New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-12
Hero of Gettysburg Called Upon
to Account for 1000 of
Monument Fund.
HIS ASSOCIATES QUIT HIM
Daughter Active in Pressing
Suit to Revoke Trust-Left
Alone witk Only the
Sympathy.of julius
Hamburger.

General Daniel Sicklcs, veteran Of many
encounters. both on the battlefield OF tho
civil War and in the courts. as we'll as
stormy adventures on the sea of matri-
mony. remained silent and hidden in his
home on Fifth avenue yesterday, while
without sea Of new troubles was we'll
ing up against him.
on one hand his fellow warriors on tho
New York Monuments Commission not
only announced that he had been sup
plantcd hv their action as chairman after
holding that post twcnty-siX years. but
they also issued a statement putting on
him fun responsibility for the $4,000
shortage in the accounts of the commits
sion. for which the State Controller has
demanded an explanation.
It also became known that his daughter.
Mrs. F.da Sicklcs Crackenthorpe, was TAX
ing an active part in pressing suit
against her father to revoke trust Gre
ated for her benefit by her grandfather.
of which he is trustee. Mrs. Cracken-
thorpe. who wants the court to rule that
tho trust is dissolved her father dismissed
az trustee, and the funds, estimated at
$4,000 turned over to her. was an inter
ested spectator in court, watching every
move and commenting on them in French
Ia her husband, captain Dayrell II. NJ
Crackenthorpe. OF England.
Repudiate Gettysburg Hero.
Tho statement repudiating General
Sickles's management Of the funds of the
Monuments Commission was issued by
Philip ]. McCook. an attorney, OF No. 10
Nassau street, who has been retained by
individual members of the commission TO
handle their interests In case nm effort
should be made to hold them responsible
for the generals acts. The statement was
i'm the form Of a copy OF communication
sent to William Sohmer, State Controller,
at Albany.
The latter, said Mr.. McCook yesterday.
WAS sent to Mr.. Sohmer on October 30
i'm reply to one from him approving OF the
request of General Sickles that his fellow
commissioners join him in guaranteeing
the 5000 shortage in the commissions
funds. The designations OF the commits
siOnerS were also sent 10 bONeIHoI LIN
who, however. refused to accept them,
but granted General Sickles until Decem-
ber to make an accounting. The com
missioners have also learned, said Mr..
McCook, that a trust deed was made and
sent by the general on December to the
Controller authorizing him to dispose OF
ms property II payment were not made bS
Janusry 3, 1913 The letter to the Control
Ter from the commissioner says:
I'ntll the meeting Of the construction
committee on June II none of us had
the slightest reason TO believe anything
was wrong with the finances. We placed
implicit confidence In the honor and IN
tegrity OF our chairman. who moreover
VAS reputed 10 be man OF ample and
even large means. AT this meeting we
read the report OF the engineer and sec
retarv. showing the total receipts OF the
commission exceeded the disbursements
bV over S3i 900. General Sickles was asked
the direct question as TO whether the sum
shown by the report was to his credit as
chairman. to which he replied Yes" and
added that IL was on deposit here in New
York.
Affairs Badly Tanuled