The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-01-03
He Says He Will Not Accept Appoint
ment as Assistant District At
torney of New York.
JOHN Y. M'KANE STILL BOSS
Lively Session of the Kings County
Board of Supervisors.
The Notorious Political Crook Secures
the Presidency Again-First
Blood for Mrs. Lease.

NEW YORK, Jan. 2-Hugh o. Pentecost.
whose appointment as assistant district at
torney by Colonel Fellows occassioned con-
siderable comment, to-day declined the Office.
Mr.. Pentecost said this afternoon: After
a conference with Colonel Fellows 1 have
decided TO decline to accept the appoint
ment in order to relieve the district attorney
from the embarrassment into which, under
the circumstances and in view of the news
paper criticisms of my past opinions. the
district attorney has been thrown"
Regarding the statements that L had re-
ceived my appointment for the purpose OF
conciliatng the Socialist vote in this city,
L fatty deny that any such thing had ever
been mentioned or suggested to me by any
person. So far know the appointment
was made by Colonel Fellows for the reason
that he believed me to be a nit person to
occupy the position. And neither / nor Col
onei Fellows could possibly have foreseen
the opposition that was made TO il. / am
exceedingly sorry to have been the occasion
of embarrassing Colonel Fellows, and M
sisted upon declining the appointment the
moment 1 comprehended the situation.
81 regard the attacks made upon me as
perfectly natural, considering how easy it
Is to misunderstood ones motives and
were exceedingly unjust and unfair. AS a
simple matter of fact. / hold no opinions
which would prevent me from discharging
the duties of an assistant district attorney
conscietiously, energetically and faithfully
to the interests of the public, whatever
may have been said to the contrary"
1t was apparent yesterday that some
thing was wrong in the scheme of BOSS"
Croker to put Pentecost in place for
which he was totally unfit Among the at
taches of Colonel Fellows's Office who
swore upon the Bible New Years day TO
uphold the Constitution of the United
States spectators looked in vain for Pente-
cost. Appalled, by the wave of public con-
demnation that has swept through the city
since this appointment became known,
Pentecost drew back and absolved Colonel
Fellows from the promise that had been
given few days before. The hitch in the
programme was the sensation of the day.
The three judges OF the General Sessions
went into the district attorneys room soon
after u O'Clock. They are Recorder Smythe
teir ana Judges Martine ana fltzger,aId, ;g, CPon a
lows took positions behind the big desk in
the middle of the room, where they were
between the judges and the district attor-
ney's staff and the crowd of friends who
were on hand with congratulations Mr..
Pentecost had entered with the rest, but
now, lIiouSIl ne netu bSSil
by friends in the room, he moved into
corner near the window. He acted as IL
he considered himself a marked man, and
withdrew as much as possible from the
gaze of the strangers present
Something occurred at this time that few
If any had anticipated. Colonel Fellows left
the room, accompanied by Assistant Dis
trict Attorney Vernon Nj. Davis and Mr..
Penrecost. They went across the corridor
into Judge Fitzgeralds room and We're
cloSeted there for some time. Colonel Fell
lows and Mr. Davis left Mr. Pentecost
there and went back to Mr.. Nicolfs office,
where the former held a brief conference
with the judges and then, without Mr..
Pentecost, the whole party of judges and
attaches crossed into part three of General
Sessions where the oath was administered
to the new district attorney and his as
siStantS.
At the conclusion of this formality Colonel
Fellows had a long conference with Judge
Fitzgerald, Judge MARITIME and Recorder
Smythe, while Mr.. Pentecost TO whom il
referred. awaited it's result in adjoining
Office. Then he was summoned to his chief,
and the two retired to Judge Marines
room. where they remained for ten fif-
teen minutes. While all this had been going
on the crowd waited in an endeavor 10
fathom the mystery. Finally the officials
left the brown-stone building and went to
luncheon. and il was announced that the
subject would be referred TO Mr.. Croker
for his decision thus making il apparent
that the latter was trimming his sails to
cision was announced to-day, stated
above, but not by Mr.. Croker. Mr.. Pente-
cost i'm his declination wholly ignores the
"a chief