New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-11-15
GOVERNOR FLOWER ACTS.
MEN APPOINTED TO PROSEC UTE ELECTION
FRAUDS
ExJUDGE REYNOLDS AND T.. NJ sIEp> NAMED
A GRAND JURYMAN SCORES THE DIS



TEICT ATTORNEY
The prornpt action of Governor Flower yesterday in
,en,vnc to the letter of District-Attorney Ridgway.
h;cb appeared in yesterdays Tribune and in APP
oointinC ex-Judge Reynolds and f.. N. Shepard to
PROSECUTE the election offenders. was regarded as
evidence that the Governor had been aroused by
tho display Of public sentiment in Brooklyn His
letter TO Mr.. R!dsway was as follows
am in receipt OF YOUR letter Yesterdays date. and
,crccabIy suggestion would recommend aS sh''
,c p,rons prosecute the recent election Offenders IN
ri,os County behalf OF the DstrctNtoIney. M"s'rs
,;corrc C. Reynolds and Edward ". shepard
These gentlemen we'll known in Boolyh and
,oody think will question ,hcr fitness Tor tsis ">N'
n,h have been identified with preliminary movements OF
citizens for their object the discovery anu Pnh'
ren of recent election Outrase>
Tns,c should be partisansip in such al undertake
ing and have accordingly named one Republican anu one
,Rocrat.
porm, mo TO assure YOU that the executive and law
der,rtmcnis Of the State Government stand ready to
anord every possible assistance the successful prescott
ton of this other oiens"s against ourf an" law
and the full power Of the State VIII DC 'Ne'" 10 500"
h. crimes and criminals are brought 10 justice. w'n"r
ornd in Kings County other county oil the N'"e'
'. ,.sroc,culv ROSWELL r. FLOWER.
Judge Reynolds and Mr.. Shepard said yesterday
afternoon that they were no; inclined 20 serve
The former said that the condition oi MS r"a'th
uou,d not permi: him to take up the adnluonai
%Srder Of work involved in prosecuting the cases
Ie thought that the District-Attorney should have
pb romm,tie Of twenty Of which James
Mcmahon Is chairman appoin1S ra ~ 1ne naIcmV Of
W1,slc "a prosecute the perpetrators OF election
frauds in Gravesend. will meet in .y ShSr tine ssiS
S"serday that he would give all the tiiHs he could
to the detection OF the criminals VINO nav, w. yam,
pered with the election laws. lie ia'o'eu f'o'0O"
"G General Mnu" G. r Christensen reported receipts Of
sso7 80 yesterday to the iund ior prosVou''"s Tue
BENJAMIN F. Adams. who was in the ~, December ,.H1,s
Grand Jury of last year wn'h ,b 1;rand jury for
March last when under' H"o1v s'S viii, the fraSdu
i.nt bills has sent this letter to the Governor
have read a letter fIom District Attorney Hdswsy.
addressed 10 vou making certain suggestions a. TO he
appointment of prosecuting ATTORNEYS Toy The pnpoN on
prosecuting persons guilty OF violation OF the ei"'" ""
Hi. propo,on /. novel but nothing more than hlehi
u, expected OF man of h> disposition VIZ; TO CHOW
10 do The work legally shoHid b. don" bv
him while he would draw the ealafy "a hha"'''' '"n'
"a, ration without all equivalent
Owing TO my losition prohibited by existing laws
tou diynlripe any Of the secrets of the GIsnd Ju'v
sborld Won wish to know Of the inside history Of
the Grand jury Kings County which h"' been aa'-ca
r., number of years ,hc present District attorney
] will gladly communicate with YOU.
VIII ,ay the information in my possession should
morally and perhaps legally dsHuafy the we~e" DISTRICT
Attorney from holding the once III t"e l"'c'o'' VI
justice IL should be made puhic
II AN. pleased and placed in position "hcir "a"
ray disclose seems 20 me ~ be an outrage Oh a
Innocent lawa5idipe public viii not onN TEL "h''
Know hut Other Grand Jurors will do likew.e Very
respectfully and truly yours H. r. ADAMS
Til. subject of annexing Gravesend to BROOKLYN.
~ wine out the power of John McKsne is under
discussion and it IS probable mat the H county
towns to the city. and making them me IwenNi
ninth, Thrtieth Thir'yirs' C amn viii then be-
coterminous