The sun., 1903-11-01
TAMMANY GETS STOLENRGCORD
DESK AT DOCK BOARD ROBBED
or 4 LETTER or PLATT.
Complaint 10 jerome That c. r. Murphy
or r. r. Smith Has Got the Letter
-Tammany Publishes II to Prove II
Nothing In N--Clerk TO De Tried.


-Tammany Publishes II TO Prove 1t
Nothing In N--Clerk TO he Tried.
Jackson Wallace, Deputy Commissioner
OF Docks. went to Canada on Friday, called
there suddenly by the death OF his father.
He has charge OF the correspondence OF
The department
Yesterday Tammany Hall gave out
photographs OF letter written by Senator
Thomas c. Platt 10 Mr.. Wallace In the sum-
meI OF 1907, about the transfer OF q pier
lease from the Cromwell Steamship Com.
pany to the Southern Pacific Company.
This letter touches only on transfer which
both companies sought to have made.
No change Of terms was asked or made.
Tammany sent out the letter last night az
an evidence that Senator Platt had sought
favors Of the present Dock Commissioner.
The letter disappeared from Mr.. Wallace's
archives on Friday afternoon or Saturday
morning. Dock Commissioner Hawkes. said
last night that 1t had been abstracted by q
clerk In the Engineers division OF the Dock
Department who is a hold-over from the
Van Wyck board. Mr. Hawkes. will put
Mr.. Hawkes. sent letter to District Attorr ey
of public documents, which, he says he is
Informed. are Low in the possession Of
Charles +. Murphy or Thomas r. Smith.
The letter to MIR. Jerome says:
Hon. WiiHom Trdrers Jeroms. District A.
tornev:
DEAR SIR: 1t has Doe n discovered in this
department that an application BY the
Southern Pacific Company for the transfer
OF lease held by the Cromwell Steamship
Company, said application being numbered
S0,979 In the departments public records
has been distracted therefrom. together with
letter from Mr.. T. c. Platt from the officers
OF the United States Express Company ad-
dressed to Mr., Jackson Wallace. Deputy
Commissioner OF Docks. transmitting said
application
records. and request that you institute at
once proper proceedings to identify and
punish any person or persons guilty OF NAL
feasapce in this matter.
! am Informed that at least one Of these
communications Is in the possession of Mr..
Charles F. Murphy or MIR. Thomas +. Smith
will place before you on Monday, infor-
nation concerning the matter which l have
obtained in the Department. Respectfully
yours.
MeDoroALL HAWKS. Commissioner.
Oct 81. 1908.
The letter which Tammany thought worth
while having photographed said;
My DEAR COMMISSIONER: in further ref
erence TO the subject touched upon in my
letter OF july 4. namely. the request OF the
cromwell steamship Company for permis-
sion TO transfer the lease of Pier "a, North
River. to the Southern Pacific Company. l
beg 10 enclose the formal appl cation Of the
steamship company for such permission,
and will. as | stated in my previous letter.
greatly appreciate early and. IL possible, favor
able action thereon. Yours very truly,
40 broadway. July 10. 1902 7. c. PLAIT.
The transfer was granted. Commissioner
Hawkes. gave out last night the corre-
spondence between the department and
Charles H. Tweed, chairman Of he Southern
Pacific company and the Cromw ell l. ne and
the department. showing that the transfer
was q simple business arrangement en-
tered into between the companies. An
drew treedman's surety company, which
was on the bond Of the Cromwell company,
filed its consent to the transfer and ac-
ceptance of the obligation for the Southern
Pacific company The assignment Of the
lease had been made In December. 1901.
Senator Platt said last night that he cav
nothing In the letter which the public could
not know or which called for any explana-
ton. The city's interests were not affected
In any way. as no part of the lease was
changed.