New-York daily tribune., 1856-01-15
NEW-JERSEY ITEMS.

iTvesngbtlng b. Conmttee OF the Jet~y Nl'y N0i'if'"
Council for some months past st intervals came TO
,opcsson on Saturday night. 1t originated in rumors
,lsf s,O had been collected from number Of apph.
.suts for licenses which bad been or was TO be useo
NJ an officially corrupt manner. subsequently tx
@ wsoch gss ossed SS,6o ST IsTi s AS Tye who
fase, and this charge tho COMMITTEE as
ssS TIE his m aasr M on tho part Of whk
tsfiony YVES the principal evidence Of The AeI
Csrnci expelled hin, by a vote Of twelve TO two , NJ,
3 b RsS.on and I'm H. Jeise for defense. The prinePs
ritpsss for the prosecution Ex Alderman "hsoc~ "o
M is.sd tbs, Tye told him in June lest that
applicants license woad not get Incense soy non 70 coli
= me s", ss. os ono 20 ssS se $50 each wanted licenses
b. Sss ss,5gs %Is' Isn Pstek Dcye Patrick Gsn9n Pat
Iiek Corsan Thomas Doyle John Wss.e WTn & ~ d
id ey him h.t nine members the Common Council had held
Ssoeas and S1ao 4 70 bs $50 esSh sHed my name
George Wbitiock, for Comnleei hsnea ~ "a r.
T eron the SUBJECT; told by Aid Tyre 70 get enough
out Of The aprs1 to Py M u 1me GI my & a. ali ne
tetD returned BY the sppssn except - weh he
e e'e. EN- ros G was posed Of nine Aldermen who
were io ncenses AID r. never sdyed me 70 maze
,h erses were granted Ala T. retain the if not it
Ws,b;nrsop House M Bean o the American Hotel M Rae
al Atlantic Hotel, and MI Wsnner OF be hnds9n nose
a. my store 70 m duane street, NewYors and At the
E,eg h I c @s & :. IF Rs applicants s
aid some one OF The niue aasren Of bs BoS
Gey he writ was served uron me before indicted
Aid Tyrre told GRANDEUR would ndict me siteI
indicted he advised TO get good counsel ana hsnt
sut Mr. Tye I'D furnish means 20 ePoy % counsel
for deense when wan'eS & oo aion eoi1d m wa1od b
spped 10 MI Brong and be did not come to Coui after
This witness was crossexanned closely and at length by
Ransom and Jeae counsel for Nh IyTreh and te''
Iosexsninson- DO not recolect calling upon AID Rap
eyes Of those TO whom licenses were to be ganed
eot the list Of AID Tyrell do not recoect telling Capt
Crawford th. was raising iss money 20 9Ig 5 r,e
Fourth Ward Adenl do not reeoleet telling nun nun n tnst
ter do not recoect telling Dunn that these charges
se and got by the Carson League part e lhe
burned this matter and who guilty Of goser charges
which this would be opportunity TO bring out DO not eeo
NJ regards any Aidermeni do not Iecoet telling Aid
Aldermen do not recoeet telling Az Keeney tat lost
sl%o the previous year BY The Innseefs OF 'eeX X Ty NY
tell John B. Day; that all of The AdeImeq were hI iaro
10 tsie A'% sae for ny influence getting their licenses
witness was member Of the Board Of Aldermen two
S1ne that e Xa Tyire Introduced hi. subject by
saying ths. Re had Alderman m ssf ay S
without coming up with zoos sell ale aud i was an object
Zee investigation that if would show that any member OF
the Common Council concerned in this bribery affair they
free from the pending indictment agans, me. .e.,
John Wanner proprietor Of the Hudson House, testified
That Mr. Whtlock came him be used in getting
conses him that he behalf of Comntteeo of
ron for license had been before the and lost Aid
mistaie sent il in again and he voted for it paid nothing
any the legal fee 10 the City Clerk when
license would would pay money into anybodys
wss @ bs wss ess ~Vs Re %oS IL Ike wa in ths
George Whtlock of the first witness and aged eighteen
S s1 oae one dy nS aT heard @ & y WHIT up
Iiveyi no one can get licenses unless they pay up M
On Saturday evening the was continued by evidence TOT
George w Cassidy City Clerk gave ist OF applicants or
lceu and
Aid Wilson testified that a caucus held his office to
decide who should have lccnses AID Tyel was present as
Secretary and made out all of the lists the license was fixed
Been sPTstos Of the S A%seS. & an tS; H9e ii;dSd f; W
called him for *oO 70 get license and said that there
'NJs James Ss'f r Dunn testified hal NJ wok talked with him
about his htlocks) arrest these charges aud Whock
told him thai charges false he hsdu received
not the rum interest members Of the
Common GOnnS guilty Of shsTs; hS % % & Sa@ SnS 6n n
VIM Keeney, Of the Aldermen Of the Fourth Ward es-
SH ,Ss' S wfoS @ % he denied
having said 50 Of me aud stterwea made an a'v to h,
fact exoneIsng he told me then that ne los, Slow 20
$3.50 BY the sa@selet and he meant to nake At Up be
could il that he could clear all OF the Aldermen as he had
james Williams testified thai he was on certain occasion
plsvns dominoes IN the Woodcock Saloon" company with
iisr Ton have cleared RspPeSca TO which Whock re-
phed That's noinsf don't saddle 1t on to will ON
johnson j. Durant testified that he asked M whock who
Committee end he replied that he COMMITTEES
al the Whole, and had received money from applicants cr
Mcense that his business because he received
for his services in procuring licenses, aud considered
Mr. Jeufe the affidavit of Thomas Smith, who
that he present when Baxter paid hoek the $50 Whit
iok said that he getting this Aldermen heeney
and Rsppelyea for their votes for license,
that whtock applied to him tor $50 and told him
raising to influence two downtown Aldermen
yuen keeney and kSPpelyee sIe not dow town AdeEnenl
Cf the Board and when II out would be Of the rich
est things IN jersey Cy Mmoek then distinctly M stated that
An affidavit then introduced IN evidence, made by MI
Nhock which exoneraed Aldermen keeney aud HaqPelyes
Matthew Soiuers, testified that he present when AID
Keeney had conversation with Mr. Whock, ssd Mr. Wax
ik sad that he had received no money i the procurement
al Licenses aud he could make stds clearing all oi the
Aldermen Of the charges
VIM. Whitley, Superintendent OF the Aims. House said
that Ia conversation with Mr. Whtlock last Summer, Mr..
Nhitoek told him that there Aldermen connected with
him he had cleared by his affidavit both Aldermen Rsppeyes
aud keeney and he could clear all the be said that he had
taken for his aid in setting licenses aud considered
Aid Rapeyea testified that he attended the caucus sbout
licenses and had two lists OF the houses be censei Mt
Mhiock for list after the CSucus and
him Mr. WhioCk has told u that Alderman
neeted with this matter and If he had been arrested he
would have owa and explained it, have he ard
Mir Tyei say anything about plan 20 raise BY
granting licenses.
John B. Davis Deputy Sheriff testified that when he had
Mr. Whitock In charge IN search Of bail Mr. WhoCk told
him that he took $50 for his influence get licenses he
had right to do he did how they could make
anything against him; to MI Tyren expressed
sympathy for WhoCk, and solicited TyIEc 60 bail for
No further evidence Of importance took place aud counsel
A0nuled M In limited tiuc.
The Common Council having heard the edence aud the
remarks Of counsel, retiI, .Oniuaion. Returning
10 their seats, the following ,sliuton offered:
ton are fully sustained against Samuel H. Tyre that he BE-
Adopted by the following vote:
AYIS-Ad lyoo, CLARK. Cobb, Davenport Edge Irwin
srfhb' hhl Hoffman, lnsley, Thompson ana Wilson.
N.Ns-Messrs keeney aud kappeyes
- Greene