New-York tribune., 1868-05-28
THE STAFFORD PAHEMENT JOB.

EXAMINATION or THE CLERK OF THE BOARD
COUNCILMEN BEFORE THE REFEREE
Pursuant TO an order of reference, IN the suit
20 restrain the laying OF the seventhaVe win me star
ford payement the examination OF Mr. John H. Green
11er of the Board Of Counclmen. continued before
Mr. smith referee, by John McKeon, esq. The witness
was attended by his legal advisers and he testified ire
ferring 10 his testimony that there three Stafford
Pavement Companies that ne qua not Know Wnicn was
the first had been so informed could not say by
whom was informed In 1866, 'G7, 6s connected
with the stafford pavement in lsG6, by advising the
formation OF company on mat patent Heem
ing 10 70 De superior to the Nicolson; advised
pine ana tar business South knew Charles
Stafford Henry Lester Charles H. Wells, Mr. T. Converse
and Charles Dlmon by sight; had them in various
places saw Mr. Wells twice IN the City as had seen the
elsewhere, had Mr. Stafford at his house, as saw
him there eighteen months or tive years ago. LA seer
MI Wells once within ten days: did not Bh9w ,ho Vus
Of those gentlemen; could not say whetGr heS nau
Of business: had met Mr. Wells DelmOnicos could not
TecChect when; thought 1t was afer the a., - "
mon Counc; thought 1t was not the evening after i
passed. could not say whether 1t was tne nvAI u"y o @
a cigar and glass of sherry with Nh NeHs; IL was
~ ~ - = "a thoncht something was said about
the passage Of the contracts witness ad not Oeeh p %
a. Td i1 SHARES I'm the company, which he had paid
tor 10 Mr. Chas H. WORTH that stock was his share ol hs
oTeIai stanford patent Of which he owned llGth dld
~ Doi sio, ioIn q Angel James NJ Hylos, Wm Wallace
Perkins or william L. COnOver; had seen MI leikihs'
hal had several private interviews WIN NiI WSS
ierrng to the stafford payemen the general puDc ha9
een present M ms interviews; others might have Joined
in The conversation; could not call To mnd any one t41
was present. had recommended the stafford pavement 10
members OF the Board Of COuncmen as being superior TO
fle Nic0lsou; Thought he did not tell TO them that
d5 dG5 T%f'o DSt report 'I'' to- Mr.. Wells at various
times that he urging the passage OF the stanoId
pavcment; had prepared the report OF the sgeet Com
mittcc Of the Common Council ana the resolution as II
passed; knew nothing about the Board OF Aldermen
there were others representing the interests ol inc & Stn
ford pavement before the Board of COuEclluen; coud
not give the names Of any such persons many properly
holders present for that purpose Mr. kemseh APP
peby appeared with petition signed 0y - iol o"IeS
on tie seyentnave., WluclWas gwen 10 lhe NAY iU
heard OF u0 rtA0AsJldhct Wi!lch s"Iu l""t 'nusO o
petitioners were not property owners u H4s
vetoed Dy ,thS MAY or,,,'i or, 'iiu 49, win getting
veto. q. Had you anything 70 90 ui WIN IjnS
signatures q call for meeting Of the Board OF AueI
wien thew Lad only adjourned few hours previously
A. / had not O. When did You first hear Of that meet
ng9 A. do not know whether heard II tlat hsnt or
he next morning lie testified that he dId not know VINO
got up the reQmstOus didnU know ytnDS ABOUT the
next morning that the Aldermen had passed the D dld
not nave an interview With MI. MeiS thdt moIulhs,
g. Oul mad not attended the meetings OF The company
the cou;c; price fOT paving Seyentavc was not to eA-
total amount was; had had money transactions with MI
Wells relative 10 the stafford pavement; had bought
nat OF Mr.. Wells had bought couple OF houses from
Ir, sccoi,rt. believed his wife had a small account
O. Did you ever receive any checks securities, or money
from y OF the persons forming the stafford Pavement Co
on ,i}nt Of he stafford pavement or otherwIsel The
witness SAID he did know what was meant by the WOrd
Otherwise. Mr Nc Ko0n explained thati was not custom
ary for persons when offering bbes TO say specifically
This for such and such purpose, aud lie wanted 10
know whether the witness had received any money from
those persons. The witness replied that lie had not q
ld yua ever receive any money without knowing IrOn
whence 10 came & A. No Sir. q. have heard of money
being found on u mans table for services rendered.
No that he should not know from whom IL
came lWncss-Iou seem 10 be pOsted.l have also
heard OF a man finding amount Ol money placed To
his credit ON his btukbOok without his knowledge.
Wituess-Was that Mr.. BOOle y I have also heard OF
two men, one Of them lobbying bill, sitting down to
table and the lobbyist holding card IN his maud ana
turning il aud OyeT on which was married $2G Jty
found they could agree upon the wedther then 80
was marked down, and they could not yet agree upon
the weather. then SO marked and tney both agreed
that the weather WOuld be good. The witness SAID he
had heard OF such things, bat denied tnat any money
bad COme to hiIi ln any such way.
The examination lS 10 De continued.