The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-11-26

newell poet now how DO we know who are the 70
blame In this matter. any when we come TO make up
verdict We have names before Of the carpenters
or stair makers 10 charge John Doe or Richard
Roe have no doubt there were sub contracts Civ
Justice Be.lley said that tn. evidence Of such facts
could be very easily procured by the jury BY other wit
sons Who NAV so.sbIY <. nnossa in ths sss. per
JurymsnD oil understand the Coroner to rule that
cannot examine such witnesses as the jury may deem
advisable to get at the facts As for my part shall
sign the inquisition IL are TO be limited in in
vestigstion.
Foreman-Mr Coroner cannot understand WHY we
cannot examine Mr. Mclean think II Ia due that gen
uemep, a OF the Commissioners 20 have him make
bis statement before us am informed that Mr. Mclean
hss net been contractor in the building nor IL
penter or mason and think the jury will arrive at
fact NJ the evidence
Justice pieskley-Ge Gentlemen you DO not understand
the position have taken can refer you 70 in
psint in the law where Coroner semitic the state
prison for putting witness the stand before jury
in case Of murder; and that witness proved 10 be the
guilty party and himself clear In that instance
u was subsequently shown that the Coroner
toned about putting the man on the stand witness
The Court held that the Coroner had been guilty Of sub
otnatios Of perjury and indicted tried and sent 70
the state prison for the oieree However in this case
N the jury desire will take the evidence If Mr. Mclean
subject TO the opinion Of mir. Blunt, the District At
torney.
SIR Mclean was thefeupon called 10 the stand
John Mclean sworn ssys--f reside at No ~ Morton
street have been In the lumber business have been
School CommissioDer for the last four years under
stand a. u u the duty Of the commissioners to select sites
either by buying or leasing such sites to school
houses thereon after the erection to furnish them With
books etc and then deliver he building over 10 the
trustees; Of school No % selected the site and pur-
chased the ground M Hurry, my colleague IL an ar.
chtect who got up the plane and submitted them TO the
other school oceTs had several meetings called
ali the other trustees and they all ooncurred In the
Plans We then advertised for proposals. awarded the
mason work to Cummings a. fucker snd the carpenter
work 70 Matthew NJ Henry they giving the lowest esti
mates submitted the pans to the Board Of Educa-
ton, and asked fer appropriation Of $1,000 many Of
the members found fault the amount higher than
any other appropriation In the city Mr. Hurry and ny
sen did all the experimenting Mr. VIM Hurry, Jr
the architect watched the progress Of that build
ing from the time the first foundation stone was laid
until II finished and furnished for occupancy and
was delivered over 10 the trustees
Question by the manWss any OF the work Of the
building sub-lst?
Ayes, the carpenter and mason work was sub. |
let; the stair work sub-let, and built BY Mr. |
Nesbit In Eighteenth street; both fight of stairs
had altered from the original plans make them easier
% We thought and paid $50 extra we thought we made
them coDsdefaby better and stronger that appeared TO
be the main object and have never heard the hrst in
tnaiioB from man voman child but what thay vere
sufficiently strong and the only reason wa that come
persone said that the higher you make the banaters the
weaker they will be- the only fear had a making them
ON was that che boys wound slide A. wn them and
ccideEts would occur but the arrangements we're that
he girs should 20 up this stairway; proposed 10 put
IN iron bar the rail- 10 prevent tue bays from sliding
Town, but II not done; regards the newell post
ont think sew u before Is vas pot WI Ust hare