New-York tribune., 1896-10-07
PJGLEASON'S LATEST MOVE
THE MAYOR OF LONG ISLAND CITY GETS
NATURALIZED.
He EXPLAINS THAT HE OBTAINED cIrlZENS :
PAPERS IN iss7 But MADE MISTAKE IN
HIS AGE-His OPPONENTS CAUSE

AGF.-HiS OPPONENTS tNiSf-
HIM To ArPEAR IN coURT
sur,-ls. among the friends Of Patrick Jerome
Gleason MAYOR Of Long Island 'lty' WIS N""''"
Yesterday hy tn" announcement that u" ia" "P
nued for and obtained citizenship papers on sep
,to- % ,h.n ne filed the necessary documents in
h o,occ ~ the clerk OF the United States Court Tor
,b, southern District OF Ncw-York. This action was
generally regarded as a virtual confession by MI.
;lea son that he never had heen citizen OF tle
United States although he had held the once oil
Nayor OF Long Island Ciiy for more than SIN years
and had been a voter for many years.
In explanation IT was said that Mr.. Gleason
,boughr ne was not OF age when he came To thls
country from Ireland IN 1867. and when he oh,ane'
naturalization papers in 1851 1t was on ms "i"""''
that n. WAS less than eighteen years old "heh nr
arrived In the country Recently James W. Lamb
IN. former Register OF Vital StatisucS III i'oI's
Island city. who came from the birthplace OF MI
Gleason ln ireland declared that Mr.. Gleason was
born In lsil and of age when ne came 10 ,''.S
country A search OF parish records III irei'hn ~
said TO have shown that Mr.. Gleason was baptH'd
on April % lSi II was reported that MI Gleason
had sent his confidential clerk TO Ireland to look Al
the record before making the application FOR chzeh-
shin on September % In his affidavit Mr.. Gleason
asserted that until recently he had believed that ne
was born April lj 1874 but II baptiSn'al r'S'S''r
recently made known indicates the year lsii.
In view Of Mr. Gleason's apparent admission that
l..w
right to continue IN the office may be- questioned
United States pistrict-Attorney wallace Maciat-
lane declined yesterday to express any opinion III
the case but Corporation Counsel scott OF 'hiS
city said he had no doubt that all the oHiciai acts
of Mr. Gleason while he has been de facto Mayor
will stand as legal. These acts include the signing
of reveuu. bonds Of Long Island city ana other
bonds TO the amount of several hundred thousand
dollars II Mr. Gleason has at any time taken
oath that he was a citizen. Mr. Scott said ne wou'"
he protected against "A charge Of perjury by MS DE-
lief that he was citizen. criminal intent being
necessary TO prove perjury IN an cases , A..
Mayor Gleason Is an cN-onlclo h'Wpcf W " "
Greater Ncw-York Commission 10 draw Wy uv
charter OF the new metropolis, ana Is a cahui".,.e ~
Tor clcctor i'm the lst Congress plstrlct on 'h'
palmer and Buckncr ticket Althoush thtrr IL no
great danger OF Mr. Gcason's election 10 the cn .
toraI college this fall IL was said yesterday lhat
The National Democratic managers Wouu VII !"
MA name and substitute some other Souhu None
Democrat in the LIST District whose citlzelShip mas
not been questioned. , ,,,,,, hin,
N accordance With 4 summons served upon Hii'
Mayor Gleason was required 20 appear III ih'
United States District Court in iirooky ytS'iu'.
10 respond to the complaint made that ne was n1'
n nat,irallzed citizen. The object OF TINS proceed
Ing was TO furnish evidence by when ne coud ne
oustcd from the Mayors office and removed aS Il
member of the Greater Ncw-York commission Inc
matter was adjourned to give Mr.. Gleason an OPP
poriunity To put In his answer.