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New-York tribune., 1902-06-09

ney of w-Rochele. but he has withdrawn.
Mr. Dillon and City Clerk Selz will be represent
ed to-day by ex-senator Charles P. McClelland.
of Dobbs Ferry, and ex-District Attorney
George c. Andrews, of Tarrytown. John NJ.
Gardiner of New York, will represent ex-Alder-
men Henry A Siebrecht and Robert Archer. and
Samuel T. Swinburne, a New-Rochelle lawyer,
will appear for Alderman Peter Cunneen and
Herman Kellenberg. The trial of ex-Tax Re
ceiver John Koellmer. who is accused of being
about 81, 900 short. will come before the County
Court June %. Grenville Temple Emmett and
Arthur Burns are to appear for him.
The indictments which were returned by the
February grand jury testimony presented by
Mr. Iselill and furnished to him by his experts.
Hasllins & Sells. charge the former city officers
with collusion. There three indictments
against ex-MayCr Dillon, punishable with fines
and inprisonment. One Of the counts charges
that as a public officer he knowingly consented
TO the payment of false and fraudulent claim
of s., 800 presented by City Clerk Andrew ].
SELF The other two accuse him jointly with
Selz of grand larceny in the first degree in hav-
ing procured from the city the amount of two
previous bills of the city clerk by means of a
warrsn Mt which was not authorized by the Com
mon Council One of the bills was for 81 937
and the other for SS25.
SELF is indicted two grand larceny charges.
and OH another charge OF having as public
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we have miles of paved streets trolleys. public
neT City aa ~ Of other
that we would never have had for years IL some.
fbe 6ody Tonsb o the taxes higher but
getting for S5 opR Getting wh
all who have stepped in and 9ade 9ls VINO I
made washington. He went out and was vas. damned; ned
but in after years the people pie all @ SAID tna' ne was
Mr. Dillon then paid his respects to his various
adversaries. The investigation, he said had
been a disappointment to MIR. 1seI1n he
thought I had issued bonds and not turned the
proceeds over to the city, said the ex-Mayor'
"but he found that this report Ike many
others was untrue. Mr. Iselin says he is a
Democrat If he is 1 never heard of it before
He has lived in the town a long while ana
never knew him to contribute anything 10 Tue
party" Mr. Dillon said that many OF the prac-
tices which were complained about under MS
administration were being continued under
Mayor Clarke.
Ex-City Clerk Andrew ]. Selz. who is under
indictment is one of the best known young
men in New-ROchelle. He is prominent in attn
letic sports. and belongs to all the rowing ana
bowling clubs. He is also member OF ST.
Andrews Brotherhood. Mr.. Selz characterizes
the charges against him unfounded- He says
that he never took a penny from the city that
he not legally entitled to- and will prove IL
Ex-Alderman Cuneen, who is charged with pc
ing interested in the sale of a lot to the CITY
says that he consented to the TRANSACTION III
order to give the city right of way to a piece
of property which was owned by 1t In the rear
of his property. He says that he did not proht
1t is understood that the other ex-aldermen
who are indicted for auditing the alleged illegal
bills will say that ex-Corporation Counsel Tier
ney advised them that they were legal Mr.
Tierney said yesterday that he did not advise
the aldermen how to vote on the bills in ques-
ton. He said that he sitting beside Mayor
Dillon when they came up, and the Mayor asked
him to read the section in the charter covering
them as he had forgotten his spectacles. Mr..
Tierney said he read the section as requested,
but did not advise the aldermen how to vote.
He denied that he had withdrawn from the
case because the accused men had refused TO
pay him $4,000 fee. He said that his physi-
clan had ordered him not to undertake the
strain Of so long a trial and that he had de-
clined to handle the case for that reason.
1T is my Judgment said Mr.. Tierney, that
the indictments will be dismissed The tesu-
mony of Mr.. Iselin, unrestricted as he was be-
fore the grand jury. most inffammatory, and
it must have clearly induced the indictments.
The testimony clearly illegal, and will not
be admitted In court. There are other irregu-
larities before the grand jury which feel sure
the court will not sustain.
In the proceedings this morning before JUS
tice Smith counsel for the accused officials VIII
argue motions to quash and set aside the in
dictments. alleging that the grand jury consld-
cred illegal evidence in finding them. and for the
further reason that there is insufficient evil
Gence.
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CORONERS HOTAT BELLEVUE
KEPT RtTSY TAKING ANTE-MORTEM
STATEMENTS OF PEOPLE
SLIGHTLY HURT.

accor5,,g n Coroner Goldenkranz. president of
the Board os Coroners and Coroner Jackson "ai
has been declared between the coroners ohce anu
the Bellevue Hospital authorities, the 'ohte'ioi'
being over the ante-mortem statements
The trouble the coroners say, arose over the
shooting of James Mccoy. the gambler oy |ouii''
Detective Mcclellan. Coroner Jackson was ilot III
formed until fifteen hours after Mccoy had been
taken to Bellevue that he was in a serious coh-
dition and when the coroner arrived McCoys con-
dition such that only disconnected s'a'e
ment could be obtained. The next Gay coroner
Jackson looked up the records and found that only
six cases for ante-mortem statements hao peeh re-
ported from Bellevue Hospital since January l.
He thereupon complained Of the situation u
Superintendent Stewart, Of Bellevue since the
complaint made the four coroners nave peen
working night and day getting ante-nortem state
ments at Bellevue, and in many cases thev say II
was ridiculous call them
On June 6 the coroners were called to take the
statements of James Coughlin and John Sneffln'
each of whom had not been seriously injured On
June Bellevue asked the coroners TO take the
statement of a woman who had been kicked by
her husband. but was not seriously hurt; also 10
take the statement of Christina Ruthardt' VINO
attempted suicide June (. but was recovering
Other cases reported were of boy who had fallen
and received a scalp wound: two men. stabbed
but not seriously. and man who attempted SUI
eide. but not in serious condition
Coroner jackson said yesterday to a reporter;
Those fellows at BELLEVUE think tnfy 6ica are a
they please Their action in reporting these trivial
cases will only tend to defeat the ends OF 1usIce.
for we now cannot tell whether they-are fooling us
whether they have case that really neees our
attention. is evident that this piece OF spite
work owing my complaint of negligence, ana
I will see what steps be taken to prevent tnem
from acting like schoolboys instead of professional
Coroner Goldenkranz said:
Those doctors at Bellevue are lot OF snips-
They think world only moves when Ihey DO,
and unless they stop trying to make travesty
of the coroners' office they will find themselves IN
serious trouble.
Assistant Superintendent Rickard, of Bellevue
HOSPITAL said last night that all dangerous cases
would be reported 10 the coroners' ofhce-
In these cases ante-mortem statements would be
taken. Mr.. Rickard added that this rule would
continue until such time the coroners deciced
what cases should be reported and what not
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on three counts each for allowing the claims OF
City Clerk Selz and voting to purchase real es-
tate without first obtaining the consent OF the
taxpayers at an election held for that purpose
Ex-Alderman Uric Griffen is indicted for mis-
demeanor in voting to pay $4,000 for a stone
quarry which was not approved Of at an cleo
ton, and ex-Alderman Kallenberg. the only Re-
publican in the board who was indicted, is
charged with voting for the stone quarry, and to
purchase the lot in which it is alleged Cunneen
was interested
SAYS DILLON STOPPED EXAMINATION.
When Mr. Iselin appeared before the grand
jury, he said that when Mayor Dillon found that
the investigation of the citys books was to be
thorough instead of merely a superficial exam
ination which would give him & clean bill or
health for the pending election he ordered the
experts out of the building. Mr.. 1seiin renewed
the examination in earnest when Mayor Clarke
assumed office on January l. employing a staff
of certified accountants who had just completeo
an investigation of the municipal AFFAIRS OF Chl-
cago. He promised to give all the information
to the taxpayers, but he has not done so, ana II
is surmised that. acting the advice of his
LAWYERS he is holding it back until after the
trials. The data that he has so far given TO
District Attorney Young relates only to the
cases of ex-City' Clerk Selz and ex-TaX Receiver
Koellmer.
Ex-Nayor Dillon, against whom Mr.. Iselin is
directing the fight principally. is fifty years oid
and has lived in Rochelle all his life The
two men were boys together in that CITY, and at
one time were captains of rival baseball teams
Mr. Dillon said yesterday that he thought that
the present attitude of Mr.. Iselin might be due
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When M ]. Dillon, after varied career IN
politics. was elected Mayor of New-Rochelie Oh
the Democratic ticket three years ago, prolhl-
nent Republican of Westchester County SAID; L
will be greatly surprised If Mayor Dillon enos
his term without something extraordinary nap
pening. Not that Dillon is anything more tnah
the average Tammany politician he adoeo'
but he IS of that type with whom consequences
are often an after consideration
The three years have come and gone Mr..
Dillon is no longer Mayor of New-Rocheile
Henry S. Clarke, Republican, who was elected
over him, is trying to straighten out the tangled
local government. To-day the ex-Mayor Will
appear before the court, with many Of the offi-
GERS of his administration. including tne City
Clerk. the Receiver of Taxes and seven alder
men, to face charges of misconduct in Office
1t is said by those who prosecuting the
charges that Tammany Hall could not hold
candle to those who ruled New-Rochele. The
people are paying for the good times now with
a tax rate that is $50 on $1,000. while the city
is so hard up for funds that some of the new
public officers have been doing without their
salaries
Mayor Clarke declared yesterday that when
he took charge of the city government he found
things in a deplora BILE state. There was SSo,ooo
in the treasury, $4,000 Of which was in sewer
funds for which bonds had been issued. Against
the remaining $1,000 there outstanding
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actor ARRESTED N THE VICTORIA
DID NOT EXPLAIN SATISFACTORILY HIS PRES
ENCE IN HALLS OF THE HOTEL

DID NOT EXPLAIN SATISFACTORILY HIS PRES
ENCE IN HALLS OF THE HOTEL
Several early morning hotel robberies recently
reported have made the hotel detectives throughout
he city unusually active Of late. About a. m
-esterday Detective Rice, Of the Victoria Hotel
Z well dressed young man walking about the halls
on the second floor Of the hotel He at first walked
past The detective as though his way 10 his
room. but after the officer had apparently passed
out Of sight the young halted and seemed
Undecided. He retraced his steps and started toward
the more quiet and deserted halls
Detective Rice asked him the number Of his
He replied he could not remember. The officer
took him 10 the Office, where il found that he
was registered guest of the establishment,
nor did he know the Of any staying there.
although he told queer tale Of having called 10
see a friend.
Detective Rice locked him up for the night ar
the West Thirtieth-st police station. There he
said he vas Joseph Kessler. Of No. 800 East Third
ST " hen searched half dozen keys were found
IN ms pockets, one o. which had been nled down
II z peculiar way. Detective Rice took the key
ano found that II pass key. and that II
~ouid unlock almost any Of the rooms on the floor
on winch the had been found
hesH-er vas arraigned in the jefferson Market
police court yesterday. He said that he an
actor, and that he had an engagement to play in a
Js"lsh theatre yesterday afternoon and evening in
->>+M%th II ne were not released at once, he de-
begged 20 he permitted to depart He said the keys
g 1gu1ld on ann were for the doors OF the house
His counsel decided in the interests of his client
mar Ihe examination would better be adjourned
IS uftii to-cay Ihis was done and Kessler's bail
"9s HAed al sl'v'e which he promptly furnished.
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to a quarrel which they had at that time But
he had forgotten all such difficulties long ago,
and when he was Mayor there wasn't thing
any member of the Iselin family asked for that
the Mayor did not cheerfully grant
Mr.. Dillon, being of a jovial nature, was no
sooner elected Mayor than he gathered stan
Of men who were fond of good times. He at
tended all local entertainments ana usualy
presided. Though he drank nothing stronger
than mineral water he was easily enthuSed, and
when the festivities got under way ne amused
the guests by singing ballads of his own com
position, and occasionally Win t"ostep or
clog dance. 1t is said that there was more
champagne drunk in New-Rochelle under Dillon
than in all the years before since the place was
established. His hospitality was known TO be
unlimited He and his followers gave excur-
sions on the Sound, using the Glen Island boats
and when the racing season began at Morris
Park the city officers took turns going TO the
track.
The poor people in New Rochelle will have
reason to remember Mayor Dillon as their
friend. procession OF them hooked 10 ms ms
home ana lined the corridors of the City Hail
nearly every day in the three years Of his ad-
ministration. He aided them all. To some he
gave money and to others coal. food and cloth
ing. On one occasion he gave shoes to one hun
dred poor children so that they could go to
school.
esta blished a country place. 1t at Round
Hin Conn. In the last municipal campaign
some of the newspapers said that this place
cost $4,000. but this was mistake. 1t cost
less than $4,000 When the Mayor went to his
country home he entertained the farmers for
miles around. He liked to see them drink
champagne. which they thought was new
brand of cider Then he would lead the way to
the dining hall, where a rural orchestra would
strike up some ancient waltz, and the Mayor
cane in hand. would lead off. The Tammany
men who were guests would follow, and then
the farmers and their wives and daughters
would fall in When asked yesterday by
Tribune reporter about the indictments against
him ex-Mayor Dillon said:
DILLON's DEFENCE.
T have heen In politics all nv life and of course
I don't mind getting knock once in while.
Won have 20 expect such things when you hold
nnhlc office But these charges are outrageous and
without foundation And what surprises more
is thar men whom I have befriended seem to be
foremost in the persecution All the charges are
based on generaties The only charges am In
dicted on are the three bills which / paid to City
Clerk SELF These bills were authorized by law. and
7 have lived in New Rochelle all of my life, and
have never sued been sued been arrested be-
fore Now they accuse of extravaganza but
they forget that when became Mayor there wasn't
= decent street IN the town 10 drive over Now
New-York tribune., 1902-06-09
TO BUILD ALL KINDS OF VESSELS.
GREATER PRODUCTIvENEss AT
LESS COST

Representatives Of Atlantic and Pacific shipbulid-
ing yards. which will enter the proposed trust
reticent yesterday concerning the details of
the proposed plan. One who has been largely in
strumental in bringing about the combination said.
Just now 1 cannot make public the number OF
shipyards included in the deal tell the amount
of stock be issued. 1 say, however, thai
the purpose of the amalgamation is to make pos
sibIe greater productiveness at less cost. The
trust will specialize they do in England that is,
it Will devote one yard to making ferryboats. an
other to torpedo boats, another to yachts another
to battleships and No yard in this country
can now make all classes OF vessels and do so
economically because of the difficulties involved
and the vast difference in the amount and kind of
labor needed for the construction of vessels Gt
every type. By localization shall be able TO
compete more successfully with foreign yards
Full details of the plan will be made public
either tomorrow next day. The scheme Is
certain to succeed this time although the plan
proposed a year ago was not a success The pro
posed trust will be worked out on lines similar to
those considered year age. The project of May,
1901 was never fully abandoned
1t is understood that the underwriting has been
arranged through the Office of Alexander Green:
of No 12o Broadway Besides Mr.; Nixon OF the the
Crescent Shipyards il is understood that j. j. Nc
Cook, H. E. Huntington, Irving M Scott and
Henry Poor. of H w. Poor & Co, have assisted in
bringing about the combination
New-York tribune., 1902-06-09
FRENCH SUBN4RTNES.
From The London Morning Post.


The submarine boat invented by NJ. Claude Gou
bet which has just been sold. with patents. to the
newly formed British Submarine Boat Company.
differs very greatly from the newest Holland
type, TO which the British submarines belong.
While the latter have reserve buoyaRcy when
submerged. and are kept under by of hori-
zontal rudders, the Goubet boat possesses no re
serve buOyancy when beneath the waves, its weight
equalng its displacement. The latter. in fact,
weighs nothing when submerged. and the addition
of even a glass of water the tanks will set IL
sinking In order to keep it keel and
prevent 1t either rising sinking, NJ. Goubet has
a which pumps water from a forward
tank to one situated aft and vice The
met hod of working Is follows Should the vessel
incline in any direction pendulum swings forward.
and in so doing forms a connection between a
motor and the batteries. the former once begins
working the rotary pump in a direction which
causes the water 20 flow through the pipes from
the lower tank the higher until the addition or
the latter is sufficient 10 bring both the
boat and tanks level again the pendulum swinging
motor instantly stops
New-York tribune., 1902-06-09
ATTACKS BISHOP POTTER.
CHANCELLOR DAY. OF SYRACUSE UNI,
vERs1TY. ALSO DIssECTs DR. RAINsFoRD.

Syracuse. June s--A vigorous attack upon ths
published statements Of the Rev. William s Rains
ford rector of st. Georges Church. of New-York.
concerning temperance reform. and upon those OF
Bishop Henry c.. Potter. concerning the excise
question. were the features of the baccaIaureate
sermon delivered before the graduating class OF
Syracuse University this morning by Chancellor
James r. Day. His text was II Corinthians. Ii, 1s.
For what fellowship hath righteousness with
righteousness? And what communion hath light
with darknesS?
DR.. Day characterized the policy advocated by
DR. Rainsford of having the churches offer small
drinks to the public. that the saloons might bs
gradually driven out of ext tence. fantastic
and said that sin not to be used antfdots
for sin The speaker ridiculed the idea being
the direct opposite of the teaching Of the Bible
The chancellor took exception to branding thoss
who would outlaw the liquor traffic and who nnaks
laws prohibit it hypocrites' by Bishop Potter
He said il was not good for eminent man TO so
brand the people of Maine and Kansas or OF any
other community because they disagreed with his
ideas NO one Is harmed by the i'll considered
and uncha Bile remark said the chancellor. but
the Bishop himself. He has forfeited the respect
Of countless good people all over the country.
When the Church mOurns and the rumseHers re-
joice it is time for the Bishop TO retreat with rso
pentance and confession
New-York tribune., 1902-06-09
THEY ALL READ THE TRIBUNE.

Princeton. n. J.. June (SpeciaD.-To-day's Trib-
une which contained full account of yesterdays
commencement exercises and the Yale game and
special page in the illustrated supplement
Princeton customs sold in vast numbers here
to-day, and was eagerly read by the alumni and
commencement visitors. All day long crowds of
people were on the campus sitting beneath the
big elms in front Of Old North. and Tribunes were
much in evidence. Yesterdays issue. which con-
tanned large picture of the graduating class, also
made a big hit with the alumni and undergradu-
ates especially the latter. many of whom have
ordered the paper sent to their homes The Trib-
une was voted of the popular of the
metropolitan papers by the members of the senior
cEa
New-York tribune., 1902-06-09
THE n4YFLoVER NAY BE DISPATCH BOAT.

REAR ADMIRAL BARKER ORDERED TO HAVE HER
READY FOR SERVICE IN TWO WEEKS.
Rear Admiral Barker commandment of the Brook
lvn Navy Yard, has received orders from Wash
ington TO place the converted cruiser Mayhower In
commission within two weeks. 1t is understood
that this vessel which formerly the yacht
of Mrs. Ogden Goelet will be used by President
Roosevelt as dispatch boat. He will probably
witness the autumn manRuvres of the army and
navy off the coast Of Long Island from the deck
of the Mayfower.
The yacht saw service in the Spanish war, and
was then fitted up for dispatch boat for Gov
erncr Allen of Porto Rico When he resigned, the
Mayfower was sent to the Brooklyn Navy Yard,
and has been there ever since.
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TO TRY EX-MAYOR AND STAFF.
FORMER OFFICIALS or NEWROCHELLE MUST ANSWER
CHARGES OF MISCONDUCT IN OFFICE
SEVEN FORMER ALDERMEN HAVE ALSO BEEN INDICTED.

officer presented false claims for audit. At the
May session of the grand jury Mr.. Iselin had
him indicted again the charge Of embezzle-
ment. the experts saying that they had discov-
cred that he collected money for back taxes
which he failed to turn over to the city treas
urer.
Alderman Peter Cunneen is indicted separately
for misdemeanor having, it is charged, while an
alderman, been interested in lot which was
sold to the city Aldermen Robert Archer,
Henry A Siebrecht, John Grab, Henry A.
Quackenbush and Henry T. Smith are indicted
New-York tribune., 1902-06-09
OHIO SOCIETY MEETING TONIGHT.

PLANS FOR A LIBRARY DEVOTED TO THE HIS
TORY OF THE STATE
There will be a meeting of the Ohio Society at its
rooms In the Waldorf-Astoria this evening The
application of a number OF Ohioans for membership
will he acted n.
The library committee OF the society has sent a
circular TO the members saying that will be glad
to receive gifts books relating exclusively to the
history of the State TO be added to the collection
which IL was recently decided should be made IL
Is suggested. however that members or others first
write the chairman, Francis NJ AppleEate No al
Broad-st this city, announcing proposed gifts and
await his answer 1t is planned in this way To
avoid the duplication Of books. The library already
contains number of county histories.
New-York tribune., 1902-06-09
LOOKING FOR WoMEN HORSE THIEVES.

TWO OF THEM GET AWAY WITH a $500 RIG IN
NEW-ROCHELLE.
The police OF Westchester County are searching
for two women horse thieves. who hired a $500 rig
from Frederick Keeling of New-Rochelle. Fri
day, and has not been seen since The women
told the Iiveryman that they only wanted the rig
for hour.
I'VE are only going out Dayenports Neck to
see wealthy friend Of the women said
I'VE will bring the horse back in good shape"
The rig was traced from New-Rochelle through
City Island and Mount Vernon, and was last seen
coming toward this city
New-York tribune., 1902-06-09
BISHOP FARLEY LAYS coRyERsToyE

Bishop Farley yesterday laid the cornerstone of
the Church of ST. Gregory the Great. which is to
oe the hrst roman Catholic church in Harrison
&C mass in the barns and frehousss 7rl,a ua-r,son
FsTe department turned cut in uniform as a guard
y f,onor 20 me elsnop and priests who took part
~ The ceremony. The church will be onnosife rle
sstvee school which John E. Parsons gave 10 Harri-
son aao II was announced yesterday THAT the law
I@S - contributed $50 toward its erection