The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-09-05

RIAL OF JOHN o. MArHER ON cHAKaEs or HI0k'
CRIMES AND MIsDKMEANORS, CONTINUED.

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TRIAL or JOHN o. MArHER ON cHAK0Es or HI0A
CRIMES AND AIsDEMEANOEs, CONTINUED.
ALBANY, Sept 2. 1883
fhs High Court OF Impeachment met in the Assembly
chamber Of the capital at ten O'Clock this morning. The
Prssdsnt resumed the chair and called to order. Prosa
nation WAS made csutonng I'll people to observe pro-
found silsnes during the day.
John Roosevelt, Jr., whe Was under cross examination
upon the adjournment Of the Court yesterday WAS 70
called BY Mr. Porter, counsel for the prosecution So
vera ntsrosatorss put the witness touching the
prices he paid bcontractors for lumber from whon
purchased where and ~hen delivered but nothing i'm 4
portant drawn out. He concluded BY stating that
he never had any conversation In relation to
ths lumber before II was furnished and delivered.
Henry G. Beach called and sworn-Was . partner with
Roevst in procuring the timber In question: had
tract to furnish 1t for the West Troy dock knows the
qualities and quantities Of hsm,ock, pine and chestnut
evsrsd the price for hsmlock was eighteen dsars per
thousand, board measurement; there was one hundred
and fifty thousand fest delivered than was wanted
for the deck And for this surplus Commissioners Msher
allowed only ten dollars the price was pSid for
chestnut hemock, though worth Or seven dollars
more witness has furnished hmkr duripg canal naviga.
oo for twelve dollars; but in winter, BY team and rail-
road worth eighteen dollars bills Of specified Sizes
than when taken promi,cuousi, from RATS. =, -
Francis Ruggles, s~osu-Was Auditor Of the Canal
Department In 1851 rocOects the first plan adopted by
the beard for constructing the West Toy dock it
afterwards changed rscollect whether the
luton making the change stated specifically the manner
In which the DECK 10 be built; the first plan
plank the second portion Of stoae. remainder of tim
ber thu change made upon the urgeae request Of
citizens Of West Trey engineer Seymour submitted tbs
plan winch was adopted by the Canal Board [Book
containing minutes Of Of the Canal Boord
here eh witness The resolution frst proposed to
build dock the entry, in witness hand writing there
are also writing Of the late Secretary Of
Stste Mr. Morgan engineer, BIZ Seymour, and others;
witness was CLERK of the Canal Board.
s. P. Goodsell sorn-Was resident engineer in 1851;
been ged the canal since the Of
enlargement. in 1887 the xiSg price of timber, fur
by Roseyeit referred to him the
Canal has bsen acquainted with the value
of for several years hemock eighteen and pine
forty dollars the why hose prices estab
hshed because 1t wssot bsss quality, AMI delivered
at q much gIea expense. necessarily, by teams aud
ralroad generally slo wed advance Of eight
dollars when delivered In winter; the prices shown
Engineer Seymour, who submitted them to the Canal
Board.
MIR. Farmhouse put this question Did Engineer Soy
nnour approx OF the prices you submitted to HUMP"
MI. Champlin one Of tbs gers, objected to the
question the ground that the engineer had hod
ty fix the prices; that the duty Of the commits
simmer ILLEGAL refer the