New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-07-14
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on us for specific information as to the re.
cent plunderings of the City Treasury ana
other Municipal misdemesnors WHEREBY
thew labor under violent suspicion OF having
eorred their own pockets. Now it IS ex-
ceedingly difficuls to procure precise anu
snecifc testimony on points of such deli
cacv. where the knowledge of the corrup-
ton is generally confined as nearly as pos
sible to the breasts of the guilty parties
Since. however, the Aldermen have made
formal call, we will accommodate them
with part of such testimony as we have
all sustained by affidavit and having very
peculiar look about it. The men who
make and sign these affidavits are widely
known as most respected and reliable citi-
zens. We don't say that they bring home
the corruption, legally and indisPutably'
to the Aldermen implicated; but we do
saw that the case reminds US very strongly
oftbat wherein a husband came home I'M
expectedly and found his wife gone to a
ball with particular friend, and very cosy
and sociable with him. Mr.. Nokes, said
the confused wife, as the husband looked
in upon them rather fercely, this can all
be explained" Well, l hope it cam"
quoth Nokes, sit needs 1t badly.' See if
YOU don't think so of these afiidavits,
read in Court on Monday:
SUPERIOR coURI-JoS PsssS 1nd ot 5 'S y5 T-
Jo9 Dod:e suse f1r e, .o f. , Ty a.
Gin and County of AeD-YOrk, ss-Willam b. Drake
OF said City being duly sworn, says that some TWO OF
three days after the passage by the Boards OF Aldermen
and Assistants OF the preamble and resolutions referred
10 In the complaint In this action, deponent was coavers
ing with Moses C. Edwards formerly Assistant Alder.
man of the Nineteenth Ward, In sad City, when said
Edwards made statements to deponent In eect as lot
lows That said preamble and resolutions designed 70
take the grant of the Eighthav. Railroad from Messrs
Petgrew and others and give the sans to Messrs hPp
Conover o Ke and others, had been got through the
Common Council at great expense: That more than
forty thousand dollars had been paid 70 onerent mem
hers of TIE Common Council TO secure the passage OF
,aid resolutions. That William II. Cornell, one OF the
Aldermen Of faid City, had managed the matter Inat
said Cornell was Chairman OF the inside organHAton
ia said Board of Aldermen and as such Chairman had
done the business That the resolutions were Intended
TO secure the Road TO Solomon Kpp and bis friends and
tina; the money came from O'hel and Company Inat
be, Edwards, had seen considerable sums OF money
paid over to ofhe members OF one OF said Boards
That Compton (meanng the President OF the Board oil
Adermen) could get anything through the Board that
he wanted Deponen further says chat the foregoing
stateer IA are the substance of the statements made 10
him BY said Edwards and were made to deponent
while riding with said Edwards. W. i. DKAht
svo2 to before me thu ron DAY OF July 2 n:
Gin and County Of Nar. York ss-James Z. Coulter,
OF said city being duly sworn, saith that he resides and
does business ct the corner OF the t1ay ana 421'st
that be is well acquainted with Moses c. Edwards, Tor
Inery Assistant Alderman of the Nineteenth Ward; that
said Edwards resides in 43dst, between the Sin and
9h-avs, lea. deponeEts paee OF business.
That after the passage Of the resolutions In the Com
Council reyohiDg the grant OF the Eighth'ay ha
road and giving II to Messrs COnover and others ana
according 10 the best Of deponehts recollection on tne
2lst day Of June, 1882 the said Edwards inys'd TINS
opponent 10 ride up with him from the vicinity OF the
Broadway Theater, In bis wagon 10 1eponents residence
which deponent accepted, and rode up with him tina,
on the way up, said Edwards commenced converse
ton about the Eighth Railroad and the grant that
bed been made Of IT, and stated substantially follows
Tbatbe Edwards was much fatigued with his efforts,
lobbying for Kipp Co the new resolutions In relation
to the Eighth-av. Railroad through the Common Coun
ell that be had been iof some time Lobbying tnem
through that a large amount OF mSney had passed
through his hands 10 pay members Of the Common
Council to pass the grant that thousands OF dollars
had been paid for that purpose that Sol htpp Co.
had got the Road away from Pettgrew & SnermaU and
seen In bis life so much corruption as was pracnced
In the Common Council that to accomplish this opera
ton, be had 10 manage the money matters with certain
leading members Of the two Boards OF the Common
Council 10 effect the arrangements with sufficient
number of both Boardsto carry the resolutions through
that three leading members received the money and
distributed 1t among the others.
Depopent further saith, thai said EDWARDS stated
many other things during this conversation, as TO the
details of the management to effect the adoption OF said
resolutions but deponent did not charge his memory
no icu and chi ~ m m
general statements OF sale Edwards above SET forth
That the evenirg Of the seventh OF July instant
deponent had further conversation with said I'd
the subject of tue new grant for said Eghth-av.
Railroad In which he stated substantially as follows
That he, Edwards, was lobbying 10 obtain the new
grant which passed the Common Council for kpp,
Brown, Okell and others; that O'kell was principal
manager in the operation that at first Johnson broker
ip Wallst he'd stated to him that "a would advance
900 10 Kpp tswsrd the road that he, Edwards
informed Kipp of this proiler, to which hpp replied
that they had money enough Of their own, and did not
want it that he Edwards, had paid out $4,000 10 va
Ious members Of the Common Council 10 pass the
grant that II had cost In the whole In the Com
mon Council to get II through $4,000 that Alderman
Cornell was the chief manager Of priVats organiza
non In the Common Council 10 receive money and dis
tribute II 10 ober members TO pass measures that
some Of the members had expressed dissatisfaction at
the amounts they had received for this operation and
that they would speak for themselves the next ne and
attend to their own divisions; that Alderman Compton
was chief or "boss" manager of the matter in the
Common Council that Aldermen Brisey, Bard, Smith,
StuItevsnt ard other Aldermen, who're names de.
ponen. does not now recoect into the arrange.
nent with Cornell, Compton, and others &c get the
grant rough the Common Council and in diyding the
money around that Aldermen TemAnD Ayord and
one two other had nothing to do VITA il; that the
money which was paid to procure the passage Of the
grant was Oh aimed from Kip, Brown, Ohell, Conover
ard others. Said Edwards further stated that ne did
did not want to know anything about the Elghthav.
Railroad matter as he might be witness, and II he
were be thought Ii likely that these to whom he
had paid money would pay 1t back 10 him, 50 that he
could su that he had not paid any one anything
Deponent lastly saith that many other statements
were made by said Edwards 10 names and other
ticusrs but Seponent IL unable to remember anything
further of the conversation than as above stated.
JAMES T. COULTER.
be!or III 9th day Of Jsly, Is6s.
JAMES NJ swEESY, Commissioner Of Deeds.
City and Ccuny Of Ntlr York, is-Ambrose C. Kings
land being duly affirmed saith, that he is the Mayor Of
the said city That he Is informed and believes the
preamble and resolutions revoking the grant Of the
Eghth-av Railroad and comforting il upon Gustavus A.
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