, 1861-09-26
A1E C0MfTROLLER WARD H.
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AND THE COMMITTEE. ttDoE,T
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THE COMPTROLLER ; ] \ IS txeutpA7ep.
Prosnecs of a. ecrimmage. p.
The Ward Investigator Committee held smother
meeting last evening at the Bokrd OF Supervisors
1eceunts Of Ut, Comptroller Ward The whole ot
the Committee were prerent. with the exception
: Of the seeding chairman, AID. ComiekJ:
POLICEMAN IL SENT, FOB THE SMART PAPER.
His Honor, the Mayor; m9ycd that the Commit.
tee take recess Of half aa hour as there Wers no
Witnesses present, and the Smart paper y had
not Jet been introduced. He had sent for NJ.
Flint had promised to do SO, but he was not here.
He Was very dstirout Of seeing him AID tie Da.
Rsr: He ensgefted that messenger be sent for
Actipg upon the suggestion, the Chairman, AID,
; Fess, detailed policeman Butler, with power 70
leteh him ard the paper. Policeman departed,
o'ciocl '1~'' 4's'o 0AAn elSI'
THE POLICEMAN aEruass.
Aftet the 1apse Of half IN hour. policeman 70
fnrnedt empty handed and Looking exceedingly
1gAl1t4 He reported that he had explored faith
fully apd made dilicent research, but was unable
the document
) :. RI fsrrxosz cr Judge hho1r. ). WILSON.
eai q IL ~ Tt$ssS . s@at = setiss Is cls!s
OF thel Captain It Police; T. Investigated. tue
amount Of money PAID; as q a. eon1d; ! found
ss'p{f tn IT, p po:iee M and as 4at a. I could could
e. ,hs:s a,ss %1s Ssa as
| purpost Of drawing from the city treasury extra
meney!to pay exrTa porce;; the money was 1s:
esitted ~ don't sn4w n;s tha: i vas paid T.
ard ffcm the then Chief Of Police; lear aed from
them that this mode wss adopted by the Mayor
Hsga # assat s:ag u s. s sS
been ID drawn cn these hclitiout names that Ward
did all could to get back from these police
n sn ShA y they t5t Id dcswo a tb: !
! afta1ward, and that he did get I portion oat oj
them, but nothing ont OF Smart who learned
from these p2fsies7 received puriou ri the extra
reason TO believe that 3fr. Ward in this matter ha
/ cone anything to benefit htr1ee1f or to maks
moEey! can state II it il desired Whist learned
tehs s e sndS .Rs sehas E:
restimdDy Was required before the Grand Jury In
ees "a .y sa5;
the dsN or the evening upox which Smsu left the
city, %a5d ;t1tsa ;st hs ssnt t. Smart a9d +
money upon soma detective business for the city.
Upon the szenfratfon pertaining to that SIS In
eenrt fmart bsiug sworn, iestified until he faint
ea s Ill & 81 BE-
70 A!d. Ctaby-smart eaid Ee went f1on Capt
h2ehneay,s honse to the depot IN KS wagon, 1t
YEa mt mn 1h.lt Jfroh hr.S-
T. O., Do you believe the tomptroller ever did
snythinz OF was improperly influenced to favor
0there IN making money
l.. Think that is. an improper question, as to
my yieWE abeuI his influence.
Ald: Colby pressed the qaestion. ):
m Wtn&s.; - Vel. nov, that pot legal question.
There att differences OF opinion on lmptopriety,
can eay this, thzt altar my in1estigntioas Eas
satisfied that the city was deffauded out Of money
To AK me to answe1 questions which only lead to
tIons, didn't ind any evidence thar III. Ward
had actSd @ dishonesty e o. eorsuptly:"
1oll5 before he comme2ced denaandiqg the money
10 III Csnpffozler&Q. Do you remember that
Smart testified he had no conversation with me
4. Do hot remember. AT that time Smart
Wzs = policeman at Lake street bridge.
GaowEe WARN
The MaEnr suggested that the prosecution bring
up their itnc=Ees II ,he have any more Siiencs
.nsued r. tpaes of ys minutes and the oesa.
commenced reading the Judges te1timo5y prior
A5d. Ao,t moved o. that the inveitigstion, as far
IL the Smart paper is coEcerned, be dropped.
His Honor, tue Mayor, moved to amend that the
ConpHS1ler be entirely exeu:pated from ali
Charge q iasinna ions a3a1nst hin. .soms Of
farce, aid the e1-Chairman had said On preyious
meeting, that b: didn't want to stay any longer.
Ae WAS very wise as, be was fast, getting into
trcller. the psy roil Eyefem " was as bfoEep @
up and the money;was recovtsed and b. cause thsrs
was lonle odnm attached 10 it, he ts naliciY4=ly
The public thibk list thia committee are %:kin9 in
leolt tof thenselvos. It is perfect folly. Thpfse
made Out ard now these very men ssJ they lave
made I'd charges. Then If there are no charc Is.
We had better bring these conclusions to close.
ing the iComptroilet's books for six weeks and
they can; fId nothing agsinst him BE believed
there Was rsscality going on in other quszter5
which needed inveetigation,. and when the time
came. he would make the charges in wiring aaiI
eutstentfate them, too.
ad cse! thb, fajd ny Wy Of esp12na1oa q his
Etcnne1t sigCcd ''Sna,t;'' as that matter Was
htfGrc the community two or three Yeas ago, and
at:1actsa attettion. he placed considerable con
in the Council Tie appointment Of a committee of
fueeatis4Fien to lotk into the aairs Of the Comp
1tction 4ith that psper he cnuld ScnTer frnn tba
evidence t. that f ta CSmnt1511ar Mam ~ th sh
payment,of this money be vas At Iasst c,nsn1s .r
he, and be, &C Bis cues tion. to Judge Wilson.
shSE hsFa l. any proof Of dis
AId. CoIby ttated that Eyans test;ied that h a
cave youchef to The Cfiy Sunrr;nte5ent ~ .
| 1houta1d 6ollars more than he received, 8 ,rten
testified that the8ssad delfsFs had been charged
Canal etreet after the JOB was finished
At this point the Mayor sen; for the papers con-
| nected with the matter
srcse md exIE9sSsd h1a %i1naas,. ~ ~ IVY
| eEort Ereecn The Chair declared him out at
order, i'd The Aldermap suts1fed:: =
The me.te1rter in g few 1niuutes apiuesrcd. and
- lengthy examination Of the papers ensued and
Eerr
Aid t,b1hv ratdf hk had nd nsexa,wf.1 faesfre III
the matter fhit he 8anta6 IL IxnKe m eTaTnfnas
ton satisfactory, to himself.
there had Been crest deL Of talk about its bere
7 presided. When toe matter was frat broache5
BE was fdr having it investigated thoronphl1 ~
Satisfactorily The Committee hsd sst keie dVe
| Ward haa been proved as yet II there was any
haet r. Committee La bt. atssa t. a't'
A1; Ifey saE Nc imlEo2llety IN these :fave3
na.+ & sI;ast ,sa; snah tne eG5nittee could
cb untn lacy had made thor
/ w.. uoG1 ~. ~ tue S!sIA 10 5eao alaE
ad mo1h,. .h snu as y" 4. @ anenomeht.
4ti ~ soto? tuoasIt !. WAS Improper 81
t. nf the be mcfi at he asFE1 @
~ a1e motion ":s put upon its passage and car
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