The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-05-22
NEW WoRKHoUSE WARDEN
WARDEN VAN DE CARR TO 90
THERE FROM THE TONES.

Deputy warden o'shea VIII Get the Fisce van
dc Carr vac-tes-Me was warden Fanon's
h~ocuser-s1r. O'Conaor Complains 70 the
Mayor That NE MAJ Been Lost In the shnfie.
John e. Van De Carr, who 10 known as Chief
Warden Of the Tombs, has handed his resigna-
ton TO Commissioner OF Correction Robert J.
Wright, the resignation to take effect on Tues
day next. Mr.. Van Dc Carr has a good reason
for resigning. He has boon appointed by Com
missioner Wright to DO Warden Of the work.
house on Blackwells Island, and will step into
the vacancy caused by tho death of Erastus It.
Mead. with a raise Of 81, 900 q year to q salary
Of pa, 800.
Van De Carr was appointed to tho Tombs
Wardenship after Warden John J. Fallon's re-
moval. Fallon was reinstatod by the Supreme
Court. Then Comptroller Fitch held up Warden
Van Do Carr's salary, and Van Dc Carr went to
court for 1t and won. Commissioner Wright
then found he had two wardena in tho Tombs, so
he detailed Fsllon as Night Warden and Van
De Carr as Day Warden. One refused to recog-
niEe the orders issued by tho other. Finally
Commissioner Wright told Van De Carr to act
a. Chief. For the sake of peace Warden Fallon
stopped ounrrelling, and the two Wardens got
along together smoothly.
When Warden Van De Carr assumes charge
Of the workhouse on Blackwell's Island Com
missioner Wright will appoint, Edward Q,,shea
Is now Deputy Warden Of the Tombs. He Is q
war veteran, and IL ut the head. OF the civil
s fSr 1ss,I list ., with % pc, zee cent Itch to big W credit; a.
English sentence was given to the candidates to
translate to q foreign language. .o'shea trans.
knocked out the examlners so that Secretary
Briecoo Of the Civil Service Commission had to
had used In making tho translation.
Az O'Shea was one Of tho principal witnesses
E whS .ssiie on u ahsa1Dst t tSers PROMISES when sa To s. T ies:
peace in the Tomhs hereafter.
Commissioners Wright has had a heap Of trouble
3 letter to The Mayor. This applicant was anne
o'Connori Is in tho real estate business, He is a
=: Al nan, anS he says that Wright prom.
Wright for Collector Of the. Port. Mr..
s Wright an., has has, had ,Sl bis eye On the CGllSGt9r,
he's had hopes. o'Connor, in his letter to the
Orlando F. Middleton TO tho Wardenship Of tho
sop and That the civil ns service sxa NINA,
o GSa Wosn inol @ ahif for 9s fhe MASSES seyta's p hls .sfts an
affidavit made by himself. in which he says:
Commissioner Wright. during ensuing converse
s a0nt that S,sG ds seS9nsaisi s saP Z oeassin G amount 70 Of fhS fn SGnS,S:
in @. A. r. circles. He thereupon freely and spon.
vacant &a%rdenship in n The Department. Of Correction.
nddlnR to each promise many words expressive OF bis
ponent in particular. At the instance and by the
spec al request of the Commissioner. deponent entered
for warden. When COMMISSIONS Wright began Ris
canvas for the Colleotorship OF the Port OF New York,
the Commissioner urged dsponent to obtain the help
dorsement Of certain Conaressmen. It was also ar
ranged that the deponent should go to Warrington
that II the situation called for such, Q Grand
Army memorial should be presented to the President.
During the time doponent was doing his best to secure
the COllsctOrBhlp for the Commissioners. the lAttaF
again and again Informed deponsnt that he. deponent.
was slated for the next Wardenship. And deponont
avers that TO the best OF his belief. and In the light OF
later events. Commissioner Wright had no idea of 90
appointing him, deponent, but was simply using him
as a tool wherewith TO capture tho Collectorhip.
O'Connor told q Sun reporter that he called
on Commissioner Wright a week ago Wednes-
day and reminded him of his promise to appoint
him as Warden. The Commissioners said to him;
Inever made any such promise"
Then" 0'Connor said, 81 jumped to my feet
call 1t TO me straight. l said. j ought 70 have
known better than to trust you, anyway"
Commissioner Wright told tho reporter that
acquaintance with QConnor, and that he had
Wsrdenship. q told him. aaiSd Nj. Wright,
that he ~onid. have to pass a civil service ex.
there was a possibility Of bis getting an appoint
ment. When he called on me the other day and
told me that he was at the bead OF the list, l
list. The names that they sent me were Edward
O'Shea. percentage 9O.8O; Francis Redmond,
perccntaee 9O.7O; Orlando =. Middleton, per.
S Ss1'f I sss ss Xxi him w IS1h he had ; "rb BEEN ma asy hSs t tn ds.
ceive me-. He said be hadn't been, and told mo
q lot OF other stun, and / told him the thing TO
do was to go to the Civ Service Board and IND
there. He went away. and 1 haven't seen him
since"