The evening world., 1893-12-26
SHEEHAN DENIES IT.
Declares that He Was Not a De-
faulter in Buffalo.
He Calls Timothy J. Mahoney Very
Harsh Names.
Admits He Made a Deposit to Cover
Any Possible Deficiency.

The tables seem to have been turned
against the Tammany members of the
Police Board. Last week they were
after Supt Byrnes, and the air was full
of rumors that the executive head of the
Department was to be ousted. Now
Messrs. Sheehan and Martin are placed
on the defensive, and demands for ex
plantations are coming from every side.
Commissioner Shcehau Is accused of
having left the Comptrolers office in
Buffalo defaulter. What purport to
be the proofs in the shape of acknowl-
Judgments over his own signature OF a
shortage. ale given publicly in de
spatch from Buffalo to Il morning news
paper. According to this despatch, ex-
Ierts found. after Mr.. Sheehan turned
over his books in the Comptroller's Of
flee at Buffalo in 1852. that there was
a shortgae of $500. Timothy ]. Mahon-
ey. Mr.. Sheehans successor. declares
that Mr.. Sheehan was forced to SETTLE
after much difficulty, and claims to hold
a true copy of the following receipt:
Buffalo, Nov. o. 1883
Received o, John {. shcchan the sum OF S. 900
to be applied in payment OF any deficit that may
inc t"n"i !" MS accounts on GTSrIT HNSm
N''''NHN. - i"' i-7i I'm r I-'Ns'
The above is true copy OF the receipt given
me. J. e. snEEHAN.
Mr.. Mdhoney also claims to hold a
personal acknowledgment from john G.
Sneehan that his accounts wera short. in
BUFFALO, Dec. s. 1888
T. j Mahoney. esq, Comptroller.
Dear Sir: You are hereby authorized and re-
To you by me for the purpose Of making good
the shortage which was in nv accounts at the
time | turned over the Comptrolers office to
you. J. e. SHEEHAN.
The author o. that story" said Com
missioner Sheehan. this morning, lis a
lier and thief and everybody In Buffalo
knoTs him. He is now distinguished
Mugwump, and that covers, | suppose, a
multitude of sins.
at is true that l am engaged in con-
tracts, several of them, and that my
payroll amounts to over $4,000 month.
every day from <. Nj. until midnight
and outside of my salary Of 5000 as
Commissioner do not derive one dollar
from the Police Department.
This story Is a rehash of a very ole
tale, resurrected once. in n while to injur
me. l owe no man dollar, and no man
living or dead, has ever paid one dolla
to help me out of any stringency what
ever.
"My administration of the Comptroll
er's office IN Buffalo was one of tn,
best wrich that city ever received. L
was SO stated by citizens of all shades Of
politics, and by all the papers. During
my term the debt was reduced and bonds
at Der cent. were refunded at IL pei
cent
About one year and half after leav.
ing the office of Comptroller, continued
lished stories about the accounts in the
Comptroller's office, not for my term
but for a long term Of years. ] said
then that If after examination anything
70 l,.at In lIl ~ @
ton ! would make 1t good.
"Mahoney, who succeeded me as Comp.
troller, had been retained by me as audi
tor. When he told me there was de
iiciency in my department l deposited
a sum of money-probably the amount
stated-to cover II. The examination
was made into all the departments. anC
mine was found to be In the best posi-
BILE condition.
mo charge OF criminality was made
as the newspapers of the time Will show
AS matter Of fact, most of the money
| deposited has since been returned t
me The only deficiency, II any wa!
found was in coupons which had beer
lost. IL any charge whatever could haV'
been made against ire 1t would be 10
retaining as auditor Mahoney, who. hat
there been shortage. should have dis
covered it at least two years before III
did"
Commissioner Martin has also beef
called upon for an explanation by tn
publication of alleged facts concerning
his past. Commissioner Martin has beef
asked to explain how he made his money
He has shown evidences of the posses
sion of wealth which. 1t is estimated
could hardly have been accumulate
from the salary he has received since h
quit his honorable employment as
street car driver and engaged In polite
as a profession. His rapid rise into tn
wealthy class has aroused suspicion.
Commissioner Martin is not only aske
to explain, but the Legislature is calle
upon to make him explain
| As II these publications were no
enough to worry Commissioners Sheeha
and Martin, Commissioner MacLean
! declared to be on a still hunt for fact
to present against them and make Their
still more uncomfortable.
| The mysterious visits of COMMISSIONS
MacL can to the police stations and polio
courts are reported to have been fruit
mi of Interesting discoveries. and wit
the efforts Of pr, Parkhurst, are s rx
Tor tho TWO Commissioners, who are &C
eused '2f attempting to turn urn over tn
70 the absolute domination of the ma
who rules in the Fourteenth Street WIG