The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-10-01
VAN WICK A TAX DODGERY
PERsONAITY TAX AsSESsED IN 1897
lHOT YET MARKED "PALD."

Serving n Fourtsen-Year Term ut Nearly
$4,000 n Year-Tax books Hard TO Get
At-Col. Dady's sorrowful Discoveries.
We demand just and equal legislation. No tax.
1do~dginG.-Denoerahe Platform.
Supreme Court Justice Augustus Van WICK.
the Democratic candidate for Governor OF New
York State. was notified last year OF q tax Of
e57.22 on $4,000 worth OF personal property.
and up to June 1, 1903. the Republican cam
paiRn managers In Brooklyn say, he hadn't
paid the tax. SO far as the books OF the Do
partment OF Taxes in Brooklyn showed yester-
day morning he hadn't paid the tax up to yes
terday. Col. Michael J. Dady OF the County
Committee Of Kings said yesterday that JUS
tice Van Wyck's tax bill was handed, In June.
not having been paid up TO that time. to John
H.. Delmour for collection. Mr.. Delmour Is
marshal for the collection OF arrears OF per-
aonal taxes" and is a stalwart Tnmman man.
30 much Col. Dady and his associates in the
campaign management had learned from in
restiKatlon at the Tax Collectors office In the
Borough Building in Brooklyn. Efforts to get
further information were unavailing. Col. Dady
said. no representative OF the Republican man
ayers having been able TO find Marshal Del
mour either on Thursday or yesterday.
Mr.. Delmour has disappeared" said Col.
Dady: we've had aman at his office all day and
OJneTb OuJ LTglHR W Huu Hlus bub VIC v
been able to reach him."
Inquirers at the chief Office Of the Depart
ment OF Taxes in Manhattan were met by
President Thomas J.. feitner with the state
ment that only on formal application In con-
formity with statutory requirements could the
records concerning Justice Van Wyck be seen.
The books were open to public inspection. Mr..
Feitner said, only from January to April: after
that time they were supposed to be In use and
could be seen only upon a showing OF q good
and legal reason by the applicant. who. upon
making such application. could obtain a tran
script Of tine records. Why the formalities were
insisted upon II Justice Van Wyck has paid his
tax Mr.. Feitner did not explain. and why. il
payment has been made. Mr.. Delmourdoes not
hasten to make the fact known is what Col.
Dady would like to know.
1t pains Col. Dady to be under suspense in
the matter. He cannot bring himself to be-
lieve that If Justice Van Wyck. whom he knows
well. owes taxes, he has left them unpaid. The
only thing that led him 10 look into the matter
AZ all was the knowledge. that little matters Of
man. When he looked and found that q tax.
notice OF which. was sent to Justice Van Wyck
last December. had not been paid in June last,
found out whether Justice Van Wyck had for
Shai for the collection Of arrears Of personal
taxes. but in vain. At the Tax Collector's, office
beionGedi In the Manhattan ofice. But at the
Ranhattan office he eould1 iI be 2sd fpq nd At the
SeSeE noR at Gfii in M Il mss sala a shf' that fas a TeeGcds
isn't quite, exact. for. as has, been stated. JUS
fsss sSoRI9n w TfaS a t hSn oi s stanes e IN 9ps s sSaIn IL
i. and nearly. all the other items, on the same
page are marked paid" while his So7.22 is
ri viii tell you Just a few things" Col. Dady
Feat until we have dnished our investisations.
Up to 1897 Justice Van Wyck was not taxed on
Justice at a salary Of some ST.. 900 a Year and
aivesfn q fine house on Hancock street. Early
made some strong, statements about the rich
men Of Brooklyn who were not, paying any per-
were not assessed. and declared that his first
intention had been; when the matter was
Grand jury and have the matter locke into.
knew that the swearing of OF personal
properly taxes was s9pmething ENORMOUS in
Of the Department. Of Taxes last April. and
the fact was admitted to me that personal
SoSsv eG t FRT Il G" tRere is P ny iScai law HG re:
s sSsfE adt It on t That f pfieefpl Jaw L P IS p p1Rliy: s sesnl
. dial that such q state of affairs should exist:
s si ts SHReFs and on dPfinsS9s, Pfl q its saGddta ss Sp6e
the owners of real estate. such a thing
isgross dishonesty and an i1tolerable scandal.
At first it was my intention to summon a
special Grand Jury. but / gave the. Assessors
directions to assess all the personal property
further. the afldayits Of persons who are will
ing to swear that they have no personal prop
revoked unless the assessors have e~xtrinslc
EVIDENCE that the man has no personal prop
to swear away his own taxes. for when he does
90 he gets a Judgment IN the dark against
than 100000. and do You suppose that they
are willing to come into, court and swear that
they have no personal property L do not
The result Of this was said Col. Dady,
other Judges i ssS We're assessed on 5000 personal
property each. and notice OF the assessment
Decepber. ANY time up to- June payment
could have been made in Brooklyn. 1t wasn't
made up to that time; a5d under 6S.n the RI charter Mt
s sSsi 70 se %eoi fsef@ff TR heH p %eSHSp & GSfs az ' John @f n.
DelmouF is a Ds%%ocr%St ct: an! and may hesitate to
tIhhoatt the question has been ssttlsedi satisiSetorIiyy
Under the law Justice Van Wyet has until
November to settle the account. II is, said. To
terdsy WRether.he had paid his personal tax
nothing 70 say about that matter. but later I
In view OF this it may be interesting to
note that according to gossip among the poll
Sctivs in politics before his elevation to the
bench. was known as a man who talked freely.
as contracted with his brother. Mayor Van
Myck, who has been knQYn as one who didn't,
Yesterday Mayor Van wyck, called upon his
that he sealed him up as one OF the inter-
ested ones about the Kings headquarters ex-
ri understand. said another one OF the
loiterers, that since the inquiries about Jus
tic Van Wyck's taxes have been pushed. the
democratic have been considering the inser-
ton In their convention rules OF a requirement
that when a nomination is proposed the ques-
,tion shall be put, IL any man know Just cause
why. this candidate should not be nominated,
let him speak now or be forever d--d.'",
Gen. McLeer promised to put ali personal
property owners in Brookly1 on the assess
have their assessments stricken OF.
Anwritten request from ? New York county
taxpayer for access to the books Of the Depart
ment Of Taxes containing the records OF the
real and personal taxes assessed against
banded e Mt: Feit0sr b 4 SUN reporter yes
quest, folded 1t VI, and put Il In his pocket.
This request" he said. smiling. " will be