New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-02-02

from bis docket il sppsared thsi fourteen suits hsa
been ,.ituted by Mr. Chambers in me name OF the
Commissioners the Tester portion OF which nsd oeen
Withdrawn ard the costs charged 10 the town. Jastes
William Miller of Esst Chester had thirteen suits com
mepcei before him, noe: Of which hsd hkesise been
discortnued aud costs charged 70 the town. Justice
Joekim Uruy Of Ossinniog testified 10 w suits, o.
which 81 had been prosecuted TO Judgment and "efe
Withdrawn.
From the evidence OF these Justices, Il sppears that
s766 hai been collected from nineteen defendants,
willie iity.tbree suits had my.tenously disapp-ared
from their Court.. What had become OF them sew
era OF toe nineteen suits seem 10 have been oonpro
missed. Had they sll been pressed . judgment, and
The re..ties collected they ought % have realized
sum Of 81 100 instead Of 500. Toe inquiries OF me
Brsndreth Committee extend through the years o.
sha IS and allovsIc must therefore be made IN ita
figures compared with those Of the BOsrd Of Excise
il tLer report pre- yously mentioned The Committee
scarcely have tie f0rtItude ana time 70 examine
oil the Justices Of the Peace ana rumsellers 10 the
county bat ttey affect 10 think from tie develop
n.eI,s thus far mate, that M Chambers hss net.ei
about g. 200 in the tao years he hss been mnlsteng
to the Commissioners. The Democrats charge thsttae
Influence of the Board Of EIcise has been employed 10
control elections through the fundamentally OF It's
attorney. Watcher this allegation be true or act the
present proceeding is Of course q elplsyei coup on
their part 20 manu- sctnre political capital Tue Com
nlittee sfrer holding session OF two days, adj
iourned further investigation 10 the 10th inst. The
following portion OF the evidence OF FO witnesses
sifJIdrg GIT into the mode OF conducting suits
John Vance, O rums-ler l. Snc Sing, testified that
he sold liquors without License IN 1871, and was sued
by the Attorney Of the Commissioners, before Justice
Tsn WICK. lie pleaded guilty TO the charge, ard
threw himself on the mercy Of the Court. Judgment
entered against him, with the understanding that
il should be held in terrorem. a friend afterssrd
came TO witness, and offered TO settle the suit for 3
lust enough ID cover costs The money paid. Sub
- quently Mr.. Chsmbers saw witness, aud demanded
go the full amount Of the Judgment under penalty Of
Issuing an execution. He demurred, claiming that the
sp.t had slready been settled. Mr.. Chambers went
away evidently dissatisfied, and soOn after execution
was issued levy made and the goods advertised tor
sele. Meantime - another geltlslAn saw witness,
ard offered 10 compromise the matter on behalf OF Mr.
Chambers for SIS. Witness declared he would not
give IT, bu' finally settle1' by paying SO, and q
constable fee Of g. more. 50 he swears.
Joseph VIII, German saoonkeeper Of the town
Of CoTtlsnd, testified that suit was commenced
against him, N the name OF the Commissioner OF
Excise, in 1851, and he settled i by paying Gen.
Chambers 40 az the American Hotel in Sing Sing;
while the suit was progressing ne paid Squire trmy
s36 in his Office anterior the $50 payment; with
happened in at Mickey O'Bfen's Hibernan seller
Of Sing Sing during toe tendency of the emit, and
Incidentally inquired of Mickey as TO The best way OF
getting Along with it; the latter replied that he
would 20 10 bsInbers ard place 50 in is hands the
suit would be thrown aside and he would hesr nothing
more Of il; witness accordingly went 10 see Clsmbers,
but did not ftd him At that time be subsequently met
him at the Post Office, ard asked about the suit;
Chambers replied that he Dwitnessl was in bad
scrspe; he then gave Chambers $40. who complained
that il was not enough; told him he would make it
right another time in ease be was not hned as IT was
all the. money he had with him; this $40 was paid
before the oiher sums previously mentioned, making
il all SD.
The Excise Commissioners are James williamson Of
SiIg Sirg. Sias u. Clifford OF &OriSiana, AMI John
Bussing OF West Farms. The fret named has lately
been resppointed for term of six years. Toe APP
pointing power, ont of New-fork is lodged III the
Counts Judge and two Justices Of Sessions.