Evening star., 1869-10-09
The oRANE-BOwEN CASE.
Interesting Testimony.

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The CRANE-BOwEN CASE.
Interesting Testimony.
New Developments.
Subjoined will be found another interesting
batch Of evidence before the Investigating
Committee in the Crane Bowen affair:
fAGINoHY on W. Q. HUNTINGTON
W. y H.ntfngfon, sworn by Alderman Moore,
examined by Mr. Homes.
O. MI. Huntington, you are the cashier Of the
First National Bank A. Yes. SIR
q. Did You as cashier sometime about the lst
OF August make an dvance of money 10
ss.n, sss M.n Be,1ns, and Fry, upon me order Of
cate Of The City Sarveyor, dated 23d Of July,
Ieosl a. did not receive an order to pay
money % anybody. / Will state the facts.
me with q certificate of Mr.. Donegan, the City
Surveys or, which reads a follows:
.-SuRvfYoRs OFFICE, CIrY HALL, WASH.
IN6foN, ID: C,J uIy 2jd, lS69.-"This is TO GER.
thy, that i have measured the grading and
Grayeling done around 1st street north, between
North Capitol street and I1tn street east, ist
G street north. between North Capitol street
and ID street east. and find that the work
executed mp to date, amounts TO sl2,OOU.
(Signed) p. H. DoNIGAN,
City surveyor.
Huntington, cashier of the First National
estimate
He may retain the amount out of the funds
received from the first taxes of the present
Year, $500 having been already paid on &C.
count rSirnssi 81 5n,s estimate. suly & as,h, 1862
ON his loaned 5000 to Msssrs 1R rss1I Rs;9n..
Fry, and Gleason. taking their receipt therefor
Law As This: ..No payment shall be made by or
through the agency Of the Corporation except
oy warrants drawn upon the deposit Bank,
RseG RsssisI Gy 'ns mayor sna eountersigned by the
U. Was II legal in your opinion 70 advance
money IN the way you didl A. 1t 10 proper
for us TO loan money in that way or In any
TESTIMONY OF JOHN ,. COOK.
JoAS y. Cook, sworn by Alderman Moore
E5arined By Mr.; Holmes:
q You are Register Of the city 2 A. Yes sir
y. DO you recognize this paper (handing
witness paperD A Yes, sir; il is q reply to
resolutien passed by the Common Council
Of The Register, and whether there had bssn
certain payments made.
q. Is IL legal to pay money out of the
vouchers A. In cases Of the payment of
sanrks We 90 not always exacta receipt The
u How with regard to payments for mad.
ing and graveling streets. A. We aiWavs
take a voucher from the party IN such cases
and that Ii nled. II has been my custom 10
have duplicate receipt.
q. would like to have the reporter read the
testimony OF Mr. Huntin gton, cashier of the FIRST
National Bank, relating 70 the payment bv
MN about the first Of August of s3,OO0 At the
request OF the Mayor, endorsed on q certificate
ofthe City Suryeyori THE reporter read that
portion OF 0r. Huntin gton's testimony, wnen
ns,a. wines S was vas asssd H DO yon consider such
1nderstanding that they should retain the
amount out Of the first taxes paid in therea ftsr
q legal payment A know notniug at an
aeout mat IL did not occur with any knowl-
q. VIII read frem "webb's Digest, page
532, 9th paragaaph-"All moneys of this Dor.
poratton shall be drawn by warrants signed hv
The Mayor and countersiened by the Reristsp.
which warrants shall state the date of the law
making the appropriation, the object Of the an.
pfopnauon, and ont OF what account the same
~ 70 be paid, and the date when and the name
OF the person In whose favor the same NAV be
granted" A will state that there were tSree
ssssiai psyments made to the parties during
the time OF my predecessor in regard to Wh,cS
nave rendered report, but none Of them oc.
CURED during my term. / have made NO nav.
Ient at all TO the parties since 1 have been
Register ILever siened any paper appertain-
ing 70 the work at all, other than what was
called for by the Board of Common Council.
q IL was done before you came into onicef
q. Are there any vouchers in your Office for
5000, two three thousand dollar payments
A. There Is In the custody Of the book-keeper
the warrant book, now belonging to the Regis.
ters Once, our acknowledgment of two pay.
ments Of three thousand dollars each They
are OF the dates Of May and June. believe the
u. DO you consider that the money advanced
by Mr.. Huntington 70 these three parties with.
out ysur Signature Is legall You do not con-
sicer that legal warrant at alll A. No, SIR, i
do not. o not know the nature Of that pav.
ment though. IL may be ali right euou "a.
The payment may have been made upon tne
nos M. .s6si
Il Will say this, however, that - tar as my ex.
perience goes Il is not the usual mode Of paving
morey, as far as the Corporation is concerned.
n no Ma had n
70 advance money on work Of that kind win.
out your slgnature-to anticipate the revenue
IN a case OF that kindl A. I 90 not know a. he
even with my signature.
q. Do You know of any such instance on
record In your ONCE! A. know Of none.
u. DID you ever hear Of any Mayor doing il
beiorei A. No. sir. My knowledge OF Corpo.
ration Affairs is very limited
TESTIMONY OF HDwIN J. KLoPPRR.
Ed~ta J. kIoRfer, sworn BY Aldermen Thos
y. connolly, examined oy Mr.. Hall (at the In
q. You have been clerk for the different
Mayors, oelievel A. Yes, sir.
y. How long! A. came inso the office in
q. Just name the Mayor under whom you
servedi Magruder, Berret and Wallach.
tiee under the several Mayors with regard 10
advancements upon contracts for WORK done
for the cIty-RradIng and gravelingl A. WelIt
Col Cook. If you will ask me specific ques-
tons will answer; 1 would rather be ques.
toned.
q. will ask you q few questions Was il
the practice under those Mayors to make ad-
yancements on work for grading and gravel.
ing streets as the work progressed prior TO It's
cCmpletiOnl A. Yes, sir.
q State fully your recollection or knowl-
edge on that subject A. Well, guess this
Will about embrace the whole of my testimony
i think the Registers ONCE II, or ought to be,
full of certificates OF this charactsr:-This is
10 certify that John Brown or John Doe has
executed q sufsicieEt amount OF work manning
the place. 70 Justify In receiving $500 or S6cO,
or whatever amount the Mayor thought the
contractor ought 10 have. Caution and care
were had hrst, a 70 the amount Of the appro.
priatlon, and as 10 whether the amount then
paid him would exceed the appropriation; and,
second, whether he had done that amount of
work, the amount Of work being delerminsd
upon the certificate Of the Surveyor.
q. II understand you Alright, the SURVEYORS
would make certificates OF the WORK done AZ
different periods, a. the contract was being
carried on A. This Is the way il was For
instance, contractor engaged upon Q heavy
or upon light piece OF work If you please,
comes 10 the Mayor and asks for an advance
Of $3.50 or eco. stating that he has been At work
for hftesn or twenty days, as the case may be.
and bas TO pay mis- men the folio wing night, or
that night, haf he has tried 70 raIse funds and
has been unsuccessful, and wished the MAYOR
would be kind enough 10 let him have q tnou.
sand dollars. an spsAking now OF what oc.
CURED o good while ago, ana entirely from
memory; but j have pretty good msmory eea-
erally as 70 the custom OF the MayoFp nder