New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-05-20
THE COUNTS.
"REMINISCENCES OF FERNANDO WOOD.
THE PERoUIsrTES OF A MAYOR.

rTNINIcCFNCES OF EEkNhNDO NOOD'
THE PERoUIsrTEs OF MAYOR.
The suit of David Ogden against Fernando
Wood came MP in the Chambers OF the Supreme Court
before Judge Ingraham Yesterday. on an examination
a, beps cssc The oause OF action when Mr. Wood
was Mayor and y. Hill Fowler Corporation Attorney,
and the plaintiff to several thousands Of
dollars owed him by Fowler, The subioned testimony
relates TO The administrative" abilities Of NewYork
Mayor
y. Hin Fowler testified: was appointed Corporation
Attorney COR the City OF New-York by Fernando Wood.
I reccived from him this paper which read.
CRY oS NEwYoEK, Law DSrAKrsEST}
7, WRe & Nag coSS-KDcw y that l. join Z Deyn, Council
Corporation City OF NewYork hereby appoint n Hill
fosier Corporation Attorney Of said ot. : =
Counsel for Corporation Of the CITY of NeW-YOrk
GScsi t,len before this Of Jauuary 1853
This document was given to me by Fernando Wood,
with no name inserted in il as Corporation Attorney
uutil had fulfilled the contract with him, and upon inc
fulment of 1t he inserted my name IN the oooy Oh 'nS
@ When was tho contracts A. 1t was made in the
cary part ~ 1862 in the Delavan House az Albany.
q. What shat contracts iOWeeted To as imnate-
nal and the ground that there could be no valid CON
give Fernando Wood IS cash. first years salary.
AMI divide the perquses OF the Office for the balance oi
O. What did Won do in pursuance OF that contract A.
him 5000 the night he gave me this appointment
at his house at Blo0mngdale, ON the l4th OF January
lsS; ON the lith OF February 1862 pald nm ~ 5o
more making The 5000 these sums were paid him ct
his office in Nassaist in consideration of my appoint
ment as Corporation Attorney as drew my salnI3
of perquiSites for the term was about SlOtVo' "HV
vided equally with him. l., ,rror
O. Did YOU give Mr. Wood any other moneys IN p upsu
Of that contractf a. No; have lent nun mon'''
he still owes me 81, 1000 A., .ho ,oors
O. What are the circumstances attending the loann
A. He sent down 70 my Office ana %anoeT o ~ ssd
not in any hurry for the amount anu hT hetre
due bill; kept the due bin until lttIe whe d
going 20 Europe when told me that he was gOng anu
fe didn't like to have this thing stand In tins way ne
said You lave not made anything OUT Vi tnts uSo'
and want 10 give you chance; Mas h0t vi Ph q
ron Attorney nj that tme he said. Make Shea VINO is
nov CORPORATION Attorney, give you the judgments
against tie City in favor OF the Corporation Alhe
they will amount TO about $1,000; you may correct 'hen
and All that YOU receive you may Ptaln; salu
AID NJ know much about It, but would ascertain ne
said he supposed half of the judgments were gQod
he satd We'll Fowler. we have had so many fahsac-
tons do MT think there will be anything WRONG III te
matter and on my from Europe Will gave you
check for the balance :; when he returned WlOVe MN
note asking him il he would please send me up cheeA
for $1,000 borrowed money; he wrote back that ne
guessed he didn't me anything; he tod me II hha
auy demand against him. and could show any document
for IL ne was ready to pay it, but If could not do that
he would not pay II; we had some sharp words; nave
never received from him anything III consideration OF the
o. Have you any letters from Mr.. Wood referring to
this contract showing the oanl A. have only papers
showing his control over the office. .
q. Did you ever pay any money at ms request W a
man named MeCaTthyl A. Mr. Wood directed me TO
appoint him. and requested me 10 pay him what ne
earned a. Marshal IN the once nave Ietter vi t
ing TO appoint Judge Quinn as my associate as fo-
lows: ,oco
b Mr. Devn eerkp the ofc Of the Cooperation
Attorney viii please therefore appoint him Very 1 yT %
Q. Have you the date when you left the once "A.
removed from the office the latter part OF March,
Tue Court here adjourned