New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-10-19
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NO FLIES ON BARNEY"
HOW A CARGO COMMITTEE INVESTIGATED
MARTINS CHARACTER.

Ed TAMsEN ABOUT rT-THEN
THEY MADE GLOWING
REPORT. BuT 1T WAS
SAT UPON HARD.
The headquarters of that part Of the Garoe
organization which went over to Tammany Hal
under the lead Of Herman Ridder. Edward Crosse
and r.. j. II. Tamsen, were In a state or violent
excitement last night. II was all about some OF
the candidates Tammany has nominated for the
Senate and Assembly. The headquarters are AZ
Lexlngton-ave. and Forty-third-st committee
OF nine appointed to investigate reports
about tho Legislative candidates. composed OF
Charles Lutz. George strassner. Magnus Levy.
Alphonse Castedo. Frederick Rossbach. E.
Crosse Alexander Kramer and Charles +. Haus.
Many grave doubts were expressed about some
Of the Senate candidates. and members Of the
Executive Committee became convinced that
Barney Martin, the Tammany standard-bearer
in the XlIIth District. especially objection
able. They had heard something about Red
Leary among other matters, and the Committee
Of Nine decided TO appoint a subcommittee OF
Hve made up OF the first five names on their list.
to investigate Mr.. Martins character.
Messrs. Lutz. Strassner. Levy, Castedo and
Rossbach therefore posted of to look into Mr..
Martins past AS Barney a member OF
Tammany Hall. the subcommittee concluded
that was the proper place to get information first
hand. They made bee line down to East Four
teenth-st and were lucky, they thought. In ind
ing Jimmy Martin. "Barney's" brother. the
chairman Of the Tammany Executive Committee.
and John c. Sheehan. chairman of the Finance
Committee in charge of the Wigwam. The rep
resentatives of the German-Amercan Reform
Union stated the object of their visit in few
words They had come To be informed as to B.
f. Martins character
Jimmy" and John received the German am
bassadors with TIE courtesy and respect due
their important mission Nothing would give
them greater pleasure than to post the German
American Reform Union regarding the subject
in hand.
XIIIth district" said Jimmy" blandy. "is a
gentleman Of excellent character and possesses
the highest qualifications for the office he aspires
10 fill He was one of the ablest jursts on the
criminal bench in this city, and has filed other
exalted positions In corroboratlon Of my state
ment | would refer you to our distinguished
chief Mr. Sheehan who has had the pleasure OF
knowing Mr.. Martin long and we'll"
Sheehan solemnly corroborated all that Jim
my Martin had said and the committeeman.
after expressing their thankfulness and pleasure
at the kindly and distinguished way in which
they had been enlightened as to Barney" re-
tired They then adjourned to the Sheriff's
Office. where they thought long and deeply over
the case Of Mr.. Martin. They were assisted ia
their deliberations by Mr.. Tamsen and Mr..
Crosse.
In due time the committee reported to the
assembled GarOos i'm Forty-third-st. that they
mad fulfilled their mission and had the happi-
ness to report that after due and careful investi-
cation they found that the character OF Mr. Mar
tin excellent
Strange 1t may appear the report not
received with the calm satisfaction the commit
tee expected. Barney had unfortunately ene-
mics In the organization. They assailed the
port as a whtewashne affair and said that IL
due to the wiles Of Tamsen and Crosse. In
cidentaly the members If the committee were
asked where they got their Information about
Mr. Martin. The method Of investigation came
out. ard there Immediately. the Germans
put 1t. "heltCpay." An uproarlous debate. which
described as 'redhot' throughout. ended in
the report upon Mr. Martins excellent character
being sat down upon hard. In parliamentary
language the report laid the table and
the committee discharged. The Garoos will
seek another channel of information.