The New York herald., 1865-02-19

presence Of swo oshsr sties one of whom vas 6snss
bivenf A. DO nos roms,ab any such convsrsasioa;
while was quite cool; you nay have made use Of such
language but dont remsmbss ~ the names Of the -
McKeon whispered their names y The witness, Wis
agreed that they were the parties eAafyed.
Mr. McKeon-Do you know Geosss N. IoutrsIR 4
q. He hsad an oaics under youi A. Not ezacsly; -
was employed By the TAI Commissioner as salAU .
q The Tax commissioners who appointed him are ~
pointed by your A. Yes
q He II . member OF Assembly and reccfvtnE pAy
from the cyf A. do not know whether no " = Albany
or not; have not been TO Albany this season.
% Mess Mr. wen, a on 70 sa who s
various city Offices and who have Been spPssnsea - -"
A SLAP AT THE REPORTERS.
Mr. McKeon asked the Comptroller If CorneIius CorD1
one OF tho propretors Of the aascrip was not-whh
in spe ,hs Enrolment S bureaus Mr. sn
nan said he could not tell how many positions this lucky
follow occupied without referring TO tie record
SUPERVISOR BLUNT's TEsTIMOrIXL.
Mr. McKeon-Were you present when the sum OF sf7
thousand dollars was voted to Mr. Bluns A. was -
present but consented most certainly, us osn-
siderod him fully entitled any amount that they mighe
choose to give HIM h ard they had voted him set %
ter received copy Of but whether be 60. hs plate
not do not know.
Joseph II Toomo was the nsx, witness examined. Hs
said he cashier In the County Clerks oSce; n
December 1863 there were ninety Judgments recorded
against the city from the LIST Of January 1854 lsf
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hundred and ny seven; they vary in amounts ffOD
dollars and seventyv cents TO than eIsves
thousand dollars during the month OF Decenber ou o.
ninety judgments about seventy five went by defasei
cannot tell the aggregate amount represented N ~
seventy five Judgments.
The witness was directed to make out list Of shs
amounts Of these Judgments and present the ns 70 ~
committee ON Monday or Tuesday.
RoberhD Livingston, Clerk OF the Superior Court vas
put upon the stand and produced number Of Agusnsf
against the city but IL va. shown Sy nT !,
been tried before the and that this Comp
Nathaniel James, Jr, Clerk OF the Court OF COmnoU
Pleas, was next examined He produced the judgmsni
rolls Of the court from the lst OF January 1888 up e
date that had been obtained against the city They rs
sixty one in number eighteen OF which wee flied On
Friday by ono attorney, for the salaries Of vaxsom
officers.
The witness requested TO make ont list Of thsoo
judgments showing the amounts OF each and also ese
That were tired py tnc court ana tnose thaI wcfe Ms0
SS ssui '''s''' ana inc NUMBER 'h'' were '0A'0''
MR.. coRsON AGAIN.
O. Have you stenographsr by the name of Cornssansr
@ Did you over know him to make stenographte
character in his lifes A. No. / nevcr did.
Did he ever make senographic report Of cass ~
O What is his sa,aryf A. Fifteen hundred doliars
year
@ How many stenographers have You got in your
courts A. Three-Mr Carey, Mr. Blundell and Mr. Cor
Cross examined Who appoints the stenographesu
to the courS A. The three judges the Comptroller has
nothing whatever to do with thcir appointment
Mr. Edward Underhill was next sworn He sad he vas
from the State at the rate of 81 800 year; he also
stenographer TO the Supreme Court mt salary of 81 5o0
he had held that occ since the amendment TO tho code n
May 1S63 and received the salary the most OF which he
said he paid TO those who did the work. he employed
other do the work. and paid them tho comps0sa
ton
At tho conclusion OF the testimony this the
committee adjourned till halfpast ten O'Clock Monday
morning