The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-02-01
ELEoTIoNEERING EXPENSES.
Jacob Cohen'- $4,000 story Likely to
Turn out True-what IL Cost to Run for
supervtsor-The Great American striker
on the Sandstone TnII Swearing.


on the stnnd-Some Tnll swearing.
The first Of large number Of cases that arc
to be brought against the Hon Jacob Cohen, one OF
last wears candidates for Supervisor, was heard
yesterday MOI ming before the Hon. Anthony Hart
man IN the Fourth District Court The plaintiff,
Abram Bernard, sued TO recover the sum of t1i775
due him for services rendered to the Hon. Mr.
Cohen during the months OF October, November,
and December. The attorney for defendant tried to
nonsut the case, as the amount was over 800, but
the plaintiff 3 counsel, In order to obtain imme-
diae hearing, made the amount claimed t09.go.
The plaintiff, being duly sworn, stated that he re
sided at los East Tenth street. and was twenty.one
years Of age; he went to work for Cohen on the
Goth of September, and agreed for salary
OF tS per week. his business was to address en-
voopes and enter names on the books MIR Cohen
asked me to remain evenings. and said he would
daNs claim that ought to receive at least 80 Yer
night for The tirtysiX extra nights, and per day
,or the SUNDAYS; on one occasion lent MIR. Cohen
81 and on another by his orders paid $3.50 for keg
W fiacer to treat the boys at meeting held at No 2O
Greene street; was clerk FOR X. Bonner for three
night work did not work forany body else while
with Cohen during NV stay with Mr. Cohen recciv-
tdt31 on account and am now owed flOS
The Hon. Jacob Cohen being sworn said: "I vas
Elm candidat for der poshition OF Shuperyisher IN
1850, Bernard vas made acguandet init me py Mr.
lOseplis, mem gonndenualglerk. lie sad dathe cOult
rcat unt ~ridc, und be sshkcd me vat he vud have
to do init. II dold MIN he yud have to run mid dem
carts Of my likeness, und take die names OF die
biGc' = were he lett dem. lie told lie did not care
vcther II sechs oder ver dollare per week, II
yud give him Elm poshiuon ven | vas elected. salt
| vud give him secs dollar per week, and II he vud
lebsve himself he should live init me at mein hans
lie sait he was secretaries Of Elm organization
dat vud give many votes to me. l dold
nein clerk Mr.. Yosepss to put he's name IN der buck
at seeks dollars yer week. never borrowed Gin
ycr doare und icenfsy cents Tor bier NIT der boys
IN Grecnee shtreot never shent him to Manhat-
lanviile. ] maze no agreements about work on
suntay. paid him seeks dollarc ciery Montav /
do not know how many had t. work. lie came TO
Work October stli, snd pait him te McnIay after,
nc elm kalender viii tell you.
tmauuel Josephs, sworn stated: reside at No.
III East sixty-hnh street, was employed as con.
| adeuual clerk Of MIR. Cohen; the testimony Of
Cohen Is partially true; Cohen said that Bernard
was 10 receive = per week; | know Bernard
forked at nights and ON Sundays, as was tnerc
| .aw Bernard lend Cohen dollar; heard Cohen
| ~ Bernard TO open kcg Of lager at 2ji Greene
| hcr Bernurd's being sent to Manhnttanvle by Co.
| zen "a book was then produced, with maps OF the
1lLer'n ccciioieering districts pasted in, and also
| lst OF employees Of Cohen, numbering about fity)
| did not write the 50 against Bcrnard's name
NE morning OF tie day last week that this case
for me and said that was bad man,
Ipd ISl, GaeIea hi.r me situation; lie asked me 4
per ni.Ei, AID said II would behave my seli should
| hnye plenty Of work.
MIR. Thomas W Kearney, the counsel for
| the plaintiff, made eloquent and iorcible
| speech, arguing the inprobahy OF a young
man seeking redress Ia court OF justice when mol
| 1ghtuly entitled that attempting to place the
| pnnth IN the light OF striker by the deponent's
counsel was absurd as the evidence goes clearly to
| slow that this Hon. Jacob not only n srikcr
himself but striker OF the greatest magnitude Il
was clearly established by tue evidence that the
plaintin on one OCCASION loaned TO the defendant
ti25: and on another paid out tue of 81 50 for
;erbeer for the boys TO promote the election the
Hon. Jacob, and with these remarks submitted the
case TO the Court. The honorable judge said he
would give his decision during the week