New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-03-21
AN ANGLC-GERMAN QUARREL.
CORONER HOEBER SECRETARY RESIGNS
HIS OFFICE.
HE PRESENTS a BILL WITH HIS LETTER. AND
WANTS PROMPT PAYMENT OF MONEY
LENT TO THE CoRoNER-HoEBER
EXPLAINS THE AFFAIR.

LENT TO THE CORONER-HOEBER
EXPLAINS THE AFFAIR.
Moses Oppenheimer secretary 10 coroner Hoeber.
has resigned owing to MISUNDERSTANDING with his
sunerior II seems that the latter received
anonvmous letter few days ago stating that Joseph
Urban could give some important Information re-
gardng the malthouse disaster, at Tenth-ave. and
Eor,vthrdst The name Joseph Urban appears
twice in the directory respectively located al No.
a25 West Flfty-ninth-st and at No. $50 East Eighty
tirst-st Coroner Hoeber told his secretary 10 sub
poena both these men, but TINS order was not
obeyed Yesterday morning the coroner looked for
Joseph Urban to hear what he knew about the
no,tbouse disaster and was surprised at being In.
formed that the subpoenas had not been sent
81 did not send them because / did not want to
get into trouble" explained Secretary oppehneimer
How did we know whether either OF theih was the
man referred TO in the anonymous letter ana
neither of them was the man / would be liable 70
Indictment. -
This internretation of law threw Coroner Hoehe
into one of his finest passions, and an Ango-GermaA
wrang.e lasting for nearly TWO hours followed
The Coroner and his secretary argued at 'he Top o.
their voices giving the legal points IN German and
tho hard words in English. and they succeeded In
attracting to the scene Of contest everybody within
sound of their voices. When they had exhausted
legal points and hard words, Mr.. Oppenheimer sat
down to write his resignation
81, will take me an hour and half at least" sad
the secretary rs he picked up copy OF the Revised
Statutes for it is going to be a most important
document" The letter was as follows:
To Coroner Hoeber 80
Sir: realizing the imposslbility of staying with
you your clerk any Longer on account oJ our
ton, to take effect forthwith. -, ,..,,. s.a,.,.,
I also make my statement as TO your hnahciai
obligation to me, follows:
Salary March | ~ s,
outlay for office business A -
cash money lSan Gent 70 ny y2 to ss7
Toto, .s5ss Is
Expecting speedy settlement subscribe myself.
Yours. etc. MUSES. OtFf'NiEiMEN'
Coroner Hoeber made statement yesterday
afternoon to the reporters regarding the matter.
He said that he was Oppenhemer's physician and
that they worked together in the last campaign
On the morning after election Oppenheimer called
at Hoebers house and offered TO lend him $50 II
he felt at all embarrassed by the campaign Hoe
Der says that owing to the drains made on his
pockets week later he accepted the 800 from
Oppenheimer. The Coroner was to pay the money
back in monthly payments OF $50. and the trans
action was to he kept secret: not even Open
heimer wlte was TO hear OF H. Mr.. Oppenheltner
then minated that he would accept clerkship
under Coroner Hocber His aspirations previously
ran higher. as he expected 20 be appointed an Ex-
else Comm ssioner or Commissioner OF Charities
and Correction.
Coroner Hoeber says he examined isrge num-
Der OF applicants for clerkships and found OPP
Penhemer the most available: He has carried out
paid him so month for two months;
Coroner HOeher intensely excited last night
over the statement made by his former clerk, Moses
Oppenheimer. The portion Of the statement that
seemed 20 worry the Coroner most was the pub
icty Of the money transaction between him and
Oppenhe!mer. Late last night he sent the follow
ing letter TO Mr.. Oppenheimer:
"6l2 Lexington-ave, March y.
Mr.. Oppenheimer.
In answer to your letter sent to-day while 7
was holding inquests. ! haV- - say that. as YOU
were discharged by me before Offering your recog-
milton. there ia no need Of my accepting (which
| otherwise would have done gladly. Your salary
Will be paid you At the end Of the month. as
agreed upon Or. y. W. HOEBER
The following statement the Coroner prepared FOR
the newspapers: With reference 70 the letter %
Mr.. Oppenheimer. beg 10 state that the financial
transaction between was purely friendly .oan
proffered % ne by Mr.. Oppenhe.mer. | promised
to pay the loan in monthly instalments al per
cent Interest and this pr0ms" has 50 FAR been lt-
nlled The selection Of Mr. Oppenhemer AS cerh
was made after carefully weighing the qualihca-
tons Of all applicants and after association win
Mr.. Oppelheimer in social, literary and political
circles for years. Sorry that such purely
personal matter should become matter OF public
Lotorety. and convinced as ! am that there is no
wrong side. except in once more having
erred in my Judgment II man. | feel confident that
my statement will BE- believed by everybody who
knows me. J.. W. fcEbf.it, coroner,