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permitted to be presented, a motion will tnen be
made tlat the opposite party snow cause WHY the
anldaNlts Should not be suppressed az
scANDALous AND iuPERrISENr.
In accordance with previous decision OF your
Honor. my motion will DC to suppress tho whole
amdayit in when anJt1n' ,canaalous MAJ, occur
snarp discussion followed between Mr Beach
an Mr. Marsh, as to where MS Honor's decision
could be found
Jdage lnrah,m-You will be ready on the IS b OF
Mr. Mansfield was no, in Court although !, was
said that her presence was necessary in tie new
turn OF tile wheel.
STARTLING DISCLOSURES PROMISED.
The s1fdavits which, by the ingenuity o. counsel
for Col Fisk, .hus suppressed, are said 20 De
Of the most startling character. The person making
them, Mrs. Mansfield, claims to be acquainted with
the whole secret OF the internal workings OF the
Erie Railway COMPANY; and much OF the fraud III
a1davts implicate not only prominent onicials of
the former Company. but one OF the very highest
OF oar cit officials, In the most stupcndous frauds
tcrdsy Nho claim 10 be acquainted with the con
tents Of the s1idaNits, say that II published thoy
would shake tie city 10 It vcry centre
Report Of the Citizens Invc.tisating Com
mittee-MiIIions Of Dollars stolen in the
mast Barefaccd Nanner-The s,stndIc of
tLc ArnIories-G. L.. SchusI.r & Co.'s
Forged DilIs-Scbuyicr Refuses 10 Ex-
pinin-Thr Entire Municipal Government
on the stenI-Ciiy Debi iS1s0,OOO,OOO.
The Citizens Committee. comprising the fol-
lowing well-kuown gentlemen: ROYAL Phelps, Robt.
Lenox r. Bisslnger Paul N sponord, Samuel VIII
let's Horace B. Clann Seth b. Hunt, Thomas +.
Jeremiah, Robert L, Cutting, WIN. A. Booth, James
Brown, Courtlandt Palmer. u. L. solomon. John X.
Porter, Thomas W. Pearsall, and wm. L. Dodge,
who were selected by the members OF the Ring
themselves TO investigate tho alleged frauds perpe
traied upon the city and cuunty oil NOW YORK by tue
Rim: ongarchy, report as follows
THg ARHoRY FRAuDs-nEPogT OF rnK sUB-cou.
HiriEz.
TO me JobH Committee Of Sap,rrisofs, Aldermen dad
GENTLEMEN, Your special Committee sppoinie
TO examine and report upon the expenditures OF tie
county government upon the armories and dril.-
rooms, beg leave to report A. follows:
Owing to the absence OF vouchers, and the incon.
Dlee and irregular method in which the accounts OF
the parti es TO wBom moneys have been paid on.this
account have been presented, we have been unable
10 ascertain the amount OF labor performed upon,
materials furnished to, any one OF the various
ries and drill-rooms OF the city, and have been
obliged to take the gross amounts expended, Ms
shown By the books Of the Complroller, ana con
I1re the cost OF the WorS actually done upon a tne
armorics and duliooms win thCse gross amounts
IN order to arrive at any discrepancies which might
exist.
uoors VOUCHERS.
such vouchers as layc been handed to us for oar
inspection. upon r,gui-,tun upon the Comptrul-
Ter, We htd 20 bc very ihcHr rtt-whntlng w every
essential ts 90 lnui ahd 'l-t u,nt oi particulars
that can constitute d c.rck utuu ir7ud, or wh.cI
would aid In -uci lr tIauInaioh md Investigation
In no c.so that cllve seen are apv OF the vouc1
ers sworn = Us correct or ctitued ~ Hn ome,r OF
the county, and UCY lc1r up,L their face the sigua
ture ONLY ol the part ~ whom Tie amounts are a
legged tu be uali.
Ihe voucher, which represent payments under
appropriations ~ tfc Board @. A.vvluoamens are
endorsed .orcss thcir iac,s:
COPY, q. ~. luaus. 'i,It,'
ore but copies iueluding sisaAiur.a 70 receipts Of
tie original MS, wnicl are stated go Se i tAe pos.
session OF t14 clers Of The Boar NJ sSprrUsors
Except ia tae one lnstanec-bill OF
KEYsER CO.,
dated Nov o 1907 for ss5 $50 81 for articles fur.
nisatd-is thotc any aitem9s TO specify the WORK
cone on any specihfd arLoTy or dflIlfoOm upon
cs.es rom four u six armOrits ere included IN ont
til. with TIE Work done aud the furniture and ma
ttths FURNISHED u1OD al ,Npfeu-o4 ln most genet Il
ana o." rtlih- teIHs. Ltcl ufH cpun' 'rh-tl 10 Vr
oEiy 1n aaouil.
! ne siniJvv which has '-5-en open ta Seai
COMMITTEE mas been 20 Inspect care uib every arm
ory and crroom iesfsci or used BY the city during
the period covered D. int-t eAp udtturee ana with
tJe assis stIDce o. experts IN the several branches oi
work alleged % laNs been per.Urm,d ~ arrive At =
liberal estimate OF al possth.r repairs. alterations
furniture. and materials slp1lisd. and comuaro The
amounts tlL, alriycd AZ with Tie cypunAlt4res as
sloNu b. the Co ptroer's o-oks aid v-uc4crs.
ruE AMOUNT or THE ,wiNpLE.
w te oY, .0n Of the exports cmgio.cd hy YOUR
Cummif'e ttr total amount OF ex 7end lures o. ntl
uUrtcsrs covered % t,e vouchers aud tccou4ts
v,lrl b,,. Lruu admitted .o yuur tutnu,.ttr- h.
g1pe fC9-4n estimate, Ia TIE opinion OF your Com.
mite which e as lar sue Just a. is possible 70 OBJ
tam wiih such data
Tho t0,nl amount expended for the purpose, as
shorh by Tie booas ana vouchers submitted. is
tlr,c millions two hundred and twentG-o one thou
ssnd ,ight .undred and slK'yaNe douars md sky
TWO cen = VIVA very alioW"hct lot Omissions, iog
low ,fUma,es. and FOR the wear md trar upon the
arnores aad their equipments IRON use, It cannot
iAu ~ De- teel that t-e difference between tle
amounts tEpendti by the city and the value re
ecived therefor amounts to sum winch can ouy
he lcr uRt-A 20. Dy pres" ai.Vn U. irsud, aud
caItl's-uess which amounts 10 mud,
ov rnr P,pT or rvFlY corNTY OFFICIAL
| wuo has ssacatod OF Deen o party 10 these pay.
mrnts. IN every Iu~t.ucl Waosc there was pOasI-
bty o. dout,, or an coutrlricty o. o3ilon a. 20
woir zone or amount % lufnture Or material fuf.
nisAed, the experts employed were Instructed 10
give the county tue benefit oi any possible of al
officers of regiments, the Janitor- and Srmorers OF
the buildings anu have received m nearly all Cases
| Their hearty cooperation ttd a-sls'ance IN orr IL
yostig i0ns, taking care u allow Tor any seem' 9
discrepancies aud aNals 10 favor OF alleged credits
| 10 the county.
| desks racks, bePChes, gas hXturCs, nave been
! eauptrd 9ni loors mra, urod and each item OF
| work, AS divided, has received the careful ex1miua
lu Of proel sionil men In thc several departments
| that make 40 tie equipment, furnishing. and altsra
IN the case OF the Seventh aud Twenty second RoEl-
mCus, mucn Of tho eNpens" OF tue equipment Of the
| ara ones has been borne by the oomoanes aud
| onc-ra Of lie resnenis occupNllg lhe uuAuihgs
kviDKScE or VoRGERIEs.
Your Committee doem II their ou.y 10 state Mat,
upou careful compaflsln oi lAe signatures O somc
OF g., vouchers exhibited with the Inducements on
tne warrants ISSUED IN fayor OF ths mn efs of the
youcacr-, induce tnem TO nrnoye that in some par
| tCu.aI instLnces the amounts were paia to otncrs
| tlfn the parties rocepung he yvuchers the in
| dorsrmonts on tho warrants aud III rur'ipts al
I tthv1I 20 tRr NVsGIirft scis- u - - 2
| IN handwriting to lead 10 that belief
| Your Comnuce has titriuly IN 'cav0rcd n oh
| tain tum thc TSTtios TO whom thusc pal mrutr have
| n,tu Ladu dupicste bus or specifications o. tAtlr
I acccuata which have been pad.
GARvEY cAN'T ne FOUND,
| Mr. A. d Garvey, 10 whom has been paid The sun
| Ot SsI8 $50 u, your Committee has Deen unable to
| I'm az MS place ol business elso where
! Mr. ngersol, also receiver 0l large amounts, We
lave also been unable 20 meet; but We are informed
| by Nr Watson, o lngerroll, watson 4 Co, that b,
QugcrsoU was Jun. or partner oi O. at hrn and m1ut
tutr Once his headquarters, but that lC (Nat. ah
t-kH@W gotlhRg a9uut hd- UHgpFsoIsl C1nAeciIuu
| vita tho Cy or county affairs. 1onr Conn l'tcc
| succeeded in finding hr. Key scr, also Iccl1ent %
! large amounts from the county but he refused 10
e'c any Information N regard 10 the sui!'ri o. our
| ir7u ~.
| Ine COMMITTEE eonsiGer the rents pad for Grmo-
| rios lh any Instances is Yes a. t.-lst. sac SUI
loct b. NOW under myusNg.'uu T. Lu ~ ft lp such
| mate. ud the Committee hope 10 report DO dctni
| on ,Als pu.nt Nith.n 70 sort &C.
| Non tsT IH.rsCioH
The Committee Gnd montnly payments oi 81.
% N udiY.uui ramrd On Toe huoe, 49, " lntp,ttpt
ot ArMorCs,' Sct, alter dil"Cht search, iNty nave
trcn unluie tp nm Inn, ami they learn tll, he Is
| hrl4uia 50 % nj q HruOgfa.