New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-07-20

La Grange. Until late Thursday evening many
leading Republicans supposed that Chester II.
Southworth would be the next Fire Marshal. but
President La Grange then received from John f.
Mnholland the following letter. dated at the
New-York State Club July ~:
My Dear Sir; I appeared before your honorable
BOARD last TUESDAY to urge 1he came
Mar.hs OF Ma.oi sia hecouss heard that
charges had been made against the Major s e
S Continent IMPOSSIBLE at your hands explained
TO your honorable Board that had known M na}lI
him for the responsible office OF Collector Of state
Moneys at the Tscetrscss 'hat ne hha n ,Irr
Of the State Mr. Ksbers had oa.rsa u, w,b Ief his
% work DURING the last season: that he had ioii
frankly about these charge whom ilrsi me- n'',
assuring me that they were entirely poi;tcal IN
chaTactsI and without any o D" Of the
natter had satisfied me With the Majors c1pina
ton. and respectfully urged careful cons,5srn
granted Without hesitation
began to collect the evidence in rebu,tal Of The
charges sgans, him Up to n Gs y mDrYnF h at
had been mad in the case brossh, asanr n
OF wss Is dPams had made sim
liar afiidavts. These he claims to have never heard
but tells me frankly that he cannot DO So anl !
am in honor bound. therefore even !; ne M, nah 10,
eanadae do Srs !. T 6o1dn m fssr a ng' but
s ssSase OF any s believe H %ao4 10 an
mantle victim OF intense political fevi ana a,
,he .vidsn 'cs that has been skiifuy presented
agains, him sun hays falth In biz innoG ,,r. ana
shall that this city has ever known yet cannot
which ne requests me herewith 20 withdraw.
The offices Of FRS, Assistant and Second A.
.,stant Fire Marshals were abolished and Angus
tin J. Wilson and Henry W. DE Malignon were
dismissed from these places. Hereafter their
work Will devove upon the Deputy Fire Marshal
new Office created by the Board Michael
O'suIllvan Republican candidate FOR the Assem-
bly, from the Ist Assembly District last year MAS
appointed as the new deputy at salary Of 5000
The other changes made by the Board were as
fellows:
The Offices o, the three bookk"cpcrs. Edward
Savage Joseph l. Berry and Louis l. jewell
were abolished and the men dismissed The ~
fee II auditor. salary 1000 equal bond vas
created and Gustavus l.. Jewell was appointed 10
MI H. Mr. Jewell was recommended by jackson
e. CO. Flynn. Davcy & O. and G. c. Shayne.
Edward Savage who has been I'm the employ OF
the Department for twenty-five years. was APP
pointed secretary Of the Firemens Relief Assoc-
alton at a salary OF $1,000 year Captain Ed
ward O'Mcagher Condor. an architect. was made
Superintendent OF Repains to Buildings. at
salary Of s.. 900 and bond.
by these changes" said Commissioner Ford.
the Board think they have improved the service
OF the Fire Department and we have also reduced
the expenses" President La Grange left the city
after the session for three days rest
Martin l.. Hollis,er. the new Fire Marshal,
has had considerable experience IN bringing GRIM
inals to justice prosecuting attorney lie
born in Coxsacke. y. Y. about NIFTY years
ago. and his father. william H. Iiolllster. Is 4
farmer at that place at the present time ar.
HOLSTER received his carly education AZ me
Corsacke Academy. the Fort Plain IN -
Seminary and at Clavcrack College shortly
before 1870 he went to Albany and studied Law
in the Office Of Beach 8 smith and was adm''tsn
To the bar about 1870. Not satisfied win me
legal knowledge which he had acquired from MS
studies in law Office. he entered the Albany
Law School and took complete course AFTER
having been admitted 10 the bar.
Soon after being graduated at the law schooi
Mr. HOLSTER went 10 Missouri and practised ms
profession at Hannibal n that state Not long
after his arrival in the West he was appointed
County Attorney. a place similar to that OF Cor
poration Counsel In this city. lie served In that
office about one year and was then elected CIT
cult Attorney for the XVIII Judicial District OF
Missouri, composed OF the five counties OF Ma
ron, Rails, Shelby, Monroe and Audrain ms
was a place corresponding 10 that OF District
Attorney here. and all :he criminal prosecution
In the counties mentioned was under his super
vision, and he attended personally to much OF IL.
This place he held for forr years. the term TOT
which he was elected. 49,
Looking about for larger fields, ne moved to 81.
Louis where he ASSOCIATE ted In legal practice
with ex-Judge Samuel NJ Breckenridge. The lat
ter II may be remembered died suddenly after
speaking against Or. Briggs at the Presbyterian
General Assembly In Detroit. not long ago.
In 1850 Mr.. Hoster decided to return 10 his
native State. He came to this city and began the
practice Of his profession and he has remained
here ever since then AT present he has an office
at No 2J6 Broadway and lives at No. 249 West
Fifty-hfth-st. He has never held political Of
flee except those already mentioned. and never
ran for office except once. although he has always
taken an active interest In politics. In 1884 he
was a candidate for the Assembly from the XVIII
District In this city. That district Is now the
XIth. He was defeated as the district was
strongly Democratic at that time
Mr. HOLSTER has been strong supporter OF the
ant-machine movement since II was started. and
he said yesterday that he was thoroughly In
sympathy with 1t.
He was not an applicant for the place. and said
to a Tribune reporter that he had first heard OF
his name being mentioned for the office on Thurs
day evening" when he was asked II he would &C
cept It, Yesterday morning he paid visit TO the
Fire Commissioners and was appointed at the
meeting later In the day.
Michael O'Sullivan. the Deputy Fire Marshal.
Is a lawyer with an Office at No. 22 William-st
and lives at No. 43 Domnck-st. When he ran
last year for the Assembly Republican In
the list Assembly District. he received 2S75 votes
to 3.8n cast for Daniel T.. Finn. Tammany. Mr.
OSuvan was recommended for the place by
Republican leaders In both factions.