New-York daily tribune., 1858-03-05
THE ALLEGED FRAUDS IN THE CONTROL
IFRS OFFICE.


Tie examination of the charges against James B.
Smith and John Fitzpatrick for alleged frauds against
the City, was resumed yesterday before Recorder
Barnard. The following additional testimony was
elected:
NATHASIEL G. BRADFoRD sworn and examined
have made the examination Judge Whiting required
of the books of the Bowery Bank in relation to the
notes Of Smith Deyn and f.paGhk hsca0s nD noius Sus IN
November; Mr.. Fitzpatrick had his own note tnere
in November dated Sept. 70.
TtRRAHcE Is. SMITH sworn and exaInlnedLl am
messenger of the Clerk of the Common Councll, ana
sm in the habit Of carrying assessment rolls 10 the
Controllers office; have carried pretty near all 0i
them; the street mentioned in this roll here produced,
is familiar but cannot distinctly recoect OF carrying
IL carried them in October; generally carried tneh
to Mr. Smith, and if he out, left them with MI
Cady. =
Ciossexamined by Mr.. Graham-l cannot say how
many times carried assessment rolls there IN Octooer
they were carried there Just a. they appear now, eA
cept an inda-rubber band was about them carried
them from Mr. Valentine Ia the Street commissioners
soon after Mr.. Taylors death; continued 10 Gaily
them from sx weeks to two months or II might ha'o
been more; never left them without dehVeII9s
II en- 10 some individual: had directions from Mr..
Valentine to deliver them to Mr.. Smth ID lhe
Controllers cfiice; he did not assign any reason
for asking lie to deliver them to him. dld
not know what Mr.. Smiths business was 10 con-
nection with the Controllers office; l have trei
auently him in there; he seemed TO De genera
cleIk and seemed to have a good deal OF business
with Mr. Flspg personally; had never carried these
rolls TO Mr.. Purdy before that | had oeee eDgsseua
carving these rolls from the first part OF lo0' ana
always delivered them to the same gentleman ha'e
seen Mr. Flagg by when delivered the rolls, out
don't think he was aware of the fact never hesiu
word Indicating any jealousy oi ihe clerhn msrcsd o
carving them the directions were the same-lo ue
liver them to Mr. Smith. O,,o
To Mr.. Whiting-I have delivered them from o,to-
Der down 1 had go many to deliver that canho' ie
collect any particular one.
GEORGE I. ROGERS sworn and examlhed-i VOC
contract clerk in the office of the Street sn .h
under Mr.. Taylor; made out this requistoh ~, 'b hv
Forty-nnth-street contract; it was brought INTO ne ~
the assessors they left it with until the contract Is
completed this is their writing It may nave yeGn
there some days before l finished It; the !. ~
Sharp" put ID, in place of " John F!tlpa.rNA', nd
nv handwriting; manholes," brdgestone, onu
paving" are in my handwriting; ! 40 ,ns nos
see that they have been altered; the " "manno,ee
is marked at 3 after examining copy VI Sn bsnd.
trsctl the word "manholes" looks IKE my ..n. nar
writing, and yet does not; it is not IN tns Son, ,
and lad put it in the requisition should p'
in my instructions, | cannot telA VINO "Io'o ~, :
Lever make {" s. like this did not put N Ine AZ,
spectors time; ! should say that the hsuies
time know all put in was what s 10 tne con, y; o..
those things in my handwriting; all pa. ~ ,ns
Paving, per square foot, 80 cents IL wbom
per square fjot IS cents; do not kn'w ~ car
ried out there are six items, namely kock eo. "a
tion "curb and gutter stones per nnGn bridge
cents -" five manhOles, 8 EACH relayns
stone, 8 CENTS mscadamizing, y " Pc, a.
Inspectors time on the work, ~ days, .. ,bsss
| delivered the requisition 10 Mr.. luiue' 40 The
wOrd' three months time j. the Mr. ' Turner VI was
Deputy Street Commissioner and the paPe was Ssns wa
to film to have him put in the Inspector r, ,;e was
not for HE to know whether the Inspector 'u'e
TO be added or not. ,,o haer c,n.
Cross-examined by Mr.. Graham have 1s;cs sb n,
nec.ed with the Street Commissioner onioo I,,s -
four and q half years; commenced WIN ma. TInsU
rev and was under Mr.. Taylor ar.r" 1870,
MI Smith bu, not before he entered the cs;n.s5
Once me; HIM very rarely became M eHttrel the
,fice; Ieve- bad any of:i. busters WIZ h"n !
not say when gave this requsuon 20 hi .;na N
aid DO hot recoueet Of see.ug II iT'n 'n u ~. =;
tc-day; rad no occasion 20 see H. II 20. - -
these other tens rboud have r. s.eu ny
t~n- fro,n the Stree. Commissioner or h''
O. Do yon know Of other 'n-tah',, ,.v =" na..j f"m
wefc IN. IN ;te requisti"r ate, they pas. LOU,
,our faSd. A. thiIk have Did L'' - -'"
yiifE. i..l
M, Whiting obi ted d ibe .l4'neei