New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-10-25
Candidate for Borough Presl-
dent Accused of "Faking"
Bar Certificate.
NEWSPAPER HIS ACCUSER
McCooey, Tammany Leader in
Kings, Almost Overcome
Scandal May Cost
Him Place.

stunned yesterday afternoon by the
charge that Frank Mann. Deputy Tene-
ment House Commissioner and Demo-
cratic candidate for Borough President.
got himself admitted to the bar through
faxed" certificate. The charge was
made by THE Standard Union" OF which
William Berri. one Of the most influential
Republicans Of the borough. is the pro-
prietor.
| It was Mr.. Berri who two years ago
brought about the defeat of the Demo-
cratic ticket in the Second Judicial Dis
trict by announcing in his paper that
II, William Willett, jr., one Of the candi-
dates for the Supreme Court bench, had
purchased his nomination from Curly
Joe" Cassidy, the Democratic boss OK
Queens.
| The announcement is likely to have AL
most as an important effect on the DEM
ocratc county ticket this fall, for Mr..
Mann was looked upon as one of the besti
candidates on It.
The judiciary scandal almost sealed the
fate Of County Leader John II. McCooey'
Tammany influences saved him then
What will happen to him now Is matter
of guesswork. He was so stunned lase
night that all he could say was:
| "Mr Mann must give out statement
According to 1.-The Standard Union"
Mr. Mann was admitted to the bar In
Wyandotte County, Kansas, April ID
1884, after he had presented certificate
showing, though falsely, that he was a
member of the bar in New York State.
Then, May 10. OF the same year, he was
admitted to the bar in Duchess County.
y. Y. on the presentation Of a certificates
showing that he was an attorney or
| Kansas.
Mr.. Mann was appointed German inter-
prefer in the courts in 1889 and held ths
place until 1907 when he retired TO prac-
tice law. On May 10, 1904, he presented
to Justice c. F. Brown, OF the Supreme
Court. sitting at Poughkeepse, a GER
tificate from Baldwin f. Strauss show
ing that he had served cIerkship In Mr..
Strausss law office from January Is.
1881, to March /. 1892; a certificate from
the Clerk of the Court Of Appeals, show
ing that the certificate Of clerkshp had
been filed with him on February s, 1894.
and the following affidavit, dated May
8. 1894:
Frank Mann, being duly sworn. de-
poses and says that he is over twenty ,
one years of age and is a citizen Of the
United States; that he resides at No. So
; Suydam street, in the city OF Brooklyn;
that he has served a clerkship of more
than one year in the law office OF Bald
win f. Strauss, practising attorney and
l.. All otatn NIB NJ
. fee is at No. 375 Fulton street, in said
I city of Brooklyn, and that he is an 9t-
: torney and counsellor-at-law OF the state
of Kansas. And he further deposes and
says that he has never been examined
in any other department and refused ad-
mission"
The following is the record procured
from the Kansas District Court for The
County OF Wyandotte:
Saturday, April IA, 1894.
and now on this day comes Frank
Mann and presents his certificate of adj
mission to the practice Of law In the
courts Of the State of New York, and.
thereupon. on the motion of James S.
Gibson, esq, it is ordered that said
Frank Mann be and he is hereby admit
ted to practice as an attorney and coun-
sellor-at-law in the district and inferior
courts of the State OF Kansas"
Mr.. fam was born on the East Side.
Manhattan. in 1863, Of poor parents A
few years later the family moved to the
Eastern District OF Brooklyn, where
large German population was gathering.
An aunt left him a small fortune in the
/, early sos. He entered politics and.
through the influence OF Boss" Hugh
Mclaughlin, was appointed court inter-
prefer in the old City Court. afterward
merged into the Supreme Court. Mayor
Gaynor appointed him Deputy Tenement
House Commissioner to take charge OF
the Brooklyn office.
He was nominated for Borough Prssi-
dent by the Democrats this fall because
Of his standing among the German-Amer-
leans. After his nomination he aroused
much feeling among Democrats by de-
claring his independence of County
e Leader McCooey. Mr. Mann was assoc
t ciated in the law business with Henry
, Schoenherr, at No. sS6 Broadway, Brook
w. His home is at No. 81 Suydam street.
. IL is said that the crime OF presenting
, a faxed certificate to the Kansas court
is now outlawed, but that the courts
will not look upon his admission in this
, state as legal. since it was obtained
9 through false representations to the Kan
I sas court The Bar Association has been
o informed Of g facts in the case and
asked to take action toward bringing
, them TO the attention of the Appellate
Division.
|, Mr.. Mann last night gave out the fol-
, lowing statement:
, .In answer to the article in a Brooklyn
evening paper in which an attack is made
:, upon my personal and professional stand
ing. I submit the following in refutation
= thereof:
81 was duly admitted to the bar in the
state of Kansas after taking an exam
nation and fully complying with the
laws of that state. After taking the ex-
animation In Kansas and being admitted
!. 70 tue bar in that state l was duly ad-
mitted TO the bar in the State OF New
, York. after complying with the laws OF
that state and taking the required ex-
animation. l never presented any GER
t,fcate from New York. or any paper
n nurporting to be such. TO any one in
4 Kansas or anywhere. l was admitted
in both states after examination.
( .If the records in Kansas show that I
e