The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-02-20
GOVERNOR GUSTS THE
 STATE TAX COLLECTOR
NOTICE FILED YESTERDAY WITH THE SECRETARY OF
 STATE.

SIATEs
 Woodruff Finds True and Proven the Charges That Frank E. HeaIy, of Windsor Locks, Asked S1,20O of How ard M. Steele, of New Britain, to Get the Latter the Office of County Com- missioner of Hartford County-Text of Documents in the Case.
 State Tax Commissioner Frank E. Healy was removed from office by Gov ernor Rollin s. Woodruff late yester- day afternoon, when the following doc uments in the case were made public in this city by the governors executive secretary, Charles E. Julin:
 To Mir Frank E. Healy, 756 Main
 Street, Hartford
 Sir-Please find herewith a copy of an official document which I have caused to be filed to-day with the sec retary of state. You will find, upon reading it, that it is an order removing you from the office of tax commits sioner.
 do not want to be understood in any apologetic way when I say that l regret very much that the course you pursued has made my duty plain, and that, aft CT studying the evidence given on Thursday, February 14, 1907, at the hearing in the governors office, I find it necessary to officially remove you from the office which you hold as tax commissioner. very much wish that you had not, by your conduct, made such an unpleasant duty part of the official business of,
 Yours very truly,
 (Signed) Rollin & Woodruff,
 Governor.
 Summons to Mir. HeaIy.
 February ii, 1907 To Frank F. Healy, of Windsor Locks Sir-It has been represented to me that Howard M Steele, of New Brit ain, desiring and intending to be a can didate for county commissioner of Hartford county, to be appointed by the general assembly now in session, requested you to assist him to secure said nomination and appointment, and that thereupon you said to said Steele that you would secure, or attempt to secure, for him said nomination and appointment if he would pay you S1,200 for said purpose.
 l am convinced that an expenditure of such an amount to secure, or to att tempt to secure, a nomination or ap- pointment to the office of county com missioner could only be by efforts to improperly influence the action of members of the general assembly, and which, if successful, would corrupt such members as were so influenced; :; and that such efforts and practices, whether successful or not, create pub lie scandal, are against public policy and are detrimental to good govern ment and good morals.
 am further convinced that it is manifestly and especially improper and scandalous for an individual who at the time holds public office to en- gage, or to offer to engage, or consent to engage, in such practices thereby adding to the necessarily implied pecu- niary influence such influence as he may have by reason of his official po- sition in an attempt to influence the members of the general assembly in their official action in making such nominations and appointments.
 I desire to ascertain the truth of the aforesaid representations and to give you an opportunity to hear and exam inc the persons making such represent ations, and, if you wish, to refute the same, or to make any explanation you may wish relating thereto and there- fore hereby notify you that hearing thereon will be had and held before me at the executive office at the state cap itol at Hartford on the 14th day of Feb ruary, 1907, at 1 o'clock D. n., at which time and place you will appear and be heard thereon if you see cause to do SO (signed) Rollin s. Woodruff,
 Governor. The following notice of removal was filed with the secretary of state ant also sent to MT. Healv:
 "Whereas, It was represented to me that Howard M. Steele of New Brit. ain, desiring and intending to be can. Hartford county to be appointed by the general assembly now in session requestel Frank E. Healy of Windsor Locks. the tax commissioner of the state of Connecticut. to secure or at. tempt to secure for said Steele saic nomination and appointment, and that said Healy thereupon said to said stee that he. said Healy, would secure ol attempt to secure for said Steele saiC nomination and appointment if sait Steel would pay to said Healy S1,2OO fol said purpose, and
 "Whereas, On the 11th day of Febru. ary, 1907, I gave said Healy writer notice of said representations and that a hearing would be held before me al the executive office at the state cap. itol at Hartford on the 14th day oi February, 1907, at o'clock D. m tc ocnartoiY1 fha trutb of said raorespnta.