New-York tribune., 1902-01-18
SHERIFF GUDEN DENIES 1T
SAYS REISS'S CHARGES ARE ALL ABSO-
LUTELY FALSE
DISTRICT ATTORNEY CLARKE WILL NOT
TAKE THE NATTER BEFORE THE GRAND
JURY-SAYS IT SHOULD GO TO
A MAGISTRATE FIRST.

MAGISTRATE FIRST.
Sheriff Guder of Kings County. in a statement
yesterday afternoon, denied absolutely the as
sertfon Of Bert Reiss, made in public speech
on Wednesday night. that he (Guden) had signed
an agreement promising to give to Michael j.
Dady ali moneys over $4,000 a year received
by him as Sheriff and to allow Mr.. Dady TO Sc
lect all of the subordinates in the office The
statement given out is not the one that the
Sheriff had prepared on Thursday night. Speak
ing then to q Tribune reporter while holding
the statement in his hand, Mr. Guden said that
It was a complete recital of his relations with
Mr.. Dady in regard to his nomination and cleo
tion as Sheriff. He also said that his statement
would show some other people up in oao
light" He did not want to give out the state
ment however, he said. until he had SHOWN II
to his counsel, Levi w. Naylor.
Sheriff Guden did consult with Mr.. Naylor
and several others of his friends yesterday until
. o'clock in the afternoon That they advised
him to change the statement he had prepared
is shown by the document that was finally given
out 1t is as follows:
ITneouivocally and most positively deny that
I ever signed any agreement writing or paper
of any kind or description whatsoever FOR OF
with Mr.. Dady or any other person relatlts IA
any way to the positions in the office OF the
Sheriff or with reference to my salary or any
division of it whatever. No such agreement
writing paper mas ever eNiSlcu. Ally S't'No
ment to the contrary IS an Inquallhed lapI'ca
tion. :,
Neither Mr.. Dady nor any other person, di-
rectly or indirectly. has asked me 10 give
him or them any part of my salary SherlH,
and no other person than myself has any claim
or interest on or in il, or on or in any part
of il.
The only request that Mr.. Dady has made
upon me has been in about the following WORDS
4 want you to run that office on business prlh-
cples and in such good shape that II VIII DC d
credit to the county, to yourself and also re-
fleet little credit on me, because you nave
been called Dady man."
Heretofore I have not deemed II essential to
condescend to deny the unproVable statements
of an absolutely irresponsible youth whose only
method of getting into the public print is hy
using sensational. audacious and unEcrupuIons
assertions. No man bites a snake because Il
snakes attempts to bite him.
Later in the afternoon the representative of a
morning paper secured summonscs 10 court for
Bert Reiss John Kissel. Walter B. Atterbury,
Joseph Jacob, F. W. Sparks Z. w. Doremus,
Sheriff Guden and Henry d. Ralston The first
six men said to have heard Sheriff Guden
make the alleged statement about an agreement
with Mr.. Dady. The papers were issued Dy
Magistrate HiSginbotham. in the Lee-ave. court.
He is the only one of the Democratic magis-
trates appointed by Mayor Van Wyck and con-
nected with the recent squabble now holding
court a request made to him for warrants
go for a search warrant for Mr.. DadyS SAFE
in which the alleged agreement is supposed 10
have been put These requests were dehleu
Magistrate Higginbotham said he would examine
the summoned before him at 10 O'Clock TINS
morning Sparks, Jacobs and Kissel have al
ready backed Mr.. ReiSS up by saying they heard
Mr.. Guden speaking OF the alleged agreement
Atterbury and Doremus have refused 10 talk
about the case. Mr.. Kissel when told OF Sherln
Gudens denial yesterday, said:
Mr. Guden made that statement, and he can
not go back on il. He made IL in the presence
Of number of people, including the gentlemen
mentioned by Mr.. Reiss. Others who heard II
can be brought forward. They, Of course, Will
be kept in the background until further develop
!
i.. Not. "A soul asked Mr. Cuden TO make the
statement he did. He was red hot at the time
! at Dady's action, and ready 10 do anything
| TO get that written agreement which Dady had
! in his safe. 1t doesn't do to talk too much at
this time, but people have not heard the last Of
! it. Just wait and see"
District Attorney Clarke said yesterday after
| noon that he would not take the initiative in
! any investigation Of the Reiss charges. A grand
! jury investigation would, he said, be unfair TO
! Sheriff Guden and If any legal steps were taken
! the evidence should be brought in the open be-
| fore magistrate.
1t rumored in Brooklyn that several Of
| the Willoughby Street leaders held conference
| late last night and decided to apply to one Of
| the Supreme Court Justices for writ Of man
| damus compelling the Board of Elections TO
| recognize Henry Hesterburg, the Democratic
| candidate as the legally elected Sheriff of Kings
County the ground that the election OF
| Charles Guden void because of the promises
| alleged to have been made to Michael ]. Dady To
| secure his election. Mr.. Dady is member of
| the Board of Elections The report was that the
| application would be made in a day or two