The New York herald., 1865-01-10

By the rioters The city mas newer conpined Nat tSe
much paid II Is Weed, intcrloper, not one a
our own citizens who lhrusls hnsefin between the gap
tif asd the city, saying TO the Comptroller and he
Treasury fine paint' . arguments convince any q
these genslcmen let them act Upon them We are res1y
that the city will rc.nas the suit Of AIR Farley, and
60 trial upon W merits, and nay any eAccss of ths
money over the amount re- .ss ~ % sasr Ksrs
chance for you, gentlemen. Tho Corporation Comp
troiisr is the plaintiff $ political opponent the corpor
them II you can 10 abide BY this test tendor them yoD
services prove their do this or cease your cmoS
have thus gone step BY step over the cSes " q a. M
ory and over everything Which tho dtentant nAs oes1
able 10 gather from all quarters crcdaee and discred
fendant or his counsel been able " say or 10 nsn
ate, against it, and submit TO you that every staemSnS
and thas att Tic Whole fabric creased during these io
months 70 justify IL has been scattered In piccsa
EM r1ta supvKYcnsHn. a1e @ e
Having thus disposed Of the libel concerning the arSeS-
ry come 70 that concerning The Office Of the Sprysy"
Of The port or New York IL ID in theee words--"&.
Opdyke can If he pease enlarge he eid o. INQUIRY =.
embrace the alleged sale OF the cice OF Surveyor q
the Port Of New York for tho moderate sum Of $1,000
What does this mean. The complaint alleges It's mean.
ing 10 be sthat the plaintiff had corrupty sold sts
Office Of the Surveyor Of the Fort OF Eew Iva.
or had received the sum Of $lO,OO0 for Or %
account OF .hs appointment 9. some som % ns s1s
taken to be admitted II tho meaning ed not becns!
alleged and admitted IL would never aciess Lave Dssa
cato that the defendant intended 70 charge upon TIE
plaintiff the selling OF tho Office for $lo W 10 Fsoys
this cafgethe defendant nns ia.roaaesa sSS y s
thing TO be conslerod and after thai The contralicon
their stacmcnts, n there be anything worthy ol coL
dicOn II important examine their ttstineny sssy
closely and shall therefore read !. from tIs sepn
Of the short hand writer McNici says that
fortnight Or perhaps week before MIR Andrew
appointment lie met him oy house on the c.4.
ncr VI Broadway and Twenty ythird street, wherc AZ
AnSrsMs a s g Oye IR 's' o ~. for S The oe
vcyor tho Port 0f New York; he would collect Or csos
to be collected at the Custom House ten thousand dos
% TO- rum for Mayor sss nsa Re mex, says
TO Mr. Opayke, and told him that Mr. Andrews ws1S
give him. or 10 be collected 10 tho Custom hoT ~
Surveyor d the Port Of New YORK 9 What about SEA-
him lAndrewsl" momen. af.sr no says, When
told r Opdyke this story about Andews Opdyks asks
not; but you can got somebody else Il please 70 n
this pick your man. We'll, aer taki'l-, Y. ny ksST
snson ns as Sd bid In ssS H9 he pcsed m, Yes
chose Mr. Wilsnson-hayc u elioss II yom think
beern Then he s9ys - wen, & V Mr. wllliassn ,rS s11
Andrews had done, and that Mr. Opdyke wanted me ~
60 with him " consummste this bargain We mel NJ
street and Broadway, ut that oyster house" Mta
was saids ~ cannot tell all the conversation; ~
with Mr. Andrews myself there In thas rool, and sc
there and what could bc done IN regard " i
bargain to BE- made between him and Mr Vpdyke sss
him that sitvatoR as Surveyor and NJ Andrs.v
4 the Custom Mouss, for MI opdykss sise..oa,
q iLe por. Of New York" Again: .. "wla. resposss
u snyf did you make 70 him, ySa or hr WiliaIlsoa =
% 60 oo 70 Mr. opdyFs ana se Mr. opayke what Andrsss
had agreed to do What did you toll Andrews Oldyhs
would dof A. II ho would give him $1,000 or cause =
Ss influence 70 Sss TIC I psos o hi S Wo cd os
TO communicate this 70 Mr. Updykes Answer-"Hs ~
me " ask Mr. Williamson 70 come aud lsee htD
and report about this bargain which Was u.sde
With hr: Andrews - 10 you knew whcsLys
saw blr Opdyke asked him IL he had seeu Mr. W.
Hanson, and hc said lie had; Asked lin II uings wsv
satisfactory, and ho said they Mere and ~ To-. a..s
Mr.. Andrews had his appoin tmenth Not content VA
version Of the story, he g.es another shoit tne
afterwards In this he eises u ,nas:.Ae tAnsre~sf
appointment, or 70 hs nndence 10 st the aI,rirt
nept, VI surveyor q what did you tnon say 70 NJ.
0pdyke u he gets you this approximately You kAes
he has got man BY tae Lamc Of san.aS
that s. he = trying 70 get appointed mere :. ne
know whether hc mentored the $1,000, or bat one
or the other mentioned $1,000; that is about IT, 4
What did hc, (AE opdykc,l tell yod when you ws.t
10 him with tho proposition ol sr AEdrew1 A. Ss
said lie wns trying 10 got Mr. Stanton appointed bs -
didnt know whcher taere was n.acn enlrce hrs
not; don't know else sald bu. any raIs ~.
agreed ob ecicd o) we'll then Le said he would ar1n
Mr.. santon In the nrst place he wanted 20 know A.
drows would not cheat him, aud then lac SAID
dont think there rs much caIce Tor ar. Stanton, ara
II I cannot Ct him ] think will 80 Tor M
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things arranged TO his satisfaction, " course
On the crossexsn.naiion lie gives sill another versoa
II would not NY influence ~i. Air olcykc So
him appointed Surveyor Of tho port OF Now OK
said 70 nim, Mr Opdyss e working for mao D.; iLs
willing " leave his friend to 81 for you. lie said
thiuk you make IL agreeable With him. and win So
anything that - asked SAID 70 niln wsa obJccl VA
you make IL 70 Mr. Opdyke II viii drop Stanton and
go for youf Whether mentioned xiOCvD, or Nj A.
drews mentioned il nrst calno. say; oas he s.st
ha E ar -
be collected out of the Custom House, 5000
u Mr. Opdyke would drop llr Stanton ana ~ to
whether Il Was % be rsa 70 n 0pdyke or ior Mr @
dykes clccsioni A. 40 mr. Opdyk ko Y And not for IN
wordsi A. A. near a. Jan recolecs, word for word
Was this n III Opdyke viii gct me appointed, via
aasc 70 b collected ~ the custom hoase $40 0o sst
give II " him Tor his electiontp A. Thai is
can recolicct o Md you say anything 70 thssr A
aid would sse Nj. Opdyke 4 thas all yoa raid y
s s .., % A.ss ns Is ssose. ~ sssi SSs
you remember anythtng elsef A. do Lot J,.ai uow, b
! may e yen win ssk mo some qasstions" aS
among o;hor sSinss asla. IL ' sss I bargain % wern
3 sa,lsfacsog Ls would 50 fos M Aadrc~s~
says that he met Asd,sws and Mcneil by spp,lDI
men5 whom "hsNsil said " Andrews, Now, uLdsse
y stand as. you .rs Wiling ~ 1pa r. s. You sns o
House, 10 support Of his siecshn 10 the MAsony
faiI and Andrews replied ies, and mot ouly that bui
In his power ~ secure hm eI,cton, wou.d "a sc
money ncocssary, and would every thing tAss
could be done" His uniy interview with Mr. O,dyh
given on hts examination, In these worsI iound h3
Ia his private Office. TO- get tue remarks with wbNf
the s.srew opened; bas J finally said sha, has
been " Andrews abUut sLe marer by bu
request, that the nastes entirely sstsfs tory, and
believed Andrews would cary out Ia gooi fah wbss bs
had proposed q What did Mr. O,uyXe say ~ That
"lio made reply that ! recollsct dont ressS
lcct thai he did make any rcpy lac sin ply squiecea
~
On bis cross examination the following occun~':-.o
The conversation between you and Mr. %; Ike Ia 4.ais
rfI, aud waat you 70 state ~ nc telling ba ou ss't
reply, but giving the Language used want you V
state what y0a TO him sid ~saA ks tsd ses
us the whole Conversation tilat took pla bctwes yos
and Mx Opuyke on that 0cvpso8. A. Il Is iuf osslN
Ter me us give you the convcsuon q Can you give us
any OF the language useds A. culy rcotiect gong ip1
The and stating to him val L-i passed se niess
before Can you give any of the ssstaGe useT
don think can with any certainty Y Can you u1
lhs jury you remember one single word aich yos