New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-12-03
". s. ANDRE WS'S CASE.
THE LOYAL LEGION SOON TO TAKE
ACTION
TESTIMONY SUSTAINING THE CHARGES AGAINST
HIM OF CONDUCT UNBECOMTNG GENTLEMAN

TESTIMONY SUSTAINING THE CHARGES AGAINST
HIM OF CONDUCT UNBECoMING A GENTLEMAN
AND COMPANION OF THE ORDER.
The New-York Commandery of the Loyal Legion
IS soon to take deferred action the report OF
the Board If Officers which tried William 5 An
drews. the former Commissioner Of Street Cleaning.
and sustained the charges that he had been guilty
Of conduct unbecomng a gentleman and COM
panion OF the Military order OF the Loyal Legion Oh
the United States" The specifications sustained by
tn. Board Of Officers were that Mr. Andrews. when
an Excise Commissioner, accepted a bride OF SoV
for the issuing of license to a dsorderly house;
that when he was Commissioner Of Street Cleaning
he borrowed a sum of money from George W.
Plunkijt, a contractor and that he had appro-
priated 10 his own use about $500 Of the $3.50
which ne had obtained from the Government as a
pension for Alexander ;. TOpanyi. The argument
of james Parker. in summing up the testimony IN
the before the Board Of Officers. has been
printed and It contains among other interesting
matter the following statements concerning the
Top anyi which have not been made public
before:
ON the 18th day Of August, 1883. Companion = An
drews wrote a letter. in which, speaking Of Top
lanyi Companion Andrews says 10 the Deputy
Commissioner of Pensions that he was an officer
Of extraordinary ability who rendered Val an, o.
superors and associates until he became affected
he says: Il have, is / think you understand acted
attorney in his solely to serve an old
be devoted WHOLLY 10 his benefit / have therefore,
the less hesitation in imposing upon your kindness
by asking your special attention 10 the case ana
urging a speedy settlement"
on August i he writes that letter On Septem-
her ~ one month and three days atierward,
his hands the drafts 1t, on that applicat ton.
hat 10 We expect him To- DO? TO keep 1t Tor
TOp!anyi. Of course. as he had promised only a
month beforehand. he would DO tie mad urge
that as reason way there should BE- prompt action
in the matter There was prompt action. And
worn testimony given before the City Court: % -
am Q.-You received the money. $50, from Alex
an5eF ga p9p 2d5em5 a s 90 3DU III. 6
vnich you received. what became Of It? Al ap-
tine receivSi the money. that Was engaged in
IN, manufacturing business and had immediate
four tlys from the time / received it, the whole OF
il. Q-Paid It out for your own purposes; A-tor
my own purposes. exclusively ..,.--
That j. what ne did with it. Instead OF putting
il in safe place. in bank. in some place where
he coud have 1t ready at hand when IoPlahy M.
old conrade. needed it, a. month ago he SAID ne
was g,ng 70 do. he deyOies II al once and
Immediately 20 his own necessities in ms own ousi-
Then he went 10 work to see What on
Sc, he 'ould make and then turned up al these
little ppers specfyng amounts he claims ne mad
advanced to Toplany during those Two year.
to os WhS Ne yeay y he go had si sT
for his board and s. - week for MS room, max,
ing - q week. You can get pretty SOod Doarl
IN the city Of New-York for that amount. But
that Only amounted in those TWO years 70 <eS. Il
was nr SIZE II wa a little less than $1,000. and
S772 stil remained. But worse than that remained
Finding some necessity for giving himself larger
credit FOR sums advanced. upon some preteXt or an
other. b. makes a charge against this old man or
$3.50 for typewrters and other expenses Incurred
in the prosecution Of his claim for pension. 10
not know what the typewriters bill Is going TO be
here. l. may be 800 mere nut just look at the pile
of testimony We have Two hundred and fifty dol
lars for tvpewrters in the prosecution Of a claim
for pension, | do not know where the typewr4tns
Wen'