The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-11-22
GOVERNOR AND GARDINER.
poosETELT TO NAME ComMIs-
sIosEH TO INVESTI9ATE

na,,. Extradition-visits Rough Rider
Dickinson and Capt. Cspron's widow.
Gov. Roosevelt came to town yesterday morn
,ru from New Haven, and accom- plished so
many things between his arrival and the time
-hen he went TO the Chamber OF Commerce
d,nner that those who followed him were re-
minded OF the days Immediately preced-
Inc bI. election in 1903. The train ar
vty,d at 1920 o'clock On alightinR from
u the Governor went up to Roosevelt
po.pltal to see Trooper Richard H.
oskInson. OF the Rough Riders. who has been
A ratieut in the hospital ever since no was
brought back to this country on transport
from Santiago. in October, 1898. Dickinson
,sl in the assault on San Juan Hill. wounded
IN such a way that he has never recovered
.ur'centy TO enable him to leave tho hospital
II. has necrosis Of the thigh bone. Gov. Rooea-
,.I, had a hat hours talk with Dickinson.
.book him by the ha nd. and bid him be OF good
.hssr Then he went down to ths City Club.
whore he arrived shortly before o'clock.
The Governor had an engagement to meet
the CITY Club committee which preferred
obars.s against District Attorney Gardiner
Attorney. General Davies had come down from
Albany ~ go over with the Ci.y Clubs law
,er.. the charges and the evidence the club
has ,,cumu lated to back them up. The repre-
THOMAS R. slicer. Chairman OF tho Committee
on Municipal Affairs. Horace E. Demng. John
A TAYLOR. ]. Harsen Rhoades. J. NJ. Goddard
Arthur F. Coursen. Charles @. Nadal. J. W.
Pryor and z L. Heydeoker. They had, besides
n COPY o. the charges which were filed with
he Governor. copy OF Col. GARDENERS
answer,
Il was said last night that the City Clubs
charges were taken up and discussed specifca-
ton by specification. and that as each alleged
dtefn ., dut Dro wa prH9ea has W sns she
II After this had been dona the District Attor-
neys answer waS gone over with great care.
GOV Roosevelt announced that commits
.iopsr would be apncn'sd to take testimony
on the charges. After the conference was over
he came downstairs and said to sun re-
'"kIi tha, can say now is that We have dIs-
eussed the charges against District Attorney
Gardiner with the Attorney General and the
members Of the specia com ittee OF the City
Clubs Com mittea on Munic pal Affairs. which
are OF sufficient importance TO justify the APP
pointment OF Com n ls-ioner to in ves' igate
them / NAV also say that Il the charge. had
not been sufficient to warrant the appointment
OF a Com missioner 10 hear them, the District
Attorneys answer to them would have madeit
Ciov. R6o.evelt sdded that the Commissioner
70 near the charges and the District Attorneys
S Ss, ,Ss, his name would not be made pubic
yet Tie Governor explained this by saying
ihn, he mad not yet had an opportunity to com.
nunicate with the gentleman and learn what
his Wv. were in regard 70 the anp9ntment.
After the charges against the District Attor:
win the members OF the CITY Club about the
State Cons abulary bill. which the City Club il
70 lsVSs viii f uYSe fh hs ssntnr.
to adopt, AMI certain amendments 70 the Pri-
mary ana Election laws. which will be pre-
Tn CITY Club had watchers at all the voting
places IN this borough on last election day, and
Ss the Ss votes Was .u.e"p,be of srss, imprSVs
was ooS.bie 'or election officers to commit
Aus Austen eng 9 Fox. who was one o, the Demo-
cratic attorney. appointei by the Governor to
him a, the CITY CLUB. Mr, Fy1's EnowIedss OF
canal matters Il was said a!terward. h d led
MN p 10 tbs ppo,E ronduct ot ths ws
Hsv.ns attended to these matters. the Gov
ernOr gave hlmsau 'it'le ~ 50 aud prepared
the speech which h. delivered last night at the
Chamter o. Copr,erce tinner Then he vent
be cauei on VI, VI. i.!yn N CepSon. the WIDOW OF
CAPTAIN Arn ,alrIn. Of the Rough Riders.
-ho WI. s,.sd e Las Guasmas IN n. iirst
span arts, on the Island OF Cuba. After the
S[2S.sn2r had seen NJ. Capron he found tina.
New York and the city Of Chicago had got out
some work for him % do Detective Burke
town with requisition from Governor Tanner
for the person OF Alonzo J. Whiteman. the
Burk4 had seen Cant, McCusky Of the Detec,lve
Bureau. and they had decided to get the
Governor W IC grant eLtrastt,ion paprTt right
ih- D"teGttyr Orice,. and Assistant District
al his room in the Fifth Avenue Hotel at 5
ccosS A soon as the party got into tho
"-sy began G ,o tumble Win t iha er.s, '' p
onAF"rs which he carried under his arm.
~ ion,, care to hear anyth ne from the Dis
Governor make Il a rule tp grant ex:rad-
non rarers always unless the accused is able
M Marsh. 'aktng this as a cue Tor u defence
., ., w ,tanm1an. Immediately began 70 tell the
am familiar with the mans record, said
tnst vernon i read al about him in the Pink
Mr' Marsh said that the Pinkerton. had
hnuai,d his client al over the country. AMI
s sat g., 2 tel long story Of n. Injustice
dsos'nt make out much OF case for him why
M, Marsh said hat whitsman had never in
M ven Cd To- skip his bail and that he was really
Mhi,eman. In his own defence. said thai he
SAT-, T ,ng.a9 BE s,reR vs o, Rsn.v in thi.
shsc. u Chicago. in 1895 but tina, It Vas
never n Dashed. and that no harm was ever done
ne ais shln tnht ne hdN been
convicted for the crime served three months
O. hlt sentence. and was then released on
1900 bail. He said that Capt McCiu-ky had
bd hin that he had case against him. nad
Wsth3oo " would trouble him II he kept out OF
neH l0rk city. He also said that Supt.
poherty o. the Pinkerton Detective Agency,
hal told him that they had no case against
son ~ ~ "'''' "'u''
:, Having heard which. the Governor said that
~. matter seemed 10 be perfcc ly simple ono.
WA u Whttsman had skipped his bail he
Sught 70 60 back TO Chicago. and tha' II no had
e. SKIPPED his bail. and was willing TO 20
uayH, ne shonld do 30 any way. go the Cover
10y sgnei the eStradt'on papers, and then
We We tor the Chamber o Commerce dinner. /
Would get a writ NJ habeas corpns TO prevent
oier West ''''" 'aA''S WV pr'"-
r;n"L'eman spent last night In the Tombs
n"NIl he taken before a Justice Of the Su-
tmIlnr ,urt to-day TO be turned over TO the