The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-09-20
THE INVESTIGATING COMMITTEE.

THE INVESTIGATING COMMITTEE.
The Joint Investigators Have Field Day
Two Of Them Speak Of Deputy Comptroller
Green-Wnrren and Mysterious Ledger
John Hardy, Of the High joint, Inter.
viewed.
The recent turnover OF political parties seems to
have thrown the
INVESTIGATING COMMITTEE,
composed Of Aldermen and citizens into the shade
and not one OF them yesterday was disposed TO be
shadow" At an early hour yesterday morning
representative Of the HERALD "threw himself aroun(
loosen In the Latin quarer' OF the new C0ur
House, which, It Is claimed. has cost millions
OF money. At that time not veteran or the inves
tigating committee was present, although alegorl.
cally speaking, It was learned that William A.
Booth the chairman OF the "hlgh joint" had been
there OF an earlier hour and had issued his orders
for the Day.
In the rooms of the Supervisors, where the COM
mttees are supposed to meet the only persons found
were Fullerton. MCGOWAN, King and other attaches,
who were later reinforced by Captain Young the fat
boy who fills the position OF Secretary Of the Board
Of Supervisors. In response to queries the answer
came
"Don't know anything about this committee, do
you r'
'IeSs KNOW tHaI bOOIu was here tulS morning.
Where Is he Y'
An attache was IN the act Of answering, when an
Alderman slipped into the breech, and,
DRAWING UP HIS PUGILlsTIC FISTS,
said, mildly,
"The committee are at work."
"What c0mmitteeS" asked the reporter. "Do you
speak OF the high JOINT or the 'subs.'"
II speak Of all. They are all at wOrk-have been
at work oil day and Will remain at work until after
the election"
'"Until after the election ?" querled the reporter
"what do you mean by thatGn
"That this excitement will not terminate until
after the November election, when all will be quiet
That is seven weeks hence. 1t Will then be sasfac.
tory to oil parties who are good Democrats
Another Alderman was sitting with his feet rest
ing upon the cushions Of the new Court House, and
up to this time had maintained happy neutrality
The reporter ventured to ask the Alderman OF the
Joint High Commission
at is said that
GREEN OF THE PARK COMMISSION, Is AN HONEST
MAN.
He 1t Is who succeeds Storrs as Deputy Comptroller
It is strange that none OF the papers say aught
against him.
The quiet Alderman at once Jumped from his seat
and seizing morning two cent paper OF no reputa-
tion ip the community exclaimed
..e..., -
The reporter, who had read II, asked the Alder.
man to read 1t, ana he read 1t.
The other Alderman laughed and remarked
Green's an honest man. Itell you he has made
money ever sine he has been in puolic life. When
was y0ungster-I am now nearly forty years
oll-Green was school trustee In the Fourteenth
ward. He was good trustee; but when he became
q Park Commissioner no used his vote for o pur.
pose and his
THREE VOTES COST THE CITY THIRTY THOUSAND
DOLLARS.
He Is a pretty man to be Comptroller. ! don't ask
you to take my word Tor Green's record; take the
official reports Of The Park Commission. He Is o
sweet Fellow TO throw dirt at Sweeny."
Later In the day, after Ledwith, James 0'Brien,
Booths high JOINT and subsn could not be found, at
S46 Warren, the expert Of the high Joint, and light
COmptrocrs ONCE and were ushered Into the pres
VENERABLE FATHER OF FINANCE
named Bostwick, who mad the custody OF certain
lcdgers: For fifteen minutes Warren, me light.
eV w cd % e na
Bostwck turned over the leaves, Warren made
a,n and the youth looked on
by and observed that as Bostwick turned over GER
tam leaves the lghthaired youth suddenly put his
Two PAGES WERE TURNED BACK.
Between the folds Of the ledger were found half
sheet pasted In, which Warren, the expert care.
fully scanned to the discontinue Of Bostwlck, who
possibly was not aware Of the
srB-pAgEs lNTERpOLATED IN TIE LEDGER
Later In the day the HERALD reporter had pleas
ant chats with various Aldermen Of the committee !
Booth and all the citizens or the committee could
not be found about the Court House, as deynier |
Hardy, clerk OF the High Joint Committee.
Hardy, have been hunting the high Joint to- |
day." said the reporter. "You are It's clerk; 40 you
Nothing" SAID Hardy, looking very wise.
!. 'In that event. may4 say that l have had hint
complications, decided TO
QUIT AND MAZE NO REPORT
until after the Committee OF Seventy, who have Just |
gone In, with Tom Ledwith as the rear guard, show
Hardy, clerk Of the 'hIgh joint left his chair
suddenly and exclaimed,
''Sir, 1t Is q mstake.n
Then" said the reporter "may ask where the
members OF that committee aref"
IAN about" said Hardy, al work-have been
III day, and with the exception OF yourself, Pear
'al ana certain Aldermen, have seen none OF
They were here, nevertheless said Hardy
Warren has been az work all day.
Eyes, Warren has been at work. He is always at
haired gent, who searched the edgers or Mr.. Bost-
WICK, and detected pasted page, sg'
Hardy, who up to this time was remarkably non.
al once lett his chair and SAID
~, Remain lem IN, 9ere' and VIII 70 and see Bostwck
Hardy left the reporter took Hardys seat and
weniytmnutes later Hardy returned and announced
hat the only man who was IN the presence Of Bost-
vice, with warren, as far as he could learn, was
dr. Kennedy, President OF the Bank OF Commerce.
Is prOblematcal that Mr.. Robert LennOx Ken.
ledy, OF the Bank OF Commerce, was the light
aired youth VINO found III Bostwck's ledger the
uD-page.
But to return to the active work OF the committee
Nj the sub-ccmmittees were In session Yesterday
ut each memner OF them positively refused to di.
alEe .ne secrets OF what had TRANSFERRED inside 1t
5 little singular that the high Joint whose men,
,ers mad proclaimed last week that an "open SEES
lopn would be held on Monday, did not meet. and
nat AFTER announcing an open session for wednes- |
lay, al TWO r. NJ, Clerk Hardy was yesterday In |
tructed by citizen Booth to announce that the
open session. Will occur on Thursday, al two
'clocx r. ID. When Thursday comes IL Is very
key that later day VIII be set for divulgmg
he WORK VI the InvestiGatin0 Committee.