New-York tribune., 1900-08-11
TO TRY TO HUMILIATE GOFF
PLAN OF THE RECORDERS ENEMIES TO
SECURE REVENGE.
REPORT THAT CERTAIN TAMMANYITEs
WILL TRY TO HAVE IMPEACHMENT PRO
CEEDiNGs BROUGHT AGAINST HIM
HIS FRIENDS NOT WORRIED.

The bitterness known to exist between Dis
trict Attorney Gardiner and Recorder Gof Is
! likely to be heightened if there Is any founda-
tion for rumor which gained circulation last
night Close personal friends Of Colonel Gar
I; diner are limiting that as soon as the City Club
charges against Colonel Gardiner are disposed
of movement will be started to bring i'm
peachment proceedings against Recorder Golf.
The District Attorneys friends apparently
have believed for some time that certain mem
| bers Of the City Club in formulating charges
against Colonel Gardiner drew their inspiration
from Recorder Gof. They are now asserting
that inasmuch as Colonel Gardiner has been
humiliated and has suffered in reputation on ac-
count Of the City Club charges Recorder Gon,
whose enmity toward the District Attorney has
been shown in a sensational manner on several
! occasions should also be put on the defensive
A Tribune reporter was told yesterday that
certain Tammany AssembIymen. in order TO even
things up with Recorder GoT. who as counsel
to the Lexow Committee did Tammany an i'm
mense amount of harm IN 1884 will take the
initiative in beginning Impeachment proceedings
in the Legislature next winter. They will do
this. II is said. not with any hope that their ef-
forts will meet success, but solely from a de-
sire for revenge 1t is asserted that Recorder
Goffs record for efficiency will be attacked, and
that It will be urged by his enemies that the
frequent reversals Of his Judgments by the Court
Of Appeals warrant investigation into his
fitness as a member of the bench. 1t will be
urged that he has been reversed by the Court
Of Appeals with more frequency and with more
significance than any other Recorder in the his
tory Of New-Yorl1. 1t Is the reported intention
Of the enemies Of the Recorder to urge that
these reversals involve great and unnecessary
expense TO the County Of New-York. As be-
fore stated, the Recorders enemies have little
or no hope Of cutting short his judicial career
but they hope to cause him modification.
The official record of cases in Recorder Gon's
court which have been reviewed by the Court
of Appeals follows:
July 3 1s95-Wtian Cesar died in prison
July ;. 1881 francesca Cassata. trial granted.
July l9 ls95-Marie Barberi. trial granted
July - 1s95--vincenzo Nino, granted.
Julv 81 1s95-Peter Garrahan. affirmed
August I6. Is95-Dennis Muller lew trial granted.
September !. 1S5-Caroline Kraft granted.
June p. 1s9G-Merwin y Madison. appeal dismissed.
June 80, 1s96-Victor . F1echter, affirmed.
October IS 1se6-Frank Whitaker appeal dismissed
Fender. pending.
February >. 1s97-Howard scott affirmed
March 81. lS97-William J. Hazard pfiuncd
a8rmed '''''
June 3. 1s97-Perrin H Sumner affirmed
October 10 1sg7-Alva Dusea. affirmed.
March -. lS97-James Stock affirmed
January p. 1s9S-John J. Hannsau, affirmed.
November u, Michael Mullu,eu serving term.
pending
December - 1s9s-Marie NJ vaticoIa serving term
pending
December d 1sos-willam A Moore affirmed.
March = Is99-Wiiam J. Koerner Ieuding
April 10. 1s99-Heury Sedner. pending
May IS. IS99Wliiam Flanagan. serving term. pend
ing.
June q. 1se9--John ZiGOuras. trial granted.
October ?, 1se9--Albert +, Jamules. ending
December 9. 1s99-samucl L. Wesn1ann. pending.
February 10 19O0-Roland 3. Aioineux. pending
April 3. 190O-Aexander Miller serving term peg ding
April II. 1Soo-Jarnes 3. Kellogg. pending
April Is 190oCarlos Hernandez serving term perding
May Il, 190o-severo Ceiano. affirmed
July 2. l90O-Wlliam LoughIln, perdiag.
The Recorders friends who were seen yes
terday said that while there We're several re-
versals at the beginning Of his term the affirm
ances since the first year stamp the Recorder
as a thoroughly competent Judge.
An effort was made TO see Colonel Gardiner
at his office yesterday The reporter went
twice when IL was said he would be in, but
Colonel Gardiner out each time.
Recorder Goff is away from the city on his
vacation, and will not return till some time in
October.