New-York tribune., 1909-05-15
MAYORDROPSGALLAHER
Bry50TES COMTISSTONER
OF ACCOUNTS.
Fsn;on0ge of BeHeCue President,
Bronr Park, Inquiry and SulL-
can Charges Cited.

,,,-o, Mcclellan removed Ernest 7. Gallaher.
- his Commissioners Of Accounts. from
=. yesterday. naming in his place Henry c.
-,.ke chief auditor of the Board of Water
e,,n,v The Mayor, in his letter to Mr. Cal
,,be- saws that he removed him for permitting
,rstern Of espionage on the home OF DR.. John
n Rrannan. president Of the board of trustees
:, Bellevue and Allied Hospitals; for exhibiting
sniri; Of bias toward Park Commissioner
ps--x Of The Bronx. and for proposing TO pre-
cent charges To the grand jury against MEM
~ NJ The Board Of Aldermen Cmeaning Alder
20, Little Tim" Sunvan) without sufficient
warrant
NJ. Galaher issued a statement last night
.er5ns that the first two charges, or reasons.
we're almost ancient history.
The Mayor in his letter dismissing Comnis-
sioDer Gallaher says the fact that the Com
missioner discIaimed direct responsibility for
pr. Brannan being under surveillance is no eX-
cuse. He adds:
The fact that the subordinate concerned in
+his matter was continued the investigation
nf the department referred 10 Is evidence enough
Of YOUR approval Of his action
The Mayor says that in the investigation Of
fbe Department Of Parks, Borough Of The Bronx.
g spirit n unfairness and bias against the Com
missioner Of that department was shown Then
he says:
There Is on file in this Office az affidavit which
does moi lack confederation. showing that in -hc
Investigation Of this department You abused :he
process Of the grand jury 10 aid you nrst by
Iror7ises and then by threats. to compel W.T.
ness TO testify against his former chief to fac-S
which y-o7 knew or could have known to De
false: frst promising the witness the oppor-
tunity 10 get even with the nan VINO had as
charged him. and then. when that failed, by
threatening him with three months in the IonbS
and having his picture put in the 'rogueS gal
lery
The Mayor saws GaIlaher knew that there was
no evidence against "a member Of the Board Of
Aldermen but that he purposed 10 present
charges against him 70 the grand jury. and
would have done so had not he withheld con-
sent.
Mr Gallaher's statement indicates that he
regards his dismissal as directly due 70 his
taking testimony concerning property said 70
have been taken from city building to the
home Of Alderman Little Tim" Sullivan
He says that the Commissioners IF Accounts
began an investigation Of the hospitals following
scandal leading to the forced resignation of q
s1pern-endent He SAYS DR.. Brannan threat
ened him with drastic action on the part OF the
Mayor.
Mr. Ga,laher SAYS the investigation IF COM
missioner Berry was made by his colleague.
Cournissioner Mitchell and himself and adds:
sau5e two = eelzs before the Berry report was
sent TO the Mayor he told Commissioner d1lcheI
in his ONCE that Berry would have To 20 in any
event ard instructed him 70 see Comm issloner
Berry and advise him that effect
He says that the Mayors statement that if the
Mayor had not withheld consent the Commis-
sioner would have presented charges against
Alderman Sullivan n the grand jury is 'un-
cualifedv false He criticises the Mayor for
removing him without giving him hearing
Henry Bunoke. the new Commissioner Of Ac-
counts. has been chief auditor of the Board Of
Water Supply since its organization. His sal
any vss S360n. Now he viii receive 5000 He
lives in Whitestone. His name was suggested
by President Bensel Of the Board Of Water
Supply.