New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-10-16
CUHTSKY DENIES 1T.
.S0ys He Has No Connection sclth
POOErOoms-JerOme Tells of Checks.

Controller Grout was good deal disturbed yes
terGay story that one OF ms expert account
ants Eugene J. Cumisky. was the manager OF one
Of Big Tim" Sullivan's pOolrooms, and had
passed adversely on the expense bills from the Dis
trict Attorneys Office In connection with gambling
raids by Jerome's men. Controller Grout yesterday
afternoon gave out the following letter;
New-York. October I5 1898.
Hon Edward NJ Grout. Controller. New-York CITY
Sir: May / respectfully call your attention TO an
article published in one of this morning. neWspa-
pers. containing statement charging that was
connected with the conduct of a poolroom syndi,
cate in this city I wish to state firmly and
positively az know how that the story is false
l would oall your attention TO the further state
in the same article 10 the effect that as ex-
accounts OF the District Attorney in connection
with expenditures in procuring evidence against
ords Of your office viii show that for period of
upward OF tTo years ha 6,e not Passed upon any
As YOU are aware, | have been suffering for some
time past from disease OF the eye. This has al
ready caused ne TO undergo one surgical opera
ton and my physician informs that il will
shortly require another in order to preserve the
/ court the fullest investigation into the matter
ii at PENDING such investigation, my leave of alb
g yours De 'O'e EUGENE J. C 5iTsMSPffsfiYS
Earlier I'm the day yesterday the Controller said:
Some time ago a complaint against Cumisky's
alleged interference with the primary fight in the
IXth District reached me. and / called him TO
my Office. He said the stories were false. He
exhibited a physicians certificate showing that
he was not in fit condition to work l have or
1ered an investigation Of the case"
Alderman Timothy =. Sullivan said: 4 know
Cumisky well He used TO write for the news
papers. Hes got cataract on one eye. and is not
In shape 10 do much work
IL was learned that Cumisky has done little or
nothing for the last two years. lie was appointed
by Controller Coer at salary OF $500 a year.
and has been kept in the Office through Tam
many pull and the Civil Service.
District Attorney Jerome was greatly interested
over the story concerning Eugene J. Cumsky yes
terday Il have in my possession" said he. three
. checks drawn TO the order OF a Eugene Cumislly
and Endorsed by him. They were checks in payment
OF a bet on a horse race. do not know that there
Z is any significance in the fact that number OF
4 bills from the District Attorneys office for ex-
t1enses in the vice crusade held up in the Con-
troller's Office but. then. The city Record does
show that Cumsky is employed in that office
have no evidence that Mr.. Grout knew anything OF
the mans outside connections I do know that
Cunisky personally the bills from this office
that The Controller objected to, hut ii is a matter
of record that when this office presented bill for
"a for expenses obtaining evidence that secured
the conviction Of Captain Foody the bill was held
up and we had To nandamus the Controller before
could get il paid j may have something TO say
about this later the platform