald had
bccn told WAS a good Clerk but lie had never made
any special inquiry about him.
Now Is It not so" asked Mr. Ivins. that Won took
him in his shoes. a, hc stood simply on the room
mcndaton Of those people"
That is the plain English OF it," Quoth the Register
And the same applies to the case of Mr. Grimes! =
Mr.. Fitzgerald gave mite assent.
Mr. Twins opened up specimens of the books
that h. had hand in order Ia show that the Pnaln'a
tons OF the clerks were not by any means what they
should be. lie found mistakes cri>ur> aud c"rirc'
II. trr1l4cNS
senator Ahcarn intcrpo.cd protcc, tn" Jctrr"nlan
Democracy man. Mr. Fitzgerald remarked aside that
Crane was NJ. Alcaru> appointment.
- l.. kcrnan." laid the Register. was appointed
on cx Register Ecilly'> recommendations"
"Would You hc surprised. however. I" learn sara
Mr.. wins, that Mr.. Reilly had discharged him from
the Commissioner If Jurors Office
Perhaps" said Mr.. Ta>>ett Reilly thought that
he was Il good enough man for you. Mr. Fitzgerald
Did Mr. Reilly support yon IN your election
asked Mr. Ivins.
81 presume that he did"
lie also comes from the same district as MT
Shells and the .cfci>ouian Dcmocracy:'
Yes. sir
But he is not the same Shc1'
Well understand there Is division Of in
tercst."
You say you provided places for both divi'on>'
1t looks So"
Mr. Fitzgerald added that he knew Of no E"pnh
lean his Office who there hy reason OF being
a Republican. Going the list Of employees with
Mr. Fitzgerald. Mr.. WINS found that Mr.. Mend"hohn.
a pawnbroker and an ardent supporter OF IamTailv
held 81 200 clerkship and that there was Gus
tOnian rejoicing in the name OF Gillooy, concerning
whom Mr.. WINS asked " Are You prepared 10 say
that he Is not in custody Of somebody's bar ,"
~ am prepared say said the REGISTER. that he
10 snperiu,end for Mckeever Brothc!s.'
Gillo0ly, it came out later. had failed ,o pass non
competitive Civil Service examination when lie was
retain men in the Office at the request Of IA" IN
eutive Committee Of Tammany Hall. and the wlno>>
admitted that frequently Richard Croker alone repre-
scented that committee.
In epsyrex to senator Fas.ctt. Mr.. Fitzgerald a.
S1t4ed that there no "exact' system OF keeping
sAeok On the employees and the work OF the once
NJ faSlett supplemented number Of questions abou'
oeenony In the once. TO which the witness made IAN"
snsvers and In some no answers at all, by
.sAoving TO linn O written communication which The
Henasor had received from Charles Blauvclt. OF NJ"
1<6 West End ave-, in which Mr. Blanvet offered u"
d all the work in the search department Tor S"'o"'
var giving bonds in $4,000 each. identical with
thS amount of the bond. given by the Register Mr
FIT. ceralds provisional estimate for the expenses m
the search department Is $4,000. Mr.. Bauveh VII"
offered to do the work for $1,000, had twenty-five
years experience in the Registers once a. sai''
ton clrtk
the REGISTER said had his salary increased. "hv
Mr. Cochran said his health wa> not good. aid asked
that his work Ire changed 20 he wa maze examiner
instead OF copy clerk, AID lad his salary Ta-ed l"i
81 200 to $500.
So because his health was poor !"u gave MN
another fob and bigger salary ,?
Well. ! didn't Say that sad inc ""nesN'
Did he do additional work for tn" Slo''
at i, differ WORK and cannot be '"mpar'd'
James A. Hancy. the deputy register gave 'e','
mUly the general effect Of when was |" NV Wv
INN
Of the HaiIe existing in the Register Once TIC wa
asked .u.,o..
Has the diminution in the number OF s'a'r'''r'
ken, pace with the dlnlnutiOn III The hnh'er %
search"> -
.No.7
n~,,u.e the Register did not Ike t. take the ~
sn,,.,dh,v Of cutting of the number Of meu en-
ploycd7 ..
The cbairman-IIc did ma want 10 take The rcsp"I'
biltv Of being "coHOn" al.
Then came Fraroi, II. Gilo,y. plump mn" MAJ
., j. ,pc Of the cu>todian~ and j. what hc calls 4
suneru,cudcn, which seems l." De another "'rd J."
chief b,rkccpcr in Mckcevcr Er''h"r, Win" an" 'u'
MAC. a, 40 o. Vc-sy.,t. lie sad that he went - ''
REGISTER, Office every DAY Iie hhn bon ''''
avery dav thi> year. however. Ia" aHdcd.
Mr. Iv!, and senator Fa>'ctt a-hci the hUI' I'in d
cre,, MANY Question, which somewhat pcTp!cAcN MN
His examination Went on III tins way
Mr. I>In.-.iaye You ever been dvhcd any i'
a'seices Ia d. WON rror, 20, A-No, 70 anybody II
particular. ! 60 upstairs ahd ihr> st ne. A.
ST. ~, ' l,,!,, cp'I ,rA your '''''''
conc nS' >nperyyi,c y w , %%r' law av
been th~rc a majority OF the day. ini' NJ \| ,c ob
70 mere than three. quarters "I lif' ul'' A.,
O--You are perfectly prepared - swear I" '"A'
oiWin lave you done in the other nnaTtrr OF IN
time Nwc. told y"I' 'i i,,myn f. [r"ry II
U-Now nave YOU been there three quarters VI u"
day9 nv i,r,. been ten day il. which Won hay" n"
bccil To- the oiicc d all! A. No. Nr' moi " ~
knowledge. . -, ,., lao .wav from ,h
Unice without Noiir hhowl"o-'. ,t., ,o,, ,,avc mn
Mr. IvI>-l- there any day on "ni'm ,',. , 80.
been to the ol,icc: A.-lcs. SIR when nave '''
s'k 81, cha, van c,uld H.,
,,0nd 20 ia. hnr A. Yc- III. do not attend Ia
until O'Clock. sir ,,, cha La, between 4
o. Have >o, never been behind me b'' ''"'"
.,S T., in ,b, forrnoDu Al could not say 80,
OOH. must say. NJ '',ii! i'' ,>,r.r nc
O-Arc prepared to swear ilitt N'h nv ~" ~"
beeu behind the bar between 10 ana IL III tut i"''
noon! Al might HAY" been there .,,o,
O.-Is it not - fact that NUu have rcch 'h''o' ~
Well, PERHAPS II J.. IN ,,,,c..c. uh
Dwell. don't YOU think can ctl "i,i, , g., " "
can proyc il? Al may have lccr there b'' 40 III
think II was - often. ~ ,,i,, ,ho ,,r IT,
O Have Won not served liquors l"hliu inc 'l. i"
nd ~ l,ILk af day y tOu!u w