New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-05-04
Ii. regular clerk. bu, BY persons interested n hs AFFAIR,

Who were Appointed 70 investigate the they
vereeorrect The usual way OF investigating these and the
manner 10 which has been done BY the Treasurer
producing his ledger book Of accounts ard placing the
same IN tba hands Of OF the members OF the Commit
tee The Treasurer would have ms vouchers eeore him
and would call of the amounts % the MEMBER o. me Cou
mrfee-u have this done with one member instead
Of ibree who would cheek of the amount called out by
the Treasurer without seeing the voucher and have also
known and seen vouchers Of the Treasurer which never
passed through the usual forms. or were ScTuIh,ed
gong 20 state that bl. before cou.l DC leSNy
chargabe the Union. should pass through the execa
tive or Financial Committee The President Mr CozEens
has drawn money from the Institution sueh Illegal v"ucn
erx-I saw vouchers now-I have 4 Memorandum 6elo"
II you let me get il can give the particulars.
Chsirman-Nel, then you can get them
Mr. sbaHnonI ask for the books containing the Treas
urtrs report Of each year.
Mr. Cozzens-They are all here.
Witness in contng1tioD-On the lst day Of October
1879 Mr. CoZzens gave receipt 70 the Treasurer IN ABOUT
these words: Received New York October is4s from
G W. Austin. 500 for advertising, &c. A. NJ CozzenS
this bin for this amount not signed by the Committee
on or about the 2h OF December lst9 Mr. CozEens re
celvsd from the treasury sac 50 which ne alleged that ne
had paid for advertising in Philadelphia no vouchers OF
expenditure attached 10 the receipt in the same year
the date Of which cannot fix Mr. Co1zens received S2SS
for the following items For prints Errvgone and Aroel
a. go 20 and for G. Ii. NStcano without specify ing whe
for slO4 and another item of So for advertising in Saa
dsy papers then advertising OHsra $50 the next PAID
for pedestal s25 there bills paid without
being passed by the Committee regularly audited and
passed the only item which az present charge against
Mr. Cozzens being regularly passed was the bill OF
SlOO that before The committee. obeFs
may have been bill Of Sar,n and Major Of sses 50
had been paid in this way drafts drawn by the Treas
urer on himself and accepted by himself
Cerk-loR commenced 10 give the items not passed by
The Committee proceed with that
wnuess-very well Chlds Il Co, for one engraving or
etc hing for the Bullettn, SIS
MIR Champln did not consider that at all necessary
proceed IN this way, Il more as to the matter OF
legality than 10 the irregularity OF the account
Mr. Shannon-The Committee can do ss they desire;
only want to present fair view Of the affairs OF the IN
stituion.
Mr. Fulerton-we do not object to the matter a, all
Witness continuation, IN regard TO the justice OF the
accounts, and one OF them OF slO0-Mr Austin told me th
this money was psid in September si9, for eight dozen
Champagne and charged the advertising account though
were this time advertising az ALL or It AZ ALL very
lightly on the 3Oth Of August $780, about that time,
Mr. Austin purchased in his name, from lie R0ron N
NilOi bust If Washington, for which he paid $50 the
bill was made in his name Il was not presented TO
the executive finance committee neither was present
I'd to the examining committee met 10 examine the lreAs
urers accounts and instead OF IFS beng then charged 70
the proper account TO the account OF Works OF Art was
charged 90 building account or repairs 70 o9uo'
incs; W H. smith had contract 10 lay new door
in the gallery for which he chGged Sslo -, and
his bill was passed by an individual member
instead OF by the Committee
Charman-lf we proceed partcularizing items we shall
never be done does the Committee think il particular
MIR Cozzens-We would like 70 have every particular
case in order 10 rebut them.
Chaman-You can ii you like, call up any on cross eH
animation. 49,,
Can't he state wha. amount ,f money passed in this
Wimess-There were several thousand dollars; by the
constitution and bylaws the Treasurer Obliged 10 Keep
proper books Of accounts for the several charges "gN
the Institution but he has kept them sloveny ana uner
improper heads for instance any item that c-uu nor Cs
well e1psned would not look well IN the treasurer
hooks would be charged bulk 20 advertising IN regard
to the amount the Editor OF The Inns MIR Raymond
have a copy OF in my hand, It is as follows
Daily Times advertising IN circulars and 80 forth az
-
Amounting to 80
for nj all N
paid to Mr.. Raymond, the proprietor OF The inns
sad ha there only e. worth OF advertisement IN me
Iimss which worth more than SIP and want 70 cor
rect IL In the bill the word New 0rk was IN the
receipt in small letters this paper an extract rom tue
minutes and what charged circulars was adVerts
ing and want to say further that at the time Mr. Kay
mOnd received this money there authority to ex
pend money for such purpose.
Charmai-The next charge H. that the Art Union has, in
whole or IN part discontinued lis business and sold large
of its property for which 1t has not made any re
turn 10 members reported It's affairs so that the mem
bers your petitioners and others can form an estimate Oh
the -,
W,tness-I do not know that the drawing did not take
place in 1851 and that drawing has taken place since,
ard the property sold by auction In December ls5s'
know that great part Of the properly purchased IN 1851 was
sJld in 1852 instead OF being distributed the property
brought within trhe Of what it originally cost which was
about $50 O0O carnOspeak particularly but ms y nearly
correct the property consisted principally IN pictures ana
paintings aud there two pieces OF statuary
Mr. shannon desire not 10 go any further on tins
branch having shown that the property was sod VIII
be necessary them TO prove what was done with H.
Chairman-We will now proceed to the hth charge
That your petitioners believe that some OF the Managers
and Directors of said Art Union secretly placed their own
names and those Of few Of their personal friends IN adj
don 10 about twenty iona bde subscribers on their rec
ords as Members for ls52 and that they now claim to be
the only members of said Art Inon and that they only
are possessed Of the rights and effects OF said Art mon 70
the exclusion OF the rights OF your petitioners and others
therein for the year s5 and previous years entitled 10
dis'ributiye share OF these effects
Nitness-In the latter part the year rj some few
subscriptions were received for the following year and
early in the year subscriptions were re-
ceyed and the Of subscription placed m my hands
amounting sOs for twenty subscriptions so hat the
same should not be mixed with the receipts OF 1881 ana
and was thought that the amount wOnd have 70 De re-
turned to the subscribers contributors We refused TO
receive any subscriptions and had Instructions mott
receive any until the decisions the courts OF law should
be received after that decison which was adverse 10 the
Institution other have been entered as nave Deeh
informed Objected TO-
Chairman This witness has been allowed 10 tell what
he heard from actual msmber. from the position he oc
cupied he must have known all IT'S workings.
Mr. Fullert0n-Let him state his informant first then
Witness-Mr Austin. the Treasurer and Mr.. COrwin
showed Mr. Austin paragraph in daily paper and he sad
was not far from correct Mr CorNn informed me he
had received private note 10 attend secret meeting
the note was Col Warner knew him, at that time
10 be member for l-52 meeting was held az the Com
mtee ROOM in Mercerst, which attended by about
a dozen members my informant was A. Il. C0rwin and
told 20 attend at this messing wish 70 state furtner
that no public notice given that subscribers would
get an opportunity OF renewing their subscriptions they
felt disposed do So and made that complaint % Mr.
Austin that time and claimed the privilege OF having
nv name put down 30 in for cakes and ale,
and 10 have some the goods there and the matter
discussed there he refused 20 receive my name and said
knew tie constitution AID bylaws, and If neglected
avail myself Of my privileges haa no one TO blame
but myself that Immediately after the publication Ut
communication in The EreAtHg Mirror. in tis year, in
January or February, 1888
The ChairnAn-Ihe next charge is the sixth, which IS