New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-01-27
HE SAYS 1T is A FORGERY.
MAJOR MNULTYs RESIGNATION AN IN
TERESTING DOCUMENT.
TWO KINDS OF INK IN THE ADDRESS-EvI-
DENCE AS TO WHETHER THE MAJOR CON-
sIDERED HIMSELF CITY OR
STATE OFFICIAL, IN DISPUTE.

STATE OFFICIAL IN DISPUTE
Major Peter H. McNulty's letter of resignation
from the Board Of Education. which was presented
to the Senate Committee on Privileges and Elections
investigating the rights Of Major McNulty and James
Taylor to a Senatorship in the With District. was
called a forgery by the Major. The letter Is ad-
dressed to Mr. Charles A. Schieren," but the ex-
Mayor says that the best OF his knowledge Major
McNulty wrote such a letter 10 him. Major
McNuty says that the letter had been written to j.
Edward Swanstrom. the President of the Board OF
Education and that it now shows signs Of erasures
that part of the superscrpion had been ypewritten
above the manuscript OF the body Of the letter with
ink of a different color.
The letter has important bearing in the contest
for the Sena torship. as 1t would tend to snow
whether or not Major McNuy at the time OF writing
thought he was city or State officer Mr. Taylor
alleges that Major McNulty municipal officer
and was Ineligible a candidate at the last cleo
ton The letter, It Is said by Major McNulty and
Mr.. Swanstrom. originally read as follows:
The Hon. j. Edward Swanstrom
Board Of Education to take effect upon the ZAP ap
pointment OF my successor. My reason Is that
in the state Senate I do not desire to hold two
places at once. During my nine years o.; o 10 'r
addition to the current and general run OF duties
Of the position especially labored to Introduce ana
Underlying the Manual Training School. In laying
down my trust am able TO say that by the kha,
great object has been accomplished. hope, the
Board will always give the matter the co"S'uei"
TO" u OBSERVES PETER H. MNULTY.
Brooklyn. Dec. a. 1895
1t Is alleged that when this letter was presented
before the committee last Saturday the abbreviatoh
Hon" remained in the original light purple INK whhe
the words Charles A. Scheren" had been put IN
Mace of ~ Edward Swanstrom" in the dark blue
ink OF a typewritng ribbon. Stillman F. kneeland'
the ex-Assemblyman. who is Mr.. Taylors lawyer
says that he obtained the letter In the CITY Cerh
Office that Major McNulty wrote the letter an 10
Mr swanstrom He says that Mr.. swansrom would
not receive t. and then the Major sent II to the
in was prove sSa Sy had Virtually
mtted that ne city officer. !. 10, sar,
Major McNuty said last night tnat ne h nau she
slightest idea as to what became OF II. ne sa h
the apparently strange developments concerning tns
as thew are to any one else Mr.. swanstrom says
he received the letter from Major McNuy. ma ma IL
was filed away, and that he cannot imagine III" II
Mayor scheren told Tribune rs rsport pscev as
such A letter He said 1t Is mystery 10 nm tn Al
his name should appear on the letter as 81 70
Re dwaTf s%anstrom He viii make inquiries Of
Wilbur PasMT ay hs %urst.r 4 should like
how ny 70 Major Ses ON Wanted
make verbal resignation to me, but do not be
eve in doing anything OF that kind IN pubic nus "
not IN bldck anu
me then and asked not 10 CONSIDER ~ per
aNront n ne addressed his resignation 70 MI,
Swanstrom which his lawyer had advised MIN -, 20
do ! told him / should consider II an r,sn. II ~.
Swanstrom received the letter ana sen. tana ri 90
that vacancy had been created in the BOARD 50
.arb letter would not be a city document II sent
10 Mr Swanstrom and cannot see now IL was
In view OF the facts that the altered resiSna ION
was orocured from the City Clerks once as MI,
Knseiand says was where ought not 70 nave sns
haen II IL was addressed TO Mr., Swanstronll, anu
Ina, Mr. Swanstrom says he received the fesis""
lion the situation Is interesting one