Transcript of testimony B0986

Transcript of testimony

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Overview of the Records

Repository:

New York State Archives
New York State Education Department
Cultural Education Center
Albany, NY 12230

Summary:

This volume is a transcript of testimony taken before Ansley Wilcox, a special commissioner appointed by the Governor, regarding charges against Asa Bird Gardiner. The charges, communicated to the Governor by the municipal Government Committee of the City Club of New York, were that Gardiner corruptly or negligently dismissed indictments and failed to bring actions against sureties on forfeited bail bonds.

Creator:

New York (State). Governor. Commissioner Appointed to Take Testimony in Matter of Charges Preferred against Asa Bird Gardiner, District Attorney of New York County

Title:

Transcript of testimony

Quantity:

0.2 cubic feet

Inclusive Dates:

1900

Series Number:

B0986

Scope and Content Note

This volume is a transcript of testimony taken before Ansley Wilcox, a special commissioner appointed by the Governor, regarding charges against Asa Bird Gardiner.

The charges, communicated to the Governor by the municipal Government Committee of the City Club of New York, were that Gardiner corruptly or negligently dismissed indictments and failed to bring actions against sureties on forfeited bail bonds. The testimony in this volume was taken between February 6 and March 28. A second volume, covering testimony taken from March 28 through the end of the hearing in June, is missing.