New-York tribune., 1906-12-29
COURT CLERK DISMISSED
ECHO or MlSE CASE.
U7. II. Carpenter, zoith Special .Ses-
SiOns for EIeuem Years. Goes.

Following thorough investigation yesterday
Of the employees of che Court Of Special Sessions.
walter II. Carpenter an assistant clerk. was dis
missed by the justices. charges We're made
against Carpenter and John II. Hasselberger. an
other clerk. in connection with the Herbert :
Nase case. Hasselberger. was cleared Of any
v-rongdoing IN the matter Mase. who was dis
missed as a clerk some time ago. was later in
f,a siav arrested on a complaint fled by Assist
Art District Attorney Miner. wSlo made an affi-
davit tfat certain figures had been changed in
,,arers Yn an excise case which were I'm the Gus
7or-,- - clerk n Special Sessions The affidavit
,y9s sworn 70 ny Frank A. X. Sol2nd, lawyer
who deposed that Mase told him he could fix the
oxrise case against Henry L Holmes for S2'Nn
Roland also svore that Mase showed him the
r,sDers in the Holmes case on November - last
marked discharged" with the entry ID. @. r.
L 4" The initials Il. T." are those of Jus
tice Lorenz Zeler
AEase was arraigned before Magistrate Crane
sn the Tombs police court. He was represented
by Leonard A. Sntkin. who said he was not
ready TO go on with the case. and asked for an
Adjournment and that reasonable bail be fixed
The District Attorneys office asked that he be
held in s. 600 bail. but $1,000 was finally agreed
upon.
The Investigation Of the employees of the court
Was conducted in the presence Of all the JUS
rices Justice McKean acting as cross-eXanlner.
Deputv Clerk Fuller was clerk Of the investisa-
ton. Clerks. messengers and subpoena servers
were included in the rigid examination. Justice
Mexican told the employees that they could be
represented by counsel if they wished but all
waived that privilege When the examination
Was finished Clerk Fuller went TO the oflce or
Chief Clerk Culkin and said 10 him:
Toe justices are unanimous in commencing
che actions Of Clerk HaSse berger ana there mas
heen nothing suggesting any Wrongdoing or
carelessness on ll!s para
II is peinful however fer me 10 inform you
,har the justices instruct you dismiss forth
with Walter H. Carpenter, clerk OK the court
There has been no suggestion OF crinhnallty IN
HIS acts and no the tine Of the charges MS
work has always been satisfactory to the JUS
iices.
Upon receiving the instruction Of the justices
Nr Culkin wrote a letter 10 Mr.. Carpenter dis
missing him. Mr. Carpenter had been connected
with The court for eleven years. His appoint
ment was due IN great measure 10 Dlstrlct
Attorney Jerome. who was then a Justice. MI
Carpenter is thrty-siX years old, married ana
lives al 10. 1;i5 Macdougal street.
The technical charge against Carpenter vas
that Of falling record on the day calendar
the correct dispositions Of papers il was shown
that Hasselberger, who makes up the calendar
checked mp his cases for Mr. carpenter. II was
then brought out that the entries on Carpenters
calendar which show the disposition Of cases
were in another handwriting. and through his
calendar the charges against Mase were brought
out. Carpenters calendar. il is understood. was
shown by the investigation NOT TO be correct