New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-09-29
How much do VOC sno~ ca that sabjeetl
Trommanlcated with ex .ild- n. III. Schzlis-


O what ala YOU eommuniose to him
decline 70 answer th.t qassa9o BY The advice Of ny
M s,6.ss,on eoSa.s o M Taylor Sss appeared and
"1Sse me pom delivered hi. opinion The srosas
.l.r BY M sSosss|1 ~, .r Of The ps.ou Who m.d, a.
90 sat DE person Who offered bride W. guilty Of msds
meanor ..,. sv,vvps
Tbos. SufTeru testaes that he owns resi estate in
Pe.il.i Johnt spirited Win stssd 0wns . 1o
~ 1n \. VS.. opposed ihi. suspension, and called
on ASS, Ae !, 70 come Up in Board o; Assistants.
snd ssEeo him whst bis prospects were N 20 ogP's
M Re then hsw much wiins's would iye 20 rave &c
h sy witness felt ncigsant AID snrpT,d bas n fetaa
sskeo bow much b. would take srd 70 n.ne o.. I'll 10y
Wres thea would ihisk Of il uail Monsyi ie,i him
AID Cd ret cal sain bat understood taai 'ae
IA Rng stopped winess Ia the street., and remased
bad you gwen soEe moasy al that time you might awe a
Cbsries H. Ring testides hat all the remarks i'm
ru,ed aim in the Aihes,t 81 rS0s ssern ,is Sg
set Il nth IN nj. examination
Alderman James II. Bard. Fourteenth Ward, test
e.. 10 The n amer in which ibis lease We srAsi a
Do you know Of say ,se " .sy moasy o@ .ay
- :rs,sree the vote uron the subject Of ms Lear Of
his voperfv 10 Mr. Worth OF on account u the "s0'''t
Seeiss to sa.S e. question uniss. '9Ss g..'Ss -
pssrs 10 make direct accusation sssinsi me- isAe'
10 sn.uer upol hesrssy testimony ~, -, 49,,
SisSsrt - Clark applied Tor the lease Of the coal
;,s me, ~Ss sP5 NJ, thai S.d he been he
prcperfy could be had be should ne 10 3. - -s.,,,
On ,h, oeea,,on ~ enc meeting OF he Finance Oomm
tee Assistant AID Rins followed ne out q hs room nto tss
bali aad stated TO ne that err Wa an =, .v.
ootss .sS, oB S +. sob to me Which understood .
an 10 none ~oul div IN com ,ensaios lor Their vote
or influence in favor Of my applcltoni ni -. ,i5
ea.ct the thing as s.uAi-d woao uo oee,i 10 i-fi
L. aid he did Know how much offered uf me apl
n n m. ne s. ss- %s. .. st.BG TO T. wcTS
Michael Allison. Jr. was an applicant Tor &c csc.
met the Committee the tune With Nj Ner'h "iea.
900 year tor the noTuins learned ,.ai
he'd le made BY the Comntiee n iayot OF W "u,a
500. BY the advice OF Aid Boyre witne., PREPARED "s
TO in, he Day alter the report 70 .'SS o.
niti,d Aid Bsrd TO vote concurrence !" ~, 1890
the stsnces and sslet BIN 20 olfo.e w, ~ 800 A.
;.d .9s e y...a ,s. yi ne % W. not Wins
Aid Bard very auH.ous abort De matte a. nc asa'
in rb NV ret,tiop ard s,cd Assistant Ad Wells % present
IL; him would give sl'' or io ~ (sa,s 80 n.
relate the hin he replied he tpew thss o..
ana thought OF the most hareaeed rs.cAf
he knew o. and b. told ne Il ~.s not VOID AZ, VIZ
sent my petition, as AID Bad Va there, ose,n5 49,, ~
petition through; called attention TO hun whens 20 W.
rect Of The Assistant AdsieP 70 MA ssd Roassad do
lars in bis pocket Tor what he was doing -
DO use presenting my petition, snd did not IN na A.
Worh ,.,.,,
James L. Worth deposes.-Q. Do yon know OF any
msu Der of the Common Council having received Directly %
Indirectly any money fran any person 70 Hh4'n's III"
decline answering the question the ground that The
answer might tend to criminals ne $50, - -, ..,
with 10 any member OF the Co nmon Council any money,
or ysg,Se him qr isS PS a Sosr
A. decline answering the question on the goann hs ,ns
would tend to to erniuste mel have no INTEREST"
Chas. Ii. Ring says in relation to the statement
made by stswarr Clafk in his examination that he never
% V ymsIk 10 bin which conveyed the idea meaning
in the slightest degree What money he would give com
mon Council or any person whomsoever favor Of b spp
everything contained In he examination 20 the con
trary untrue never ssked him II he W" whhns 70 s"es
Assistant Aldermen Wells Mabbatt and Barber,
all regard this lease and other thngs thN
they had no knowledse belief that eouuP Influence
used with any members OF the Common 'ouheli
LEASING PIERs
George G. Byrne merchant, testhes rs TO the leas-
ina one half of the Jsy.st Pier and other piers
O. Did sou pay any money 70 say me%oSr =. ~
A. decline that question by the ADVICE OF my
counsel might have tendency TO eliminate me- ana
James r. Sanford deposed that he knows pier No.
"a being lO@ inS father TO pay % for such
Heard his father thai Martin had to brbo the sae
tioneer Of the Corporation to get the lease: - 49,,
Edward johnson deposed that he heard II said thar
for leasing pier om the Corporation SUN was given 10 az
Sanford mentioned this him but certain ~hsshsr he
mentioned to him any sun-besves me sum VA e'SVo
Theodore MARITIME testIfes that ha vas member
of the Grand Jury Of February Term; Geo Byrno W"
examined before that jury and remembers hs ties
iimony TO pier at foot OF Jsyst ne admitted tnst ne
he ,ee remembers also that he testified TO having paid to
an Afstant Alderman ~ 100 In connection with obtaining
sran he admitted ha fact with great reucisnce refused
O state whom he paid that sum
Wesley Smith depOsed that he has had several con-
vIsaons with Shepherd Knapp in relation TO Piers on Four
teenth East River; remembeI saying Ia MI Knapp have
"you got It ell right with BrssyF BY which he meant the
Iepo in favor Of the piers which had been prepared and
signed bv him witness and which Ia The possession OF
Nhsvss Piers Slips; Brsley represented Ward on the
side and witness the east side; was desirable 70
get Bsey Join the report 10 get before the Board
that Mr. Brey might be reluctant 70 sign the re-
port witness wished MI knapp to use his influence with him
to favor the piers.
BRIBERY ~ COMMON COUNCIL.
Wesley Smith deposes that he has no knowledge OF
money, the promise Of being paid 10
member Of the Council to influence his In rsls
ton from the Corporation,
ceednzs Ia either Board.
Chas. ii. Ring deposes that he has no knowledge
money valuable thing promise Of any money valuable
thing for bis influence relation the lease Of the
above property other Of the Common Council
SEDUCTION CAsE-DEFEsDAsr Held TO AsswER
IN IS, O0O.-A young man, named George W. Keyser,
was arrested by Officer John Smith, OF the Northern
Liberty Police, and taken before Alderman Erety
Yesterday morning, charged with the seduction Of a
young lady named Ashton. IL appeared by the
testimony that defendant became acquainted with
Mrs Ashton more than two years ago, and paid bis
addresses to her at her fathers house. in Remington,
for year. when he sent wedding cake around to his
friends and announced his marriage. Miss Ashton
went to live with him AS his wife, and became q
mother in January last. They continued TO live
together and wife until about two months ago.
when the defendant deserted his alleged wife, and on
the 10th of the present month WAS Legally married