The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-05-04
VIZ Art UNION INVESTIGATION.
Highly Interesting Proceedings.
d. B. Taylor, B. NJ. Champlin, and A. NJ.

Aran Pursuant to adjournment, the committee
net this morning, at the Aston House, at IL O'clock
Hon. d. B. Taylor In the chair.
JOSEPH MONK FURTHER EXAMINED BY MR.. SHANNON.
Witness-I want to explain discrepancy in the date
stated that resolution passed LIST june 1850
regard to the appointment of Col. Warner Acuary
End il was the 10th Of May instead of June reso-
ution was offered by Mr.. E. Benedict the 10th May,
1850, according to the memorandum before me- Colonel
Warner entered upon the duties of his Office the LIST Of
DULY, 1850 I also stated yesterday that Mr..
Austin told me there would be q body of at
the meeting at Metropolitan Hall to vote down
ny opposition to the election of the iee
be necessary the progresses for the purpose
pf sustaining my own testimony to state by whom that
arrangement to be carried out; Mr. Austin told me
that harshal o Roberts, who had line of steamers,
WAS to have the at Metropolitan Hall; was asked
yesterday whether Col. Warner had received any more
money than stated by me; in July, 1912 resolution
~ the @ 81 tne
order of the Committee OF Management, the same
bate Of compensation which was paid, or agreed
Ito be paid, ON the first day Of May last be, and
|ths same Ia hereby, appropriated and to be placed
the hands Of the corresponding secretary for the
Of paying the eryic. Of clerks in conducting the
affairs Of the institution; those the woods as
near can recolect in accordance with that resolu
on from Lat of August until the 3ls December of that
Iyear the Of 1888 80 placed 10 the hands of
Colonel Warner for that object that instead Of being the
amount Of salary paid agreed to be paid the lst
Ode you know of any other OF the Committee Of Ma
nagement during any time that you clerk of the
o-stste whom, when, and the amount. AR. W.
r. Hoppn, the editor Of the Bulletin Mr. William
Asn Butler M Mr. Evsrt DSyeaac Henry J.
|are all members of the Committee of Management
Mr.. Hoppin received $500 for editing the Bai, and
charges which he presented and which he claimed to
have paid to literary men, Mr. Butler has charged and
ceived for contributions to the Bulletin the amount of
which cannot say without reference to the books but it
ined. Duvc liahp
of newspaper and received compensation for publica
tions in his paper cannot state the amounts he was
ceived, for inserting an advertisement worth about
IS, publishers prices upwards of $500 Mr. Coe, also
the gallery of the Office of the Institution in the year 40
or 80, think, and stated to Col. Warner, the
responding sesretary, that he was about taking a
would stop and see all the secretaries and "spur"
them up; Col Warner told him he would be glad il he
would do so after the lapse Of month Mr. Coe
returned and stated that he had called upon these
taries wherever he could fpd Them the places where
he was passing that had occasionally gone out Of
his direct route find others and that this was an ex
ira expense to him in his travelling expenses and stated
the amount which had cost him. and claimed and
ceived his expenses.
The Presideut-The next question is as to the loose
disbursements of the accounts.
Wtness-A or about the close Of each year the trea-
rendered his accounts Of Disbursements TO COM
mttee, who appointed to investigate the same to
ns s, wss rhs usual way Of
been dona by the producing his ledger book ofac
counts and placing the in the bands OF of the
members Of the committee: the treasurer would have
his vouchers before him. and would call of the amounts
to the member of the committee, who would check the
amount called off by the without seeing the
voucher; have also known and vouchers
Of the treasurer which passed through the
usual form Of scrutiny It being necessary before bill
can be paid that it should pass the finance committee
until which time ii not legally chargeable against
the institution the President Mr Cozzen) has drawn
money from the institution such illegal voucher;
voucher now; have memorandum below, and can give
You the particulars IL you wish it.
Witness retired for the purpose Of procuring docu
ments.]
The counsel for the petitioners called for the reports Of
the Art Union, which were produced.
Examination resumed-On the first day OF October,
1S49, Mr. Governs gave receipt to the treasurer, in
these words Received New York, October 1S49 from
Gbss b A n soO for x ts hd SO
committee that signed A. H. Cozzens; about the
.4th December, ls49, Mr. Cozzens received from the
SAG So which he alleged that he had paid for
advertising in Philadelphia and there is voucher Of
the expenditure attached to the receipt the year
for the following items:Eight prints of Erregone and
Anabele $22 SO; G. v yaticuno, $104 without specify
ing what another item advertising in sundy papers
sS4 without saying Whist or advertising oHars, $40;
the next is paid for PEDESTAL S25 There had been
bills paid BY the committee which have not been
regularly audited the bill Of 800 never passed:
only state at the present time that the 800 i'm
properly passed the following amounts have been paid
without being audited "A bill Of sarony Major $3.50 So
lhds Co., an engraving etching for the Bulletin,
$685. In regard to the justice OF these accounts one of
them the 800 paid to Mr. Cozzens, that amount. as
paid for eight dozen of champagne furnished at enter
tanment in September l849 and this charged to the
presence ef others, and at that time we were not
shout that time. Mr. Austin, the treasurer, pur.
shased, in his own name, from LeTOux Vitlot bust
Of Washington for which it appears, he paid $50; the
bill was made out in Austn's name which was not pre-
scented the finance executive committees neither
it pIeseated until the examining committee
examine the teasuIers accounts when it presented
by those who acted on the committee and instead OF being
har IN fha rEs nf
art charged to the building account repairs for
building; w IL Smith bad contract to lay new floor
in the gallery for which he charged 1915 25 his bill
passed by individual member, instead of by the
mtee Mr. Cozzens the president has repeatedly passed
os m .ne same way, without senaing snen before tne
several thousands of dollars have been passed accord
ing to the constitution of the and charter the
treasurer required to keep proper books OF account for
the several specific charges against the institution; he
has kept them incorrectly and charged them under diff
ferent heads to which they properly belonged; proper
nnder improper heads-for instance, any item that could
not be we'll explained which would not look well in the
treasures statement would be charged to Advertising in
bulk in speaking Of the amount paid to the editor Of the
Times, Dir Raymond, | have copy Of it in my hand,
which il as follows want to read it OIL myself Daily
Times for advertising in circular &c, Sis o. postage,
New York Post Office, 50 6 07-amounting to S404 80.
The P,es,deT-Was this charged as paid to Mr.. Ray
mond.
Ayes; he claimed to have done printing at that
tme this advertising vas in the papers but charged as
from the minutes; at the time this expenditure
made there authority for making IL know that
diawipg took place in 1851, and that drl wing has
taken place since and that the property sold by
tic In December.
QWhat sou bnov relative TO the sale of the pro.
perty in this institution?
A.-Tbe property purchased in 1851 sold in 1852
instead Of being distributed 1t sold about the middle
OF December, 1852 the property brought within tribe OF
what il originally cost the property cost about 600o
and it sold within triae OF that amount according to the
published reports OF the committee the property consisted
principally Of pictures and paintings there were also two
pieces III staluary sold.
The Presdent-Do you intend to 60 on with what has
been done with the money!
Mr.. shaunon-Ho, Sir that i for them.
Ntnessln the latter part ot tho year 1871 some few
subscriptions received for the folio wing year, and
ear in the year 1852 some more we're received. The
amount OF subscription placed in my bands viz the
proceeds of II sutscr pton amounting TO SOj, that
The should not be mixed up with the receipts Of
1851 Il thought that that money would be returned
TO the subscribers refused TO receive any sub
scripons after that time until the decision in the courts
OF law should have been declared | received orders not
to receive any further subscriptions after the de-
csion in the courts of law, which adverse to
The Institution other entered for that year.
.aI have bpnb tpfn nv FIN nd