New-York tribune., 1900-05-23
MAYOR MUST ANSWER.
JUSTICE GA YNOR TO EXA NINE
HIN ABOUT ICE TRUST.
DOCK COMMISSIONERS AND JOHN F.
CARROLL INCLUDED IN THE ORDER,
ISSUED UNDER A CHARTER
PROVISION.


Mayor Van Wyck and the Dock Commission
ers will by order of Supreme Court Justice GAY
nor appear in the Supreme Court in BROOKLYN
on Saturday to submit themselves to an exami-
nation as to their personal connection with the
Ice Trust and any of their official acts which
may have accrued to the advantage of the trust.
The order was granted by Justice Gaynor
under Section 1854 of the charter which is as
follows:
Any member of the Municipal Assembly Com
dtr missioner, head of department chief OF bureau
ueputy thereof or clerk therein. other officer OF
so order be summarily examined upon g n order to
Ne 5e made on application based on affidavit of the
OF the Municipal Assembly. or any Commissioner of
ers, requiring such mination and signed by any
Justice of the Supreme Court in the Ist or lid
to be publicly made at the chambers of said court,
Of on ay d or a' be he
not less, however, than fortyeght hours after per-
shall be confined to an inquiry into any alleged
@ or sny Toon Ga % thea G % sW
or any want or mechanical qualifications of any in
in acting as such Inspector or any delinquency
charged in said affidavit touching the office or the
alleged in the applica ton for said order that such
parment, or % other Observation-Disclosures offcer or per
son, has knowledge or information Such member
department, clerk or other aforesaid oficer per-
thereto, s'' and produce such books and papers
in his custody under his control the
continued from time to time. as such Justice may
ocdeF but the answer TO of It the party Gharged shall
ing; provided however. that for all false answers
eeedipss NAV be be- cnntinind before any other Gus
tce in said judicial department, and other witness
es. well as the parties making such application,
PEELED to attend and be examined touching such
alleged delinquencies; Such justice may punish
swer any questions pursuant to his order: as for
D f m noqc ad s oenee has to f the Sr
or directions of himself or any other Justice as
or shall possess. to enforce obedience or to punish
contempt In any case or matter whatever. and
examination not exceeding $3.50 If he thinks there
herenbefore provided for. the said to be paid
to the officer or person examined and for which
an, execution. The examination hereinbefore pro-
e toP d If pc M to csr 9 and be fd
within the First or Second judicial departments
shall direct at the time of making such order, and
the examination m tic so reduced to writing and filed
public, and notice OF the same shall be given to
j. N. Hayes, a member OF the City Club, ap-
peared before Justice Gaynor counsel for
five members of the Municipal Assembly who,
under the terms of the foregoing section of the
charter. asked for the order for examination
They Councilmen Charles Francisco and
Adam LEIGH and Aldermen Wirth and William
Wentz and one other member of the Municipal
Assembly.
Mr.. Hayes appeared before Justice Gaynor
after the regular business Of the court was
| over, and the greatest secrecy was observed in
the proceedings. 1t hoped that the knowl-
edge of the granting of the order could be kept
secret until copies of the order had been served
upon Mayor Van Wyck and the others When
the lawyer left the courtroom he said an attempt
would be made to serve the order at once All
those who were interested in the proceedings
refused to talk when seen last night
John F. Carroll also included in the order
and by its terms will be required to present the
books of the Ice Trust in order that the exami-
nation may reveal the exact connection, if any,
of Mayor Van Wyck and the Dock Commits
sioners with the trust