, 1861-10-23
THE AID. COLBY INVESTIGATION
The Everlasting Pay Rolls Unrolled,
GREA1 CRY AND LITTLE WOOL.

The Everlasting Pay Rolls Uuro1led.
GhEAT CRY AND LIrrLE WOOL.
The Common Council met last night to in.
vestj2ate the charges sgainst Aid, Colby. be.
irg the sixth meeting, and just quorum
present.
Altar the calling Of the roll, Comptro,1.,
Ward took the stand.
TESTIMONY OF SAMUEL D. WARD.
have read the "smart papern and nm "a.
mll1ar with Its contents; + never had sncb
conversations with Smart as are stated in that
GocGment; l never gave Smart or anv one
else, list Of names with which to make out
Pay Toll know no such names as are al.
.noeo 70 N that document; they are not On
from September to December, 1857; I have
tnem here; they were made out BY Smart
1ey were made for every two weeks, copied
and sent to my office for examination, and
tne money Was given to Smart to pay
on The police; know there were per
sons on the police-the detective part
Of the force-Who served under assuu
Was to conceal the real names Of tbs detec.
hTes; know there were names on there on
Nhlch no prisons came to get their pa7: thr
Captain OF the Police had charge Of the men
the roll Was made in his office, copied aud
s!nt to me tor exam ration; the money was
glFen 70 me C!erk who receipted; sometime
IN the falI, had suspicious about the matter
aud spoke to Wentworth shout it; he told me
to take the pay roll Into my offica aud pay
them myself; one Of the police informed me
one day that there vas an assumed name on
the roll, upon which It was customary to draw
xLn %11t1ra
to increase their Wsges; I informed Went
To1th of this and the wages were not paid for
some time after, st which time the amount due
became equal to the excess paid these three
Il en- and then withheld that amount; two Of
Them receipted and the third sued the city; I
worth IS is alleged in that 'tSmart paper; 1
never told him / was robbed Of 8, 200, !or I
was never robbed Of two cents; / first saw
the "smart paper" about the first of
September; Colby showed it to me-;
have the papers here in the Canal street mat
ter. (The witness read them st the request
OF Mr. Ayer). The receipt in these papers
over receipting in this case;) I Ie2plained this
matter to III: Colby I asked Colby when be
was in my office one day, and had examined
lhe papers in this matter, if it VAS not au
right; he said be thought II Was this WAS be-
fore AID. Colby made The charges against me-
{Witress explained the ssSam Sarl matter,''
which has been previously pub!ishedl had
2 conversation with Colby On the 1st Of Sep
7ember, at which time he read to me part Of
the Smart paper; did not know that he had
any charge against NE, but thought he was
angry with me because I would not pay his
claim. Colby told me about his nomination
for City Alderman; he said the first thing
he had sgaiIst me was that commenced q
suit agalnst him Whe1 he was running as can
didate for Board Of Public Works, in order to
defeat hi1E !; l told him that the Finance Com
mittee ordered tie snit, aud that I did
not know he vas a candidate; he read
me the Smart paper; I told him
that was the fou1est lie ever invented; in the
Canal street matter, I told him would show
hin the vouchers; always refused to paY
his cIaim except from assessments levied for
1hat purpose; Mr- Colby nevermade regular
demand for it; the Chairman Of the Finance
COMMITTEES first told me Of It; never saw
work, and never heard Of the claim until last
fall; Colby always represented his claim as
just one; he claimed IS 600; he wasn't wf1-
IrE to wait for an assessment, but thought he
ought to be paid out Of the City Treasury.
Gross Examinations Do yon cali the
reading Of the Smart paper before the Coua-
ell, making charges? A Yes, sir. @. Sup.
pose an Alderman should get up and say an
other Alderman bad information about city
officer and should request him to state it,
would you consider that q charge? A. No
sir. O. Do you consider that If an Alderman
states in debate certain facts against you, it il
Sufficient cause to arTaign him for expulsion
arrangement with the Mayor that if any Alder
msn should speak die1espectfully OF you Of
him, tbey should be proceeded against? A
Nc, Iii.
certified to the correctness OF the estimate
:n the West Randolph street matter; at the
ti71oka .4x1
| Colby and El1i:horpe wanted to raise mone{
upon 1t; I have heard sfuce that the certifi
cate Was hypothecated with Mr.. Tinkham
the city has paid Nj. Aaflin on that eoutsac,
s14,470 80. and I hold orders for some 5000
more; at the time the contract WAS assigned
to Latin, El1ithorpe and Colby aud Laili1
we're PRESENT; do not remember the convez
Colby and E1llthorpe said it was tor thei1
benefit they made the transfer; al
the; time I paid MI. Laf;in | dc
| net remember the first estimate beint
| present; took from Latlin bond of indem
| nifty when paid Mr. Latin, the money hat
Treasury, due Feb, 1861; Colby Was presen,
when settled with Laaia I tiink III. I'm
man and Mr. Ellithorpe were there also.
don't REMAINDER the conversation at Tint time
st al there was at Or about that time $27O.3 81
paid; this was before the bond Of indemnity
| 80 az tnS Iaae .'oA Ills nona
tba b.ss ~ ~ Eli Tennefs, aceotaing &c
Iaa;n; I15 uSst " my 9eue1 saW me esumate IN
positively while the 's5am SarI' firm had
contracts against the city, I did not know thai
the Street Commissioner vas member oi
Isa;,, I.at mn naEs nae eohSefsahons WITH
4.ola'a 44na lsnn's 10 1ae neeoef contract within
lno Neess. foa feifeshed each other'E
ulsinul1ee- did you not! A. no Sir. Colby
sala tnaL nom me vouchers In the Canal stree
"aste1 II Appeared all night.
t Counsel then cross examined upon th'
! snhiect of the f7c4;t,ons ,,,v ro11a zvb;ch bav
Ses. ,.-s..sN.t"s @. 20, 80 "n' ~
As oeen la'esEga1eo' an almost innu1aersol
number OF times before Committees and Ju
ries, and published On several occasions, it i
| ,sea'ae. - nnh1;sh o~a,,,
Aeeouese W pouueu as1n
| o1d mol knoH OF MI. fTazler'e purch2sln!
ta1 nues WnAe no Hes ~ my employ. neVe
sneW o. nis W potenaetng a eaty 1ndebtedness unt!
ayar a1tef ne Eaa aone 50. have no recol
lection OF ever repsmanding him befor
eA.aa5or names LOT DONG it. hay
te not sesn :: a.. apae 70 nho the nsmes men
n31a: n9ne9 III n na, me smart paPsr, upon ths pa
tutlS, aneas.as: -. hannma4 ano MrSnltl
~ Mo!a mon6, patu " taeln 1 ala NOT kno7
chareea arainst a1Sv nff goatfffs1ea masnE
~ n1as Eaoa+ar me Mayor @ express the opinion tha
sc13Iz ,ns tn4tGl & u ne san Nest estimate was
1AsGsatn5 plece u ousness. 1 nave frequently
paio tor "ofk cone II pursuance Of the ORDER
~ tue tcmmon council The Wester1
6'enue Hofk was Done under such an order
~ yo4 AnoT OF your own kno Wedge thh
&1 Eoioy is rot honestly and equitably entitled
" pay iof ne @, Wosk e done onMests5n Avenue
a IS, tf. me TACT that the order was re
EE1UQed two XeekB 0ffer. IA nra annrna af n,