The evening world., 1894-10-12
is IT GILDERSLEEVE
Parkhurst's Latest Letter Revives
the Vandswater Story.
Mr.. Golf Says That Affair Was Very
CreditabIe to the Judge.
hut All Attempts TO Connect the Two
stories Arc Unavailing.

The letter read by DR.. Parkhurst last
evening at the City Vigilance League
meeting In the Lexington Avenue Baptist
Church, apparently duplicating a promi-
nent criminal Judge of this city in cor
rupt bargaining, was the subject Of
general comment in political circles this
morning.
This Is the letter:
Ny Dear Sir: was formerly a nattendant in a
New York criminal court. | was appointed by a
compelled to pay $50 OF my salary to a relative
OF the Judge. The bargain was made by the
witnesses | am willing to testify before the
Lexow Committee. as you so desire.
DR.. Parkhurst said he had referred
this communication to Mr.. Goff and
that the matter would probably be
thoroughly investigated by the Lexow
Committee. He refused last night to
give the name of the writer of the let
ter.
The incident. however, recalled u story
which was circulated during the cam
paign of 1889, when Judge Henry A.
Gildersleeve was running as the can
dldate of Tammany Hall for the City
Judgeship against Judge Fitzgerald, the
on the anti-Tammany ticket. 1t was
familiar to all politicians, and was taken
up by the newspapers at the time.
1t was to the effect that eighteen years
ago. when Judge Gildersleeve first went
on the bench in General Sessions. he Sc
cured the appointment as one of the
court attendants o: Andrew Wheeler
Nandewater. the husband of one of his
nieces, and that as a return for this
| favor he exacted a promise from Nande-
water that he should pay 500 a month out
of his salary to Elmer ID. Gildersleeve.
| brother of the Judge. who lived at
Poughkeepsie.
This money Nandewater claimed that
he had paid regularly for a long time.
but when he became i'll and was UNI
able to perform his duties. he stopped
the payments and was removed.
A reporter of THE Evening World
called upon DR.. Parkhurst this morning
and showed him some newspaper clip
pings printed in November. 1889, and re,
| ferring to the Nandewater case and the
charges which he made against Glider
| sleeve.
| Dr. Parkhurst seemed very much sur
prised to hear OF the case and read the
! slips carefully. When he had finished
| he said:
II do not know who the Judge is thai
Is referred to I'm the letter received By
me yesterday, and cannot say anything
about the matter. have simply re,
ferred the letter to Mr.. Goff and he will
| investigate II"
WAS il signed by Vandewater?" he
was asked.
questions about it," said the Doctor. "flr
| / must absolutely refuse to talk. | am
very busy this morning and hope thai
you will excuse me-"
Mr.. Con arrived at his office at l.
o'clock this morning. and the story abou
Judge Gildersleeve and Vandew water wa!
brought to his attention, and he wal
asked as to its possible connection with
the letter received from DR.. Parkhurst'i
mysterious correspondent.
II have received the letter from DR.
! Parkhurst" he said, together with
other papers. but 1 must decline to say
anything In regard to the writer"
II will say this, however, and / say 1
very emphatically, that so far as Judg,
Gilderseeve's connection with this Van
dewater matter is concerned, II reflect
the highest credit upon him as a mar
and only shows his goodness of heart
you do not care to say whether o.
not the letter just received by DIR
Parkhurst emanated from Vande
water?
at all"