The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-04-10

THE ALLEGED ABSTRACTION or LETTkRS FROM TIE
STREET Commissioner. s oFYICE-Tug KxAaIEA.
TIoN BEFORE THE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. OF Mr..
TURNER.
The examination or Mr. CHARLES Turner, charged with
sbstracpg papers belonging to the city from the Street
Commissioners Department, was resumed yesterday
morning ct ten O'Clock before the Mayor. Mr. Turner
being called and testified follows the
OF Charles Turner late Def uty Street Commissioner
DO pkkeeper; know the safe ia question: belongs 10
father think be has had about eighteeu months
years Il wa, used Tor kcepps asssnments IN also PIT
used tor keeping records have put checks In The safe
think when father left the Office be bad private papers Ia
safe known In the ofce that tue safo belonged
10 father; have Mr. Adams he was not engaged In
tho Commissioner Chico previous TO the difficulty
row pending between Corover aod Devn; first saw him
about WEEKS ago there two keys - SAID safe
ny father has and the other have
by Mr.. Busteed-cross examnsuou-Have every rea-
60 believe that the safe be,rgs my father the
fact tha, he told me hts the assignments contained
therein for contracts mado out OF the ONCE, but s
In fathere care they refer to CITY work and Tor which
the city liable 10 the checks Left there for
surveyors and irspecors cannot name any private pa
pers belonging 20 my father In the safe except
documents regarding the estate OF my grandfather could
gay II there any check IN the safe when left the
Office positive that not used for the Street Com
mssioners oce there was large safe that father used
for putting papers belonging To the c'v cannot say
he safe At hs residence the assignments alluded 70
wore fer money and not for contracts
Recorder Barnard next called Being absent, tho
Mayor said no would admit that the Recorder directed
Turner TO get the papers, they were In hrs possession
Mr.. stllwe, council for Mr.. Turner, then moved hts
dscbarge. He thought the matter fully explained
There had nothing been produced 30 show thst act OF
Mr.. Turner's uBla sul That he bad perfect right
10 20 10 the safe well conceded too and that would
have been proper for him remove any papers belonging
TO him.
Mr. Busted remarked tina, II his Hon fully salts
fed that wr Turner and Mr. Joyce -eut into the Street
Commissioner otce, and went 70 that tae, which Ia his
private property without any intention OF removing pub
lie papers and that Mr. Turner's real object was 10 get
private paper belonging 70 him. he had no Cbiecrons Ia
asking the discharge OF Turner From the testimony
duced there nothing 10 SHOW that any thing
trscted.
Mayor remann said there vas nothing to really show
safe In question belonged 70 M Tanner Moreover
bill which he bad showed pros cd that the sae pur
chased the OF Mr. Taylor deceased and at that
time street Comm ssioner lie was, however, satsned
that Mr. Turner would bsve gone 70 the Street Depart
eut hai not been that be thought tho@e papers must
be produced lie had acted ndscreety 10 gosg TO
the Office " he h.d called him aud stated tost he
war ted the pagers take into he would have went
Nth him and obtained them ne therefore felt disposed
10 discharge him and would remark that he w@ honor
ably discharged from the complaint made Against him
Turner then len, In compaoy wih number OF bis
friends who were present during the exam.naton.