The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-05-14

Tho ovsr psSnsn. On s.:ii: No. u.s. 70 :ad e. vas ~
signed BY W. n }uu,stoa, Jr, executor suouat s. 100
An Ink ins = drawn lhroash the sgaasars Of tnis 70
but Pot Ssss so,s . any
purpose for which OF By whom this done Tns waT-
rant was regularly entered issssd for payment On
these ssards and no entry Can DO found 70 Indicate that
The not stated by the committee. shst an Ink line vss
drawn through The name Of the sgaing reesp
for warrant NO 1904 waa strong indication that tho
warrant cancelled When the attention Of The Comp
oer was called TO this matter BY Mr. Franklin oae Of
gessed that two warrants this sum had been Issued
neither OF them would perish the hsnds Of the posses
sor, whether they were obtained honestly rAadusa
~ and both certainly would DO presented the treasury
baSK for payment and that this fact could Asoeraned
BY an examination Of tho book In which the Cnambsr
which be rsturrs to the Oomproers ONCE ia order to
obtain credit for the amounts paid By him The Comp
uoler aided that both checks were returned on this
book, ss paid by the Chamberlain would Afford oouolu
ave evidence that . double payment had been made
BY the Issue OF two warrants for the same sum- H. OF
amount Of the check which NJ Fauklu held In hand
that me would % equally elusive that the missing
CHECK bad been cancelled and not issued
Tho book above referred 70 was examined By the
clerks In the Fpsnce Department ana found that
only the check NO 2O7s) Tor $500 WAS returned aad
Afer the publication Of the report Of the committee In
examining checks which had been made and cancelled
before being signed BY the Mayor and Clerk and Issued
q,
1855, WAS found signed ony by the Comptroller. Toe
foloWing memorandum appears TO have Oeea made in
the bend writing Of the Comptroller, viz
"Unkbown owners--capcelled."
Thus corresponding with the csucelmeut Of the re-
cept Of tho executor on the margin OF the check book
MAhlon Day was well known citizen, who had pos
sessed the property question for long series OF years.
and the first check for advance ~ the executors Of his
estate was probably made out without surprising that
suoh an estate would be awarded 70 unknown owners
II appears however, that application had to be made TO
the supreme Court and the order Of the Court fer pay
plains the Withholding Of the nrst check its cancelmeut
anc the erasue Of the name Of the executor after he had
signed tho receipt on the margin OF the check book.
The amount Of these awards for property owned BY the
estate OF y. Day Is S26 ,266.
Payments were made as follows, VIZ
October Q, 1855, Warrant No ao1S
Total. SIS 2es
Supreme Court 10 the tne Of payment By Warrant No
2063 October 49, 1885, $l8S g. aud receipts and releases
were executed by the executors In the form annexed In
relation TO the award W Mrs Gardiner.
The total amount OF awards for tho land taken In the
opening and exeasion OF the Bowery was $3.50 283
The amount paid on the principal Of awards 49,. to997s
Leaving the amour! yet unpaid on two awards s2s
In ell these settlements made BY A. Cady, shown BY
memorandums entered In book II s found By The
iners In the finance Department that the Of tho
principal Of the awards and the interest Is correct
f. b. Csmbrenr attorney, The examiners in the NaSnoe
Department concur In the opinion with those who made
the examination for the committee that this bears
mhtaeabe indications or fraud aud forgery perperaed
BY J. d Smith.
Ths latter cssc was referred 10 In the Comptroer's
annual report the OILY lrregusrty connected with the
payne OF awards account Of the Bowery extension
and subsequent examinations by Mr.. orrsi afford very
satisfactory evidence that this conclusion correct
Memorendums Of tho settlements made By Mr.. Cady
entered In book and the checks For those
Oiled up from this book by j. B. Smith. In the
OF the fraudulent chook above referred 10 there
shadow Of pretenoe 70 warrant In any memorandum
made by Mr.. Cady.
All the settlements and memorandums made by Mr..
CSdy, authorizing payments OF awards on this job,
amounting 70 $6o9ee appear TO have been correct In
every particular All which is respectfully submitted
A. O. fLA0G, Comptroller.
News from Oregon.
The Republican s,ae Convention met at Salem on the
ID inst and nominated the following State ucket;-
EM Goss1rov-John Denny
For Representative IN C0r,gress-J X Mcbride.
For Secretary Of Ndte-Leander Holmes
Er Stale PTintv-D. W. Craig.
For State 7rensurc-E X. Apologize
mat Tho Salem action Of the democratic party
ricd the day
The organs OF the Salem and anti Salem factions are
very bcr against each other but important princ
pie separates ths two factions they VIII probably unite
again Il no distant day
ns news from the mines near Fort Co!vuc vcry IA
vorsbseL
The smallpox b said 70 be raging among The FIaihssa
and Nez perces Indians, hundreds OF each tribe having
dted Of H.