The New York herald., 1870-09-15
usKD STATES COMMISSIONERS COURT.

uxxrsh,y sS,,arp and the Keepers ia BaDk-
ruptc y--C -Conciu,ion 0f rhe Reference-An
Admission thar the Money Had Net All
Been Paid stated.
Before Coramlssioper Osborn.
Henry e. Tremainc was the first witness sworn
yesterday n this case, which was Instituted on the
complaint ut John Doherty, who complains that
s445 had been drawn ana entered as paid to him as
a keeper i'll the matter OF the estate Of bankrupt
firm named Hodgman 90, whereas he only re-
celyed Sl0s Tremaine said that he was the chief
deputy marshal in charge OF the current business OF
Marshal Sharp'S Office; thaI he made Out the OIL or
costs III the usual manner; that he bad attended at
the taxation OF the COSTS aud that no mad charge OF
The property of he estate un 1t was delivered over
10 the assignee. The several sums were discussed
IN the regular manuer, but me- hAu no interest IN tne
Buit in any way.
Plaintiffs Counse-whete did yoa get your ap-
p0intInent rs chief deputy marshall a. My papers
are on the 1ile and WIN show nom Marshal sharp
received ny appointment.
g Is not tucker chlel aepnVg a ul snnk ~ no. ~;
deputy marshal aud now you only think SO: a.
say, think 50; dont know ! am rec9gnE ea ~ ~
Washington ss chief deputy marshal; but ohect 10
this questioning, ~ 1t has nothing w 40 win Inc
case.
Counse,--What nave asked ia uniform; I am At
liberty 10 cross question you ON anything " which
Son have sworn, aud You have stated INA. tat was
your Office.
Counsel-Who had charge OF the bankrupt pro-
perty nom 2Ol Broadwaya
IL
tie case.
IleIe the Commissioner interposed ana suggested
that II iney had personal feelings ~ TIE matter IL
would be batter 10 settle them outside.
q. 10 whom WAS IAe money paid? 4. To deputies
PennIman, Kennedy, Puryis, BrOs3 and others
don 6 know how much OF ,le second Item was paid
to Puryis and BrOss.
q. But viii the books not show ihat9 A. think
they might; don't Keep them; cannot say IL there
were two Keepers at Gie place IN IUckahoe.
o. Are the books here wIlico you promised 20 pro.
ducep A. did not promise 10 produce any books.
Counsel (appeaIne 60 the Commlssionerl--Was it
not arranged that the books were 10 be produced TO
show how these amounts were made up? Alter re-
ferrng TO the notes OF the previous part OF the case
he said that was So but reminded them both that
1be question before them was not as regards the
1llts which In the entries only, nut 1t all came
JH one pont--Did the Marshal pay THIS man so much
Hhorf and put the remainder IL his pocket lor his
private USE Is the b2lance still In his hands
IL would be best no; to indulge in personalities.
Michael 0'Sullivan, CLERK to the Marshal,
sworn ana instructed TO produce the books but
Tremaine objected strongly against this course,
STATING thai he should protest against every ques
fion which had for its Object che rebuttai OF The esl
GioDy previously gwen. Ina counsel then hinteQ,
In terms the most refined, th&t IL sought TO
the vii!inies OF tue ONCE that all the OOjec
tlons were raised. After deal OF unnecessary dis
putatiOn a. to entries and personal trhes, Deputy
Tremaine agreed 20 admit that there was = balance
stall In The deputies fundD of $24E, and thus closes
1he reference. The case is thus 10 be referred 10
the Judge OF The Circuit Court as 10 The disposition
TINS latter amount.