The New York herald., 1870-05-11
THE SCHOOL TRUSTEE BRIBERY CASE.

Continuation of the Examlnntion by Spe.
cial Committee Of the Board Of Education-
Evidence Of the Witnesses for the Prosecu.
tion.
Pursuant to adjournment the examination IN the
case OF John R. Hennessy, School Trustee OF the
Seventeenth ward, accused OF accepting 500 from
Miss Mary f. Cannon for her appointment as teacher
In evening school No. o. was resumed at four P. NJ,
in the chamber Of the Board Of Education, by the
special committee, consisting Of Commissioners
Sands, Gross and Lewis, appointed for the purpose
There was quite large outside attendance. ia
Miss Cannon was recalled and her cross-examina-
ton resumed:-she had talked with some Of her
friends about the trial since the last adjournment;
she had told her aunt that she must come here ana
testify; her aunt was laundry woman, or washer.
woman, II the counsel chose so to designate her;
she washed for City Judge Bedford and family ana
no one else; how much her aunt received for wash.
room; she paid sixteen dollars a month for her
rooms; she did not make any false statements to
Mr. Meanessy n,nss,, to induce him to- give her
she , was an orphan; her father Is alive,
sence OF her aunt, and gave the envelope to Mr..
Hennessy; Mr.. Rochen said If She woult give $3.50
teacher in any school; her aunt got the 800 out of
the Bowery Savings Bank; sne did not spend the
cn sn what e0as pad
Mr.. Hennessy, left her sixty cents night for her
services; Mr. Spiker, q friend Of hers,
butcher, made the calculation for her; she
told Mr. Uennessy that the money was a
present from her aunt 60 his children; Mr. Mills told
her he had frequently heard of teachers paying for
their positions. The witness was crOss-examined at
great length, but no material additional facts were
elicited.
Mrs. Bridget Nugent, the aunt OF the preceding
witness. was next examned:-She gave Miss Can.
non 500 10 give to Mr. HennesSy and tell him 10 was
q present to his children for his Kindness to her
niece. On her cross-examnation she said she did
not know OF her own knowledge that her niece gave
Mr.. Hennessy the money; ail she knew was what
her niece said.
Henry l.. Sloate, the succeeding witness, knew
Miss Cannon as having been appointed teacher in
an evening school on recommendation or Mr.. Hen
messy; the appOintmentments were made In July
1859, in the Seventeenth ward; he was present by,
invitation at meeting last Friday OF the trustees
at whcn Mr.. Hennessy was present. Witness was
asked II Mr. Hennessy did not then confess taking
the money In question. This eicited lengthy dis
cuss0n between opposing counsel as to the pro-
priety OF the interrogatory. The question was at
length allowed and witness stated that Mr. Hennes.
sy said the accusation was false, and got up by Mr.
Mills, one OF the trustees, because he tMr. Hennessyl
had introduced a bill In the Legislature to abolish
school inspectors Mr.. Henncssy got very much
excited and called MI. Mills o scoundref and a
coward.
Mr.. George P. stulzmann, o trustee Of the Seven.
teenth ward school, testified that he was present at
the meeting OF the trustees referred to by the preced-
ing witness Mr.. Hennessey said that he received
no money, but that he was not responsible for any
presents TO his wife and children.
The case was here adjourned to three O'Clock In
the afternoon Oh Friday. ff