New-York tribune., 1906-12-25
PROBING MASE CASE.
LdsSistaRt District attorney Eramin-
ing Bail Bonds.

E5Eow!Eg the dismissal OF Herbert II. Mase, a
c.eI or Tie Court OF Special Sessions for the last
e.even years. because Of striking irregularities
discovered 81 the court records Assistant District
attorney Miner is making q thorough examina-
:ion q a. the ball bonds and other papers bear
IS csses similar 10 the in which the
reguisrl+ss were found. The justices Ot the court
themselves are chagrined that such conditions
Ekcule have arisen. and there may be a thorough
Cveraauling 81 the clerks department
iugtics Zeler about the only one cf the
Justices Of the court who cared to say anything
about the case yesterday.
"a s. quite true that Mr.. AIase was dismissed
last week" ne said The action speaks for itself
J am sorry that II had be SO. AS yet we can't
tel whether there any other irregularities but
] think that this Holmes case Will prove TO be the
oaly Cro Of the kind"
-Aas-stant district Attorney Miner who has
charge OF the bond department OF tire District At
toraeys office. was going over some old cases In
Especial Sessions several days ago He found two
'eHt'-rs showing that Harry Holmes a Negro who
AepJ csnce han in West S)th street had been ar
rested twice for violations of the excise law but
mac escaped trial because in each case after hay
ing given bail! he disappeared. air Miner thought
some steps should be taken to bring Holmes to
trial and went 10 see Charles W. Culkin clerk OF
me court Culkin IS a Tammany Hail leader. He
got out his papers IN the TWO cases and found
that they showed Holmes TO have been discharged
IN each one. Yet AIr. Miner had not heard that
there had been any trial. or that the bail bonds
thad been discharged. He took II up with the
3usuces of the court none Of whom had dis
charged Holmes. meeting was called after m
Nestis6Jon. Mase summoned before the ,,is
it-ces- lie presented resignation but this wa 8
i3lot accepted, and he dismissed by the ils-
ftlcrs. = '9
I. chef Clerk Cukn was asked if he had anything
40 say about Tie case yesterday -e
No, he said. only that We haven't got clerks
eno~Eh here Sometimes IL IS necessary 10 infrIIsf
peFe.s u men IN the onlce not QuaLhed as clerks
= SO ca not the courts would far
In aay event We need more clerks
GSSlty Clerk William Fuller who. IL is said
Or ugat about Masses appointment 10 the ONCE
said:
All 7 say is that the fines in this court
faraounI % $4,000 year. and not one cent mas been
.oiverlec ara not one court paper has turned mn
missing Hundreds Of thousands of dollars have
'bs. handled by the clerks IN this Office IN the ten
years have been here.
"tle commissioner Of accounts has only racaD,1,,
finished au exhaustive examination Of fhe hooks
END papers Of the Office, and when the examines
lad finished they declared the system of CaIin <o~
EliE aod thst this system was devised by Mr.
= erorle when he was Justice IN this court
-tolr2eEs according 70 the understanding +ra
Ir-sa-l2- Courts Building, Is fugitive Some ~
toe orlcia's there heard that he was al Nontresl
lEey nave nXed December % as the latest dav ~
wI1Sh taey viii permit him 10 return 70 stand
tr-zl Otherwise his bail bonds will be declared
street s. one bond FOR s. coo James c Thomas
NeSfo under'sker, Of No. 4s3 Seventh avenue IS
E2ss. & was said yesterday had beer Mr
;ler3cs personal choice clerk IN The Court Of
Epec!a. SESSIONS