New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-12-05
FLOWER ANSWERS INGRA HAM
HE WISHED TO SPARE THE JUSTICES
FEELINGS, BUT NOW HE WON'T.
CONSISTENCY WOULD HAVE REQUIRED HIM 40
FORBID THE LATTERS PARTICIPATION
IN CORRUPTION CASES If HE HAD


IN CORRUPTION CASES II HE HAD
REMOVED COLONEL FELLOWS.
Albany Dec 4-Governor Flower was asked TO-
day IL he had anything TO say regarding justice IL"
graham's attack upon him before the Grand jury
I'm the Court Of oyer and Terminer III Ne"-io'h
CITY Yesterday The Governor smiled and replied;
Judge Ingraham complains. does he that ga noi
answer his request to require the aitorh1y he
COURT Wen did think Of replying at nrs ,r ana
then reflected hs GOp in an D' unenva light
fore the public and decided to spare MN .ha' en-
ter ter nTbIicy. I win inform him publicly why did
answer his letter In some respeggu uJgc OF the
Supreme Court but particularly SO IN us aisn mS
b W h pn5 5Se' is that such
Investigation should under the existing chTE SaiIy
connected with either OF the political p"r"eS III ''
oW{b Ul read this ] wondered why. holding such
opinions Judge Ingraham could have the pfesuiinP
9m to being tried recalled that before he
went on the bench he was member OF IN, am In
W@wYyork civ: that he was nominated by ram
many Hall for Judge Of the superior Nou eo3 ~hem
2mIge nradv died he was appointed Judge OF the
supreme Court by Governor M upon hVn"nr
autumn he was Tammany Halls candidate for the
supreme Court assns, spc asans Ew%rd T. Bart
lett tho Republican candidate. who lsst y.at "'
lsSe udEs s1 n fSs i ad Of ets"
penses which Judge Iugraham filed IN thc o' sos V'
the County clerk Of New, ork IN pn,rH Croker
chairman Of the Finance Committee 81 Tam
many Hall. the sum OF SO, mo 10 c%pcnsss
~ n,hi,c meetings" among other things. although
in 80 doing ne made himself liable 10 indictment tor
Violating Section Il OF the Penal code, when aee
gully % nse Election ~ person to cec
tv, office contributes money for any "tne, pum, 49,
than the printing and CIRCULATING "i ,ae,'nD mr. town
meeting or conveying poor OF inrm electors 10 inc
polls , ~, 40. s.o bov n
ris,,ic, Attorney Fellows was disquallncn from
irving cases OF offending oi'cc-holders because OF
his rolitlcal Affiliations with Tamtnhny haii Iulse
Jngrahan was not douby dsquallneh rom I'rrSii
To- rvor Tho trial OF such cases. for Toonei ci-
ioas ia hut A recent convert 10 Tamnany ral''
while Judge Ingrahau has been Conspicuous MI ~,
many Hall man for many years, ana owes NJ ~,
judicial po-,ton and Advancement TO thst poHtlvN
oreanIzation. Therefore II adopted Juls. inh'a
hams suggestion of depriving IN" ps'rit'
~ All participation IN these ttials. shuuln NV
Iaen equally hound ~ deprive Judge lngraham oi
all participation. and should nave l"l' rrp',ne,
call extraordlnary our o. uS.p n,c.isc You
90 raad'iv percoive that state these convictions
20 Judge Ingraham would have ben so,' 49,, cas
pleasant for him. So coh.'u r,arrcd .iso from
10 send no reply whatever inieti". -. ,,r,,,
HE close connection with members - Inc commit
TOO ~ seventy. and from his reading 81 INC nov
uaners that he would not he lohS h lb"''"''' ~ ~
~ ,t,iiuI. on the seventy request <,
There was another reason. als' why It'l''' 80
M, 10 reply 10 Judge lngtahhn, Ihsiu," A., ~
cbarecs had been fled with me against '"''n'l ~
lows ana was bcing s'nscl"s1iy a. - ,,-,us.
.atn nowspaperS Of trying 10 shield MN pe''I'.
bn vas A Tammany Hall man although am n".
-. ~ any disposition 20 shield any n',inH'I'll
,uhitr oriclal whether b" j. "A laminah} ihll n'"
~ any other KIND ~ man pr'lrit.i - q rl',
,er ~ proprie'y to have ~" communication . ,i
~, 30, With members OF that organization
M, ui.h its active leaders or with the recipients
Of its favofs upon tho bcnch.