Evening journal., 1909-11-11
AUDITORS CLERK
TELLS OF FIGHT
Says Auditor Thought Him
Justified in Acting as He
Did

William J. Hanloy. clerk In city Audi
tors John u. kurtz's Office. issued a
statement to-day relative to tho trouble
he and Clerk OF Council George II. afc-
Govern had yesterday.
When Mr.. McGovern was seen by n
reporter for THE EN ENINa JOURNAL
he said: Il consider the matter closed.
I want 10 say, however. that / did not
choke Mr.. Hanley and there was no
necessity for him to call the police or
any other help. If ho had gone 60 the
telephone and received his instructions
from Auditor Kurtz ana City Solicitor
Brady. the trouble would not have oo-
CURED. but he insisted on standing az
teh door"
Mr.. Janley's statement followsi
mr.. McGovern cnmo into the ofice
and asked me for the reports I gave
him the papers MIR. Kurts left with mo
TO give 10 him and after examining
these he asked me where tho auditors s
report was. 1 replied that / supposed
it was IN the safe. He told me he must
have that also. told him that Mr..
I<urts had not said anything about Civ
| ing him the auditors report. and that
until Mr.. kurtz did say so 1 could not LET
him have it. told him that immedi-
ately after lunch would ask Mr. Kurts
about Il and II he agreed / would then
give tho report to MIR. McGovorn.
"The latter told me that / could bs
removed from ofiice for delaying the
proceedings and when I aguin refused &C
get him the report he told mo he would
take It anyway
"Ho went TO the SAFE which was open
and took tho paper from II and started
toward the door. I jumped from my
seat locked tho door and stood with m,
back TO IT, He grabbed me by tho throa
with his free hand and / knocked hin
down. lie arose and we erappled an'
wrostled all over the once for severa
minuts.
Il finally threw him and held hin
down for a moment. when we got ul
he rushed at me again and again
threw him. Again he got to his feet
; He told me he was going through tina
, door. He swung at me, missed, ant
then I knocked him down.
when I let him up he went 20 IN
. phone and called up the City Solicit
tor. asking him to tell me that I mus
surrender the report Both the SO
. licitor and Auditor Kurtz, who wer
: present wished TO speak TO me but
refused to leave the door. fearing tina
Mr.. McGovern would undo the dead
% latch and leave with the report, so
called Mr.. Lednum through the speak
q ing tube and requested him 20 call a
officer, which he kindly did and whe
/, Turnkey Solomon came I asked hiI
!. not TO permit Mr.. McGovern to leay
" with the report.
Il then answered the solicitor an
:. told him the circumstances. lie tol
;. me that Mr.. Kurtz would come dow
B. Immediately.
IN about FIVE minutes Nr. Kurt
arrived and after examining the pal
=. ers he told Mr.. McGovern that
! could have them but that he certain
"a thought / was justified in taking Il
y stand I did.
"As 10 Mr. MoGovern's denial
m taking the papers from the safe
had them under his arm when ho
D. Turnkey Solomon and Auditor Kui
y. arrived az the Office; In fact Mr.. Kun
took the papers away from him.
D. 80 far as his statement Of Ii
Id morning to the fact that Mr. Kur
G. and myself have run the office in {
AZ arbitrary and autocratic manner al
have had trouble with the other Of
NJ ciaIs Is concerned. refer you TO ca'
&c and every one Of them and am II
m afraid OF the outcome