The New York herald., 1865-03-16


A TESTIMONIAL THAT WAS NOT TESTIMONIAL
now THE PIERS ARE LEr-PoLiCE CoMMIs-
sI0NgR ACTON NAMES AN EXPLANATION, ETC.
The Senatorial Investigating Committee met again yes.
tcrday morning at half past ten o'clock Senator Nun
ger chairman OF tho committee, the only member
present There was very thin lobby
Among tho topics brought under notice was the let
ting Of tho various ferries and piers Mr. Chas +. Loew
collector OF city revenues gave evidence that tho char
ter required that all the ferries and piers should be let
by public auction. Notwithstanding this requirement
pier had been let privately to Mr. W. H. Brennan and Mr.
Hall This because IL had been injured by nrs, and
not in fitting state to be let at tho time Of the pub
lie auction Other piers had also been reserved by the
Commissioners OF tho Sinking Fund but they let
privately at an advance OF Ave and twenty or nfy per
Tho audit book for 1894 was produced and an entry
was 20 nted out under date September 1854, ''Test
rnonal 10 0rison Blunt $50 000 and underneath was
interined In red Ink Expended for hundred and
seventy voIunteers.n -
Mr. fynes the county bookkeeper being Gent for said
answer TO Mr. McKcon, that both these entries
a he % o ons and
volunteers did not appear In the printed report; the
printed report got up by several clerks he believed
u must have been accidentally omitted by tho clerk in
Er HcKeon-By whose direction was this interlinea.
tion nader
witness--By mo, because vouchers were afterwards
brought In TO agreo with that amount
Mr.. McKeon-who told you that vouchers had been
brought In 10 correspond with that amount
Witness-Mr Watts, the county auditor, l think.
The witness referred 10 another part Of the audit
book, where there was entry Of 500 600 paid 70 Mr.
Blunt for volunteers. In answer 70 Mr. McKeon he
stated that 10 this ony there appended the register
number and tho names OF the volunteers In question:
with their residences
ny Senator Mungcr-This " tho form In which such
fragments are usually entered There In usually space
left which aled up by the Of the volunteers
listed.
Senator Runger-How came you 70 opter the eoe, 900
a. n testimonial 10 Mr.. Orson Blunt
wtness-Because understood, IN the 6rst instance
that II was
Senator Munger-Then from what you heard after.
wards you altered tho entry
Wtnoss-Yes the vouchers being brought in, II was
evident tho money was Intended for volunteering
BY Hr iawrcncc-Thero " another book, tho record
OF vouchers from which tho county report prepared
II Is possible tho entry transferred into hs record
before tho red ink in,ernestion was made
PERSONAL EXPLANATION
Police Coffnfs oncr Acton, who was not subp0nafd M
awiincs but called 70 theeand said he wished to make
personal explanation in reference 70 the statement which
had been made IN regard o him tho day before by o
tho counsel Mr. Acton said ho ready 10 rctcratc
what he had d nj Albany IN reference 10 the July riots
having boon started by nrcmcn, and could give the
namc OF the man who was guilty Of the offence when
cv'r no was called upon 70 do 70
The counsel said hc would not let any Police 0omns
tloner innida.c him.
Mr. Acton, IN rpy said he would no, permit any law
yer 70 sander Ms character aal that The statement he
mado AZ Albany was true aid he could pTagc i