New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-02-02
SMYTU RESIGNS AT LAST.
THE YORKvILLE POLICE COURT CLERK
IN A PUGNACIOUS MOOD.
He RETURNS TO Ills DESK AND DECLARES HIS
INNOCENCE IN THE MCCARTHY BLACK
MAIL CAsE-HOT WORDS WITH JUS
TICE RYAN-IATER HE COMES
DOWN FROM HIS HIGH


1,be mystery surrounding the disappearance Of
Conrad NJ smyth the police court clerk who is
en- greatly involved in the charge Of blackmail made
by Mrs Lucy Mccarthy, was dispelled yesterday
when Smyth himself turned MP at Iorkvule Ponce
Ccur, in the early morning. and reported Tor duty
He did more than this. After a short, sharp war
or words between himself and Justice Ryan. he
coreontal TO end the deadlock and assist the Board
of Police Magistrates out OF a dilemma by tender
ing his resignation.
When at $50 a. Smyth. for whom every one
had been vanly looking. calmly TOOK poSSeSS'o" Oh
his desk at the Yorkvle Police Court every one
stared Apparently he full of fight Il am
innocent of the charge made against me- can prove
Il and will not resign" he declared
Thomas Dneen another clerk. hurried down 70
tho Tombs Police Court. where he met Justice Ryan
who had just returned from an interVe" WIN
Superintendent Byrnes. Justice Ryan o''e'e'
Smvth TO appear before the Board Of justices at
noon or send his resignation. Smyth procfeuel
forthwith the Tombs where in one OF the cierhS
offices he encountered Justice Ryan
.Weu. sir" said the justice. ARE You ready
with your resignation"
"No" cepled Smyth. land l don't mean 10
resign. either. -
Justice RYAN flushed with anger TT Is your
n,o,n duty to resign, and yoI know It, he SAID;
",or veors YOU have neglected your duty. In the
las, three weeks throughout the whole OF fhis IN
vestigation YOU have absented yourself from du'y'
and on tha. basis we should be justified in DISMISS
ing you.
"Weu. won't rosign-see"" replied Smyth'
eve will see" said the justice you VIII nave
half an hour more consider the matter.
Al noon the Board of Justices convened for lis
snecial meeting There We're present JUSTICES N|a'
Grady Martin Smms. Hogan. Tantor fc''n'r'
BURKE Mcmahon, Koch. Welde, Noorhis ana Meade
Justice Smith IS ill., while Justice DivVer Is away
from the city. -
rus,lco Grady arose and asked that the testimony
| &, tho Mccarthy case given before him on Deem
her @ and % be read. When Clerk Mc'apr re-
heated the evidence given by Detectives he''"''
and O'Conncli and Captain iiaushoN eN'iN Wv
smiled 1t was n once manifest tha' '"e P"''
| mad never intended to secure conviction II 'hey
cou,1 avoid II, Delaney testified that he had en-
,are1 the house saw nothing improper. gave one
| woman 8; "for luck and walked out again ''oh-
nell wasn't sure Of anything. Captain hauehey
| "didn't know" Mr.. Mccarthy described herS'H d.
a boarding house keeper and said she WIS "o'
| Guilty ON that evidence Justice Grady WAS COM
ne,lcd n discharge her. and In doing 50 SNIt'ss
,h ha,ief that she was guilty Of disorierly act
although the police had failed 70 maxi out Iase t.,
1's, after this proceeding letter WAS hhHiel III
II was Smyth's resignation and read as ioIoWs.,
Dear Sir: do hereby tender You my f,n,arv
| Il through sickness / did cash the check tor
Counsellor Munzinger wnom nave khC ,was Tor
;250 did this to accommodate him, ana nay G''',
SO for others Having an account In the nan hy
wdman named Lucy Mccarthy. whom dIi no'
INV and was made payable to John c. MunzngeF.
who indorsei the same; saw no harm IN cd7 ,,,i
r. the signature. Conrad VI. Smyth.
on the motion Of Justice Talnt9r t me rssgnr
I sajd Justice RYAN. there is nothing NOR Tor us
10 do but we shall meet at Special! sessions On
/ Saturday to consider any charges when may De
made against Smyth other officials In TINS I'M
portant case. -, -. ....,..,.,.
II is generally understood. the best authority.
that the February sGrand Jury, when meets on
/ Monday viii take the Mccarthy case under serious
! consideration.