New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-10-04
THE CASE AGAINST ". y ANDHEUS.

NO DOUBT IT rs SAID THAT HE WILL BIZ DIS
MISSED FROM THE LOYAL LEGION.
Members of the Board Of Officers OF the New
York Gamma dery OF the Loyal Legion said yester-
day that there could be appeal from the decision
by which w S. Andrews had been found guilty OF
conduct unbecoming an officer and gentleman
Mr. Andrews had secured slight delay In taking
action on the decision they said but there could be
no question that he would be dismissed from the
honorable order. IT Is expected that his dismissal
will be ordered at the next meeting of the com
mandery.
The charges against the eX-Commssioner grew
ont of testimony before the Iexow Committee lie
was first accused OF accepting $500 as bride Tor
continuing the license OF the Maison Toroni In Lex
ington-ave. when he was an Excise Commissioner
Edgar NJ. Tomlinson former Excise inspector
testified that the $500 had been paid 10 Mr.. Andrews
through him An opportunity TO TESTIFY Defore the
Iexow Committee in his own behalr was granted
10 Mr. Andrews, and in the cross-eXamnaton by
John W. Golf the charge that Mr.. Andrews had COL
lected the pension OF a comrade and had Kept most
of II himself was made public. Mr.. Andrews ad-
mitted that he had collected the pension due Alex
ander s. Toplanyl. but asserted that he had been
supporting the latter for years and had pad 10 MIN
AT different times all that was due him Other
charges in regard TO Mr. Andre"ss UdhsdS-
tons as receiver for Clementina Richardson, part
ner in a Brooklyn furniture house, In 1871. The
March ; 1872 the referee reported that Mr. Andrews,
as receiver should turn over to Clementna Richard
sons assignee, John H. Plat, 253s So on his fall
ure to do so Judge Pratt Of the Brooklyn supreme
Court adjudged him guilty of contempt OF court
nd he was imprisoned from March T. 1913. TO May =
1873 in Ludlow Street Jail, when settlement was
made Other specifications referred to various
loans ne received from persons while Excise Com
missioner and Street Cleaning Commissioner no
tably from Jacob Rupert the bre\~.. and ex-Sen-
ator Punkitt.
MIR. Andrews yesterday sent the following letter
to The tribune:
TO the Editor OF The Tribune:
Sir. | ask to be accorded space in your columns
10 make public my absolute and unqualified denial OF
report in your paper to-day Of the meeting OF the
IOyal Legion on Tuesday The proceedings OF thdt
meeting We're not public and | am not authorized
TO make them But a. reports OF H., not Whoily
accurate have been published am Justihel III ASK
ing a suspension Of public opinion
/ demanded the investigation because the charges
were and are false. The adverse report was sur
prise and | cannot under its injustice. do
But their finding is not in accordance with the
facts as ! know and expect TO show them Inc
matter Is stlll before the Loyal Legion, ana IL u
not proper for 10 do or say anything furtner
until their final action has been taSen ,vnppws
New-Iork. october j.
There is no reason to suppose that any OF the as
sociates of Mr.. Andrews in the Loyal Legion were
preiudced or unfriendy him. and the fullest OPP
portunity was given him to make his defence and
all his explanations before the Board or O1lcers.
The public has known Mr.. Andrews for number OF
years and will certainly believe that the finding or
the Board OF Officers in his case has been just.