The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-06-24
SUPERIOR couRT-spEcuL TERM.
tinuation Of the TestimOny-Case Ad
jeurned. ..r.

The "EernandO WOOD" Lease FlascO-Cone
tinuatien Of the Testimony-Case ADJ
~ Before Judge Cardozo
Tne Mayor, 6c, us Fernando Wood ana r. B.
Connolly, Comptroller, Gc.-The ''sham fight" in
relation to the $3.50 lease by the city Of Fernando
woods Nassau street building was resumed In this
court yesterday morning. The room was packed with
seqments Of all the political "rings' in the city, as
It was believed that q 'high old time" a la Erie
Contempt cases, might ensue from the expected
testimony Of Mr. Williams in reply to Judge Bar
nard's evidence Of the preceding day.
Bernard Kelly, being sworn, testified that ne was
an alderman In 1895; was in the Board at the time
the resolution relating to these leases was passed;
asked the Mayor Immediately after Its passage to
sign 1t; nothing special was said; witness asked him
to sign 1t as matter OF friendship to Mr. Wood, who
was Q friend OF witness; the Mayor wanted some
thing passed in reference to the widening of Ann
street; 1t was not passed; gave Mayor Gunther to
understand was in favor Of the Ann street opening
and am now, and always was In favor OF It,
which they were previously rented and that no APP
in ess ~ sSd ~
present used by the Corporation Counsel were rented
at $4,000 per annum; that they now pay therefor
nor hs predecessor had ever occupied the premises
No. 11e Nassau street. or the premises mentioned In
&c objection was made by the defence and the objec-
ton sustained. Counsel excepted, and asked oil the
Court ruling upon each OF the propositions;
The planting case was here rested, and Mr.. Shea,
for the defendant's said he supposed there was no
necessity for q formal opening: -. .vo-,
Rodgers %sS Assistants Ss int Attorney
during 1865 and part OF 1885, assistant up to DE.
cember 1865; was under the administration %, OF
General Mcmahon; was familiar with the premises
in question diagram shown and witness deslgnated
rooms In the building which had been and still are
the second story Of lis and III Nassau streets am
familiar with the rooms occupied by the Public Al.
minIstrator; the entire frontI think four roomsof
the third story In occupied by him. the rooms OF tne
Corporation Attorney with the exception OF the rear
corner room, were occupied before 1850.
, C,roee-examined by Mr.. williams--I do not know
what rooms are included In the lease which expired
in 1865; civil Justice Quinn occupies one loom o On
is included in the lease; know OF no room now un-
occupied in the building; think they were all occu-
MICHAEL Carmody. ianitor Of the buildings since
1851 10 the present time, designated on the diagram
the number of the rooms occupied under tne respec-
tive leases; these are occupied py the CoIpora
ton Attorney the Public Administrator anu sause
tenant called Colonel Pinckney the Pubic Admns-
traitor occupied about May 1865 but mas not mao Ii
now for couple of years. NOS Ia, llH, ~ anu 10 ae
occupied by the Public Administrator on tnat noor
Nos and are occupied since the last Isl OF
May by the Public Administrator uon kho" 'h"'
Judge Quinn pays any rent for his room. -, ..u,o,.
During the examination OF this witness oy varlous
counsel In reference TO the occupancy OF various
rooms by various parties at various times ne eve
IDENTITY became considerably mixed" and repeateuy
desired counsel to ego down wild him ana neu SHOW
them all about IL In couple o. Minutes" he ulu
not understand the diagram, and thought "whoever
made IL was not much Of an engineer
Henry r. Davies, Jr., testified that he was Public
Administrator Hnce January d 1sas; oocnnlns pve