New-York daily tribune., 1858-02-18

49,, ..x.. 49,, o.,t ss-~ssr,est b,bd-; I tbcu
rut il svsy in one Of my pgecu-boes ! rresa ne
that any Of the clerks co7Id e.: 70 u o|'"ss -
the de.k. and hook st q; ocn: me ~ sny one ~ a.
clerks; should think II vss 10: taken ron % nc
until after Mr. Smith ksi left; ! ihIk theh 'D'9o
Il 10 Mr. Cady, who ssked me for ~ ieel cei.sln
,hs, ther. was other paper pinned 70 ]. o. .ne
it nay have been pinned to other Psp11iis s-n
Cady has had it; the paper shown IL dinefeHi pIn
OF voucher which requires that the origlns Papsrs
examined before the of bODis since sne
ton Of this form Of paper have not ehan'neo ."e
original paper.i Mr.. Cedy, believe, no" sssnnee =
the org ma papers tho original papers were never 20
my on: iniIk the original assessment fo's
were in the possession of Mr.. smith, but nave 10
knowledge of the fac; myself they were never "a NJ
control; tie Couro4er requested thAt s92u'o .c'n
into the original papers -bort tine ago short IN,
before M Smith lelt he brought me the oIighA
pApeTs-s hort time after the bonds we're -sued W.
Flsgg complained 20 me- that sao1'd lave sA-
smined the original papers before sshed 'ne o2huSi
! never heard such COM plant; such woG4d nave
been unjust because he bad never required K.
Direct examination resumed by MT. WEit.pg-Q.
understand Mr. DykeToas, that at the tune ms Tei
sition presented 10 you, you did not examine n.
Smiths books any other paper 10 see whesh9r 'na'
requiston vas right wrong "a regards its amount
did you 4. No, Sir; ard l desire the pubic to I'M
derstsnd that | do not issue any oonis without tne
order of the Controller, or that desire 10 Keep any
fact back from the public. ~,
Mr.. j. Branngsn recalled. and examined by &r.
Whi,ing-Q. VIII yeu look al that paper and see
whether you have ever seen that paper before n.
shoul! say that never have, but would not swear
positively that point II Is drais, dated Dec IL,
for S19u II, payable 10 John Fitzpatrick, sssisl OK
order for amount collected the fory-iourth street
contract: il " indorred by Mr.. Devlin in his own
bandwInp.: hut 10 not snos whether the indo-se-
men; Il Mr.. Fitzpatrick is in hs hand writing or not;
the words " Ccrrect-Charies Devln' are IN h!s
handwriting.
Augustus Pardy sworn-I am the Clerk Of Arrears
in the Finance Department; me paper shown me -
the original Assessment roll ior paving Fouy-nnth
street, from Sixth 10 Eighth avenue l hrst saw Il
Nov D. lsJ; Mr. Smith brought Il 20 Ine; he brought
il TO for the pupse o. being entered N the record
Of assessmepis after recording il returned the i to
Mr.. Smith cannot say how soon; very likely the
same day have no personal kso wledge when It went
into the Collector bsnds; in consequence OF IN. am
culies in the Stree. Commissioners office, thought
ibctor to transfer 10 the Collector Of Assessments,
and | advised Mr.. smith to pursue that course and
take receipt for il ,hs and several others, hhk,
were entered the same day; thy bad by law 10 b.
entered into my book, Mr.. Smith kept what l. called
the Trust ledger know his handHritng; saw his
ledger come time in January 1873. think my atten-
tion was called 10 an entry il a. tia. time 1t ap-
pears 10 be in his handwriting; - an entry OF s%,
S 10; DO not 8pyth NJ IN tb" appe Aranc" OF IN"
entry 10 distinguish il from the re-i used TO deliver
these rolls TO the Street Mr
Taylor, until May last; the entry ]. Paving Forty
ninth street confined Oct >. lSJ the date of the
entry j. Nov. &, lsi1 the whole amount OF asses
mcnts is 81 ~ H. Record ofassessmnt- Confirmed.
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there il, the f.ure one i'll the entry IN llr. Smith )
book making the amount OF the contract Tor paving
Fort, ninth street read >l2S3 TO- that enables you
to state whether or not that Mr. Smith made the al
dton Of that figure ~ The general sinl nity AMI
harmony of the writing; had seen thc book when
went there. but my attention had not been called to
the entry; when Mr.. Smith first came he was a.
Tackled TO my bureau; that was IN May or june ISD;
he did not remain a grest while there, but he drew
his salary a. being ore of the clerks of that barcau
the Auditor Icing short handed the Controller said
that he would send NJ. Smith there TO help TO make
up trust accounts and he did SO; do not know Of
any bad feeling among the clerks IN consequence OF
Mr.. Smith being brough: there; there no occa-
sion of any Jealousy; i did hot consider that Mr
Smith had any sort OF supervision over the other clerks
in the office.
David T. Valentine, sworn-l am Clerk of the
Common Council; ths is my indorsement to the
assessment rolls; these assessment rolls were delivered
to Mr. SMITH they were usually sent to the Street
Department, but difficulty arising in that depart
mel neither of the contestants being recognized by
the Corporaton declined to -erNe them on that de-
paitment, end concluded 10 send these T. the Con-
offio~, riuco cont tnuru ~ do r'j
Mr. smith called upon and stated that he wished
those assessment rO- to be sent to the CONTROLLER and
h., would attend them he Ju led al the same tino
to the controversy in the Street Department. and said
that he would the papers properly disposed OF 10 the
various collect prs; this not long after the dispute
arose in the Street Department; ismght have been
in July or August, 1857 / subsequently sent these
paper to the Controllers Office my impression is that
the first papers were given to Mr.. Smith, when hG
made the remark that he would them properly dis
posed oi when signed the papers gave them to
my messenger to take to Mr.. Smith, Gu: ! took 10
memorandum OF them.
Cross.examined by Mr.. Grabsm-When Mr.. Smith
c,lea upon me supposed that he WAS authorized to
received them by saying that be wished me 10 send
the papers TO him; told him l would send them t.
the Controller office till Otherwise advised; knew
that Mr. Smith WAS connected with the Controller
office; never knew whether he was there as II pub
lie or private clerk but always supposed him TO be
rather confidential capacity; he came to office
frequently with checks 10 sign after the Con
troler; l cannot state to what amount he
has brought checks for he to sign; on
one occasion be brought assessment roll for
NE to sign, saying tina; had been sent from tue May
orr office TO That Of the Controller, by mistake with
out any signature and brought there to Inc to have
spoke about Others being sent to the Controllers Office
had then been epjoined not 20 recognize ethe. %!
the Street Comm. sioners II think it was in July.
At this stage of the proceedings, the investigation
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