New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-11-19
ATTACK on THE REV. Mr. sL1CER.

O. this CITY.
ATTACK on THE REV. Mr.. sLICER.
Referring 10 the letter Of the Rev. Mr.. slicer
oocornan ,inC the memorial. he says that it is so
trantjca!y vtuperative that he recalls nothing
Ike It. he writes:
This c-imnal.y ubellous communication was also
given 10 the press, and from their comments
seSrred that the Individual named resided in Buff
fao y. y. that ne has changed his religion three
times and ministers as pastor 10 the Unitarian
congregation in this city once presided over by my
departed friend. the sanity Henry W Bellows;
Had the so-caled charges been sworn to l should
have RETAINED from inviting attention to those
concerned in this proceeding Relative TO these so
called charges inquiry mas developed the fact mat
alleged record informa ton upon the faith Of when
the subscribers were induced 10 sign their names
was procured by two persons, one OF whom atIsr-
ward carried the so-called charges 10 Your TX
Tor leading those subscribers into error. II is proper
10 invite attention 10 the fact that his law payth
upon the action OF the Bar Association 1i 'iil
city oisbarred and removed from the once OF
attorney and counsellor law last Deee Fogt 9 ~
this department for deceit and malpractice, a De
c Isl, recently confirmed by the Court of Appeals
As 10 the other individual who assisted in prepar-
you that On July Il last as ne ciamea 70 re1 sp3, mn,
The Sabbath Observance Committee II became my
duty in consequence Of indisputaole record evil
Sente az false statements made by him 10 me TO
address him officially and say that: ,, -.
mental aptitude nor the professional knowledge IN
criminal matters sufficient 10 be Of any use 10 TINS
ON Won j. hat direction and shall request your
Law Committee to designate some one else.
THIS letter in detail is mentioned and refers to
communication sent by the District Attorney 10
Fulton Mcmahon. who counsel for the Law
Committee Of the Sabbath Observance Committee.
Colonel Gardiner also refers TO Mr. Heydecker say
Ing
During the present week this attorney. whom
had to crtcise severely. and the attorney 5 Who
instance
sentative OF the Consul General Of the Austro-Hun-
m 1s9 SeoTe Poce Magistrate Mayo Of the FIRST
Tc GTna, 5der Sect6n Ts Of the Penal
Code for deceit and collision as attorneys In DC
frauding minor heirs. The case is now pending IN
From this brief resume Your Excellency will per
ceve the suspicious and wholly unrenaoIe source
tack on my public character which is so calculated
70 mslead many excellent people nov RESI- resPeG bo
expression 'misfeasance'' and mafeasance' are
In a quarter Of a century Of service under the
United States Judge Advocate l had occasion
tons. more particularly In the military service vice
against officers and men. but never nave ! seen zen
called charges.
CASES TAKEN UP.
The District Attorney then takes up the charges
n the CITY Club. In the case Of Butler and the
Hollis the charges alleged that the proceedings be-
fore the Grand Jury were instituted without pre-
limnary inquiry without reasonable grounds
that the District Attorney procured a secret in
Gctment which subsequently dismissed as is
alleged as not being based facts.
Regarding the dismissal Of the indictment he adds
that IL was on a technicaity. He says that he
would have resubmitted the case TO another Grand
Jury but President Little felt that the publicity
given the matter was sufficient vindcation. Then
the criminal law.
Next he takes up the Of Roland B. Mol-
reux He says
i the declaration has reference to the hrst IN
dlctment which was afterward set aside by the
the Grand jury. have only TO say that after
Coroner's inquest. which lasted three weeks; ana
defendant was held. the Coroner Edward W. Hart,
waited upon me and recommended in the interests
OF public morals that instead OF sitting over again
as Magistrate 10 rehear the case under the CODE
that il be submitted directly to the Grena Jury;
General Sessions wherein the Grand Jury reported.
OF the subject He agreed with the Coroner that
n was proper procedure. and sent Tor the tore,
man O h Grand jury and detaRee abe. ft end
ing, in order thai they. might CONSIDER the case
and an Indictment was found
WHY INDICTMENTS WERE DISMISSED.
Then District Attorney Gardiner takes up the
charge Of rnisfeasance in office serving 10 shield
alleged criminals rather than protecting the people
punlshing and preventing crime The hrst speci-
acauon is that IN about two thousand cases he has
procured or permitted indictments 10 be dismissed
bail discharged. and defendants freed without
tral. and schedule Is given Of several hundreo
names In answer to this he says:
have thank Cod a professional STAFF whose
integrity Is unimpeachable, and l have YET 10
learn that in any Of the entire number OF IN
stances OF indictments dismissed or defe1o1nts as
charged on their own recognizance, any recon-
iinendalion put upon an indictment othe' IMAM
IN 'uFtherace Of justice.
He says further. II cannot do an Impossible
thing" in answer TO the charge that he has ais
missed 700 indictments. and in which he Is asKco
70 give a specific reason for each case He closes
the reply TO this head Of the charge by saying; l
now quit this specification with profound disgust
for the LEGAL acouirements OF those who pre-
ferred IT,"
Mr.. Gardiner then proceeds TO the second specf
hcauon. that ne has consented TO or permitted the
withdrawal from Special Sessions OF numerous