The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-10-16
BRooMs OUT AFTrn GARDIyER.
The street Cleaning Department VIII sweep
Him UP II lie anAh EllcN sirni.

Col. Warning gave out this statement yester-
day concerning tho charge alleged to have been
made In n public speech by Asa nird Gardiner,
TammRny candidate for District Attorney:
col. Gardiner is reported to have said, in his
tlcmcn, when anybody speaks 70 you about
clean streets under tue reform administration,
been stealing about q million a year in cleaning
tho streets" My deputy, Capt. Gibson, who.
IN .m money hat Gould be stolen in " the + S.s sin, %,
of this department, wrote tho following to Major
"DEAR SIN: In to.day's issue Of tho New York
H'orid you arc reported to have said that this
department has been stealing a million a year
on cleaning tho streets. i merely wish TO ask
You II you, arc correctly. quoted o.
Capt. Gibson now writes to mo oct, 1875.
my letter 10 Major Gardner by messenger. Tho
reply came back that Major Gardiner was too
to his office with n%o.bcttcr result. ana this morn.
Ing I sent again. have yct TO receive q written
EFGp,y u Z d is ST io Mn TEti T@ibi &c N M2SiG my G o%n iSt:
ter. My, own responsibility for any. possible
stealing vc%r ,En IN the yo1 department prompts th11 action.
The Chief Ciork. Thomas A.. Doc. who yeriilcs.
accounts; WHO knows the exact condition Of ali
our transactions. and who is. therefore, impli-
vi the report Of Col. Gardiner in the Urorld
Is true, then Col. Gardiner is 80 many kinds of a.
liar that | hardly know, where TO begin inf
describing him. II he made tho statements ro-
| fcrring to this department, accredited to him..
he is unqualiiedly a DANGEROUS liar, q malicioN8N
liar; 2 vicious liar, an anmitiTnted liar an un;
e The army. = discrealt to the party
wtnhiG Gmn nT st and to- the SS ciy y{ih5SS' age IN W W'sSESI he
lives. a d!scrcdit to all instincts of an officer
bod body e Of W6i"h he T is q er me Hn' beT' and 1U W., Mere eG It not
that feel that | should take no action without
your fnll approval, should myself, because tas
the matter and personally offended and insulted,
and my integrity brought into question. state to
| him that lie ia q liar. in the very StrOngpSt lnn-
guagc l could command. | shodld bo glad 10
have your permission to act freely IN tho mat
THOMAS A. DOE. Chiof Clerk"
The assistant superintendent Gushing. says:
mReferr!ng to certain remarks Sn,'rSe1 to have
Bird Gardiner, ms rcnortcd In this mornings
Horld. in which he attacks this d%cpartment; I
have this to say: some few months ago ! met Col.
Gardiner on n Broadway cable car. During our
conversation, which was ON various topics. ] re:
should como into power and control the Greater
New York. that we. l. G., tho present admins
would have to get out. Col. Gardiner said he
did not think so; that the department had been
4. sr + cas snofg recall ii his w exsG Gp1 Wer gnIG But his " opins
ported to have said last night. that was sur
PEr prise " when b read his speech this mCrnins'
Major $ A, Ret, Asst SUIT: l: s c.
tics, and it is well known that / do not need the
caution. But IL any man in n political speech or
with which I manage the Department of Streou
Cleaning, l shall meddie with him. every time.
GEORGE s. WARING. JR.
Major Gardiner has denied that he said
81, 600, 900 a year was stolen in the Street Clean
ing Department.; also that no said ITO He'll with
Reform in tho same speech. Both Major
Gardiner and Capt. Gibson are retired officers Of
the Regular Army, and it was said yesterday
that the latter would make an effort to have
the nina candidate court-martialled for
conduct unbecoming an officer.