The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-01-14
UP STARTS THE CITY CLUB.
IT BIAMEs MAToR amor FOR AP-
POINTING sCASNELL IND K0cH.

~ hNNDs
Also, IL wants 10 Prosccnte Justice Grady
and Two Commissioners OF Charities for
Letting Eight OF Dr. Pai<hurst's Captives
z Go-Ex-MInyor Hewitt Says that the City
Has Got what IL Voted For and that
There's No sense In Denouncine Gilroy-
Then He Gives the Club . Talking To.
The City Club. which Is one OF the variety OF
organizations whose avowed object Is purify
ing city politics. has been informed that Police
Justice Grady and two OF the Commissioners
Of Charities and Correction have committed q
misdemeanor by releasing eight women who
were arrested on Parkhurst complaints in n
disorderly house kept by Lena de Merville.
and wore sent up for six months By Police
Justice Taintor.
Last night tho club instructed It's committee
on the enforcement OF the laws to find out IL II
was correctly informed. and. II 30. to proceed
against tho Justice and the Commissioners.
The matter was brought up at q meeting OF
the club last night at 677 Fifth avenue. The
rrimary object OF tho meeting was to d%enounce
Mayor Gilroy for appointing John J. scannell
Fro commissioner and Joseph Koch Police
Justice. The meeting room was crowded.
James @ Carter presided.
In the crowd wore ex-Mayor Hewitt. Gen.
Wager Swayne. William Travers Jerome.
Daniel Lord ST.. John A. McKiip. Frederick
Taylor, Richard Watson Glider. John A.
Sleicher. L. L. Godkin. and Sunbeam Erving.
Mr. Carter made O speech. He said in part:
Events have occurred which have fur
nIshed new evidence OF tho importance Of the
purposes for which the club was organized. l
need not say that 1 refer moro particularly to
the developments in the present methods OF
city government. as exempliled by the action
of tho present Mayor"
He entertained. ho said. a high opinion OF
Mayor Gilroy. but this opinion had not been
fortified by the appointment OF Scannell and
Koch. Gen. Swayne. who is tho Chairman Of
tho Committee on the Enforcement OF Law.
brought up the question OF prosecuting JUS
tice Grady. lie said:
"There has been O recent plain violation OF
tho municipal law by municipal officers. Eight
women were arrested in a house OF prostitu-
ton. They were sent by Justice Taintor to
Blackweli's Island for six months each. The
Consolidation act authorizes any two Com
missionsrs OF Charities and Correctiont to order
the discharge Of any inmate OF any city prison.
THE record Of this case shows that the dis
charges in. these cases were duly signed by
two commissioners Butthe law says that the
Commissioners must not make such dis
charges except on tho request OF the commit
ting magistrate Investigation shows tl, that
they were in such form as to indicate that
they were made Ivy the committing magis-
trate.. when the fact was that tho committing
magistrate. Justice Taintor. knew OF no such
request os.s roro oo,u,,,v modo Nv po,ico
Justice Grady. who prepared them and sent
them to the Commissioncrs under such cir
cumstances as to deceive the Commissioners.
by Justice Grady with a view OF deceiving the
Commissioners and getting the prisoner ro-
|hssssa in Q, bs MbIdb Of th sh9 h nsfso Te wh0 i nep i tss
ri do not wish to assert ANYTHING but tho
lent authority. ms stated. Now. to procure
the release OF a prisoner in this manner i.
under the NV. n misdrnennor ana We ask
take proceedings against Police Justice Grady
~rection and secure the4r punishment"
There was applause; and the desired power
Dorman b. Eaton got up and said he had
been requested by members OF the club to
present the following resolution:
joseph Koch by The present Mayor to important city
Rseras: The Citizens o. the city of New York arc
I, Mish99, remedy re- ne as 1s ,a,Tas sHid sp pp.,nt to pnnI,s ss ssIP.
ion they may at the pills break down the system which
makes such appointments possible: now. therefore,.
Rso,s.d. That the President Of the club be requested
sidefing the advisnblcness Of eliciting the expression
Of public opinion regarding tho appointments.
This" said Mr.. Eaton. 80 far as / am In.
formed. Is the first instance in which the club
has raised It's voice AGAINST the otilcinl act OF
Acts OF the Mayor which seem now to DO SO in
defenslble. l hope that anything ! may say
will be free from rnshness OF expression. iom
has boon connected
You know the relation he sustained to a
crimc OF the highest order. If to be guilty Of
9lph nm offence and esclDe punishment unly
by some deGeneratlon OF the mind Is a Iualitl-
serted that the Mayor had no business to ap-
Koch was not. a. lawyer. When Mr.. Eaton had
about finished his speech a card was handed
was bad and should not have been made be-
cause Justice Kilbreth had held Office nineteen
years and had invaluable experience and
should have been reappointed.
John :, Kennedy seconded thy, resolutions.
a as sala n. snt IN would oii n iavs S Sesyi G met with Su ln..
ssid he had voted for Mayor dilroS and was
There were cries OF Hewitt" when Mr.. Ken
nedy finished. MIR. Hewitt didn't respond until
Mr.: Garter insisted. Then he said no didn't
when these appointments were made" he
said. "the omnivorous, press. in the person Of
opinion regarding them. | declined to express
any opinion. on the ground that it was not
decorous for me to criticise the acts of ono OF
my successors in Office. | am sorry tho re-
Dorters are hero now. because what a gentle
man is expected to say in his own club
IL what he might be expected to say in his
own home. and am aware that you don't
want me to speak unless ! give you an opin-
Not to the press. !but to my club members.
The persons referred to In this resolu-
ton were reesommeIpded to ne for Az
ter investigation into their character
and records l declined to make the uppoint-
ments.- suppose that refusal was the Begin
ming Of the divergence OF the Mayor and Tam
many Hal. The truth about Tummany Hall
p this: There are two places IN 1t. One is for
the master and the other for the servant. and
II you can't be the master and won't be a SER
yant. there is no room in the organization
"f did not vote for Mayor Gilroy and / am
not disappointed. ~(Laughter.l When this club
yas organized your President made an active
seribsd to them that The chief evil from which
Tanmany Hall eTacts absolute and implicit
Cd to Office. / felt that couldn't vote for any OF
her candidates. and ! did not l did not cease
10 be a Democrat. either. by the act. / voted
for Grover Cleveland and for every good Dom
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