New-York tribune., 1896-12-27
ASSISTANTS OF MIR. OLCOTT.
THE DISTRICT-ATTORNEY ANNOUNCES
-FOUR APPOINTMENTS.

THEY ARE DAVID MITCHELL JOSEPH A. wELCH
AND ALFRED IAUTERBACH. WHO ARE TO
TAKE OFFICE on JANUARY /. AND LUCAS
L. VAN ALLEN WHO Is TO BEGIN
HIS DUTIES oN FEBRUARY l.
The reorganization Of the District-Aitorney Of
flee began yesterday. when District-Attorney oiVo'
announced the arrontmcnt Of David Mitchell 'o-
seph \. Wclch and Alfred Lauterbach as Assistant
District-Attorneys to take Office on January l.
each with a salary OF 1880 year. and Lucas L.
Van Allen as Assistant Dstrict-Attorney, 10 take
Office February l. salary not yet fixed TO make
room for the new members Of his staf VINO are 10
begin their duties at the beginning Of the year MI
Olcott had asked for the designations OF Assistant
District-Attorncys stephen J. OHare' fopert
Townsend and John y. Lewis.
The announcement Of the first batch Of appoint
ments I'm the DstrictAtorney's Office caused sur
prise and disappointment among GuzenS VINO hdu
hoped for the appointment OF lawyers OF recognized
fitness for the prosecution OF lawbreakers. Al ihe
hotels and clubs last evening the appointments
discussed. and IT said that while Mr.
Olcot had been expected to appoint Republicans 10
Office 1t was also expected that the men he selected
would have regulations for ability or experience in
the line Of their duties. and not merely be poll
iicans selected for poitca! reasons TO MI important
offices and draw large salaries. The promotion OF
l..iutorhlCf
tion that party discipline had been recognized by
the new District-Attorney At the time Of the
young mans appointment &c office by the late
Colonel Fellows the appointment was gcneraliy re-
garded the result OF political deal as the young
man had no experience except what ne had gained
in his fathers law office. and was not known 10
have conspicuous ability. II was said. also that
his record as a DEPUTY Assistant District Attorney
had not indicated any special fitness for the Office
Lucas J.. Var Aliens appoin tment was spoken OF
also having been made probably for purely po-
Ntical reasons becaIse Mr. Van Allen had been
faithful supporter Of Cornelius Van Cott ana an
active worker in iocal politics. while he had not
shown any peculiar fitness for the duties o.
prosecuting officer The appointment Of Mr.
Mitchell WAS regarded as having been dictated
nar,,, hr tarsoral reasors inasnuch as Mr.. Mich
oil ano Mr. Olcoit have been warm friends MT
Welch has not beer known widely either as poll
tican or rs lawyer. Mr. Van Allen has been
member OF the Republican County conmi'tee from
M Van Cots district for years. and ne has rep
resented the district n the Legislature. lie mas
law office AZ 80 sls Broadway and lives al NO %
Wes' Ninth :
Alfred Iauterbach was born in this city May %
1871 and s a son o. Edward Iauterbach president
OF the Republican County Committee lie Is
graduate OF Columbia College and OF the 'oiunholt
College Law school He received his degree oi
i ~ ir 1890 and Of IL r I'm 1899. and In the latter
ho lahoreo ,t his profession in his fathers law Of
nco In 1sqs M Iauterbaca was appointed hy
Colono, Joh, r Fellows Deputy Assistant DIS
trict- At-orrcv and has since then boon dl-cNrS"S
the duties 81 tina; Office. His salary previous 20
his urornoiiol hy District-Attorn'r 'rott 10 he
ona n his assistants had been increased from S"Y
- q IN, q vea- Mr. Tauterbach has been engaged
in a number Of important trials since no accepted
nlaco ,r the office Of the public prosecutor among
r.,,c, gore the Cae-ar and Rarberi murder cases.
HI homo Is AZ ~ East Seventy-eehth-st
ra,.id Mitchell VINO is 10 b. chief OF the District
.ttorne,'s STAFF and executive head OF tn' once,
vae horn in Scotland A. Dumharton. In l'i'. ana
came - this country when a child. His parents
eot,icl I. Providence. r T.. where he began ms
education i'm the public schools He aNer"ard
won, ~ Drovn University. and finished his studies
o., Rom Germany. in l.7i. Then he came 10 New
York Ci.v. and has b,cn constantly in me practice
OF lar He has bcan prominent ~ H'PuDL- m
r,ol,ics in the XNIsi Assembly District Wn're us
tri., At,o-nev Olcot has been factor for several
,.e,-s ord Abraham Gruber has been the recog-
n,zod leader MI Mitchell lives with his family IN
tho Castle Hotel 40 ~ Vest one -hundred-and-
tbjrd-st HIS Office j. AT No. % Nassau-st.
Josoph 4 Welch wa. born in Brooklyn. Windham
County. Conn about sixty-three years ago ana
va. graduated from YAH in the class OF l''3 lie
received diploma from Harvard Law School in
49, For several years he practised law with his
father Jonathan A. Weich IL Connecticut lie
ca,ne 70 New-York in ISIS ana formed partnership
with Charles Theodore Russell lie has an Office
AT No l8 Broadway. and lives ~ 40 - West
SeNeutecuth-st c.rro-.
Assistant District-Attorney stephen j o. hare.
uher a. arrived al the Criminal courts ifulidihs
YESTERDAY said that ne had written his resignation
Yesterday morning and had forwarded II 10 Dis
trict Attorney Ol'Ott Assistant District ATTORNEY
Robert Townsend said that he had received letter
won District Attorney Olcott asking for his resis-
nation To take effect January J. 'olOne. Io"il--
end said he had yet written his resignation hut
would DO so yesterday Assistant PiStric p
Iohn Y Lewis resigned Wednesday These
fhr,e men were full assistants at $..'" year.
,rhe iettor received hy Colonel Townsend asked
FOR his resignation political grounds In the
iet,er received by Mr.. Oiiare. District Attorney
olcot a-k.I for his resignation on tho ground that
ne vished 10 be surrounded 10y assistants OF his
Own selection , -, r,t..-,., ,,,or
~. ,...ordav and had a conference with him
4 CONTEST ~ KFNTf CAY.