New-York tribune., 1902-01-17
GUDEN TO ANSWER TO-DAY
SAYS HIS STATEMENT WILL EXPLAIN
BERT REISSS CHARGES.

A SENSATION PROMIsED-MR. DADY DE-
CLAREs THE STORY FALsE-MR WOOD
RUFFs STATEMENT
Sheriff Guden, of Kings County, has prepared
a long statement in answer 10 the charges made
by Bert Reiss that Michael j. Dady had COM
PEELED the Sheriff to sign an agreement in which
the latter promised to turn over to Dady all the
money he should make in that office above
$4,000. a year, and also promised TO allow Mr.
DRdy to make all the appointments in the office
From what the Sheriff said when seen at his
home. No. 2o3 Dean-st. Brooklyn. last night,
this statement will create much Of sensa-
ton did the charges of Mr.. Reiss. No
amount Of persuasion could induce the Sheriff
TO give out the statement until he had sub
nlitted it TO his counsel. Levi w. Naylor.
Mr.. Naylor had been in Albany all day. and
was not expected back until late hour. Mr..
Guden. who seemed to be unusually calm about
the whole matter, said he would not wait for
his counsel: that it would do just as we'll in the
morning. Mr.. Guden himself had intended going
to Albany yesterday morning, but missed his
train. Il have gone into the whole matter at
some length said Mr.. Guden. detailing every
thing that happened between Mr.. Dady and
myself from the first. 1t will be a complete
explanation and people Judge for them
selves
will it exonerate Mr.. Dady from the charges
that have been made against him." was asked.
Yes. and 1 believe it will exonerate myself"
odded Mr. Guden slowly But it will place
some other people in a very bad light
viii your statement be a denial such Mr..
Dady has made in the Havana dispatches?' he
was asked.
My statement will be a plain presentation of
all that happened, was the only answer that
Mr. Guden would give to the question.
Dispatches We're received yesterday from Mr..
Dady, who is in Havana, asserting that the
charges of Mr.. Reiss were without foundation.
The story is absolutely false he said
Lieutenant-Gover Woodruff, when seen last
evening at the Waldorf at the dinner of the
Holland Society. where he was a guest. made
an emphatic denial of Mr. Reiss's statements.
This man Reiss,' said the Lieutenant Gov
Rrnor. has said that Michael ]. Dady made
Sheriff Guden sign an agreement when the lat
ter was nominat ted whereby Guden would give
Mr.. Dady ali he earned in excess of $4,000
year. 1 wish to state very positively that the
charges made by this absolutely UNI
founded. He has taken advantage Of Mr..
Dady's absence 20 cast this aspersion him.
[ II glad that 1 have a chance to defend my
friend. Even if 1 had no personal knowledge
Of the falsity Of this charge and the motives
matter mercy from common sense point of
view I would he satisfied that Ress is doing
my friend a gross injustice.
Mr.. Dady has contracts in Cuba which bring
him in a large income He is a wealthy
What reason excuse would he have TO stoop
10 such penny ante schemes TO make money as
Reiss maliciously suggests? l shall say
that this mans attacks were prompted by feel
ings of spite o. sourness born of defeated am
7 .1.. ri,,cr
TIE source of the attack, it deserves no atten-
tion from serious minded men,
The lveliest interest was taken in the matter
all day, and little else was talked about among
politicians in Brooklyn. When Bert Reiss was
seen re SAID:
Il am prepared TO substantate every state
ment that | made. l have the
agreement between Mr.. Guden and Mr. Dady.
but Mr.. Guden has told me about IT many times.
both before and after election. I know of at
least six other persons 10 whom Mr.. Guden has
made these same statements
Mr Reiss would not say who the six men he
referred TO We're 1t was learned good
thority. however, that among them were r. w.
Sparks, a lawyer in the same office; John Kissel,
Joseph H. Jacobs, William s Sandford and Wal
ter 3. Atterbury. Mr. Sparks said: Il know
liuden made such d statement. | in Mr..
Reisss office several times when ne made it"
Mr. Jacobs said: I did hear Mr. Guden say that
he had signed agreement with Mr.. Dady sub
stantially as stated by Mr.. Reiss. He also said
that he wished he could get il back Neither
Mr.. Sandford nor Mr.. AtteTbury would affirm
deny the story.
District Attorney Clarke said that at present
the affair seemed TO be nothing more than an
acrimonious politician quarrel IF, however"
he added. the charges Of Mr.. Reiss taken
up by the press or in any wise rise 90 the i'm
portance Of a public scandal, ! shall certainly
place all the allegations before the grand jury
and ask that body TO take action"