The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-09-01
RAps STOY
FOR REFUSING TO
ACCEPT SERVICE
AttOrney=General Rebukes the
Mayor of Atlantic City, Who
Wouldn't Take Legal Paper.
Especial to the Newark Star. ]

TRENTON, Sept. 1.-Attorney-Gen-
eral Edmund Wilson has administered
a mild rebuke to Mayor Franklin =.
Stoy, of Atlantic city, for the refusal
of Stoy to accept service of a legal
paper, concerning alleged violation of
the excise law. which was left with the
mayor by a duly delegated agent acting
for the States law department.
The encouragement recently re-
ceived a letter from Stoy explaining
his refusal to accept service of the
paper in question and saying that he
had no intention of ignoring the at
torney-generars department. This let
ter, together with General Wilson's re.
ply, was made public today.
The correspondence follows:
Atlantic City. Aug. 2S, 1909,
Hon. Edmund Wilson, Acknowledgement of
State of New Jersey. Trenton. n. j.
Ny dear Sir-The newspapers OF this
city and other cities have lately contained
Information to the effect that there was re-
Gently served upon me. as Mayor of Allan
tie CITY, 4 notice purporting to he signed
by YOU, and containing information that
excise laws were being violated in this city
by certain persons, directing my attention
TO certain avs OF the State aud notifying
me to proceed to enforce such laws.
So that there may be no misunderstood
Ing between your office and my office, ] de-
sire to state simply this: that on the day
upon which the above was alleged to have
been served, Il Mr.. Johnson and a Mr.. Orr
chilled at my office aud requested that |
take steps to force a certain person to obey
the laws concerning curtains or screens In
npr drinking nlIpR md after apUailarHh ln
conversation, arope TO leave and Mr.. john
son laid n folded paper on my desk. stat
ing that 1t was a paper that a Mr.. Winters
requested him to leave with me. ! in-
formed him that | desired to receive no
communication from Mr.. Winters, and FUR
thermoie, IL Mr.. Winters had anything to
say to the, he should ONE In person. The
gentlemen left my office without further
Was unGisturbed and was discarded.
|, as mayo of Atlantic City. do not in
tend to ignore communications from the st
toIney-Gene"al OF the State and ] write
this letter asking you IL you have directed
any official notice such as the newspapers
have alleged to have been Issued. or any
other notice to be served upon ne. and il
so, will you kindly mail me a copy thereof.
knowledge receipt OF same.
! beg 10 remain. very respectfully. your
humble servant.
(signature) p. Stoy, mayor.
Attorney-GeneraI wilson answered
Mayor Stoy's letter as follows;
Trenton, N. j., Aug. 81. 1899.
Franklin =. Stoy. Mayor Atlantic City,
Atlantic City. n. j.:
Dear Sir--I am replying to our note
of August rs. Some days g | signed,
as attorney -scnerGl, such q notice as
YOU referred TO In your letter, acting In
accordance with the provisions of the
act OF. 1909. This notice was handed by
me to Charles +, Sheppard, Esq, a
member of the New Jersey bar. residing
at Bridgeton, N. j. He told me that he
would attend to the detail of the serv-
ice.
| am in receipt of a letter from Mr..
Sheppard. bearing date August %, in
which he stated that the notice was. in
fact. served upon you on the Monday
preceding August 81. 1t would appear
from your letter that this paper had at
least cached your desk, although YOU
say that tho paper was undisturhed
and was discarded" presumably by yon.
Inasmuch as this original paper is evil
IDENTIFY accessible to you. II now in your
possession, or under your control, / do
not think 1t either necessary or proper
for me to send YOU a as YOU re-
quest. ! am. sir, Very truly yours.
(Signature) EDMUND WILSON.
Acknowledgement,