The New York herald., 1871-12-29
TWEED AND HIS FRIENDS
EXAMINATION OF THE BONDSMEN
1wo surstiss closely Cstechised-The 0swego
Falls Brown Stone Quarry Company and
tn surroundings Hearing
Adjourned till To-Day.

OF bringing together large numDer OF persons.
Nothing Of = spicy character marked the examina.
tton, which was chiefly confined TO questions as to
che real and personal estate owned by the sureties.
TESTIMONY OF B. p FAlRCHILD.
Mr. Farchild was the first witness examined, and
Tuesday He said he owned the house and lot No LOT
Hast Tenth street, which cost entirely SlS $50, and
on which there was no encumbrance; the taxes, OK
oeps for this year. had all been pads on East Thirty
eighth street ne owned house and lot, which he
yurohased for $4,000, and expended 1000 on I'M
pFovements; there st1li remained on 1t mort
gAge Of 5000; also owns eight lots on West Fifty.
nth. Ftfty.sixth and Fifty-seventh Streets valued
as 90, ooo subject to mortgage Of $4,000 Witness
went n 10 testify that he owned q half interest In
swo houses aud lots on Fiity.slxth street. between
Elghth ana Ninth avenues, IN which he estimates
ls interest at $4,000 fourteen lots on l5lst street
10 put at $4,000; there was mortgage on them
for $780, and he put his interest at $4,000; this
was below their real value; he owned property on
EaAt Twelfth and Thirteenth streets, near avenue
y recent purchase at 500, oOo. mortgaged for
&162600 he also owns twelve lots on the north side
Or Hixtyeighth street; lots Immediately in the rear
had sold for $4,000, but he had put the twelve lots
personal interest he put at $4,000; two lots on
eoventy-iourth street ne put at $1,000; four lots
snbscs 70 %or,aags for four lots
on o9n street and two on 10th street were bought
hy him at SIS 600; they were subject to mortgage
Tor $4,000; on 16lst street he owned tract which
cost him $1,000 or $4,000; broker was interested
With him In any profits that might be made; he put
tween sixth and Eighth avenues, he put at $4,000
subject 10 mortgage for $l2, 900; nine lots In VII.
namsourg, on Newton street, ho put at $4,000; he
had nve lots on Girard avenue, which he put at
246oo, subject to mortgage OF ST. 700; twelve hun.
dred acres OF land at islip he bought at $4,000
$12,0 mortgages; though he considered 1t worth
$4,000 ne nad put 1t Of only 1000; nc purchased
= twenty os as ereen MS IN wbch
his interest was $4,000; lot on Sevcntynlth street
be valued at So 600; 1t was subject TO mortgage Of
OF the Dyckman estate and l64 lots on 206th street.
near The Harlem River; thrcc-lourlns interest In
vSes onera s III SIX acres n the
vicinity, valued at So 500; onehaf interest in fifteen
lots on 4lst street his interest being 4oo
interest In No. 6l West Thirty.eiglth street. valued
at 5000; one-haf interestin No. 341 West Fifty
seventh street, valued at $1,000; 0nc-lhird interest
$4,000, and he owned $4,000 interest In one of the
Astor leases; hc values his entire real estate pro-.
perry o. SEQ ooo In no part % o. VIII which was , Mr.
he owned the value Of $500 900 In real estate for
trusted him with MS notes 10 some sucn amount; had
IN Mr.. Twecd's absence made contracts for htm his
sTweed,sl name but took no deed for Inem and
10 , any q the o real estate. estate which nc
20 Mr. Choate that he owned bonds ana mortgages
Of the value Of $ss0o0 OF these all except one or
assigned 10 him; he Thought he owed $40, 600 or
$3.50 and had $75,o0o or Sso00o owing to HIM;
tUr every dollar ne was Indebted % there were hres rec
Mr. Tweed, but he was on one deputy sherifrs bond
and on the Surr0gate's bond.
In reply to Mr.. Burrill the witness said he had
placed ms interest on all but two places OF his
recess was then taken. aftcr which the exam.
Ss,Da e sss
rnd " IN rcv - Mr. Rnrr stoted int
he Was years q age, resided at 22c East
lots with buildings on them. extending from sixty
third and Sixtytourth streets. and facing on ave-
S1ia.o0o independent OF 81, 900 mortgage; owns
house and lot No. 0s Third street. worth fully
Sn iasth street and Nicholas avenue, worth SIS ooo
six lots on Fourth avenue worth $4,000; owns per.
ponai property consisting OF stocks; $4,000 worth
has stock altogether valued at $2a 600; has bonds
Or mortgages; owns carriage and horses worth
considers mis- real estate worth $3.50 600 aud his per
b0nal property worth $4,000.
by oy M Mr. reeS i ss1 nc
Councilman, Alderman, Street commissioner; has
po contracts with the city government. except an
COMPANY, from which stone Is being conveyed for
the Jefferson Market Court House; bis name Is not
S to ns S p I SI eSa s Ns
any money from the city except as salary for the
ontccs held BY HIM Witness went on to state that
he had had no business connection with
nected with MIN in the purchase Of real
no prp os' promise hSs esops 70
indemnify him against liability on this bond
nor has any such promise been made by any party;
capital Of $25000o: than ten per cent has been
paid IN; the company has M onice here and one IN
than the city; the stone was supplied to
the city on q verbal contract. witless de.
hs sss
IL 1870; there had been private but no public sales
OF its stock within the past year, witness was the
defendant objected To the witness answering rs to
who were the stockholders OF the company, who
and whether the company had other contracts than
that TO furnish stone ior Jefferson Market Witness
nss three horses and three carriages which he
end mis- interest in, the quarry company.
Of the 1radesmens Company, aud amounts TO 81, 900
In his wie's name; he also owns $4 500 OF stock In
Eas SG w
property In Sixty second street consisted Of twenty
ISur otS ena and was ~, partially insured; Il G was pnr
was not made Oy MI Tweei; lDe mousse and !ot No;
hood during the past years. he bought the
property in ,126Lh street In 1862 or 1868;
the SIX lots In ,lssth street, between Fourth and
Madison avenues,he purchased In 1857 or 1868, and
Ia not subject 10 any mortgagci property was re.
Gently sold IN that n.ighborhood for 81, 800 lot
person has any interoSt In the property named ex.
cept himself and the ttlols perfect; the twenty -four
lots were originally bought betw1sh Tweed Farley
aud nlmss aud Inc witness took title
Mr. CnoArE then inquired w'Hsther the witness
would answer the questions previously put concern.
Ing the o1lcers and circumstances Of the Qswego
Falls Company, and give the names Of the parties
with whom the contracts had Deen made for the
supply OF stone.
Mr. BuRRILL objectei, amer which counsel pro-
ceeded before Judge Cardozo and submitted the
questions The answers TO which had been declined.
Mr.. Choate was opposed 10 any adjournment, and
NY. Burrin contendcd that the testimony OF the
DOnlsrncn should not be presented to the Court In
piecemeal, ana that all the evidence should be
handed in
An adjournment was subsequently agreed to, in
order 70 give The stenographer an opportunity OF
writing out the evidence. The hearing OF the case
viii be resumed this morning at eleven O'Clock.