New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-11-18
THE GOVERNOR ACTS.
RIDGWAY HELD TO HIS WORD.
SHEPARD AND HIS ASSOCIATE MUST BE
MADE ASSISTANT DISTRICTATTORNEYS.

MADE ASSISTANT DISTRICT-ATTORNEYS.
THE ATTORNEY G ENERAL TO CONSTITUTE THEN
ALSO HIS DEPUTIEs-GovERNoR FLOWER TO
MR. GAYNoR-MAKING DoUBLY SURE
THE RIGHT OF THE PROSECUTORS
OF THE KINGS COUNTY ELEc-
TIoN THIEVES TO Ap-
PEAR BEFORE THE
GRAND JURY.
Syracuse, Nov. 17.-Governor Flower remained
In Syracuse until late this afternoon. and then
started for Rochester Before leaving TINS CITY
he read what the New-York morning papers
had to say about the Kings County election
cases, and then sent the following telegrams'
Syracuse, n. Y, November H. 1893
To lanes w. Ridpway District Attorney, Brooklyn.
observe that you have designated Mcssrs Reynolds
and Shepard counsel to assist the DistictAVorey
I'm the prosecutor OF election offenders Thee Is soe
question whether such counsel could legally represent !o
before the Grand Jury doubt OF this knd shond
he removed by their appointment assistant attorneys
In your you promised to rive them such regal
standing and 1t upon that assurance that aceeeu
your proposition and named the prosecutors. snail cN-
pect you to abide by your promise In this matter anu
a,notnt Messr REYNOLDS and Shepard assistant at
torcys II is 70 require the resignation
Of your assistants in order to make way ior
er before the Grand Jury before the trial court whch
vou vorrsef possess and be unhanpcred in their
work Il bringing laNbsca&ers 10 justice
ROSWELL =. FLOWER.
This dispatch was followed by one TO Mr.
Gaynor as follows:
Syracuse November IL 1893.
Hon. William ]. Gaynor, Brooklyn, ~ "
perceive the morning papers letter addressed oy
YOU 10 me in the of the Gavesend prosecutions
do NOT believe YOU would Intentionally msrcpresent my
attitude IN the matter. LIT il you will refer TO my letter
OF the 18th yourself, also to the publisher core
s,oncenee between Dis:ctAttorney Nl1gway and my se
and again 10 ny published telegram Yesterday to Mesrs
Xeynolds and shepard yon will that at 10 time have
had any other idea than that the special prosecuting
officers should TO the Grand Jury IL was te
cause OF my insistenee upon this point that hest 10
comply your original request TO qure the Attorney
General 10 at once appoint one or more speei poseu
iig oniccrs'' for this purpose
1 had 10 doubt Of my power 10 require the Attorney
General 10 appear in criminal prosecutions IN thc court
o. Over and Terminer and In my letter 10 you quoei
This statute which you refer TO an original
discovery But the ground OF my hesitation was a
wrote you whether such prosecuting officer would esaJ
have access the Grand Jury. You seem to think nc
would. Other equally distinguished lawyers assureh me
that there was doubt about IL. and was referred 70
onc case where an indictment was quashed because
s,eciaI prosecuting officer representing the Attorney
General had appeared before the Grand Jury My
anxiety TO miscarriage OF justice was so great
fhafI
Indictment through technicality So, when the DIS
trict Attorney offered appoint his own Assistant
Dstrict-Attorncys the gentlemen whom should name
quickly accepted his suggestion, for when ciothea win
TIE power OF Assistant istrctAttorneys there cou'o
be no question right appear before the Grand
Jury.
You ask me "How IS # with regard to the specia!
counsel which you request the DstrctAttorney 70 haV
appointedi Will they have my right o go teore inc
Grand Juryr 1 never requested the Disrct-Attorney
70 appoint spccial Ills assurance to me was
that no would appoint these men ~ Assistant District
attorneys yoI Will from his letter and " nc has
not done 50 he has violated his promise have to-day
wired him that shall expect him TO do as he agreed
even necessary TO require resignation Of two Of his
present assistants.
Following the precedent established in the Henry
Bergh case who was made Assistant DistrctAttoney
and also subsequently endowed with the written
OF the Attorney General To appear Tor MN
in certain prosecution, have asked the
era to confer also upon Messrs. Reynolds and Shepard
power deputies represent him. so that they WI" pc
douby fortified, and II there is any doubt obout ther
ability appear before the Grand Jury as representatives
of the Attorney Geneal there viii be no doubt as A.
sisront DstrictAtorneys Permit TO say tat -hali
c,dly avail myself Of suggestion 10 conduct fur'hcr
correspondence this matter with Mr.. Edward NJ.
Shepard and shall also be pleased to include in my con-
ference although not named by Mr.. Reynolds his
associate and the member of the Citizens Committee oi
Tw.ntv.nve ROSWELL p FLOWER
Then the following sent to Attorney
General Rosendale at Albany:
Syracuse, Nov. II, 1893.
Hon. Simon W. Rosendac, Attorney-Gen'ral. Aibiny.
N Y:
Under authority conferred by the Executive law.
hereby you person or by representative 70 appear
and take part full extent OF power In the
criminal proceedings Kings County against all offenders
IN the recent election troubles and suggest that you
at once TO Brooklyn and there confer with the Citizens,
Committee Twenty-Five and with Messrs Reynolds and
Shepard In regard to the prosecutions.
ROSWELL p. FLOWER.