New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-06-26

4 ITOts-e1hulDod by Mr. Brady: dm a COMMISSION
dealer, aud have known Mr. Conoyer several years;
had nothing to do with the procuring OF his appoint
ment by the Governor | went 10 the Mayors office
at the request Of Mr.. CoDover to that the bond
and oath Of office served on the Mayor: Mr..
Jones accompanied US; there others in the
company; the official oath was drawn By Meryin X.
Brewer; | cannot tell the words Of the bond II was
written, and contained the Of the two suretes
the amount Of the bond $40 200; the conditions
were the faithful performance Of the duties OF the
Office Of Street Commissioner saw Mr. Conover az
IL was of the sureties myself there were several
witnesses, but don't know whether they signed their
names; Mr.. Augustus COnOver was the other surety
did not see Mr.. Augustus sign 1t.
Q. Did you or Mr.. Conover see the Mayor at all ?
A. Yes, Sir; ! saw portion OF him when the door
was opened; be was sitting inside; Mr. Conover sug.
gesed that he would perhaps slip out of the side door
while we were waiting and | went out to watch to
if be did, and saw him poke his nose about so
far out Of the door the witness iustratng1; went
in to tell Mr.. COnOver that the Mayor was peeking
out and that presumed he was trying TO escape TO
avoid the service Of the bond we had no opportunity
TO speak to the Mayor; Mr.. Conover applied to
young man about 70 years old who was stationed at
the door as policeman; he asked him for an inter-
view. with the Mayor-that he wished to see him;
people were passing to and fro he went and delivered
the message of Mr.. Conover; / believe | suggested
that Mr.. Conover had official papers to serve; the
young man went and said, when he returned, that
he had told the Mayor that Mr.. Conover had official
papers that were important to be served and that he
unqualifedy said that he would not see Mr. Conover;
Mr. Brady called for the bond, on the ground that
parol evidence nadmissibel; this was on Satur-
day subsequently, Mr.. CoDoyer went TO the Street
Commissioners office; after waiting some hour or
hour and half went to the Street Commissioner
office with Dir. COnover Mr.. Jones and
about dozen others going-and Mr.. Como
yer went and filed his bond with the Recorder,
and stated what he had done; they went into the
Street Commissioners office, into the private office,
the third room; he then produced his authority and
stated that there his warrants that he had been
appointed by the Governor az Street Commissioner of
he nf NaU-H or oVdtb otL. nod
the right to the office; he said to Mr. Turner Mr..
Turner, appoint you my deputy" Mr. Turner said,
" You are not the Street Commissioner, and will not
be your deputy; Mr. Turner then desired the gentle
men to leave the office, and majority of them left;
Mr.. Conoyer and Mr.. Turner then had some private
conversation, and thinking that had done all that
was necessary left and went home to my family,
leaving Mr. Conover with Mr.. Turner in the office
the next morning went TO the Street Commissioners
office and found the doors shut found Mr. Conover
waiting in the next room to go and present his author.
iy to Mr. Turner and claim the desk and fixtures and
went behind the railing Mr.. Turner repudiated Mr.
COnOvers appointment and said that he did not re-
cogniZe him as Street Commissioner; remained
there on Monday, being in and out till o'clock in the
afternoon; saw police officers there; when | went
there there were two policemen, one of whom was
Mr.. Mastenon.
Q. Did you see any Metropolitan policemen there
a. saw none with badges; saw none that had any
thing TO designate them officers Capt. Speght was
there on Monday; saw him in and out Of the office;
have heard that he is Captain Of the Metropolitan
Police; he might have had men with him for all
know: / went there again on Tuesday morning, aud
remained two or three hours by the way, on the frat
day | returned again and did not go away until
O'Clock in the afternoon; was not there on Wednes-
day; did not see any of the badges of the Metropo
tan Police there on Tuesday, did see any upon
Speight on that day.
Direct examination resumed by Mr. Field-The per-
who went with Mr.. ConOver on Saturday and
Monday persons who merely followed out of
curiosity some Of the persons who fowed him to the
Street Commissioners Office were persons who Were
in other departments in the building.
Mr.. Field then read the following
DEPOSITION OF MIR. JOHN V. GRIDLEY.
John V. Gridley, beng sworn, saith, that on the
18th June he was present at the Mayors office be.
tween the hours Of ~ and o'clock that he saw
Daniel ID. COnOver there in the Mayors general office
trying TO get admission into the private office of the
MayOr: that he could not get such admission that
deponen then went into the passage outside of the
door of the general office, in which passage there was
door leading into the Mayors private office; that
while depOnent was standing in said passage, the
Mayor came to the said door, looked out, and imme
diately closed the door, that thereupon Mr.. Matsell
came up and went into the Mayors office; that imme
diaely after Matsells entering, two other persons
came and were admitted that Matsell came out and
stationed at said door man whom be directed not to
admit living soul to the Mayors Office unless he
called for that deponent remained in the said passage
until Mi. COnover left the office, and then went to
him to the Controllers office, where Mr.. COnOver told
him that he had been refused admtance to the May:
or's Office, exhibited to him his commission, and filed
with him his bond; that MIR. Conover then repaired
To the Street Commissioners Office, announced his
appointment as Street Commissioner, exhibited his
commission and took possession Of the office.
Sworn Jme'25 before W. H. DUsENBERRY
Crosse xamined by Mr.. Brady-I have known Mr..
Conover four or five years. and am intimate with him.
my legitimate business is that of stair builder went
TO the Mayors Office on Saturday merely to see MIR.
Conoyer to be present TO see him give his bond;
went afterward to the Street Commissioners office
1, thara yritrh haV or
friends along there about dozen IN all VINO ac-
companied him.
Direct examination resumed by Mr.. Field know
Mayor Wood; have known him since his first nomina-
ton for Mayor; saw him come to the door and look
out of the Mayors office that day.
Mr.. Field then read the following
DEPOSITION OF MR.. SoLyIN.
City and County Of Ner- YORK.: John Colvin being
sworn, saith that he is clerk in the office of the
Street Commissioner; that this deponent's desk is i'm
mediatey adjoining the desk of the Street Commits
sioner; that this deponent was at bis desk on the
morning of Saturday the 18th instant; that Charles
Turner who was the Deputy Street Commissioner,
was at the desk usually occupied by the Street Com
missoner that other persons were hresent III the
room occupied by the deponen and the SAID iurner
at about the hour of III o'clock on the said day;
that Fernando Wood, Mayor of this city, entered the
room at that hour thereabout passed this deponent
desk TO the desk occupied by the said Turner as aoe
said and edtered upon whispered couoquay VIM .hs
said Turner, whereupOn this deponent was requested
Inv the said TuHer leave the ROOM that this depo-
ncnt immediately left the room, closing the door be-
hind him. and remained in the outer room nearly nan
an .our. during which time person entered the
room so occupied by the said Wood and Turner that
at the expiration of the time mentioned or thereaOout,
the said Wood out of the said room ana directly
went ont of the building whereupon this deponent re-
turned to his desk aforesaid that at the time men
toned this deponent aware of the appointment OF
Daniel D. Conover as Street Commissioner: that the
said Wood was never before 10 this deponents knowl
edce in the office of the Street Commissioner during
THIS deponents term of service therein from January
1856 10 that date that this deponen further says thar
the appointment of the said Conoyer was known to
other EMPLOYEES in the Street commissioners Once