The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-08-31
The Court or Impeach suens.
CONTINUATION or rHE TRIAL OF JOHN Q. MATTER,
CANAL COMMISSIONERS.

CONTINUATION OF THB TRIAL OF JOHN @. MATHER,
CANAL COMMISSIONER.
sflrIAL CORRESPONDENTS or TTg YORK HERALD
AIBAsY August 80. 1865
Freeicert Church called the Court to NJ len
O'CLOCK No quorum Of membcrs present neishsr any
q the managers counsel for ths accused Comnis
slooer Matter After waiting few 0omsut5 IN solemn
etleice tls began TO arrive ooe by and BY
ps'rf aheo sally squoru appeared the procls nat
oas duly mace sld rhe Prosicent announced that ths
court Nss r.soy 10 pJoce,d TO bosiness
Me- Porter csnnsel for tie managers called the
paue of Ar Van Demsrk No ans H. taen oass
mr. u John Who epp.ared and took the witness stard
testified thai aw ber OF the kind ed In ihe Troy
doci, worth during the winter OF 1851 from ton
TO T. eive collars u thousand.
Nj. Porter then snd stated that the N ana gers
ieit somewhat embarrassed under the decision OF thu
Cout, made yesterday La consequence Of decidiog
not TO receive testi npny to the prices Dy
missioner iun Der, other than for what wss ussd ON
The West Toy dock He desired pcw suomit to the
Cour- whether II pertinent TO offer tes nohy in
1tlon TO the qIant.tes purchased any other hec.
tnL of the canal
NJ. Reynolds counsel for Mathe-. conteDdsi that
the question proposed TO be asked she witness
casis within ths rule ADOPTED BY the court yes.
tc,day, excluding all te,ismony relstieg 60 ium
o,s, Other han thar used or Pncha-ed for said
dock The asguIIess continued Tor half an h,ur
both EIDE, unen he Coart deuded o, q majority OF
,bni the que ii q Ieioyapt and IT yut
The sintss TIA cd that lager AMOUNTS Of nser
pu ct aseo III 1901 the The -p4irs nsces
taiiiy I-qu.o ,Do surpuE thus purch,s ras suifi
sent 10 make al ordinary repairs fo y.are kep
t~o Or In "a year, botoIe uss It becomes dsaag-d aud
nhi or use the Stale hsa bo proper pia,e Ii which 70
dc pOsit srk. amounts ~ Iumper.
que IL n Was put ths witness, desripg TO kao Z
wbether sSge parcels Of timber lyiG hs bank
caDais, dio bot oisspps4r wi,ious being by the
state.
Ar Reyrods objected to the question, ana was sns
tsn I'd BY the COufL
other ues.ions Of minor i'm were ro
pcrlded which objected by h4thec's counsel
soto- Of when declared out OF order
tau ed By the court
This eit, upon his EXAMINATION stated that
al tbs tinbe furnished ms s+ ction fur
nihhso upon estimates made ny hlmss End the State
csentar sDo that they never asked for any moro than
was absolutely needed, ever sixty days
John Van D+mark recalled lie offered Mathsr TO build
tho Nes Troy cccs at toe rata Of sixteen dollars taou
and And iu,ni; h The nibar labor tue Hnber
ceud have been pe ocnred for ooGrs -hch he con-
ioefeo q tau COM ehsau5s Tee witoess hal -ona H.
6cuty with former superintsudeB Mr.. q thoat. tue
pisn tor puciDg tho dock changed three Il nes b
fcre u plan VIZ finally agreed uPon
Cornelius TeacbouL sworn =. lie State carpenter
tso years vas n the hsbt OF measuring timber and
aav It oe vefed the amount purchased IN 1851 was
much greater than ~Sntsd ter that year
plus sufficient for four five years tie prlcei
Isd for rome kinds that yer were higher THAI paid
yeas vas Of an Inferior quanty no Aso assisted
DatiDg estiInates fer umosr required from time to
time.
Mr. ST. John vas recalled AID desired to correct
statement mace when on the stand before He
vas then understood to eay that he h,d fur
sh.d estimates for the au bsr con.idersd as
hand be S,shed to say thst bo did Dot sihn ne
20 urdsrsto d and would correct b. sating tns, hO
never furDisbed any estimates fer of h.t lumber
Mr. obico-ste sworn--Is lumber dealer In kenase.
lac, he furnished portion Of the timber
cheaper than large qusntity; ii would nave bsen
very dLcu.s t. c'm 10 hsvs furnished ATTY sixty
,heuihnd eet IL The rrter Of 1862 and he wcuio
have engaged to deliver that qua"iy for lees than six
teen or egbteeo dollars thouraDd it being very dHcal
to get II out in the winter sea-on
Daniel Hai LEY called. No ans~er.
james Brady No answer.
mr. Loonis-t now offer in evidence such pori,ns Of
tbe ony taken before the Com uistee Of
1852 Investigated the canal ftsu6s He proc ed1 AZ
To ske selections when ths counsel M. Ne her
sgIseo 70 allow The snoe volume apre-r
ny, wtea Mr k0mi- dessteu from lstcslhng out par
iiculAs portions Ut thar report
ar. Porter ,heo stated the managers rested the
case on the pari the people with rho exception
Ia hef txsmn ation Of Mr. Brady when be could pro-
Co ed
Mr. Peel am ard Mr. Reynolds on tbs part of Msther
nsoe oj.crions 70 any such aap, meats They des.red
that ,bs should close their part without
sDy reservation whatever.
Mr. Porter-We close the testm my the part of
the prosecution, reery;Dg the right TO cali Mr. Brady
wren biz sitencsDcc can be- procured.
Mr. Reynolds hen moved striks out all the testtmo
ny E,ver by hr Brady Saturday
Mt Van scaoonho suggested tha proprety of taking
recess until O'Clock, when probably ths could
" poeLt
This va. sssented 70 by the Court.
qu, run appearing ~ 4 o'clock.
lhe Fresident inquired If the managers we're through
al b their testimony.
Mr. Porter With the exception of the examination of
Mr. RIsdy, as before stated
Mr. Reynolds raid If the prosecution were not ready to
proceed then, 1t not proper nod the cause open
for the exercise of discretion hereafter used he
again me- vfd 10 strike out the Testimony Of Mr. Brady
Mt, Porter coDt-ud.G thst motion ot this kind was
nos ID order urtl ths cose OF his testimony. Tns
~by NJ. Brad has been bere TO day ia on nc
count VI he lness % hts wife.
SINE nsids rabie time occapsd In the discussion
nf.D
Senator Bbcock and ststei that he was op posed
- he notion asking Sriks the tostu ny pro-
po,td spo also wiling TO compel
4 tt-r upon 4 defence until the paeG ut
the prosecution cloea; moved nd Durn until
morning, ID order that time may jrded
The attenosLco OF the The motion vas
scoyted
Ire case viii likely be de posed Of in he course OF
day or two 1t IA Mr. Bathsr's IN to Introduce
Oh !, few witLesses 70 sustain mis- defence