New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-03-10
RESTING ON THEIR OARS.
GUDEN AND Dixie WAITING FOR CON
FERENCE TO-DAY-FORMER
STILL HAS OFFICE.

It seemed impossible last night TO forecast the
result OF the conference this morning between
the opposing sides in the question Of the Sher-
ins Office in Kings County. Colonel Norman ;.
Dixie who bears the commission Of Governor
odell making him Sheriff and his counsel. will
meet Charles Guden. who, though removed by
the Governor. still maintains possession Of the
Office on the advice of his counsel. General Ben
jamin F. Tracy. The latter will also be present
at the conference which VIII probably take
place in his office Both sides last night main
tanned the position that they held on
Saturday. Colonel Dixie says that he does not
intend 10 use force in taking possession Of the
office, and that he is averse to appealing to the
courts. Mr.. Guden declares that. not having
been legally removed by the Governor. he is
still the Sheriff and intends TO retain posses
sion Of the Office, and the books and records.
The question that was being asked last night
was whether Colonel Dixie would consent to play
into the hands OF General Tracy and throw the
solution of the question into the courts by ask
ing for mandamus compelling the surrender
ing Of the office by Mr.. Guden, whether he
would use the authority conferred him by
the Governors commission and forcibly remove
Mr. Guden from the Office in the courthouse. A
well known public officer said last night that II
he in Colonel Dike's place, he would call
on General McLeer for company OF the Ma
tional Guard. and would run Mr. Guden out OF
the Office at the point Of the bayonet 1t may
be that Colonel bikes pacific attitude will be
just what will complicate affairs. If the ques-
ton should be taken TO the courts it would tie
up public business for months. The new Sher-
If, however, says that he hopes to induce Mr..
Guden to retire peaceaby. His hopes are not
half strong the convictions of most
persons that those hopes are destined to be
rudely shattered
One of the faithful" guard in the
Sherifrs office all day yesterday. When an at
tempt made 10 get him TO the door. he
peered through the ground glass panel and then
beat hasty retreat. Later, however, he was
inveigled into coming 10 the telephone, and
when asked what he doing, replied:
"Oh, always come down here on Sunday to
get the work ready for Monday morning. am
going home before long
Don't you believe it, said the Waterman OF
the courthouse, TO whom this repeated
Nobody belonging to the Sherif's office has
ever been around here on Sunday before. That
man has a stack of novels in there that will
last him for days"
Mr. Guden at his home IN Dean-st
II am tired out he said. and am taking a
good rest. I am not thinking about any Of my
troubles to-day. I have not been 10 the office
to-day. and do not intend to 60"
He asked what attitude he would assume
II Colonel Dixie should attempt to take forcible
possession Of the Office. oh, don't have TO
consider that, 7 guess. Colonel Dixie and are
old friends and there will be no trouble"
Those who heard MT. Gudens reference TO
Colonel Dixie as an old friend laughed heartily.
Colonel Dixie went to Manhattan early yester-
day afternoon and did not return TO Brooklyn
until late IN the evening. When he reached his
home in Columbia Heights he said that there
was nothing in the situation. He declared
that he had held no conferences during the day
and had not changed his plans in any way.
Assistant Corporation Counsel McKeen is adVis-
ing him in this affair.