New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-11-27
MORE CHARGES PREFERRED.
THE GERMAN-AMERICAN REFORM UNION
AFTER THE DIsTRICT-ATTORNEY
AN APPALLING ARRAY OF NEGLECTED AND
PIGEONHoLED CASES IN MR. FELLOws's
OFFICE PLACED BEFORE GOV
ERNOR FLOWER

ERNoR FLOWER.
When charges, hastily prepared. and unskil-
fully arranged. were taken by the five premature
Good Government young men to Albany last
week and presented to Governor Flower,
raigning District-Attorney Fellows for neglect Of
duty the apologsts and hackers of Mr. Fellows
were quick 30 declare that he would have no
difficulty in justifyng himself against these
nmsy accusations. and the result would be Eel
lowss vind.caton at the hands of the Demo-
cratic Governor, and his immunity thereafter
from having to answer charges Of similar
character. But Mr.. Fellows's friends. and that
large part of Tammany which is particularly
anxious that he remain in office a few years
longer to protect them from indictment and i'm
prisonment. congratulated themselves consider
ably too soon. committee of the German
American Reform Union. appointed for the pur-
pose. laid before Governor Flower yesterday
series of charges and specifications which will
keep him busy for much longer time than he
has expended oil the charges prspared by Messrs.
yelling, Tucker, Tate-, McMahon and Goadby.
The German-American Reform Union Com
mittec made up Of August Kleinau John G.
Wegold. Tauscher de Seighardt. Carl Lewen-
stein and +. q. Dettmann. and they seem to
have given Distrct-Attorney Felows's record
for the last year a general overhaung They
have laid charges before the Governor. alleging
that Mr. Fellows has neglected thirty-three
homicide cases. where the prisoners are in the
Tombs; five more of murder and manslaughter
where the defendants are on bail; twenty-one
cases Of burglary; nine cases Of receiving stolen
goods. ana ten cases u robbery. besides large
numbers Of persons indicted for assault since
January /. out bail. All these came
within Colonel Fecwss term.
Besides these the committee has presented
table OF cases showing large numbers Of persons
indicted and out on bail whose bail has been for
feited. yet the Distrct-Attorney has failed to col
!ect the sums forfeited rearrest the persons.
Another table shows twelve cases in which
Charles l.. Jaehne brother of ex-BoOdle Alder
man Henry W. Jaehne. IL the bonisman still
another gives the OF fifteen persons who are
holding office under the laws Of this state who
have been Indicted for bribery. extorton or black
mail.
The committee has also cleaned from the
records a large number ~ neglected and untred
cases II forgery grand larceny anl considerable
numbers ~ neglected cases where the deicuifnts
are indicted fcr abortion sol)my abduction.
maintaining disorderly houses. gambling. main,
tanning lotteries. violating the pool laws and
various other crimes and misiemeanors.
The list OF indictments which Mr.. Fellows mas
not taken the pains 10 Try brought before the
Governor seemed 10 De appalling even 80 Mr.
Fellows. He has not yet called on the District
Attorney 10 answer these chargcs ar Nxed any
time In which he mus, do SD. Perhaps the Gov
-rnor realizes how impossible 10 VIII be tor
Fellows 10 make a rcasonabl" defence.
Albany. Nov 2s.-District Attorney John Il. Eel
lows OF New-York city. arrived here tonight at
10 O'Clock lie accompanied By his counsel.
Dclos McCuriy. and by Assistant D.strict-Atior-
neys IAndsay and stapler. They proceeded I'm
fnedlAiely TO the Delayhn House. Colonel Fellows
ild not have anything 20 say. but Mr. McCurdy
said that Colonel Fellowss answer was prepared
aud would be submitted 10 Governor Flower to-
morrow morning. He would say nothing As TO the
nature Of the answer
Henry IL. sherman waited upon Governor Flower
a, the Executive" Mansion tonight ana nled with
him additional charges brought against District
Attorney Fellows by the German American Reform
Union. Of New York CITY The Governor would
not allow access 90 the charges tonight
RccorI.r-eect John W. Con- of New York city.
arrived At the Hotel Kenmore tonight Tomorrow
he Will argue In the Court OF Appeals the appeal In
the ease OF Agent Gardner OF the Society fOr the
Prevention OF Crime. ~ New-Nork City. who has
been sentenced for blickmaL Assistant District
Attorney Sapler will represent the other side.