New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-05-05

Mr. Fnllerton-I do not think So aad desire to putin
evidence the items of his claim After some discussion,
the counsel read and put in evidence the following claim:
MaxeERs AR UNos TO JosEIH sioNK d.
To three Jss 11 ,f per "'s nom
Aug ls1 o. a. :. :1:cs Officer in keeping order in the
ssieres &c Jan l. 1879 to Aug 1882 lS weeks on m
To tbe and 81 half ys s5 s1ila ien nom 100
4eS Il c account in @ made good advancing
s95t cash account s good By advancing 81 a.
sIaso.t a:c5,Yna due: Of the Corresponding
sscretsry du5ing the yeas SO five month"; 81 saa M
49,, .s5s7a 8'
Mr. fullerton to witncs:~Did you furnish that bill to
! the Managers OF the ArtUnioni 49,,
Witness-The bill just read Is for charges over anu
above my regular services. was paid my salary tor my
! ordinary services not for my extra services
O-State the members OF the Commute with whom you
were on unfrendly terms .
! quiry Mr. Taylor. Don't mind that an'wer. 49,,
Al unlreDdy with Mr. Austen because ne trealsa
me with dupciy This feeling did not arse from any l-
proper management his part OF the affairs OF the ns
luton did not know Of anything til the ah1lr ei me
oIs that the only thing you advance against Mr..
SNo Sir stated yesterday the affair of the bus Of
Washington was the first time became acquainted WIN
any improper conduct his part was In the spring or
sunmer Of 1852 this before left the institution out
how long, saw the voucher Tor tne oust then
in the Art Union rooms in of the drawers when SAW
fhe voucher made up my mind that he acted wrong IN
not submitting the matter to the Committee before ne
made such purchase could not make up my lnind 10
any thing else than that he also msnanaged in this that
instead of allowing the Examining COMMITTEE 10 scruhze
the vouchers he got the Auditing Committee to pass them
consio cred very queer did think wrong ana could
NOT come 10 anv other conclusion this was at the time
that Mr. T. A. Coo auditing the accounts IN le45i M
Austen called my attention to the Appropriation Whch
won't into the hands Of Colonel Warner for 1888 49, for
monthly expenses; Mr. Austen asked me what became OF
this money told him / paid TO Colonel warner IN
obedience 10 resolution Of the Committee and that Colo
,,.I Worn me "A
Committee for that amount he then asked me Whl bal
Colonel Warner done with this money told nj n that
did not know only that he paid me my sasry ana PAD the
Porter and the balance in ms hands Mr. Austen de-
uoupced Colonel Warner conduct IN that transaction ana
said the next thing to stealing on the same day
fiat this conversation after ne had denounced
Colonel Warner as Id rascal -
MIR Fullerton objected unless it led to something with
reference Mr. Austens improper conduct IN the manage
ment Of the affairs Of the Art Union
| Mir Iaylor-We do not know but it may lead to some
thing. nr- -, hoo.roo ,,or,, ;o,;r,,,o
with Col Warner This thought very extraordinary for
time but then that Col Warner had charge OF the
book omnutes and that all bills passed through h hands
and saw after the adjournment Of the meetings Of the
managing Committees Mr. Austin would present claims
his own against the Institution 20 Col Warner, n the per
authorized to pass them by writing ms name across
them Col Warner would pass those bills aud make an
entry on his minutes as beng passed al Tue meeSsO OF me
committee One of those bills was where gehtlenln Oh
the name Of Davis who is the clerk OF Mr. Austen ocaed
three days or about three days in the hurry at the yearly
closing of the Institution the year ls49 or 80 and for
which charged twenty five dOars the huance or execu
tive committee that claim down to Sl5 and passed 1t
for that amount Afterwards that same voucher was By
Mr. Austen altered from SIS to s25n MS book OF accounts
and the minutes altered as to bring back tho
amount to s25 and these the or Of the
reasons why doubted the integrity Of Mr. Austen.
Mr. Tayor-ls all this necessary
Mr. Fullerton-Lc him go on we want all he can tell
Miness--lhat's all recoloct at present
Qes--Where is ths altered voucher now
Ans--I DO not know.
O-DdMr Austen ever explain this TO your satisfaction
A-No it not my business to speak TO him, and he
Q-Have You ever had any difficulties with Mr.. Austen
but those growing out of the circumstances related by you
A-Yes, there were l think in he year $50 there was
discrepancy ia the cash account in which was interested
and in a manner compromised thought that Mr. Austen
rather crow ded in wanting me to make up my account
when had other matters 10 attend %, and was compelled
10 work necessarily and without moments leisure day
night he was pressing ON me. was willing to do So
and told Mr. Austen that could be relieved from the
other matters that would TO work. post up the books
and endeavor to discover the discrepancy lie told me
that the getting up of the cash account was most import
ant of ALL
Witness-I want to tell the whole; Col Warner said
should get the pictures away hrs and could not do BOTH
and then got help from Mr. Benedict and went to work
discovered the discrepancy and made all right there
no difficulty between US, only that spoke my mind pretty
freely do TO all Others and left the Institution the LIST
of August 1852.
Q~Wss not the discrepancy in Mr.. Austens accounts
explained by HIM TO you
A-N0 Sir they were not at all disposed; have not
seen this altered voucher since left the Institutions was
then under the impression that he guilty Of dishonest
conduct and | believed him guilty OF dishonest conduct
also.
Q.-Look at paper now handed to you, and sayh it is
in your handwriting.
A-Itis. Letter read1
NEw-YoKK. August - 1852.
oo1zESs Es, S Mr. A1G e.. hf tss @0%sn, in
spSrssney Of OF the members o. The COMMITTEES Of Man
les to dny no empSstcs have So and you
The msnndesdins between been
nc5 and most eheruy accord meet OF most Ell
ccnt and honorable officer Respectfully yours j. MoSE
Q-Nhen did You last see the book OF minutes OF the
American Art Union
A-Last July; and also the vouchers then.
QDO you know Of any vouchers having been distracted
from the bills Of the Institution
A-NOt OF my own knowledge.
QWere You ever charged with having distracted these
vouchers
A. do not know that ever was, particularly Mr. Aus
ten charged me with having sOmel knowledge OF the alb
strscted documents which denied then, and which deny
now.
G. Have You ever said to Mr. Austen that by means of
the vouchers which distracted and which under
your control You could expose different members Of the
Managing COMMITTEE Of the Art Union and would do 50,
unless they paid your bill.
A. / never said 60, never thought Of IT, nor dreamt
Of L.
Have YOU not stated 10 G. w Austen that unless your
bill was paid. you would have Committee Of lnvestgt
ton appointed by the Legislature. and mentioned the
Of partc alar member oi Legislature whom yo0 could yet
az the head Of that Committee but II the Managing Com
mttee OF the Art Union would pay your BILL arrange IT,
You could stop the investigation and get the Committee
out OF their difficulties and get back all the vouchers that
them out Of the snsr they ill., to use your own Ian
guage
Al never thought of such thing how do you know
That that my language you use never said it never
Se&m OF IT, and want to appeal 10 the Committee to
NnOM u am compelled 10 answer those insInutuOns 1
hNNer thought OF suCh a thing: IL is entirely false.