The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-10-23

Before Hon Judge Ingraham.
INVESTIGATION OF THE CHANGES AGAINST GARRETT
DYKEAAN, REGISTER on THE CITY AND COUNTY
OF INV YORK.
Oct 81 The proceedings In thus resumed
this morning BY the examination of Mr.. Eitz by
Mr.. Glover, Of The counsel Of Mr.. Dykemaa. The
District Attorney appeared for the people, by direction
Of the Governor.
The Witness in explanation Of the last answer adds
that BY dollar page he the gross receipts
and not the net profits; Witness being now
amned says that he tains that fact from An exa
minaton Of the receipts Of recording fees and e1amna
tcn Of the records themselves; obtain the amount
Of re,orciDg fees from the transcript Alei in the
Comptrollers Office Of the registers accounts; mean
BY examination of the records, the examination Of
the records in the registers Office mad,
that examnsticn ! made it by persona
inspection Of 81 the records made by Mr. Dyke
man; counted the pages in every hook, the pages
are in the exhibit this during the whole of NJ
pyiemsns term, and during years Of his predecss
sor CO united the pages Of the records obtained tn
gross amount Of fees during the years 1852 and 1885,
up TO July 81 from the 6es in the Com ptroers Once;
chamberlain o. the city the register pays the
fees to the chamberlain, and the ehsmbsrlain
which receipts he hes in Comptrosrs once ana it
10 from these receipts make up these accounts have
mentie The payments in the treasury correspond
with the Registers transcripts fled with the Comp
toller.
Nha. do you under stand to be the meaning of the
various entries testified 70 in your direct animation
such az received from "a. Reed CollestorY"
A. he collector in the registers ofcs is the who
carries out the recorded papers and to the office
the fees all ha unpaid At the time Of recording
No such returns appear on any transcripts filed in the
Q What do you understand to be the meaning o, those
entries9
A. On face Of them it would appear if no account
What co you understand to be the meaning of these
entIiesY
A. understand tae collector paid the register moneys
for which he had no account Of papers
. Toes the collector receive moneys for any other
vices except recofoingf
A. Not during my Connection with the ofhcs not to
my knowledge.
q wha are .hs grantee books Of which you spoke in
T. These books in which all the papers are entesed
in ali habecsl order under the name Of the grantee
Whose duty Is it to keep these booksq The dsru-
y regser these books are properly kept every paper
delivered from the Office BY the collector During Ill
my connection with the ocs such books we're al~ays
And were they always kept by the deputy register
A. think they were on oil occasions. ll'J
II what capacity have you bsen engaged 10 the Re-
was recording cierk seareher, &c record
ing CT rk IL ls3ls2 and the greater part of 1885, was
the frat term, and last term under Mr.. Coatant nsvsr
Wa rseoreing cierk st a.y sshsf sins
yoS .s e II that espscisys ''''-' - '-o'
4. Five cents folio; they kept their accounts 10
private book each ma. kept account Of his work
IN private book which he kept in his drawer and whom
fee. from ,hs o,unt By pres.tng the proper sd.yit
WI lie recording clerk bot the fees tbs same
and the pay Of recording clerk. was the same.
II what rode gid you obtain your money whsls
A By account which kept, . have said, and
nses ), TIE s.co ding ssrs any years. p.s7ou. 70 s.1
the mere verbal statement Of the recording clerk
O. You say you we're paid Ave cents folio, while you
were recording clerk did you sscerlsn the number
Of folos in each paper that you eopedY
fees were estimated by the Deputy Register and the
paid papers fees were made mp from the record after
Q. ID ycu count the wordsa A. In some cases the
folios were counted but generally they were made up
f.sm the PEE; after they w:rs sngso.,,sd remember
O. when they were counted, were fees charged in 20
obec. in counting to ascertain the exast namssr Of
words.
O. When the foos were made up from the pages IS en-
crossed, who estimated the number Of foliosS
A. The epgrossing clerk don't rscollect what
my ordinary charse psge WAS (; do not IeooIect
was there We did mot estimate ths number Of
foos by the paper itself when vas recording clark
covenants and short descnptionaversged twenty oos
the charge varied from % 05 to 81 this CHI rge went
charge for short form Of bargain and sale dssds was
about 81 55 quit claim the same ter the ordinary form
Of mortgage, with interest and insurance clause,
which ger orally longer, about - IS; this al
ways included charge for indexng and certf :ates
tie charge for indexiDg each pspsr was about thirty
CENTS and twenty ave cents for the certificates; the
charge for recofdg sAtsfaction pieces Of short do
scrption acout eighty cents; sometimes II there
we've two three mortgs gcs would be col4r
it might have bsen less hsn eighty cents but DON'T
remember; il was sometimes more
Q When . satisfaction piece was proved by sub
scrbipg Witness what the castom Of the ofcsY A.
They charged accoi ding 10 the quantity c,n.aaed,
eighty ninety CENTS tbs engroang clerr in addition
their insry business ally make copies from
the record think they receive ave cents folio out Of the
eivei By the Office which eight cents folio
these fees part Of the amounts contained in Ab
sract marsed Al they do not perform receive pay for
any oth services To my knowiecge
Q. Who mskes up the indexesS A. Every clerk enters
hie work In botter indexes recorded when the