The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-02-04
HAS RESIGNED.
HE GITES IN HEALTH As THE CAUSE
or mrs RESIGNATION.

or ms RESIGNA
Whe Assembly Committee Therefore sus-
ponds Its investigation of the SurroEnte's
observation-disclosures Faliows Says Arnold
Gave Practically All the Patronage of
His once to His Family and His Clerks.
ALBANY. Feb. 3.-The resignation OF John II.
v. Arnold as Surrogate of the county Of New
York was filed with the Secretary OF State at
noon to-day. The resignation reads as follows:
NEW YoRK, Feb. 2. 1899.
To n, Secretary ORR, Stat, Of NeD York:
Because Of III health. 1 hereby resign my Office Of
Surrogate Of the county Of New York. This resig.
nation 20 take effect Immediately.
JOHN H. V. ARNOLD.
The members Of the Assembly special COM
mittee appointed to investigate the SurroEate's
office returned from New York city this morn
ing and reported to the Assembly that Surro-
gate Arnold having resigned, the committee
did not deem itself justified in imposing upon
the State the expense of further Investigation.
The committee. the report says. will in due
time report bill or bills to remedy such abuses
as have been found in the Surrogate's Office as
may properly be remedied by legislation. The
report was ordered printed.
The report eXonerates Judge Fitzgerald, the
other Democratic Surrogate. from all RESPONSE
bility for the abuses complained OF.
Assemblyman Fallo w. in an interview. gave
the result of his personal Investigation of the
Surroeate's office. He said that Surrogate
Arnold had given practically all Of his patron
nRe to his family anu his office force. He says:
;pg .n Which mE hn tooi Sp tRe year ea rfss7' / ' fo aGSGf shat
ssqhEprEgatWe Arnold had a appoi .ra;d ip that year
times In accounting proceedings. and had al
lowed him out OF the said estates as his allow
n ka l,pI nt,pniptal hiG son Rapipa1l II Ar
mold, twenty-eight times. and had allowed
him him theo SHm Of rs T4'2 G,ibor In " the S1i sams E year he
IN hSa ]tra a i tsH matters ma e,1,I 10 tines Ii es.T and fPeeaaaanssesdi
an Investigation to be made in the office of the
surrosate Arnold. c tT Mr.. Minor Mn had
been allowed for these $50 transfer tax ap.
same year Surrogate Arnold appointed Gill
bert W. Minor special guardian in upcontested
npIio%%d h %n't s3.as g. 'l I'm the IN 7e %ni isa Sa ssrr he
gate gate h 4 70 Ia, apr 9 9 ntsd. Gi tar Tni wi Minor %p. ref
lowed s2,7sG. In addition to, ali Of these al
10 wances. Mr.. Minor was appointed by Surro;
gate Arnold special guardian IN contested will
a clerk in the Arnold law office.
In severHI cases Surrogate Arnold appoint
temporary administrator Of estates; Those
estates were large. Mr.. Ghapin, died; Upon
ministrator, and Gilbert W, Minor was select
attorney, and in one case at least, the Haskin
estate. he received a very lai ge fee, OF at least
In addition to the above facts. my personal
search revealed the fact that surrogate Ar
Minor 50 times on qns9ntested pr9bates. from
S R2iRisd hi him Fee & tips ss. & Sim Il lR Ratts ss T [as
apaps9inted 20 times Hod and ID r 1ss 81; $50, p.o,
pald Suf #. RrSo AEnq hfs SON. so iS once sPiR IN an un MsSl.
tsstedlprobate matter, where $50 was allowed;
In 1895 the son was appointed six times and
cot SDHl Ha waa nunninfnH aIVtnan fimaa in
1895 and got s475. In 1897 he was appointed
twsnty,one times ss o apd !, $ }s,9e was alioSTed
for which Minor received from the State Of
the quarter ending Dec. 81. Is57. to The quSr-
ter ending, Sept. 30. 1895. transfer tax ap-
praiser POI times,:'or which Mr.. Minor got
THE number of times that the various en-
APPOINTED special guardians on, aesoantineS
during the Yea, years Of his ipGumbency OF the
1904. e times in 1895, ~ in;lss8. 30 in 1897.
29!iIp & 9S sitt and 8 in January. iS@. - 100. 1,
in 1895. 81 in 1885. "a in 1897. S. in 1888. and
10 II January; 1890; 100,
o in 1886. & in 1856, II in 1897. and s in 1858.
r. ". -Cromley, appointsd 70 times in 1894.
and 5 In January. =
THE H. 4. RIA wcliffe named is a clerk in the
Akrnold office, as are also h, w, Cromley and l..
SURROGATE Arnold has also been very gen.
referees. Here follows a list OF the number Of
times TIN os sur re the Ar rnoId a np,ci his son = and tPd
!ss @ even IN 'f Il, 1 ArR Rrnqi 9fl sep si1sssrf twice. 'R sf N
i II 9sn 1TtGs II 1sh 1927 I. twice ", M II ls" spin saa 9pe9
1877. 20 in 1893. and twice in January. 1870:
l1n a: f IA laHf 9pDointie :" 1 tEife od IN ISL d1ea 9
1899. r; W. Crowley, appointed once in 1885.
once in 1886. and once in 1898"