The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-05-13
R|KERTELLSW WHY
He DISCHARGED
JUDGMENT CLERK
Reasons for Dismissal ofCharIes
Nc. Cadwallader Recorded with
Civil Service Commission.
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TRENTON, May 13.-Supreme Court
Clerk William Riker has filed with the
| New Jersey Civil Service Commission
has reasons for permanently discharg'
ing Charles Nc. Cadwallader as judg-
ment clerk in the Office of the Supreme
! Court after thirty years of duty by
| Cadwallader.in the office. Cadwallader
was originally suspended for an in
definite period, but as he did not seek
to explain matters within five days
after he received notice of his sQs-
pension he has been dismissed from the
l'State service. His only redress now Is
a public hearing before the Civil Serv-
ice Commission. Whether he will re-
sort to yffis is not known, he not Ia
|hnE ~.sfgnifed his intention. The letter
of discharge to Cadwallader and the
| specifications filed with the Civil Serv-
ice Commission by Mr.. Riker are as
follows: -
A notice of suspension from your post
ton In this Office having been sent you
on May s. and no satisfactory reply to the
ceived. you are hereby permanently dis
am in receipt, however. Of a com-
% nnsei3s Cases s's n iuss SB Hos aem neglect
Of q few such instances. This list is by
no means to be taken as a complete sfs s ef;or
with your work and conduct, but nave
set forth enough, in my Judgment, 70
Justify your removal s .hat !.
lit had not been for consideration given
perhaps unduly, to your long term OF serv-
lee in the office, this notice OF dlscnaree
would have reached you at a mucn Garner
date.
The Instances Of dereliction cited by
Mr.. Riker Indicate that the action
against Mr.. Cadwallader was not taken
with undue haste. The specifications
| follow, In part:
On April 1s. 1905, there was received
in this office a letter from Messrs Beecnel
& Bedford, Of Newark, enclosing an order
quest that fnai judgment be entered and
THAT the costs be taxed in the case OF
Sims VS.. Sims. As Is the rule IN the once
this letter went to your desk for.
without notice to anyone you put the
papers on another clerks desk without
explanation to him: Being discovered there
r refs + wdt1 them to the other clerks desk
On May 5 a letter of complaint. was re-
.ceived from Beecher & Bedford to the
effect that no attention mao az o s,sn mpa aie
personally to the clerk. who at once
started an investigation and discovered
the above situation. After hearing MI,
Hartpence, the other clerk, and after
hearing you IN the clerks s,I pTivn tea oi ros,
to write a letter to Beecher q Bedford
saying hat there had been delay IN tbs
IN and disposed of at once. You replied,
III is none Of my business and I won't
write any letter" You threw the papers
IN Mr Coddinp's desk. turned on your
heel and started to walk out of the office;
Mr.. Codding told you to come back; but
office, Mr.. Codding followed you to your
desk and again told you to write the Jet let,
ter, and YOU again Reused sc ia ana were .oio
You have neglected yonr work in thai
Your desk is behind in judgments to be
entered to an unreasonable extent: You
hive neglected to charge in the blotters
work you have done, There are ninety settyb
YOU have failed to charge, and they date
back as far as November. 1908.