Year: 1874


inspectors OF the poliidcal minority shall be named
Dy the COMMISSIONS. - of Police belonging TO thar
party, and therefore Mr.. Russell ought TO have
been consulted IN regard TO the inspectors OF his
party, and botA he and General Durvee ought TO
have been allowed voice in regard to the ap-
pointment of all the inspectors Prior to the election
and on that DAY large number OF removals and
appointments were made by CharlicK which never
came before the Board until the 10th OF November,
the protests Of the others Tney charged that
Chariick removed inspectors upon false accusa-
tlons, without the knowledge or consent OF Rus
sell ana Durvee and without giving TO the inspec-
tors removed the notice prescribed by law: that
these removals took place mainly in the Eighteenth
sembly district, In order to place It under the
control OF


PARTIES INTENDING TO COMMIT FRAUDS


inspectors, Walsh, Hughes Mccarthy I Ss and s sheri e
dan. These men who were removed on false
charges, on forged papers all without exception
places were men belonging to the Apollo Hall
party, and those who we're removed were removed
served. All this was violation OF the law.
for the law declared that no inspector should be
removed except when on duty OF registration or
election, and without written charges being pre-
lerred against him. In the paper they sent to the
Mayor one OF the charges made against these men
was Tor removing Sneridan-the very offence for
which they were subsequently tried and convicted.
This committee also charged these three men with
having arranged tnat frand should be committed
that fraud having sent out telegram directing
that the watchers at the election should be kept





each candidate shall designate watcher and that
u shall be the duty OF the police to make way for
near 70 them thar he can see the votes are hon.
estly canvassed ana the returns properly made
out. AZ the railing was so lar from the in
spectors that nothing could be seen from Il, the
telegram In effect amounted to an order
to prevent them from performing their duties, and
It's result In many instances was to promote
fraud in the counting Therefore the committee
stated IL was the imperative duty or the Mayor TO
suspend and remove the Commissioners guilty Of
W n IN ot11 frr NL,o
eral Generalization whicn had crept into the dis
cipline Of the Police department.. This report OF
men, and resolution to the effect was adopted
and sent to the Mayor. On the 4th OF June the
which he stated thai he % Fad read ali the testimony
taken upon the examination OF Charhck, as we'll
as the report Of the commlttee, but he stall as
sumed that even these charges were OF no account,
make specific charges against them, though
specidc than the charges entertained in
the report. He concluded, however, by
SAYING % entire duty IN Ss premises s is
Invitation extended by me to prefer charges and
give Iacts, shall direct that lair investigation
vision" Mr.. Wngate then went on at consider.
able length to explain the other charges preferred
against the Mayor, and concluded by calling upon
the Governor, In the words OF the petition, to re-
move him from office.


General Joseph p. Jackson, who represented the
Council Of Political Reform, next addressed the
Governor briefly. He said that he had come, at
the urgent request ol many of the members OF the
Council, to urge upon the Governor the absolute
necessity for the removal OF the Mayor. He
was sorry. he said, to have to make such
with the reform party but as he had offended griev
Ously against the law he felt, and those whom
he represented felt, that duty to the people de-
manded that they should set all personal consider
atoms aside and demand that Justice should be
done Mr. Hayemeyer, he SAID. mad been elected
hope that he would have an eye only for the public
good; but how disappointed they were now in the
man Of their choice needed no argument
to make plain to even his best friends;
Tor men OF all parties were now arrayed against
him, and the entire community was almost as one
suffer for his violations of the law. He had be-
tfayed the sacred trusts that had been conided to
his keeping and he should pay the penalty. The
General then closed by saying that the resigna-
tons OF Gardner and Charlick the evening pre-
vious, and the appointment OF Voorhis and Mat
sell In their places confession OF guilt and an
attempt to escape the consequences OF his wrong
doing. This las act or his did not alter the case,
IN MS opinion; and the Governor, ne hoped would
small trlckery.


Tne charges were then formally handed to the
and MS the gentlemen rose to leave he
sald:-"l will take these papers and act upon
them at once without any unnecessary delay.
cursoriiy but I will give them thorough ex.
aminat1on ana you may rely upon prompt action


THIS ended the interview Of the committee with
the Governor and al half past three they lett the
httle station OF QuOgue for the city.


WHAT JOHN KELLY SAYS.


boy with the evening papers from New York
got on board Of the train on which the committee
who had called upon the Governor were return
ing. or course they were in active demand. Mr..
has done now john Kelly W gave ,a'ne np
" hie. "Gone and hung hImself' said one finally
appointed Reddy the Blacksmith Cniei Of Police"
iammanv Hail. exclaimed IT third % Them Them came ne
the explanation, which was Gardner's appoint
ment as Excise Commissioner.


round, and few refused to believe 1t until they
had looked at the papers themselves. Then there


much to rhe 'ns anmap
reporter got into conversation about the appoint
ment with Mr.. Kelly. and the latter said:-"Now
name, and 1t looks as though the Mayor intended
70 DO all in his power to make his conduct in this
Police Commission business more and more mex
nothing BY the course he Is taking. i
his several whms and lancles and spites no mat
Ter how the feelings OF the community are out


hat the people are learfuIiy in earnest about this
matter Of reappointing men who have been con-
Gicted OF violation OF the laws. and he has been
<iven good legal advice not to 90 just what he did
! few days ago. II the people wan led Gardner re-
appointed and there was no law in the way 1
lin in power somewhere but the man is not only
lot Indispensable to the public veal but Is abso-
utely considered by republicans and democrats
ilike as unnt for pubic trust He and CharlicK
made for themselves name as Police Commits
'oners which was not made any more brilliant
~ the revelations during their trial; and
ret, In defiance OF every wish OF the
community, he seems anxious to fight
The people themselves. This question OF his wrong
i0ing Is not 20 be looked at as partisan one; for
ls you must have to-day some OF his Old assO-
'iates on the Committee OF Seventy have placed
heir names TO the petition drawn up uy Mr.. Clin-
on, and good republicans are as earnest In their
to have him punished as are demo-
rats This appointment OF Gardner to the Excise
as said before, only makes matters
worse for him for II he was ineligible to the Police
commission alter his conviction he is ineligible to
my other ONCE"


Mr.. Clinton and General Jackson concurred In
hese Views and stated that the Mayor, In his
agerness TO show his spite, had made his case all
lie baCker Tor himself.


THE PJLICE BOARD MEETING