New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-01-02

way was 10 remove the District Attor.
ney who had been elected By the peo-
pie
"Delehanty now seeks TO create The
impression that his only services "a
counsel for Devine, the professional
bondsman, began in 1918, when he got
a retainer Of $4,000 a year. As FAR
back az 1905 he acted as counsel for
Tom Deyine's brother and dummy. At
that time ne was an attendant in the
Court OF General Sessions and forbid.
den by Section 81 OF the Code Of Civil
Procedure from practising "a attorney
or counsellor In any court
ON April, 1910, Delehanty appeared
az attorney for Tom Devine IN a sur
entitled Thomas T. Devine ~. John
Kilcommons, reported IN Volume S..
Miscellaneous Reports, Page III. A
late as March, 1915, he appeared az a.
torney for Tom Devine In a suit entl-
lied Thomas +. Devine VS.. Walter Nei-
ton, which Is reported in 1873 New York
Supplement, Page IT'S. I'm Februsry,
| 1910. Delehanty acted a. attorney for
Thomas r. Deyins In a coal estate
transaction affecting property a. Fifty
fourth Street.
81 will be prepared 20 show before We
get through With this pohticsl Eight
that this man Delehanty, who mas be-
gun = campaign TO break into the Re
publican nomination for District A.
torney, Is not desirable person 70 hold
any public Office"
The Judges Of General Sessions are
Thomas c. 7. Grain, Dem; James T.
Malone. Dem; Joseph z. MulQuesn,
DENT John F. Mcintyre. Dem.i Otto A.
Rosalsky. Rep; Charles c, hott, Rep.
and William II. Wadhsms. Rep.
Delehanty's Reply
Judge Delehanty, replying 70 this
statement. issued the following last
night at POI West ll7th Street:
"Why does not Swami answer N.
charge against him? Why did he dis
charge defendants without seeing a
single witness2 Why did he have a
deputy certify that he made an investi-
cation when he did not summon any
witness Why did he certify that q
conviction could not be had when he
had not heard any witness Why did
he certify that case arose out Of an
investigation in 1915 when the lndiet-
ment is dated 1912
His reference TO my law practice e
pure hypocricy. Within a month he
.tated TO me that one Of his full as
sistants was taking too much time from
the Office in trying civil cases. All o.
my cases were attended TO by my Office
associates. was doing my work In the
District Attorneys Office.
"The late lamented Judge O'Sullivsn
appointed me in 1905 TO the position o.
attendant 20 judges. This was the title
Of the secretsry's position in the Court
Of General Sessions. All the judges o.
General Sessions were Of opinion that
their attendants, or secretaries, could
practise law.
Explains Law Practice
81 practised with the approval o.
Judge O'Sullivan. Mr.. Devine had for A
long time been a client OF Judge O'Sul-
livsn's law Office. | did whatever law
business Mr.. Devine gave me TO DO.
There is no prohibition against civil
practise by an assistant to the District
Attorney, and / have no doubt that
most OF Svann's staff do whatever civil
business they can find.
II took no part in the Perkins cam
paign; made no speeches: hired no
trucks, and wrote no political matter. |
know nothing Of the campaign action
10 which Swami refers.
81 am not, and never have been, a
candidate for District Attorney.
"The election frauds I have ALREADY
discovered in my inspection OF ballots
cast in November indicate my election
to the bench Of General Sessions. When
the count is complete | will ask the Su-
preme Court 20 seat me in the place
which believe is rightfully mine.
Il am, and always have been. q Demo
crat I am not concerned with Repub-
lican politics. Politics never entered
into my official actions. So far as ] am
concerned. / desire only that the Dis
trict Attorney conduct his Office honest.
ly. Who occupies the Office care not