New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-11-28
1UE EUFk1S.
POLITICAL ASSESSMENTS.


SUIT AGAINST TX MAYOR w"oD-II"w TIE
OLD MUZAEI HALL DEMOCRACY PAID EX =
P.N,E,.
In the suit of y. Hill Fowler against cx-
Mayor Fernando Wood to alleged loan of $1,000
tried In Part of the Supreme Court, yesterday, bcioc
Judge Van Brunt, the evidence Developed some cnri"ns
facts concerning the management OF the old Mozart
Hall Democratic organization The complaint snbstan
Iay asserts that Feb TO- 1-'5 the plaintiff loaned 10
Mr. Wood ia ol 800 and $500, receiving there
for duc-bil. Amer abont xix weeks Mr.. Fowler and
Mr. Wood again met. and the latter obtained This due
hill. ana returned it. Tho defense rectcs that Mr.
Wood, at the tim" the cause Of acton accrued,
was Chairman vi the Finance Committee OF the
Mozart Hall General Committee. To make the
wl.ci4 Of this organization run smoothly large
sums of money bad to be raised, and tn"
the iniyn ,.s expected to pay the bills were the mem
Der, Of the Committee who held prof. able offices NJ.
Fowler. in or1cr to obtain the fai Office Of Corporation
Attorncy went to Mr.. Dcvelin. who vas N that tno
Corporation. Coun.rl, and from lin solicited and oh
tanned The appointment After holding oil e for tTo
year, hc removed by Mr. D1vrn. and Mr.. shea.
JUdsr OF Tie Marine Cont. WIS appointed bis sue
crs~or. Al the tine of Mr.. Fowlcrs appoinn Mt vciy
Large arrcaragcs due for expenses Of the General
Committee. A. Mr Fowicrs office the most lucrt-
tive L. I'll, assessed opa these expenses and gave
s..Gn. AZ that time Mr.. Wood had himself advanced
hrs,y. the Committee was heavily in debit and there
"
undcl uod hit Mr. Fowler wa 10 bc paid back as soon
~ t ASSESSING should come ill., and about $50 If The
Towl,r' rrrnoyal, h. believing Mr. wood the
of it, became bitter against MIN Juig' Shea his
S>nr. informed lin 1T his mistake" AMI that The
C"r1"laIIon Counsel had removed him lie imttrr de-,
o r if r I%% wd I So to let him have % i"c.
whrh were still owing L" me Office 81 Corporation Al
T.. ,.ir, the de, of Cnlr,Iii,'lcc Bronson CAV"
tr unrol''d bits 90 the new in'lnhrnt, dSrcgardng
~, ,lair- HI predecessor Under these clrrnn!:
itiSrI "
Mr Fowler tc.tiiil yesterday under oath to loaning
tir cash 10 Mr. wood, who scnt for him To
COM t. Lis Oil, ard N return Glvt linn 'e Il, ION
in 4 mote Mr.. wood. written Jnl' 1. SOU and s,n 'y
NJ. ON crosse Namina ion he ~tatcl thai he
1T III" note run two yrr' "or" h" hro"&hf the SPY;
Ia not awar' that the loan WIS in IN" nature or an
.S-',n Mt fer Ioiiii' rn,p''; he ,i n"' nn i,,
'rulAl COMMITTEE mat h. ~a I" be- er;id on of
;>-',-nrn'- wrn such should be- collected; mere was
rrv"r any nN'r,a'ion brI"''n Jn,-" Hh't ti,i
Limrlf relative IL "a" i'". Whi'h ~ 'i'''h',l.
hhiimi ' ~f' and Jnl-' Shea lever gave Im 10 Linz
Il" ;iint KNOW ANYTHING a"nGt Jud r Iron>ns decl,
taken rom him; the amount of the fees not co..
lrctrd a. the tim" h" "ii ia" ellie was rom s"D 10
So ~ he c"cct" directly or niire' tiy ore crit
.">.':iti" were i%.,,l MIR Fnw Ir was the only
flnanao wo,a, tic 'r! n'ont tc:,ilird substantially
tha r,an Of the finanrr committee of Mczari Il. had
first ca" for an a'vnn"c OF money from the corpora
,y' in 30 duo bill. Lut merely IA ncmoraiiuIn ac
ohiga Oh his part; when Mr. Fowler took the |
ol"c agreed Ia 1>>'~siii L. the organization
of per n" l'"liirr oi The Finance Com
ni't''. vi which hc WIS Chairman, we're John Mccall
M,.n,i sullivan. Charles AZ. Cornell and ihOs. Cal !
ld -ill
IT,. = iii.l testified that Mr. Fowler clllmrd from him
fili Mi,i H. 81 III himself under the
cha. Ju-i! Bul.-ul: Fowler got the hcnc
-! the "a ." hen a.. -rt'! II t'tci ~ IT," ,lc"
C1Ti"iui,u Attorney. tut Tie witness told F"Nlrr
tna. II he would settle w,rh Mr.. wcod he willing to
let him have those fees ito II hi, own expression IL
IoWIrD. "tO 1T hlm h,,r s,rn al both cats -
F"w.l told him subsequently Itt a. Ia! settled with
MI. wool.
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