The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-08-19
NEW YORK CITY.
THE COURTS.
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UNITED STATES COMMISSIONERS COURT.


THE COURTS.
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UNITED STATES COMMISSIONERS COURT.
Tho Alleged Fraudulent Pay Roll Case
Continuation of the Examination of General
Thomas w. Easan, the Custom House
Observation-Disclosures For the Defence.
Before Commissioner Osborn.
The United States Us. Thomas W. Ea0an.-The
examination OF defendant, who as Custom House
weigher Is charged with presenting fraudulent pay
rolls was resumed yesterday. The following EVIL
dence was taken in the case:-
TESTIMONY FOR THE DEFENCE.
James Il. MCGEE testiiied:.i was employed In July
ployed by Mr.. Webb; / was discharged last Monday
morning by Mr.. Wilkes;1 commenced there about
charged; received my pay regularly. (i0 July 20
shown witness). Isigned that roll and received the
tron July 22); received the money SEQ 50, opposite
my name; the signature Is not mine; don't know
whose hand the Signature Is n; roli July l5) re;
s ns w 0 The ' money s7 signed opposite Sst r %y
a aons know W. whether " tnaa signature s Is mine
or not worked that week, but can't say whether
as hut ea o
full amount or not; kept no memorandum Of my
work. it was my first week. never worked IN the dis.
nothing 10 do with General Eagan; he never had any
thing TO do with my employment or my discharge;
in the majority OF instances received my pay from
the paylnaster; previous to that from Mr.. Webb;
received my money for my own use; have reported
at the Office; worked alone; collected tares before
l tailed coal; did not know j. ID. Harrington;
knew jenkins; saw him work there IN July; knew
Coslelo have seen him at the Office with other
ployes when was there to report; never saw him at
work; knew Mentz; have heard orders given him
to go TO work; they were given by MIR. Wilkes or MIR.
Webb; have heard Eagan say he should be put to
n n n RI
orders given him by Wilkes or Webb to go TO work; he
succeeded MIR: Dickinson; ! know Dickinson; there
were many others at work there besides Theses know
Buel and Booth. the bookkeeper; never reported my
time to Booth; reported my lime to MIR. wilkes;
talked with Booth about his gong 10 Jersey City TO
get q signature changed rom forgery to genuine;
two days after Booth went TO Jersey City TO get this
signatures; Booth showed Buell. 81, 200 and sad they
would go on o SPREE and they did go; Booth got SO
drunk that he unable TO report at the onlce for
TWO days; he sent to Jersey City by either Webb
or wilkes; never talked with Buell. about this:
Booth told me about it; have seen him intoxicated
ana have known him to leave his post during the
hours OF work for three and four hours; signed the
pay rolls In blank.
CROSS EXAMINATION.
knew General Eagan before went on the dis.
went on; talked with Webb; worked in that dis
trct before the 22d OF July; collected ares In that
streess hall dozen times cannot at present re-
call any other names; called at the firm IN Cedar
street IN the carry part or July; called on mer,
chants before the 10th OF july can't state whom:
did coal tallyfng for the Manhattan Company before
the 22d Of July; can't say when; was sent by Mr..
beat; 1 Went there and STAYED half
an hour and he was not there, and in three
or four hours went back and he had
not been there's Buel was tallying Nova Scotia coal
for the New York Gas Company: witness testified to
the pay rolls the same as on the direct; signed the
the Office he came with General Eagan; l was EN-.
ployed by Eagan at the time; Costello told me he
gave up his liquor business in July.
Isaac B. Dickinson was called but his testimony
was OF no great consequence.
Michael w. Burns testided:-Am Custom House
weiGher; was in Office IN June; took charge Of
Eagans district a part OF June; twenty seven or
twenty.eight days; EaQan was not confirmed; Frank
WEBB was foreman and Mr. Walker assistant; Frank
Webb handed me the pay rolls; they were made out
when he handed them to me, but by whom do not
know, The defence offered the pay rolls OF witness
mitted.
Adjourned to Tuesday at ten O'Clock.
Alleged Dealing in Tobacco without Keeping
Books of Entry.
Before Commissioner Shields.
The Uilifed states ,Y. Noses iStrous ana Samuel
Strous Defendants are tobacco Dealers doing bust
ness ct No. "a William street, and were arrested
out keeping books for the entry Of the number Of
hOgsheads ana pounds sold, as the law required.
They were held for examination on Monday next.
AlIcaed False Revenue Returns.
The United states Us. charles Archer ana Wash.
fngton MISUNDERSTANDING are wholesale grocers,
doing business at III West street. They were ar
rested on complaint Of Michael j. Connolly their for
mer bo0kkeeper, on charge of having made last
false revenue returns TO the Assistant Assessor
OF the Fourth district OF this CITY, They were COM
mitted for examination.
Alleged Smuggling.
The United States US. Samuel Goodman defend
ant was arrested yesterday. complaint OF oIicer
O. c. Buddington, Of the Fifth precinct, on the
charge OF smuggling quantity Of tobacco into this
port. The Tobacco was found In defendants pos
session, as Is alleged JUS. after he left the ship Sara
toga on board OF which he was an ofhcer. He was
held In the sum of 1900 to await an examination.