New-York tribune., 1898-01-02
A NEW YEARS. DAY SIEGE.
THE NEW CORoNERs CAPTURE THEIR
OFFICES BY STRATEGY.
DR. TUTHILL HOLDS TIE FORT ALL NIGHT AND
Is THEN ousrED BY \ RUsE--coRoNER
OPENS HoERrR's ROOM.

YUCCA FINDS y KEY THAI
OPENS HoERrR's ROOM.
The spectacle Of two Coroncrs in a far Western
State. each trying to pull cadaver over the boun-
dary line into his own jurisdiction. with the sup
portors Of each cheering, not repeated in this
city yesterday, but there something APP
preaching such performance in the conton-
lion between the Coroners Of old New-fork ana
the Coroners Of the city for tho possession of
the Coroners offices on the third floor OF the GRIM
mai Building. in Centre-st The old Coroners
that the have been Illegally elected
and that their terms Of office de facto shdii
continue.
Al 1890 o'clock yesterday morning Coroners fltz-
patrick Hart end Bausch. the new Coroners. met
in the Coroners' office and organized Mr.. fi'7pat-
rick was elected temporary chairman, and EDWARD
r. Reynolds chief clerk.
All this time Coroner Tuthill, OF the old force sa'
with his lawyer. Charles Haldane in his old Once
and announced calmly that he intended TO hold the
fort. Six policemen. under the command Oh ser
geant James LanCan. Of the Centre street 'ou''
force were in the corridors awaiting deVelopmcntT
With great ceremony Coroner Fitzpatrick entered
the rooms Of Dr. Tuth read to him the sectoh
Of the new charter referring 20 Coroners ana asked
him 10 abdicate Dr. Tuthill referred Mr.. fl'zpa'-
rick 20 his lawyer Coroner Bausch then gave no
tlcc to DR. Tuthli that he would give him un'H
o'clock in the morning 10 get out Inc latter s"''
that ne would think the matter over l"c" ''''
possession
Coroner TNithills announcement that he "oui"
retain possession of his office II he had 10 use
force had attracted large crowd TO the thrd noo'
Of the Criminal Building, but there was no re',9
sitv for force Strategy. diplomacy and what ~
Tnthill STYLES a Machavean policy were useu ~
the newly elected officials to get possession oi INC
Coroncrs' Offices r,4u
After the new Coroners had departed Or. IuthiH
and his lawyer held possession OF the once anu
told stories to while away the time
coroner yucca. one Of the newly elected oihclalS
who was not at the meeting at 125o, app''I'" q"
o.c,ock He s assigned to the room formerly occu-
MED bv Coroner Hoebcr. lie went up |" ''' ~
and found If locked Then he went out ana so' !"
bunch of keys and opened the door ami' '''e
cheers OF crowd that had gathered ne c"'i'Is
seated himself at Hocbcr's desk ana SmoN>' -
with hts friends About two hours h''' NV"
or,o alono IN a great hurry. He didn't wall l"'
,,o o,o,.o,or hut ran M the steps two at time
o,d v,as s,rnrised 10 find Mr. yucca In posseSS'o''
=, ,ho Office He rushed into the office ana as"c''
Mr. yucca what he doing there ~
Hello Hoeber." said yucca. rising "HappY
/ New Year. old man. Have cigar. ....so,,,oa
/ You're an interloper. pel ou' u "''
/ Uoeber red in the face .
yucca then rose to his feet. lie is s'al"art
man and he lowered above Hoeber VINO oohe'
| like a pigmy beside him; , or, ro, Office" -
! II don't want your cigars WANT ''s 0''''
! shouted fIoeher. ,,s -, his friond 4,
/ Zucca looked about him ana Wlllh'i a. -.
and said. say boys this man has ost ~. V,.' r
Have any Of you seon 1t lying around a ,. =
II didn'; come here to joke. replied hoeo'r VIII
much dignity. , 49,, ,ro,i,,rglv ..and
THAT too bad" said yucca. patIohl~"e'S' w
it's New Years Day. too. - ,,A him Wo'U
"I find Tufhlll and join forces Win MN. MN W "a
chou Won that we are to be trlned WIN. s"lT ~
| Uoebcr as he rushed from the oihce III pue'' u
| Or. Tuthin. 49, ,,,.- -, o.r.a and saw Mr.
pausch sitting compacently smoking; win lot & oa
his friends and this exasperated Hoeper ai1 ,b si
sav that he even used naughty Word a. p""'"
! cheerily bade him Happy New y ear, : o.c,oc,,
Mr. Bausch came down 10 the once az 49,, - Il ,,a a1
10 y,on INTO DR. Tuthills office which is assignee
70 him. and sat down and talked pleasantly lot Il
Suddenly Rausch said by the way. Tuthii: /
would ike TO write couple Of letters can use
that desk" ..as tho reo,,est
/ parecb didn't want write any letters II VIZ
merely ruse. He scrIhpied On a P'V' 20 i''
/ and Gnallv turning 10 Tuthill said; M r,, e
Il formally take possession Of this ONCE ms ms. Is
my desk and this is my office. You are my gu.s.
and as long as you behave yoursef you can s'i'
here a word 10 the wise you know .Ao,,ob,
DR. Tuthill protested. RE said ne had thous W ~ ~
Rausch was a gentleman. and would S.oop " -, n
tricks After storning for few moments ne "e''
ont with his lawyer. And the battle was over