, 1870-02-16
THE ALLEGED COAL FRAUDS,
examination OF the Messr1.
Nartwcll In tue Po.
nco Court.
The Defendants Discharged.

Iha cess of. q. and A. N. uAGtNs1, cohl deal'
err, charged With 4 violation Of Section .. casotes
-, Ct tho ReS1ted uf1lnAnceh fNAaso 70 sno1t
Wc,xlt8 ard meAsures, on Fa1tsus s7ea oat ~
Henry Atkao6 6apervlsa: Tor the To~o OF Neas
Chicago, cine up n uoop. Jes.e1asy, in the West
SIDE Police Cooit
IN. snecino e2uplsinr was thAt these GENTLE
men, who hare the contract Tor s7pplJ.ug coal 10
The poos. uudef the orders OF tne Couasg Agent,
kare boen giving phor. Wesguk
The prst Hltnf u ca''ed fut tue prosecution wat
Mr. OCoanof, Mslnk =. Nj. 81 Nof;h GEesn
street, who said he knew the de!eudsnts; went
there With sn otde- for CO on JAc11ry IL. 2ad
Wtns again o2 tho 1s1b not 1ariLg E-ce!sti a1J.
It's clerk SD II had not beea seat s'ucs It WAS
NOT his turn Sent down II. eohs few minute
attes. While ta= Goa. Was eikn.og, Nj. Hsrt zell
uevcr looked !. tie scales, and ordered soIc
taken on The load. As .aoo Al II sAs delTefed
the visitor Ard S1. A:kho1 ca1e vita sc sle', aad
1ourd Il wetEaed 6s3 poun1s- fae order cane
from TIC Ccuntg a eat. snt Vas for ~ ton
Ntne o. the co4l had bee L sco xnen FelSaeitae
kecond tue
Tha COT. sei lot the defeuce examined the Wit
nets. Mn9 Sta cd tnat r1s c1tf1 Fad Asked him
Were soue ~onAr, who - ted hall roe OF
cosl, nEen. lie ta'd hs tses. Tnsp & ne ;Mo
tween lhen. Whcn iue Cat MAS oo sae sc2.es
M. 1lsttwell xa!u there sal tuo Euea on aad
.sron VA On tLr sca:rr, I'LL le sad II wood
20. The coli OF Wit2ass vas detareret to hln
cfss The cos! VAS put OF tie alde Task, And was
wEee.ed Itgrt Into t4e oux IN sar hoast- Fons OF
nYe nfuuteA after Ihe delivery the Stsl+of, At.
Ztchocke, cane Al Il tald han bot to use t. VS.
ltot had not befofe told MN ne ems coming. Toe
scAles were hrouxht II q sleigh IN . f.W ulnusca.
AID TIC ccal WIN ~elyGed. Ne. Acknnd lUoSe1
alter the scaleR Never saw Ml. Ackh2u e:fore
him I'VE Or atx sIGea stnce. snd nelped hin weigh
soEe n11u coal gwen soma POOR person is7:
wset ~ ~. Acshon 4.tea -, d 1isa Ito 70 cane ana ts;;
IaId while It was weighing. Wnea gong ~
with The driver. asksd MN now the coal ~as paid
sald. HYoa KNOW there Il nos ton here, snd ne
ta1d that IS perhaps tnsre wAs NOS" sid nothing
about II at Inc scales. Nj. us'swel did no: look
Alfo told lhc driver tnAi the company MVss De
uaKtrg Cd LEG coal. and shat ~Ete poae tosks to
90 nhen they Rot snort weight
Tue EexI WttEc1s vas Frederick Zschocke,
Town Vuitot+ 1t was hts duty 70 vlstt pcrs1ns
and ses whether thcJ we're ID nted. He v:s:sed
him tak,ng IN coal A1S-o liz II II VA AaJ t1nu.
bic 10 weigh IT. and ne rad no, tnat he Thought 1t
BY his osdss, nna TOLD him mere .as 70 1e cosi 70
BE- weighed. They then went and weighed II
On tso&s-examruAt,op. he Ersltd that hs had
doos thu ey ~ AcknonA order. He had been
kentJ Acthod then sessst,ed tina, he was Super
yttoI Tor Wezt Cn3cARr, aEd hsd weighed taxt h1tf
tcoansel tos defendants objected to Aoy stats-
nGEA EQ0EEfQlQX tn6 I681uQ 101 04 &-A4l-
Tte objection wsi sp4ta1ned.1
He requested the v1Altoe 10 !et h1m know Ehen
coal 0as TO be weighed. Had hts scales sealed By
oo.L fhefe vers La ii nfteea cases q abort
Weight .........-..-.
Objection madc to any re'ezeuce to o.aez cases,
Wituess resumed. Had. previous TO Feprr1ty
s, weighed abont dftesn htiI tons,
,hese c1Ies should be proved and sustained.
On c1oss ox1nipatou, aa'd be u1od fAHoaok1'
scales. wh.ch he had formerly used IN his stose
uad rot been naeo foT NJ months oefofe.
John 8chefcnek, sestiued tnAs he n1ued Mr..
Ac1no1r sczles 70 o'Connora place. aad helped
Tee p5Sssc1ron here closed.
Mi. Holland uAs called lot The deleuoe- Wasa
member Of the Huasd uf 5apefsisora and OF tue
the deieEdhnts. Vas an,npnzId 10 sse Ine tnsa.
ner Of delivery OF rue coal Or lhe co1trAssor1.
A1u been a Their pltce esytsai ttmss-
The ooutfnct tnsde b. tne cunmlttee on Poo
uoDso and FA1pcsa with uhrt~eiI i B!ot 1els,
when p1ev1d.s foI The as:c b, The latter Of afeen
hundred fona ht &LR3 per lou, 10 be delivered nt
such umea End pxcts a lortn.r might direct.
CoupBcl pTrcetard 10 slnta ta4t 1ns manner OF
sopersisoss. He desired % prays 81 at,nsss tbss
tho beard nad directed 1he taxi ol Two o. taroe
hnu tolls 10 the eaue cart tor separate lndlsldo-
ala, separating 1hc:n h5 the eye. The COUNTY re.
ce4ted al the coal It p1rcnated-
WitEets re.u1ed: Originally the coal vas DE-.
1isersd IN &C es.t r. 10 tso petsoaa, ana asided oJ
EaH1 vert d1vtled b. hoA Arua. placed s. ne1e kne
centre a. c1u4a be. The contractors had never
All the committee wanted 70 xnow VAS taat tue
equity got wnat II bauknt. The contractors were
told It Eas Iot NECESSARY 70 weigh eaeu half tol.
furnish nan to do the weighing. D.t nos tnoH
when he NeDt there. Bach nan Tas tnrfe uoE
o. cross examination, said tne man was sent
thefe In January or Ihtg noutn- Tne County
Agent w1s authorized to draw 0rdeEs for the coal
and hls acton nas the Esnon OF this board. Or
as1s drsHn IT. o5 n@ 70 20 ne By the contractors
MI. IAm=a @. uHttwe4 ttsslfed That he WAS one
Of the oetendsnts. Els datle nero 70 astead to
bcokkeepe1. one 4 weigh uAu, and Que q caliector.
Delivered cnAi By tho na'f-tua, two nalt.tonI u
carl Win = hos-d het"een them. Tbs driver
somettnes Weighed co7l, ont z.ldo,n- DID not
ttcolect having seru uConnor oelosa. Could
70 Tot Tscolsst st hssfn1 Te,sned my COL % January
weighed lesa than tu4 ~tiHht xnd nRd inltlpcted
his men 70 that eject Would not think It in.
Probable y one nan TOO weighed iesa thzn loo9
p0undR. II I lead on the acAles wa too hssyv
vould throw Cd, PROBABLY, from The hind end Of
On e1uas examination, uta:ed be bad be en- ia thr
o9sineN lor foor Iestt- Thought discrepancy
9, se,efs, nnnd1sd Ronoda i1 lhe weight or two
sAke on coal and then bid him drive % without
iookfnR II the scaiea. Tie ac.le1 we're Fsr.
oanks, sud sealed March .. Tne carts were
vsRhed once OF txicu day.
~. y. BefTf eHi1ed inst he waB Ia tue
tc7'e bustnca.. 4nd knew tne FAlsh1aks' scaie
thoroughly. Tue kcates Ut the deIeuda1S4 Woro
aeoot4te On AoodaJ morning These were res
sonao!e chaEte4 Q! tci1c. becoming dikatIaaxod
b earE51nR them t1ren b.oces III xlrigh tbs
ecAlcs might + 'cDce nuI not WeIkr A.:otatri1.
and 1t viii tate more coal fasae The beam Aftes
6uc4 m0ysc~ unlt19 thctn WI much ca-e. An
e1eninauon Anoold ho made.
"a etoste1enlnaston, stAted thnrr WIS not
fnnth chAnoo Of dauAxo IN Carrying tha ssatea
With @ oIdlnzn osEs. Tnese wsEs many cases vnerc
e'nsifAhetment wRs not 1pP-Irnt
John Quinn tostlncd l12. ne droye q coal csrt
for the da1tWElf. Hi reconected t.ktnS c1zl to
oConnof. Ano raw It Wetneh Vas saIe tnese
atox tnese Wa uos. Atd had no su'p1cton OF thpI
WetEhn. Siw DO d,netehct IN nn5 loadx aad
1tvct Kew Of short weights. Neter tod O,Con.
no5 ho 1sse tho.. Weigh. |
ca tto4f eIaMl1Aton, aAld thefc was a ton in
cEefy cntf Could pot sRJ c1ac " ehica nail toa
wss no letHttf. Hould hare seen = difference Of |
2anbdfed pound Aut vas sure thctc 1as noue
~ Throwing on tsc coal at shr yat5, TOOK a jomn
on each cuo. The EoIse vas Gu tue a.ain Ehrn
the coal Nxs welstef nav"
ME.l.Matlh lekt1eu that be yx9 clerk It The ysrd
o. AsftWe! BrusAcIs- DID cut recouec, Wsirh |
!cS io! 0.CnaGoss EterJthios hAn been welgaed l
aerofafely 70 the bcar Of hl4 k1QHledre. Tho
scales were tested every Jay, Never nsd .een
mining 10 lead MIN 10 sospcct fraud. |
MI Tn1yeT testified 10 tho e3pc fYtet
MI Acknod Wal recalled. |
Oolectaon WAs made 10 bis gtylrR other cs@es Of
alleged ehoit weight, aud .11 snNaned.
After TT .ef AtRunets BY CO ana.1 on NTH s1des
lon Naa Thar. u tne c1sc uLdrS consideration The
teaunony cid not show sufficient grounds fpr 10 |
AoR Inc ue'end&u:a. eho were ulscuaFsed. j
REAL tsrA1E.