New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1866-03-13
THE NEW COCRT-HOUsE COMMIT.
TEE.
Testimony of Il Mayor Gunther, Of Mr..
Charles Fowler, and MIR. Frederick IL.
Gross-The Capitol Exsension at Wash
ington - Comparison Of Prices-Esti.
mates made at Forty Per Cent Above
Market Price.

At o'clock last evening, the Special Com
mttee appointed to investigate the affairs Of the New
County Court House. met in the Chamber Of the Board
Supervisors Fox, Blunt Hayes
and Bleakley. Supervisor Ely also present, with
counsel At the opening ofthe session, Supervisor Fox
stated that the Committee had the former meeting,
adjourned for the purpose Of allowing witnesses accused
of COLLISION and thrown their Defense to be repre-
scented by counsel.
Mr. Anthem then renewed his request that subpenas
signed in blank be issued 10 him by the Clerk. He
would have them that the persons he desired could
not be withdrawn through the knowledge Of any person
that they were intended to be summoned. Could he
have ten blank subpenas
The Committee, after some discussion. consented to
Mr. Cram then stated that he appeared counsel for
the contractor for the ronwork and for the Commit
tee who had been charged with COLLISION.
Fx.MayOr Godfrey G. Gunther was called TO the
stand and sworn the committee conducting the direct
examination. He testified as follows
was Mayor Of the City Of New.York from 1864 10
1866.
Q. DO you know anything of your own knowledge Of
the mismanagement of the Special Committee on the
New Court.H Ousef A. There were representations
made to me-(Mr. Cram objected TO any evidence ex-
cept such Of the witnesses knowledge; the
testimony as to the representations were therefore eI
cluded)
Mr.. Anthon-About the 4th Of April 1864. u address.
sed communication to the Board Of Supervisors this
paper Is a copy Of that communication.
Y. The substance ofthat communication is to charge
gross fraud on the Committee for the New Court
House, mott Question objected TO and excluded
Mr.. Anthem offers to read the letter. Objected to
and excluded)
Q. Are the statements made by you in that letter
truei A. They are.
deter again offered; Mr.. Cram objects that the
letter pnrrorts 10 be on informaton)
Mr.. Anthon-What we desire 10 show IL this This
letter is grave charge Of fraud made by the chief
gstrae OF the city against Committee Of the Board
of Supervisors. 1t is received by the Board and re-
ferTed to the Committee against whom the charge s
preferred. That Committee has in any way acted
it, and this Of itself is conclusive proof Of the fraud
that in inv eating this grave charge it attere
little whether Mr.. Cornell was implicated or not The
charge TO be Investigated against the committee.
Mr. Cram-It is evident that there If desire here to
evidence for the public by offers which it is known
will be excluded 1t important the matter should
be Investigated bnt legal evidence not hearsay
(The letter eXcluded)
Witness continues-I addressed letters TO various
parties in the iron business before sent this letter. to
ascertain what iron worth at the time OF the CON
tract received TO those letters; the answers
contained statements 0 the value Of iron work; do
not know whether these answers among my private
papers or In tue Mayors office; do MT know sheth.