New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-11-08

with her asicr, who also has a stand in Centre Mar
ket went down Centre street several days afterward,
and paid Mr. Kehoe t5 each at the corner of Centre
and Hester streets, and received their permits.
EscLERkRDT HAALscH occupying stand No. 81 in
Centre Market for the last seven YEAR testified that
about the 10th Of September his stock and fixtures
were removed by order OF the Superintendent, Mr..
Irving az Mr.. Tuomy, the Clerk had informed him.
He went to the Office Of Mr.. Deavan and inquired for
Mr.. Irving, but could get satisfaction either from
Mr. Delavan or Mr.. Irving.
HFSRi X. BRADwAY, occupying stands Nos. 900 and
2O7 Washington Market, testiies that he never had
any difficulty with Mr.. Austin, the Clerk, with Mr..
Irving the Superintendent but that he had heard Mr..
Austin aasert indirectly to other persons and in pub
lie that he would accept any presents or grtuites for
what he did in the management OF the Market.
JOHN McKEos counsel for the complainants, re-
viewed the whole matter before his Honor commeno-
ing with the statement that Goodheart had received
$500 from a certain party being an eXtorton for a
promised privilege in Washington Market which
amount was refunded when his Honor learned Of the
natter that subsequently learning that the sys
tenn of fraud was going on the Mayor had undertaken
TO find out the parties erminaly concerned, with
view Of following up with due punishment according
to law If the guilt and the extorioners could be proven
This was in perfect accordance with that high supervs
ing power which the Chief Magistrate of the city held
over al departments of the city government, which 1t
was not only his prerogave to exercise, but his IN
cumben duty to fulfill for otherwise there would be no
prompt acting agency for the investigation and sup
preston of such frauds We're then alleged before
him. As counsel for the persons who had suffered by
the alleged extortions and therefore the prosecuting
party in this matter he wished it directly understood
that there was a charge, and that the charge was
against the City Inspectors Department. that persons
in that department in collision with persons not con-
nected with that department., and by indirect means
had imposed upon marketmen and women, and had
received from them moneys not allowed by law. lie
then submitted seven eight afidavits Of parties
showing that they had paid extortionate charges or
demands for privileges in Centre and Washington Mar
kets III part to one Nauxpe of the Ninth Ward IVA
rously knownas Harpell, "Forpel," and yoPel'l,
and in part to one Kehoe, butcher in Centre Market
The adayits set forth that in two instances the money
80 unduly paid was given in the office of the Supern-
tendent Of Markets and in hspresence and that
on another OCCASION the illegal bonus was paid in the
Office of the City Inspector. They further showed that
fees of from fifty cents TO g. paid to clerks IN
these Offices for making out the papers in the transae
tons.
Mr.. McKEos then concluded by saying that, if the
afidavt- were true, Dir. Irving, the Superintendent
of Markets. party in these Illegal bargains he,
however made no direct charge against any person,
but he did accuse the Department of the City Inspec-
tor and held that il was Col. Delayans duty to dis
charge the party or parties concerned when ne should
become cognizant Of who the wrong-does were
II was then directed by the Mayor that copies of the
affidavit should be made for the of the City In
speetor.
The examination was adjourned sine die.