New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-10-26
GAYNOR TO CUTTING
REFUSES RETRACTION
Correspondence Ouer Ferry
Deal Charges.

bCUt WA So
r Fulton Cutting made public last night
correspondence with Judge Gaynor and his
brother. w. Bayard Cutting. regarding the
Tamn1any candidates charges concerning
the sale Of the S9th street ferry property
to the city, as follows:
To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: Despite his correction by Mayor
Mcclellan and my complete reiutauoh
of his unfounded charges, Mr.. Gaynor per
sists in their repetition. ! have, therefore,
determined to publish the correspondence
between us. MIR. Gaynors astounding let
ter diScloseS at once his cowardlce ana
his personal animus. In his apology to the
Mayor, intended for the public, he de-
scribed only as .lamentable' the transac-
lion. which in his personal letter TO me
he terms "damnable. His resentment
against the 'reformer' who in 1903 con
is now more obvious than his zeal for the
citys welfare.
l append also letter from the former
owners Of the S9th street ferry and ada
cent lands. X. FULTON CUTTING.
New York, October -, 1909.
Mr.. Cuttings letter to Judge Gaynor,
written under date of October 20. follows:
The attack which you made upon in
your campaign speech of Wednesday night.
the 18Th INST has been called to my at
tention. AS reported in 1.-The New York
Tines and one or two other papers. you
alleged that l owned or had some interest
III thF oStll SAICel LGll9 dilh TIC loiu
Jacent thereto, and you in effect alleged
that | favored Mr.. Mcclellan for Mayor,
and thereafter made corrupt deal with
his administration, as the result OF Whlcn
l received money for these properties, and
that the money SO received was vastly in
excess of their value.
These allegations in reference TO me have
not the slightest foundation in fact. Such
allegations heretofore made have been en-
phatically and publicly denied. Ihtir
falsity could have been ascertained by you
upon slight inquiry. Except for posi-
bic inference that might be thought TO
arise from the fact that my brother. Mr.;
". Bayard Cutting, was the principal
owner of the ferry and the lands. there
was absolutely no basis for supposing, that
I was connected in any way. directly or
indirectly, with these properties
did not have any interest of any kind
its neighborhood. I have never had any
interest in any property that was sold to
the city.
never raised finger to bring about
the purchase by the city either of the said
@9th street ferry or the lands.
MavoF or an 9Vp 6t1e re- offjce In 1903 pub
licly declared my intention to vote for Mr..
Wins.
You are reported as saying to your
audience: You have heard of the Cutting
estate. haven't you?" No such thing as
exists. There is certainly no Cutting es-
tate in which have an interest, and none
which had any interest in the ferry or
lands: nor have my brother and I any
Joint or partnership interests.
This is a plain statement of facts. I
can bring corroboratlve evidence to estab-
lSh every statement | have made.
l see by this mornings papers that Mayor
Mcclellan has taken issue with you so far
as your allegations concern the city'S part
in the purchase of the 39th street ferry, and
has also denied my connection with the
matter in any capacity It is further stated
that you have promised to make public
that you say there were stenographic err
rors in the previous reports Of your speech.
The fact remains, however, that false allie
cations as to me have appeared as coming
from you. and have not as Yet been cor
rected.
Concerning the merits Of the transaction
in question I have no knowledge. They
did not concern me and they did not call
for inquiry on my part: The Mayor has
1 am informed that the former owners of
the property are able ut any time to justify
their part in the transaction.
Mr.. Cutting under the same date received
the following letter from Judge Gaynor:
% Eighth Avenue
October goth. 1909
+ Your letter is At hand. do not know
what "The Times" said. More likely it
lied than not; and now your statement
that you had nothing to do with the sale
of the land is deliberate falsehood by
you. You worked diligently to put it
through. 1t may be that you had no legal
interest and that your wicked brother had
the whole legal interest, but your skirts
are not clear. It was damnable piece of
business. by people pretending to be in
favor of municipal ownership and opera
ton. Nor am / unaware of your mean
course toward me, a course that no gem
tleman could take.
Yours very truly
(Signedl ". +. GAYNOR
R Fulton Cutting Esq
20 Nassau Street,
New York City.
Mr.. Cutting received under date ~ Oc-
tober % the following letter from his
brother. w. Bayard Cutting:
You have shown me the correspondence
between yourself and William j. Gaynor
relative 70 the acquisition of the 39th
by the city.
1t is perfectly true. as you say. that you
! never had any interest whatever in the
! ferry or the property in any way, shape or
! manner, direct ar indirect, or in the pro-
! ceeds of sale. 1t all belonged exclusively
/ TO me -
So far as ! am concerned I stand ready
! TO justify the transaction whenever and
/ Wherever l am called upon 90 do so