New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-12-01
IGNORING THE COURTS ORDER.
ANOTHER DEMOCRATIC SUPERVISOR
BREAKS THE LAW
THE CHAIRMAN OF THE DUTCHE-s COUNTY
BOARD OF CANvAssERs FAILS TO APPEAR
AT THE CALLED MEETING,
THOUGH zERvED WITH JUDGE
BARNARD'S ORDER.

BARNARD'S ORDER.
Pouphkeepsie, Nov 80 (SpeclaD.-Another Demo
cratic Supervisor has seen fit TO disObey the order OF
Justice OF the Supreme Court and failed to attend
to his duties In connection with the canvass Of votes
This time it Is Duchess County Supervisor ana he
is none other than David Z. HOwatt, the chairman
of the Duchess County Board OF Canvassers
Under tile mandamus granted By Justice Barnard on
Saturday last compelling the reassembng of the Board
this afternoon to recanvass the votes of this county
on County Treasurer, HOwatt chairman was ordered
TO be present. In granting the mandamus for which
application was made saturday, Justice Barnard
said:
Let service of this order be made on the Dutchess
County Clerk as secretary OF the said BOard Of Can
yassers, and on David E. Howatt, member OF said
10 them COPIES thereof, by before O'Clock p NJ
on the 30th day of November, 1881, which service
shall be sufficient.
The order was served on Chairman IIowatt Satur-
day morning at his home In Hyde Park but. pre-
sumably under the advice of David b. Hin, who has
been the chief adviser Of the Democratic members Of
the Board of Supervisors in carrying out his plot TO
steal this Senate district, he decided not to pay any
attention to 1t. Howat is the Democratic chairman
of the Board who, while the theft being carried
out did all that he could the presiding officer 10
help 1t along. His decisions and rulings were
VIGOROUSLY unfair and unjust, and IL seemed to be
his main object TO be reckless as possible In all
that he did. At one of the sessions he was entirely
unfit for duty either a member or as chairman Of
the Board His language was coarse and at times
IL was almost Impossible for him TO be understood His
appearance and condition Disguised and shocked every
decent man in the Such are the men, however,
who are selected by David b. Hill for the particular
sort of dirty work which here has been
carried on for his benefit and his account
Ignorance of the decision OF Judge Barnard. made on
last Saturday morning, calling the Board together again
for this afternoon, cannot In the case OF this man
] latap than Gafn
morning he was served with a copy Of the summons
and the complaint under which Judge Barnard required
him as chairman of the Board Ct CanvaSser to call the
Board together this afternoon. On file in the once OF
the County Clerk of Dutchess County is the following
| Interesting document:
New-York Supreme Court,
Duchess County.
The people Of the State of New York. the relation
sc OF CSahs a snG eae Of q e@
state Of Ne&-York, 81.
Frank J. DECKER being duly sworn, says, that AT tne
time and place hereinafter named ne serVeo u o." NJ
Hyae park y. y, on the 2sth day Of November 1891,
by delivering printed copy of the same to MIN per
sonally leaving the same with F AK; J. DECKER.
Subscribed to before me- this lcs s9 day OF
| November. 1891 f. H. ,iotary pnhiic
| How the Senator Governor expects to get this man
out OF the scrape which he has got him into remains
| TO be seen Where Howatt was to-day nobody seems
|
Wednesday and 1t Is rumored that he was advised 10
stay away. What is TO be gained by this move on MS
mari is unknown except TO himself and his advisers
lie had with him none of the returns or papers that
could I'm any way used In court and In case oil his
continued absence, temporary chairman Will fill MS
place and sign the certificates Of election legally made
| out.
Judge Barnards order compelled the Board Of super
visors 10 meet at O'Clock this afternoon as Board Of
Canvassers There Is however, little doubt that it was
the intention of the members of the Democratic major
y to ignore the order absolutely The Board OF super
yisors met ct the hour named but nothing was said OF
done regarding their following the orders OF the cou
until some time after that hour The members OF the
| Board were Dusty engaged over discussion OF the
application Of local surface railroad company for per
mission to extend its tracks, when Theodore A. Hof-
man. the County Clerk interrupted the proceedings by
the that order Of the court had been
served upon him to meet with the Boad OF Canvasser
ais that sol" asked f. Wright Vail in mock sur
| prise.
| ayes that is son replied the Clerk.
L. d. Germonc. the chairman of the Board Of Super
| ytsors. evidently was much disturbed. lie twisted
uneasily In his seat and is face took n slightly
deeper and redder hue than usual
az Amt chairman Of the Board OF Canvassers," he
| MI