New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-06-23
REMOVAL OF TWO ASKED.
MOTT AND MEADE NAMED.
City Glib Charges Physical and
Mental Incapacity.

Charges we're filed yesterday with the APP
peate Division of the Supreme Court, asklh
! for the removal of City Magistrates Clarence
| W Meade and John o. Mott These charges
which were prepared by the City Club and hieo
in the name of Jacob w. Mack. memper OF
the club declare that both magistrates nave
become physically and mentally mcapapie ol
, performing their judicial duties and that despite
this fact thew have continued to draw their
salaries as agfstrates and that the punhc
service has thus suffered On the fling of the
charges an order to show why each or
the magistrates should not he removed was IS
sued and ;hev were directed to appear III
answer to this order on July 2. The charges
against the two magistrates are Prac'lcapE
identical That against Magistrate Meaoe Is hS
follows:
At all the times hereinafter mentioned Ci u Ta
W Meade city magistrate OF the 1870 LS enter
ing Tp on the duties of his Office the said Mea1e
took @9 d the the Sets State at of NeeWYor swearing
that he would support tne nf NewYork and
hat he would faithfully discharge the duties Of the
office of city magistrate of the city OF Ne"ao'h -
That @f he has failed to observe the said oath in
duties of his said office. and has become hnysleI1
and mentally in tB said q Once and enjoys The
emoluments thereof. to the great detr'men' o. '"e
That he has for period of at least eight months
last past been in such a condition Of p3|sihcai
been impossible for the Board of Magistrates law
fnlv and properly to assign its members 70 cot ,
service and such assignment has for TINS 'eaSo"
not been duly made. 80. .,+bs
last mast Wholly or Substantially neglected and
failed TO perform the limited service to which ne
F Rash II that t he viii 4 not Become able perform
the h said Meade have caused and causing
serious hindrance and damage to the f TIE
city of New-York. ,,. +,o ;
your Pe93neT ro f6 Once Of city
ma gistrate Of the city Of New-York after a50wrns
a as he suGa ay 9sfe ahd Ia asS be
Ana yoIE s to this Honorable court may
just and proper
Magistrate Meade was seen by Tribune
representative last night at his home No 34S
West Tventy-thrd-st. The magistrate was
seated in an easy chair In a darkened room.
When asked if he had any reply to make to the
charges he said speaking with great and ap-
parent difficulty:
'eNo-iust come-six-t thirty; time to look at
them
Have you arranged for any counsel!
NO not yet-no time"
tie judge is all turned round by these sert-
Gus charges explained member of the family.
He will have counsel: he hasn't been able
to go to court because he is SO lame. He can
board car. That's the trouble
Magistrate Motifs house at No. 81 East Sew
enty -seventh-st.. was closed, and no statement
could be obtained from him. His last public
| appearance was at the election of a clerk for
the new court in The Bronx. The weakness
displayed by the magistrate on that occasion
was pitiable. When his name was called he
| appeared to he lost in quiet doze. and when
awakened and told he must vote. he inquired
feebly of his neighbor: Which name is near
| est" He then cast the deciding vote for l.. V.
| Connoven. jr. After the meeting there was
some talk of protesting the election on the
| ground that the magistrate had voted without
| any conception of the case at issue. The next
| day Magistrate Mott was i'll as a result of the
strain Of the meeting He is already over
seventy-fve and has been in failing health for
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