The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-12-22
NO TRACE rEr or CLERK BURKE
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Municipai Business in Long Island City 10
-" at q Dead Stop.

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Municipal business in Long Island City has
come TO n dead stop owing to tho disappear.
ance of City Clerk Thomas p Burke.
Although Assistant Clerk John Hayes has
had charge OF tho Office siuco Mr.. Burkes dis.
| appearance. he Is not a statutory officer and
| In consequence. Is unable to assume nll the
| duties portaining to the Office Affairs Of tho
city are becoming more and more com plea. ed
daily.
Tho combination Of tho office safe and the
| KEYS OF various drawers containing city docu-
| ments arc In the possession Of Mr.. Burke. and
this adds TO the confusion. The board Of Al
dermcn. who arc all anti. Gleason men. refuse
to transact business without tho attendance
Of a City Clerk. and public matters are greatly
hampercd in this direction.
The tax levy for the coming year cannot
| legally be made up without tho aid OF city
Clerk Unless some remedy Is speedily d O.
! yiscd Y is feared the new year will come he
lore ths tan levy is made up. and thus in
=, Nothing has been heard OF Clerk Eurke sine,
,n" AFTERNOON he walked out of his office on
| supreme Court an hour before had sgnei an
orIeT 70 comnol him to, send back certain Of
,nrs, ons Island city election returns to dit
from that DAY to his theJ eirersonian Demo-
Gratis who obtained the order from Justice
bartlett have been .un,iring ~ their search Tor
the missing clerk. to serve Justice Bnrt.ett's
order on him. Tho order was returnnble on
Al efforts to serve it having proved vain. tho
TurEe wss II ,hS court that Clerk
Vice. and nd II. wns dacar ,anE TO- AVOID ser;
court But tn did not Utter the stu iGmnt OF
,o B3MrinT ths last few days Of the search IRE.
certain members Of tho jefferson Club went
hef9r" :lustice Hcndrickson in jamaica and me,
cnsing him OF violating the Corrup. fractions
act; which Is a felony, %
is tntct years I'm IMPRISONMENT or $1,000 lnc or
both. Armed with this warrant. several ,ietrc.
tvs. engaged by the Jefferson Club made n
missing City Clerk. in Manhattan avenue ana
f4sie street. Greenlont.
4, u vas thought Clerk Burke was in hiding IN
this house. hut the raiders failed 10 discover
on tho day on which tho order expired n
Hsndrickson was obtained from county Judge
Garret j. Garratson nf Queens county, and the
united ogrow cold. livery place where it was
Thought the missing man could be in hiding
lie hot Of JAMES M M"rst9n pn TO Of she l rH9
Gicasons clerks. who lives in Lathrop street
H. Astoria. was bounced uron the other night
ny party or Scarchcrs with n vnrran, for
Burkc,a arrest and despite Marston's protests
and the fact that his. wife had retired. tho
corner hut no clue TO Turi. was obtnin nS anu
= Then William Rutteried's Centennial House
but Will, no better results. Gleason Office.
holders and sy.npathizers throughout tho city
ar" now holding themselves in readiness for
Fresh rumors Of Burke's probable where
aL"nts arc Circulated every day and are i'm
one stnE,S Of the hunt it was reported that lie
was in Little Neck. above Flushing. where it
IL said he has n married sister.
Next II WAS asserted he was in BaTonne, n
land both rlaces arc beina: searched. An
snterrrsinG merchant in, Long Island City
has taken advantage Of tho excitement and
oilers lriZe to any "ne OF his customers who
will rightly guess where Burke is. Tho prize
is to be awarded when Burke turns w or is
Many Of the G!easonit"s profess to believe
Eattlett signed lie order. and that he has
simply gone away for his health. II IS said to
tion, undated. Of every man whom he appoints
To- Office nef1re the appointment ismade: That
makes th e, head Ir,ui,ins process very simp"
done that in Burke's case as soon as it tap ar.
peared that there NIGH. be trouble over
tyln: to his. Giras"ns election as slayor GER
a big crowd atiendc! the meeting Of the
Board Of Adermen on Tuesdar night in an
new appointment Tor City Clerk. No COM
munication was received from tho Mayor.
however. and the Board took reces. until
utes
thing but pleasant since tie disapnearnnce Of
his chief. Failing to find Burke. tho Jsfler
s1n@M es1nSa HI. an 6 ST n S5 Hs
to act instead OF Burke ana send back tn.
turns Tor corr ection. as tho Court directed
Burke Ia DO.
The order has been served on Hayes ard his
trout have begun. 1t i said hu had II rcd
hot alteration with the boss Mayor II; fcw days
ago winch has lcft II GOODNESS between them.
Accordin: to report. tho MAYOR wanted him to
sign an Affidavit Statn.: that he was not as
sistan' titytic *. that. in fact. he had no oil-
cha! designation. and was simply clerk for
clerical lutrs only.
While protesting. that he was 8 good friend
to tho Mayor ns there was in the Gleason
party. Mr.. Hayes. it is said. declined to sign
In" n:ii !avit
He wan'cL advice from lawyer on the mat.
fer. Then tho hi. Mayor became angry and
told Mr. Hayes h" had better 60 to the .!eller-
son Cuh 70: advice. where he had been the
nj -ht ieiurr.
Tho ITn has only half begun. No one viii!
h. surprise! il y warrant is issued for the ar
rest or the boss Mayor. accusing him OF an
offence similar TO that for which Burke is
wanted. hundreds Of dollars. il is said. have
boon waGerel that Clemson will take bis seat
as Mayor at tho beginning Of the Now Year
Some of the big Mayors followers. it is as
sorted. have wageved everything they own.
g, on Ia u" clothes on their backs that their
favorito will win. In addition TO this thou
sands ~ dollars which WAS brt on tn" election
is st!!' in the hands Of Stockholders pending a
set. cement Of the fight.
New Years nav fI!ls on Sunday. md lively
scerrs may he witnessed in the streets of
tr0y"rsy is not disposed of ono way or tho
Other Lefore that time