The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-11-13
ASK INGALLS,
REMOVAL FOR
MISCONDUCT
Thompson Committee Sends
Charges Of Neglect to
the Governor.
HIS STOCK HOLDINGS
BASIS OF COMPLAINT

Charges of misconduct IN office and
neglect Of duty ON the part Of Chairman
! Commission were sent to ,iov. Whitman
last night by the Thompson Legislative
committee. Upon these charges the com
mittee asks the ioNcruur 80 remove
Judge Mccall from office
+ \ determination to take such action
was reached by the Committe. yesterday
after "A discussion nf the testimony that
has been offered during the last week
respecting Judge Mccall's ownership Of
certain shares uf stock IN one Of the
utility corporations over which the Pub
lie Service Commission has supervision
and the attitude which Judge Mccall
disclosed toward certain corporations
which applied to the Public Service Com
mission for privileges alleged to be in
, imical 10 the Interests of New York ci;y
and the people ~ the state.
This determination was reached with
CUT let or hiudrauCe from the political
friends and party associdtes of Judge
Mccall Two of the Democratic MEM
befs ii N. committee declined 10 vote
on tn, resolution and a third voted with
tn- Republican majority.
>o plea for UrIR>.
- fil as could he learned 10 one
Nuuso plea inr delay o. a sOficning of
tie charges might have had weight with
/ the legislative cummltte. appeared TO
speak iU behalf of the accused chaIrnlai u.
. Members uf the committee who would
rcseu, any suggestion that they might
lave been swaled III their ju 'gment at
the last momen: commentel on the fact
that Judge Mccall had apparently been
deserted 10y his political friends.
Mccall himself accepted the charges
ana the demand for his removal with his
acoustom-d defiance. Having refused 20
! resign when Senator Thompson informed
him that the charges were TO be made,
/ Judge Mccall declined lo lake any com
ment on the turn his affairs mad taken.
When pressed hy his friends to say
something for publication h. grudgingly
made the following statement
''l shall not max. any statement.
shall maintain "A dignifed course
throughout. II II becomes necessary. ia
any proper place. hefor, the proper au-
tho5itics. / via say AL that IS 10 bs
said
Scu.,to, Thompson. chairman Of tie
l,,- l~l.tiIe committee. and Deputy At
iorucl -t;encral Merton =. Lewis, counsel
Tor the committee, worked until a late
hour last night In perfccting the docu.
myut that viii ID. laid before tn,
Governor.
tharac. Agaiust Mccall
, The charges against Mr. Mccall wer,
a. follows.
The Joint Committe. Of the senate
J and Assembly appointed to investigate
, the publc Service Commissions OF the
STATE Of New York charges Edward f..
Mccall. Il Public Service Commissioner
- TIA, stat. nf New York. First Dis
trict, with misconduct IN uIiice in that
First, on IA. 'iay OF his appointment
to- the oilic" OF Public Service Commis-
sioner. First District. state OF New
York, namely, the NTH day OF Febru-
airy, 1913. the said Edward T., Mccall
was IA" owner of capital stock in a
, public Scrvic" corporation or public
service corporations subject 20 the
supervision OF said Public Service
Commission OF the state OF New York.
First District. aud Knowingly and will
, fully and In violation OF the statute in
,, such case made and provided, failed
neglected and omitted to div"st him
, self OF such ownership and has ever
, since continued to be and s,ill IL the
owner OF such capital stock.
Second. while the owner Of stock
in a corporation or corporations sub
> ject To- the supervision OF the Public
Service Commission of the State Of
New York, First district, Of which he
was a member. he knowingly and will
. fully and IN violation of the statute
:, In such case made and provided, aided
! and abrtted by the exercise OF his
power and influence as II Public Ser
Vie, Commissioner, in procuring the
approval 10y the Public Service Com
II mission of the State OF New York,
First district, of which he was a
member. OF an application made by
u the Edison Electric Illuminating Com
pany Of Brooklyn for leave to pur-
l. chase 122 shares of tho capital stock
r of the Amsterdam Electric Light.
: Heat and Power Company, to the
@ tinaucia benefit Of "A corporation sub
: ject to the supervision OF said com
r mission in which corporation SO bene-
\ fitted the said Edward r.. Mccall had
: Il financial interest as an owner OF
Il capital stock, as aforesaid.