The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-06-20

Sis SIS lard rather armsr, at late auoascas
}. In Manchester fair mount Of business doing. bu
n the advance demanded checks buyers.
It ingWhsat Is in de nsnd at "a 3D. advance since Fri
s2s white, SIS mixed, SIS Beef and pork N fair n
. yancsd Is. Tallow in rather better demand At $50
i s4s. Lard firm, with an upward tendency.
Mayors Once.
INVESTIGATION INTO THE ALLEGED OFFICIAL cen
RUPTIOE CASE.
Tho examination OF the charge made against Mr.. Rag
one OF Street Inspectors Of having the cs
treasury Of various Of money took place ysstsr
day before the Mayor The afdavits which the war
rant was issued for the arrest Of Mr. Ray made b
German, named Anthony Kuhn, and ave others, whs
accused him Of putting down greater number Of day.
in the account books ana receipts thsn the amount
days which they had actually worksd r IL ssrpoesas
and Of sppropriaDg the balance obtained for h or
personal uses. The following are the amdavits -
CRY and Cos1siy Of New Pork, a.-Anthosy Kuhn, ~
siding 1t No avenue @ being ouly sworn depcses and
says that he isa street sweepe that he has besn
WORKING .s snsh in the employ Of the eorporasoa Il
vas engaged IN this employ By john Ray, whe i :
Street hspector and deponsnt further says that a.
every Gays work and that he received his pay svssY
fortnight In the Corporation Office the docE fost q
BE- the superintendent Of the Street Depsrt%sst. -.
that this made In prsssnoe Of the $40
from the books Of said Ray ana that Cdeponest HsS
TO ssn receipt for the money rscelvsd an dspe-
we're always more than The amount 81 days On which -
That the smeuns Of money which paid On such 70
capt by the said superintendent ths aasuns
ho (tbe said John hay) had made apgomsats Win
him deponsn) 70 receive the balance obtained. ssa
to Ray from avs ssnss = g M
mat Mo-
Third street Valentine Corties 119 Wot rsarJ.
Eighth ssss =
BY Rag on behalf Of tho corporation, under oonEsct
payments mads 70 them at the same time onos :
Fortnight and at the same place and BY the per-
Of each one of them, and that they received maiar
proportional excess q pay over AND above their wages
ed such to John Ray in the manner - DE-
ponent lid, which arrangement Ray With dssonat
sna Of an kTa f fs the
Sworn 70 before thi. 7.h day Of June, 1850. IN.
2ai ssco. street. Adam sshvind, ssa Third street. Va
oond street. Joseph saAlsldt $50 Eighth street. bsiag
each duly sworn. deposs and that each Of ths
Kuhn and that the facts therein stated are tr.. .so
ing 70 the knowledge Of each one , Of them
ADAM Al n, s CIV lsn9,r CHS mark
j
JOSEPH SAALFELDr.
Sworn before me this 7th day Of June, 1855 VIZ.
SINCLAIR, Commissioner Of Deeds.
At the hour appointed, half past O'Clock, Mr.. 6s
Ter being give correct and true ntsrpretam
Mr. Busted proseeded to examine the frst wtncss,
Anthony Kuhn, who said-I first employed ~
Mr.. Ray, about three four months ago. knew him
speak to HIM; present have no ossapssioa; VA
smpio,sd a. foreman Of the street a.sspsrs Mr. R.y
never discharged me for crunkennsss. incapacitv
foreman was not discharged .. all; left bsosuss
he had no more work for me; the strests have bssa
had NO work, mean that left after made NJ
70 III, mGnas and ,S o. ~ q
poyment did NOT make the complaint before, becauss
was afraid might lose my WORK was no. d'Shsssa
s.o. r.trs. Muls.n at least no. the az n:t
nsde Mr. me Z:
and no Being paid Mr. s.y e.
over money twice month; recoliect paying hin six
m ss n
.0.. d.ins shop paid on tn: west ;ds Of the avs:
don't know where ! paid the fourth time; I paid
one osr
and was obliged to change Eve dollar bill to give Mr.
Ray the three dollars my reason told from the
beginning that Mr.. Ray Was actiag wrong; did not
bimseli think Mr. Mott Is the person who was in. IT,
when the original agreement was made between u.s. buz
told him he should give the men more work;
did not tell any Of the men thsth Ray was GU. Of S:
got did .s
was lying By doing 50, because cannot read Or wrst
time &c; TO give 18th IL money ~ to Mr. ray
By Mr. Ray himself but afterwards always paid him Z
he money; cannot write any more than signing n
own name In German but can make figures; did nee
write any book the amount paid TO Mr. Ray;
kept an account Of the number OF days worked In
figures.
Examined BY tho hayor--I paid Mr. Ray altogether
about sl2 SIS know Of my knowledge that Ray
received money IRON others, for saw persons give
are Valentine Cortes, CnAs Muhlhofen. Adam schwia@
John German, and Joseph saalfeldt; there were SIX
sy had the &. Ave-
Germans paid me- but since then have refused -
) Mr.. Busteed--what is tho most you ever paid Mr..
Witusss-1hs most ever paid him was three dollars.
twice saw the pay Ray can't say whether II vas
paper or silver they gave him; know II was msssx
s.etIv NJ Rsx rsturn some change. but cannot ssv
whether II paper silver this the only reason
have for supposDs that Mr. Ray received money freA
The examination was then concluded for the day.
will Be resumed this afternoon, 1T the same hour.
CARRIAGE IMPOSITION.
A public cartman, named Thomas Donohus,
Monday bsoueht the Mayors oce before Mr. Steveas
the first marshal charged by lady named Eien Fogx
with having tried TO impose upon her BY changing hsr
more than due TO him. According TO the lsdy's an
dAvt she employed him TO her furniture In
load and for DOLLAR bat afterwards the cartuaa d.
mandsd money losds which she refused to pay,
In consequence OF which he detained portion Of har
property. Mr. Stevens heard both sides Of the seosY
very patiently, and severely reprmandsd Dcnohue, In
forming him that he must immediately restore the iav
her furniture without rsceving any rscompenss wAS
ever for his services and that he did net DO iae
datey he would revoke his license. The cartnaA thsn
departed very good spits nutteEiBg againat 10
hard decson, but neither he the comp auant
turned 70 the Mayors Once Il ID 70 be prssumsd thaA
the wssst parsued By the cArtmaA and tha
he took the mild advice OF Mr. StsveAs
CASE DIsNIsSKD.
Thu 49, Of Chares VILLA charged with hayag So