The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-07-31


O. what services did you expect TO render for this
impossible to have that ship raised In sixty days and
would sss 30, Os 70 on. tn.
brew that Mr. Jones and Mr.. Lane were good for any
an cunt.
Mr. JoSYs-I thank you, sir.
O. bid you have any convsrsation with Alderman No.
r.lston to getting any monsy from Lane JoDes,
or spy booy else, about the Joseph Walker A. No 40
O. Did you ever have any conversation with Alderman
Mcser relation 10 getting any money A. No, sir n
Q Well, il you got it would you have given him
op,y wos Ssv. I pas 10 s0D aaa s1 have
done the beat | could with IL; Mr.. Jones, |
knew, vas broker, snc am smother, and
| would have made As much money out OF him ~
couio this is plain talk there secretly about il at
ss; behave have right to 90 my private bust
tereIe with me; 1t is very curious testimony, but
want to give it TO You plain, just as it is; thought
Iwspted 10 get my share of y; supposed if made
thousand out OF them it would be well made; do such
things fast enough, when hSvs chance.
O. Do you who the pier the south side OF
this sllpf A. don't neither did know where the
trect got until saw 1t in the nswsp ,per shouh
have called upon you, Alderman Ely, and Alderman
Voorhis, and all the rett Of the gentlemen to induce
You TO seep back that report; would have made you
up; my object ud be to delay IT, 70 give them
time to axe their contract q Well. Is there auy
mores am ready to answer any question: there Is
Alderman vooRuIs-Your object was to make as much
money az you could.
wrfsyss-Yes; would make money out Of you or any
FRASCls S. LAWS, being sworn, testified a. follows
Ny business for The last fifteen years has been raising
epnkeu vessels.
Have you ever had q contract to raise the Joseph
Walker A. had; l made the contract with 1hom@
Pel he represe nted himself TO the contractor
with the under upon whom the vessel had been
thrown by Abandonment after she was burnsi; after
hearing that the committee OF the Comm on Council had
n could be " tad
up till presented myself and gave them What informs
tion had Mr. Bell had been making attempts to raise
her, by putting canvass around her. some time before
presented mysel as purchaser; had previously been
employed in dfshargns ths Great Republic after she
which Mr.. Bell had in his contract with the UNDER
writers, and took charge OF the work of rails
sn'shing the Efforts which Mr Bell sb.n
eonsd that plan and substituted my own Of raisug
her. by vessels inside and outside OF her. by having
chains beneath the sh In this plan was succsssfui
and carried he- from the outer OF the pier up
the slip say one hundred and City feet having the boz
OF the ship OF that it needed no eisva
ton TO be pumped out; all that requisite that
the stern should be raed to the during
this time had passed through the s,lstics
and had perceived unpleasant odor from any Of tho
d.compcsng substances IN the ship, although We had
disturbed them to the bottom about fifteen bales
street. At that sape OF the business became necessary
to change my plan of operatons could longer use
pressing basines.. the work was suspended during
the codest psrioi Of the winter; / Recommended
Iora during n I'm the ea Part 81 April had in
menced then under the contract which had with Mr..
Bell, and verbal one with Mr.. Jones the work
presented themselves coming from the Mayor, and
dspossessed taking vessel from within the Joseph
Walker and taking her out OF head OF the sp wass
she lies sunk in IS or 40 feet of water to this
was called on by Walter Jonea. Jr who said he had
bought wrecting scboorer, and wanted her employed
In some way, and wanted to purchase part OF in
tereSt in ths Joseph Walker, giving good deal Of
sot soap on my en- erprize he soft soaped me very
Of mine have no written memoranda of ths
date Of my interview with Mr.. Jonss but thick
dock master. repressnted tho Msyor think Ne rcos
OUT the vessel aftsr being dspossesssd called upon
the Mayor at his Office hs hsd been my INT
by Alderman Lord and had Expressed b. the Alderman
his willingness to communicate AL the facts to la
relation TO my being dspossessed after stating to the
Mayor how was situated about the Joseph Walker, he
remarked that he sorry be had not kn,w my poet
ton before II te had known he would no. have made
the contract did; asked him could have sight Of
contract said the contrac, papsrs wsrs with
Mr.. Furey in the Street Commssione-s Office an that
he would ,end for them II desired to have the psrusa
Of them be aso saidkhe had ben urged to this
by articles in the newspapers, and by petitions
from merchants in the ne;ghborhood, who represented
jeopardize the health OF the city, II left 10 de.
compose IN the slip the papers were not
and was then told BY Mr.. Furry that had no
right TO the papers; that had made spe :uation ike
betting borse racsthat had lost my stake the
business and that could not have right 70 view OF
the papers my object was 20 hnd where my means OF
redress lay, and upon whom could put my finger ~
that withou, law or gospel ceud not be dlspossessed
Of yeesei upon which spent 80 much time and money
without having .IesponsoIe party to look TO- called
the Street Commissioner; he kept running giving
me to understand thst the papers we're At the City Hs
stake; | told the Msyor that | had expeud-
ed and become liable for hrgs sums, and
a very bad position to a place where r could have
raised her In few days and discharged her cargo
told the Mayor wanted to hud the party whom
could hold as responsible, and that ia the want
ed TO get the papers he did not say anything to
about any redress he said be regretted what hal taken
place. that he vas committed and could not recall wha.
be hsd done he said be had consulted with the Comp
oler or some other official person believe that before
the June every article would have been out OF her.
and she would have been sold. II had not been dispos
seWed, and every man whom consulted and explained
my plan Of operations has confirmed its feasibility
have raised believe fifty old vessels from the bottom
Of this harbor; than eighths OF the work
Of raising the vessel done when dspossessed
rssSsd aDs ous what sne
heavier not one thousand dollars would II have taken
TO finish the raising and dscharsng from the time
dfpossessed was TO raise her, discharge her and sell
her out; my remuneration to be salvage, which
agreed upon both on the cargo and vessel II had
ceeded dreamed OF asking the city treasury for
ply; never felt more sgsrisved In my lfs than when
was thus robbed OF my bard esrpinss am sufferer by
matters ~ they now stand 10 the amount OF about
the vessel and cargo worth when she from
ne; as now advised the parties by whom was dispos
rsrscu corPOfdtion unuerstsnl tns acton OF
the Mayor was confirmed BY the Board OF Health;
think gave the Street Commissioner 70 understand that
vas pursuit ofths responsible parties against whom
could make good my ioss thiak somebody will have
70 stand be loss for the vessel that takes OF the
Joseph WAer this vessel had been placed top OF hs
Joseph Walker and when removed the end OF the
Cock, y sunk; mean TO Be made sound for all the
osses have suffered in this Joseph Walker business
by OF this dspossession and consider the cor
poration the responabls parties 10 my Intention as
now ADVISED TO eonmsncs suit sgssnst the corporation
the Mayor said lie regretted tho matter very much that
he had been told had abandoned the work. being una
bic to accomplish IL, never abandoned tho job had
suspended account OF the cold weather he admitted
that the proceeding was wrong that be had been de-
eeved 10 the mattel and that he bad made contract
and should not recall H. asked him II he could not
remedy he admitted he had made and be said
he should not co H. after Mr. Jones had received the
contract, he was as,onished that had claimed the
risht 10 the vessel knew such act OF inland
piracy In all my life; OF means suniesnt TO
carry out my plsnr.
The con mite here adjourned tn Tuesday mex, ss
two clock.
Bellevue Hospital.