The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-06-08
TRUSTEE RMEY,s TROUBLES.

Couf:nus alton of tho Investigation Before tn
Committee on Teacaers-Evid ucc for tho
Defence.
The investigation In School Trustee Riley's case
was continued yesterday afternoon before the Com.
mitiee On Teachers OF the Board OF Education.
Further evidence was taken In reputtal OF the
charge preferred by Patrick Golding 1t will be- re-
membered that on Goldlng's examination he stated
expressly that be gave School Trustee 500 In the
neghborhood OF Flty1rst street and Eighth ave.
nue.. Mr.. Mckenzie In his evidence stated that iu
was be tMcKenziel who had given the 500, not to
Riley however, but to a Mr. Lynd, In boot and
shoe store in Eighth avenue between Thlrty.sixth
and Thirty seventh streets. At the meeting of the
committee at which the evidence In support of Gold.
ing's charges was closed, when Goding found Nc.
Kennels evidence SO directly opposite to that given
by himself he requested the committee TO allow
him 10 make alterations in his testimony. The eyt.
dcnce OF the witnesses examined yesterday entirely
bore upon these
CONFLICTING STATEMENTS,
and was as follows:-
Robert H. Lynd exam.ned-Am a carpenter and
builder; know Mr.. Riley, but DO not know Patrick
GoiuihS; Goldlng never paid me 500 at any time
or for any purpose ana 1 never had any money
transactions with him; do not know Robert NC
at any place or at any time; have never had any
acquaintance with Mckenzie In any way: never had
any CohIcIsatioH WIN OOiulnR. 40 not know MISS
Mckenzie; never had anything TO do with procuring
appointments OF teachers
James ID. Lynd examined-Am a brother OF the
last witness and builder by profession: do not
think there was any other person OF my name In the
building business In the nci2hburhood or Fifty-thrl
street and Eighth avenue; do not know Golding;
never received money from Godin2; do not know
Mckenzie, and
NEVER RECEIVED MONEY FROM HIM:
never used any influence with Mr.. Riley to procure
an appointment OF schoo tcacher never had even
conversation with hun on the subject OF appoint
ments; my brother John, now In Ononda2s county
had dry goods store In Eighth avenue previous TO
May, 1883.
Cross.eyamined-My brother John got married
shorty before going 10 Un0ndaQa county: when In
business he generally lved with us; was in the city
ior aoout year alter giving up business; my
brother Robert some few years ago had contract
for doing work on public school, and was then
his surety; never have had any similar contract
since, nor did he want them.
1he evidence or two OF the brothers Lynd having
been now taken, Mr. Smyth, Rlleys counsel, onered
to allow the counsel for the Board TO send trust
worthy person, AZ the expense OF his client, TO
Onondaga county to get the evidence OF John Lynd
ensued upon TINS point, the counsel for the Board
insisting that a summons to attend from the Court
OF Common Pleas would
COMPEL THE PRESENCE
or any wltLesS from any part OF the State. IL was
finally decided by the committee To accept the ev.
dence In the form OF an afdavit.
AT an earlier stage OF the Investigation Mr. Riley
alleged that Henry Evans had voted In the Twenty
evidence Dennis Garrison, clerk in the oihce OF the
County CLERK, was put upon the stand and the poll
list ana the register OF election were placed In his
hands. From these II appeared that though Reds
name was upon the books, no vote was credited TO
him.
Alter some documentary evidence as to the dates.
admitted by both SIDES, had been put In the CON-
mittee ADJOURNED to meet on Tuesday next