New-York tribune., 1896-07-02
GLEASON ANSWERS HIS ACCUSERS.

LONG ISLAND CITY'S MAYOR PROTESTS THAT
HE IS A NATURALIzED CITIZEN.
Patrick Jerome Gleason. Mayor Of Long Island
City. still holds the FORT although his political
mics have declared thar they have discovered con-
elusive proof that he is not an American citizen
Not only Is Mr. Gleason still Mayor OF the city on
Newtown Creek. but he IS arOaously reaching out
for the Goverrorenip OF the State. HIS opponents
evidently fear that 1; is do or de' with them now
ard that 1, they 10 not succeed in downing the
,n6oml.aoe Patrick at once. he may. in the course
OF time reach the Presidential chair. At any rate
they have been particularly active OF late ana The
charges which they have made against the Mayor
are large in number and portenous in their nature
The principal charge now made against Mayor
Gleason is that he Is not entitled to the ofice he
holds because he not a citizen of the United
States when he was elected In substant.ation Of
this claim G!easons opponents have produced a
number Of afflda Wits OF James W Lamb who de-
olares that he has been lifelong friend OF Mr.
Gleason. In his afIdav!ts Lamb declares that in
October. 1861 Gleason having then been in this coun
try five years without declaring his intentions
securing his first papers. TO this city, and with
the aid OF professional witness named McCaffery
applied FOR and received full citizenship papers in the
Superior Court by swearing that hs had this
country when ne not eighteen years old, where
as alleged, he mere than tventy-one at the
time OF his arrival.
Lamb then goes TO say thar in 1852 the New
York Supreme Court gave a decision declaring nat
uralization papers issued by the Superior Court in
1867 and 1869 be invalid the ground o. fraud
Lamb then says that In 1884 he with Gleason
TO this city where the latter made a declaration o.,
his intentions and obtained his rrst papers IN the
Superior Court He also declares that a complete
OF the records OF every OF natural,za-
ton In the State shows that final papers have
been Issued 10 Patrick G.elson who made the dec
laration in 1851.
Mayor Gleason has a copy OF a baptisrnal certih-
cate which shows that he and his twin brother,
Philip were bern In 1sii IN Drum. Ireland but Lamb
!neists that the certificate altered make
1. corroborate Geascns statement that he not
eighteen years old when he came TO this country
Mayor Gleason said yesterday that he would an
swcr the charges made against him at the proper
time and place.
WHY should do so now he asked. 80 long as
my enemies are enjoying themselves? Let them do
So Certain political enemies OF mine have sub
scrbed to a furd which these spend
ing But In spite OF Il and cf the fact that they
rave sent detectives even as FAR as san Francisco
they have failed 70 ind out where got my natural
izal.on plpers. Smart men they are n their own
nsi ma ions II there g bad tnirG which de-
spse worse than another il Is an migrate. assist.
since ne TO this country even made a Will
in which leet him $500 TO support himself and
Burke one OF the executors or my latest wiIl ana
ne realized what that meant to him. When | lay
Lamb made all sorts OF promises TO A woman for
whom. for friendships sake. would do any reason
able thing II she would arrange II 50 ie could see
me But | would have died alone IN the cot in my
little room before would have had that man pres
eat." al
Gleason would cause depreciation IN the price OF
real estate. could not be verified.