New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-11-03
A CANDIDATE wIfH A BAD RECORD.

sCHULTzEs COURSE AS CORONER WAS HIGHLY
REPREHlsNsIRLE-AN ABLE REPUBLICAN,
NOMINEE IN THE xIXTH DISTRICT.
Louis W. Schultze. the Tammany candidate TOT
the Senate In the XIX;h District, has record
which some Of the voters may not recall, but wAich
ought to be In the minds Of citizens when they cast
their ballots on Tuesday. DR.. Schutze served
term as Coroner. and was in office In 1893. wheh
complaints Of gross negligence were made against
the Coroner's Office and investigated by the Grand
Jury The attention Of the Grand Jury was calied
to the Corone.rs Office by letter from witness
who had been kept in the House OF Detention Tor
long time without trial OF the case. 1t was
shown that In homicide case, In which coroner
Schultze had held the prisoner the papers had not
been transferred 20 the Disrict-Atorney. although
the law required that the testimony should be
promptly laid before that officer. Coroner Schultze
and other officials were examined. and before the
Grand Jury for September. 1898, was discharged 1t
made a vigorous presentment against the Coroners
office.
1t was shown that testimony taken before Cor
oners had not been sent to the Disrict-Attorneys
Office in cases which had occurred several months
before the Grand Jury investigation was made. that
the law requiring the Board OF Health to be IN
formed Of nquests was entirely ignored and that
no effort was made compel the clerks and senos-
raphers to perform their duties IT was also shown
that it had been the practice OF Coroners to syn In
blank notices recurring the attendance of persons
as Jurors and that clerks or strangers had filed
these up and served the persons named The de-
tailed work Of the Coroners office was, 1t was said
conducted In a most unsystemat1c ana unpusihess-
like manner The whole work of the office had been
left to sutordinates Coroners had furnished bank
subpoenas to the police for the summoning OF Wit
nesses but had never taken pains to see Whether
the witnesses had received the notices. TIE ms,
management OF the Coroners office was denouNc Geo
as an embarrassment TO public justice ana the
abolition of the Office Of Coroner was advocated
Coroner Schutze one OF the main oDJects vi
attack He was accused of attempting TO cohceal
the fact that suicide had been cSmmit'eS, "n sa
friends had asked HIM 10 act quickly In the case
The charge OF receiving check for so 10 prevent
the publication Of the fact that suicide had peen
committed was also made. Coroner Scnuitze, IN an
person had committed suicide TO spare the reel
ings of the family although the renal Coue ue-
clares that suicide Is a crime, and the investga-
ton of crime is made duty IN all OF me o un
al the time Of the Grand Jury investigation, Cor
oner Schultze was the official most frequently men
toned in connection with cases OF which complaint
had been made. The unsavory reputation as ON
had used an argument In the attack upon
Tammany Hall last year. The attempt or Tam.
many Hall TO rehablitate this strongly criticised
public officer and obtain for him seat In the up
per branch Of the Legislature shows that there has
Hall Hall leaders The XiXth Senate District has an
Intelligent population and the consideration OF DIR.
Schultzes record VIII lead them 10 oppose MS eIec-
ton another office.
John Ford the opponent Of Dr.. Schultze, Is
lawyer and newspaper man OF high reputation, a
a forcibe and eloquent speaker: There is little
chance that the voters Of the XIXth Senate Dis
trict will prefer to him a neglectful and dishonored
Tammany office-holder