New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-12-18
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GARDINER LIKELY TO GO
SERIOUS IMPORT OF ATTOR-
NEY- GENERALS CHARGES.
GOVERNOR TO ACT SPEEDILY. AND Poll
ITICIANS BELIEVE THAT A NEW DIS
TRICT ATTORNEY WILL TAKE
OFFICE SOON.

New charges have been preferred against Dis
trict Attorney Asa Bird Gardiner. They were
presented to Governor Roosevelt last Saturday
by John Fl. Hammond. the Deputy Attorney
General assigned to the Office Of the State Su-
perintS ndent Of Elections in the Metropolitan
District for the prosecution OF persons indicted
for violation Of the election law Job E. Hedges
is also connected with the prosecution OF eiec-
tion cases in the city as a Deputy Attorney
General and is supposed to have had some part
in the preparation Of the charges, but Mr.. Ham
mond alone signed the charges. 1t was ascer-
tanned that the charges had been presented 70
the Governor with the full knowledge and ap-
prevail OF Attorney General Davies.
A copy Of the charges served upon Dis
trict Attorney Gardiner yesterday at 10 a. m
by a messenger from the Governor. The Dis
trict Attorney is allowed to have only brief
time TO make answer to the charges. He has
untn Thursday December 20 to file an answer
and until Saturday. December 90. to appear
personally at Albany and make a defence before
the Governor. The short time allowed for de-
fence was understood 1y politicians yesterday TO
mean that the Governor regards the charges
as too serious to be neglected before the expira-
ton Of his term Of Office December 81. and
that he Will remove District Attorney Gardiner
from Office and appoint his successor in the
week between Christmas and New Years If the
charges are sustained by evidence.
The determination OF the Governor to hear the
charges at such short notice. and not to have
them investigated by Commissioner. shrewd
politicians said yesterday. evidently means that
Mr.. Gardiner is not TO be allowed to see a repeti-
tion of the farce that was played before Com
missioner AnsIey Wilcox in the matter OF the
City Clubs charges There is not even enough
time given for the District Attorney to fall over
a chair and break a rib, or to cultivate severe
6pI trfr, 10. 10
declared and he will not be able to exhibit
derful powers OF recovery at the end of the
hearing 1t being predicted yesterday that
the first day Of the new century will see new
District Attorney installed in office in the Grim
inal Courts Building, in Centre-st.
OFFICIALS SEEM TO SEE THE END.
1t was apparent by the talk heard in the Grim
inaI Courts Building yesterday that the officials
there thought the end of District Attorney Gar
diners reign was near at hand. There was even
much speculation as to the man to be appointed
to his Office 1t was said by several OF the
officials that the Governor probably would ap-
point a lawyer OF the type OF Austen G. Fox,
without regard to his politics.
District Attorney Gardiner shut himself IN
his room and called some Of his assistants in
consultation. 1t looked if the entire District
Attorneys office stricken with dismay-
Accompanying the copy Of the charges was
the following order by the Governor:
State Of New-YOrk Executive Chamber
In the matter of the charges preferred against
Asa Bird Gardiner. the District Attorney Of
the county of NeW-YOrk
To Asa Bird Gardiner, the District Attorney OF
the County of New-YOTk:
You are hereby notified that charges Of mai
feasance and misconduct in office have been
preferred against you by John Henry Ham
mOnd, of the county Of New-YOrk. and copy or
said charges is herewith served Upon you.
You are hereby further notified TO file your
answer TO such charges with ne before Thurs
day the twentieth day of December, 1900 and
that you will be afforded an opportunity to be
heard in your defence in answer to such charges
before me at the Executive Chamber in the city
| of Albany Saturday, the twenty second day
of December. 1900 at half-past IL o'clock in the
| forenoon of that day.
In witness whereof have hereuntO signed my
name and affixed the privy seal of the State at
Oyster Bay, in the State Of New-YOrk this sew
enteenth day Of December. in the year OF our
Lord one thousand nine hundred.
THEODORE ROOSEVELT.
BY the Governor, William ]. YOUngs. Secretary
to the Governor,