New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-10-31
COL. WARING BRINGS SUIT.
CHARGES CROKER AND THE MORNING
TELEGRAPH" WITH LIBEL.

ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS DAMAGES DE.
MANDED FOR THE RECENT ATTACK ON THE
COMMISSIONER OF STREET CLEANING.
Colonel Waring has taken prompt action to hold
responsible the leader Of Tammany Hall and the
publishers Of The Morning Telegraph" for tho
charges of i7efficiency and corruption they have
published against him as Commissioner or street
Cleaning Through his attorneys. Sackett Bacon
& McQuad. Colonel Waring yesterday began libel
suit for $4,000 damages against Richard Croker.
B.akely Hall. the Editor Of THE Morning Tele'
graph" and +. II. Haines, one OF the puoishen
Of that paper
The action is based on the publication OF the at
tack upon Colonel Warning that emanated from the
Tammany Hall press bureau. and which was pub
shed In full by The Telegraph with comments
indicating lis full Endorsement Of the charges. The
Commissioner through his attorneys. promptly
called upon the publishers for a reracton, at the
same time giving to them a full statement Of what
he asserted TO be the facts In the case IN respect
each OF the accusations made against him. The
editor Of the paper OF the attorneys said yes
terday published part OF the statement OF Colonel
Waring Richard Croker and the other Tammany
men controlling the paper, however. when con-
suited, refused to allow a retraction to be pub
lshed. The libel suit was, therefore, Instituted,
and instead OF such retraction The Telegraph"
published the following in editorial:
Of eR Rs So side Of the in
terday's morning papers goes far toward showing
that the head OF the Street Cleaning Department
cannot be classed among that element OF the re-
form administration which is content to take any
amount OF abuse long II can hold off1ce. The
Colonel is a fighter aud tireless one at that. In
his reply 10 his critics he has had the advantage
OF full access the books OF the Street Cleaning
Department. but this, as was pointed out by ono
OF our contemporaries yesterday morning, Is no
particular advantage, as the public Is also per-
mitted to examine these accounts. The Democracy
never put much enthusiasm In its attacks upon
Colonel Waring because he IS a Democrat to begin
with, and to end with he has always run his Office
business principles. There was some lively
opposition to him when 1t was proposed to put him
on the George and Low tickets as Controller. but
and continued In the discharge OF his duties tho
opposition to him ceased THE Journal and
World came out with absolute statements to
the effect that Of the first acts Of Robert A.
Van Wyck when he Is elected Mayor will be to
let Colonel Waring go and put another man IN the
Street Cleaning Commissioners place Judge Van
Wyck has not consented to answer any Of the In.
Vulnerable stories concerning his future actions
but he did give emphatic and absolute denial
that any such intention az this had been declared,
either by himself by any OF the party leaders,
AS a matter OF fact. Colonel Waring has won pub
lie confidence by the manner In which he has per-
formed his duty. Whether the public Is right or
wrong about IT, the pubc's mind is made up. and
that settles the argument In this town.
Colonel Waring did not fancy the intimation
given by this editorial and he instructed his at
torneys to institute at once the libel suit The pa
pers served upon Mr.. Croker and the other
defendants yesterday