New-York tribune., 1894-01-02
PENTECOST NOT SWORN IN.
WILL HARDLY TAKE OFFICE.
THE STORM OF PROTEST WAS TOO GREAT
TO BE WlTIl>TOOD
WHEN ABOUT TO ANSWER THAT HE WOULD NOT
BECOME An A>sI.TANT DisrrICTnTIo.NrY,
THE ANARCHIST EX-JLEHGYM\N WAS
TOLD To SAY NOTHING BY
CnLONIL EEIIOMS.


There is hitch over the appointment Of Hugh
O. Pentecost. the Anarchist orator. as an As
slstant District-Attcrney. The other assistants
on Colonel John K. Fcllows's staff Were sworn
in Yesterday in Part III of General Sessions, be-
fore Recorder Smyth and Judges MARITIME and
Fitzgerald chief Clerk John i. Carroll read
the oath Of Office. Mr.. Pentecost was not in the
courtroom At first it was understood th,
either he had declined to accept the office or
Colonel Fellows had revoked the appointment.
But later neither Of them would say a word
To- roporters as To- whether Mr. Pentacost would
become an Assistant Disuict-Attorney. The
general idea was that he would not. So
general has been the outcry against the appoint
meut and SO vigorous have been the denuncia-
tons Of Colonel Fellows for his action that it
is not wholly surprising that somebody should
have weakened.
CrNFEREING WITH COLONEL FELLOWS.
When Colonel Fellows took office at noon
Yesterday Mr. Pcntecost stood In one corner
or the room alone He was the object of much
attention. Probably Justice Diver thought II
prrity hard that his over-zcalous followers
should be indicted and arrested while man VINO
merely made few speeches ior THmmanN nan
received a position paying $500 a year When
the spcechmaking was over, Colonel feHowS
and Mr.. PentecOst went To- Judge tltzGeralds
room, where they remained for ten minutes.
When they came out the new Dstrict-Attorney
hurried into thc courtroom. where ms assist
ants were about 10 br sworn In.
Mr. PentrroSt asked 10y the reporters why
he was not sworn I'm with the others. ana
whether he was u take office AT all He replied
that in fifteen minutes he would make a stale
nent t. them. 1t was clear thdt AT that uhe
ne did not expect to enter the public service.
An explanation could relate only to the reasons
why his appointment was nulIlh'd Later n
had another talk with Colonel Fellows. who eli-
IDENTIFY enjoined him net to say word To the
reporters FOR Mr Pont"cost announced that nc
would have To- reconsider his promise Of an inter
view H. refused To- answer any QurSulns ABOUT
his not taking office.
MIR. CROKER AND THE NroININFNT.
Colonel Fellows said that the affair would be
settled to-day lie was asked if he was goin"
t. consult Mr. Croker first Ill, answer was.
40 am not going To- consult Mr Croker ite
has not been consulted at all about the ap-
polnirncnt / hay. s'cu him only ono" Sine tho
election and he merely said j." ""'id H'e 10
see ii.. make good appointments
some politicians said thai Nh. Croker had mo-,
dictated the appointment. They cNpu ned tnW
il was due 90 some friends of the nDsphem'uS
cx-clcrrvinan who knew tho Cnl mel Intimately.
The ucN Disirct-AttoIne} had forgotten dh'",
Mr P,utccl-ts record. II was su--'Sl' t"i'
while Mr. Croker naI don" some extraordinary
f.ings lately h" would never haf" gave" S'
astounding an eNaWil" - poor Judgment.
Certainly frV nt fhr TdWNtut district l'an-
crs would have recommended for ''c" s' recent
a recruit as Nj Peut'c0st. in"n hiS ritri"ii''s
against religion in general AMI the Pope ln par
t..lar AZ. remembered with AS much udigna-
tlon AZ his TRADES against prisons and laws. "
is srrmi-cI thar Colonel Fellows saw bis terrific
mistake aui Was merely casting about Tor "N
easy WAY to g.t himself out ~ his plight
Mr. P,niecost WAS seen 10y reporter late last
evening M hs home 30. 30 Fast Fifueth-si,
and asked II the trouble which had arisen over
his taking m. place IF Assistant bistrct-At-
torucy had been settled yet
Il mus; decline t. answer 1nr tu'Ne on inc
subject" was Mr. pcnt"costs reply.
cannot YOU say whether YOU ultimately 'N-
p.ct To- enter upon the duties # tn' Place was
asked.
no. / cannot" h- returned. Il cannot say
anyfhlng about the matter
MIR croker was also seen last evening. hut H."
too refused to talk about the possibility oi NJ.
Pentrcost's becoming Al member "i C'l"noi FtI-
lows official family
asked. ..
reply" ,,, ,
"Can't YOU tell whether Mr. Pcntecost VIII be-
ucrnI,ted to take the Office
$50 have nothinL {" say about H.
some Of Mr. Croke~'s friends were denying last
nigh, that the boss had ever aSs"nt"d L. fcnt'-
costs appointment The impression continued 10
grow that the cX-revercnd Anarchist would
never enter on duty in the Disirict-AttorneN :