New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-11-07
MIR. ATTERBURY'S MISTAKE.
THE STORY OF AN INTERVIEW WHICH
HAS CAUSED MUCH TALK.
list WHAT WAS SAID BY THE MAN WHOM THE
TRIBUNE Is ACCUSED OF MISREPRESENI-
ING-WHAT THE TWENTY-TIIIRD
WARDS VOTE TELLS.

TRIBUNE Is ACCUSED OF MISREPRESENl-
ING-wHAr THE TwENTY-THIRD
WARDS VOTE TELLS.
Walter Il. Atterbury the defeated candidate
for Sheriff or the Republican ticket in Kings
County and the Republican machine ieauer VI
the Twcnty-third Ward, is in the usual plight OF
politicians who in a moment OF anger say
things that hurt them when printed He made
an error Of this sort on Friday afternoon IN me
trial-room at Police Headquarters, where the
election returns are open for public Inspection
in an interview covering less than ten lines
Mr. Atterbury said that as between PIatt ana
Worth he was Il Platt man every time, but as
batve,n Plat and Mckinley he would be With
Mckinley. Then he admitted that Mckinley
had nothing to do with Kings County politics.
and his interview ended with declaration that
Jacob Worth was the worst political scoundreI
I'm the Greater New-York and that he would
tell Worth SO ut an early date
Al Of the interview proper Mr.. Atterbury
reluctantly admits to he accurate.
Following the interview were certain deduc-
lions which erieve Mr.. Atterbury. lie declares
that the conversation which furnished the basis
for the deductions was a private one, ana that
he was msreprssentcd that he did not say ne
could control Assemblyman Tiffany; that he
did not say he could control Assemhlyman
Marshall. or would bring abou: his retirement
or anything OF that sort.
Mr. Attorbury did not appear to be speaking
I'm confidence any Of the time. He bitterly up
braided Tho Tribune for so-called trcachery 70
the Republican party At least six persons
stopped their work Of tabuating figures and
listened to Mr. Attcrbury. as he dashed his al
legged enemies. Jacob Worth included
\ DIRECT QUOTATION.
Then followed his talk with the reporter about
the attitude Of the Kings County Assemhlymen-
elect Mr. Attcrbury has taken so much pains
to dlscrcdi, the entire article that II may be
well enough 10 give his exact words
George Tiffany owes his nomination abso-
lutely u me-" said Mr. Attcrbury, but you'd
better not print that rs it would not look Well
How about Mr. Marshall? VIII not he be
inclined to rcspec. the anti-Piatt sentiment N
his ward" the question.
Mr. Attcrbury grew somewhat excited.
Henry Marshall go back on me-" he ex-
claimed 80. indeed He Is az true as steel
II h. should 60 back on u II would be MS
political ruin. why would take an Assembly
nomination in the XV1Ith District myself. and
beat him II he should 10 back on us"
The subject under discussion it should be re-
membcrcd was whether the Kings County AS
semblymcn would be against Plat or With MN.
Mr. Atterhury taking the ground that they
would b" with him
In writing the article much that was violent
and abusive was len out
CORRECTION not INSISTED on.
He personally visited the writer ~ the article
on Friday night. and asked FOR some sort 81
correction of the article. which. he said. had
hurt him In the Twcuiy-third Ward All Of the
Incidents ~ the interview were gone over step
hy stop. and Mr Atterbury decided II would be
lust as we'll - let the matter res'. on Satur-
day morning the Plat organ took 1t up pre-
sumahly n Nj Attorbury's request, and with
much abue. 90 The Tribune made Mr.. After
bury appear 20 3D. an Injured man.
Tho whole troubl. with Mr.. Attcrbury Is that
his ward voted against him Whether or not
the cha-iiscm"nt administered on Tuesday Is an
Indication that the dsp.c1slr" OF ms FORMER
friends is permanent remains 90 be seen. lie
received two thousand less votes in the twenty
third ward than hs Republican colleagues.
M.sers Wills Roberts Appleton and Trench
ard. running On the same ticket
Mr. Attcrhury says thar he did nothing dil-
honora bic I'm m1Fiuc deal with senator fltr
whereby D." brought lhou HIS o|n nomination
for sheriff HIS ncighbors voted as II they
thought be-. BETRAYED them.
sir Attcrhury now declares that he Is not
trying 20 turn the Twenty-thlrd Ward into
Tlatt bail wick hut when the question ~ As
s-ruhly lyman MarshalIs opposition u P.ltt was
put - him he declared that he would personally
bring about Mr. Marshalls retirement II hc did
not work With the Plat Asscmbymcn.
The Intelligent voters Of the Twenty third
Ward ar" the best judges as 10 whether Mt
Attcrbury has misreprcscnted them, or whether
Tho Tribune has mlsreprescntcd Mr.. Atterbury.