The New York herald., 1871-12-27
'TWEED'S BAIL.
Examination of His B0ndsmen Pre-,
liminary TO Justification.
Searching Examination as 10 Their Property
important Light ON the Subject Of
Taxes and Assessments

hccCsoAaChtS
vMe extension Of twenty days granted william u.
Tweed Tor the justification OF the 81. .0os.O0o bail
SeluIred by Juope Learned expired yoaeerday. IL
win DC remembered that the parties presenting
as his bondsmea were Jag Could, Ber
nard Kelly, Benjamin p. Fairchild. Augh J. Hast
mgs Terence Farley, Charles q. Cornell Charles
Devlin and Richard N. Tweed. combination Of
moneyed gentlemen generally SET down ss .'sold
men, their financial status not 10 be questioned.
In the present Gaze, however, there Is disposition
test their sondity, ana what under ordinary CIR
oumstances would he only trnng matter Is likely
70 prove Ia the present case, thing OF no lncon-
siderable magnitude, ana, hslged about
with OBJECTIONS ana difncultes OF certainly
perplexisg, II not insuperaele character.
A. for Jay Could, he Is said to have
withdrawn from the matter altogether, while the
resi- with unhesisasins and undaunteo, pro.
posed, II Is understood. not only 70 stick but 70
make up for the deficiency caused by Mr., Goulds
withdrawal Judge Cardozo sitting In the supreme
Court Chambers is the party before whom the sure
tes appeared TO justify, which they did yesterday
A Il was unnecessary and, In tact, unusual In
yamiar cases. for the Judge 70 hear all the testt-
oony touching the responsibility OF the gentlemen
AAmed as bondsmen, he simply had the b0ndsmen
sworn before him. and alter ths the array OF legal
gen,emen employed on both sides, together with
sAe parties specially interested, adjourned to the
Special Term room TO proceed with the examina.
ssOD There were only few other gentlemen In
the room. among whom were William N. Tweed
Jr., and kichard Tweed, sons OF MI. Tweeu Inc
vas Mr. Kelly. he testified that he had been
be Owned house and lots on gh street 6onSss sy
& bad since put np a. stable for $500 there was no
Ss .na n he
water n front N m az % o. he bought that IN Jann
;s never had been pun 70 use r extended four or
q Have any idea what .le taI n2 A. No, the
& Do you know wha, they are assossed forY A. No, SIR
'as @ 90
which sssrs was vas 81, "a mortgage for $1,000 for aa, he gave
4. ~ sSGf s
% s Brown nd a & the n o
br.nces he had been offered Sloo for the house
nine on the and three on The they are
ss ss & up 09 sns cd
T. sa W wife Jointly .,s wsra. s wife oonveysa
oa COS. Of this property 70 him than $sso
any s
@ J sres o a on 1s 4. ydsd o D @ no
avenue 70 Mr. wsyaei II for $soOo he pa paid only
q Have you oncial connection with Mr. Tweed' A.
Has Mr.. Tweed any nteres, ~ the property described
H. T%tsS sny way M 70 you or
20 {SS By By, %aassI ,oa.ss, 4 No. sr.a ss
..s osSss parties 20 60 S. 10 this csse A. 10 : ''
KxAsFATios or NR. rAIIoBILD. 4
The examination OF tins gentleman followed
Are You amy AMY Tsy Sonneesa M ws him in
Do yos hold any Sa,c'A position in the city county
Ar any 'so,as. or obligation. on Mr. rwe.s
% yOa hare no oonnssion whsssyer with HIM in bust,
~ and sell estate his account. nothing beyond
S Ss.s S M J. 70 e s e.
s.acd me to become one Of his bondsmen and said
q Yon own property Jointly with M. Tweedp A.
Ss1,
sna sys AND c. 70 sm y
Have You not heard "a that such was the case, Al
1ss sGs:s :.s
shtseD feel wide and from seventy 70 eighty feet aeep
swyer IN v al sTe. the deed va: given 10 me;
klAsoo foI the property there mortgage Of $4,000 on
ssuc $4,000 this year
Wh|Nere the ,aIes op II las. year, A. think $los
ls p about sS se
ielng ssasd baye no knowiedge a. Y The assessmen
s ys q q. p. s. q
nv rented for s,s5O consider the portion occupy
'Sa ss Sa = S
upon afterwards there mortgage II Of between
$3.50 and $1,000 the tax 10 unpaid for this think
made mistake about the Beach and that
the the YORK $lO6 and that Beach
thing about the York property has
cost above the mortgage, $500 house and lot
Ma s4S west FifiyseSenth street; purchased the lot
-four i've Year, from named Peter
hsslsrson, who bought II The sale OF the Hege-
estate gave $500 for the lot; there
mortgage Tor $1,000 on toe properly the adjacent lot
kas been sold for Sic 0W have bni house cost
81 $50 0o0 the enre property SssbJ0 only
that the lot Tor a000 The unpaid tar 10
that for the have telling what
he tas las, year or what will be this occupy the
house offered $b5uO1 this property
three house and lot No. lC7 East Tenth
street think iis DIMENSIONS 25ylW
EXAMINATION TO BE CONTINUED.
The examination OF Mr. Farchd was here con-
Guided for the present alter which an adjournment
took place 10 eleven O'Clock tomorrow, when the
examination Of Mr.. Fairchiid will be concluded.
The examination OF the other bondsmeD will then
follow, and, Judging from the time consumed thus
lar, gives promlse Of occupying two or three days
longer.