The New York herald., 1872-10-26

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where did You to make them oui A. went into the
Who was psessnt 4 S9 Watson, Woodward ard
CLERK who suppose IL since dead
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O. How were tho additions madef 4. While had the
hsasng Of them made them in the items "a oc, Tim.
6toughton-That ID they were increased eacn uhe
Did verify Of these accounts whether these
Know whether any of these bills were audteo'
the wness, in 70 Mr. Pscknsm said that there
CROSS CANNED by THE MAYOR.
we're sU o usons oy
had waited four, Ave six years. and charged 's
q Then these bills have ads foundation A. Yes
g Your creditor was the government, A. Yes, sir !,
AND your creditor was pSo1 paya sna Ss Ss !, % cay
twenty per cent for money to keep along with tne WORK
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before Scsrd @ 10y q Audit a expected they would 20
g Have yon been shown warrants BY the Comptroller
oi yoar name 4 Yes ssOO,OOO Or these bills here
REDIRECT BY Mr. PEcKHAM.
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borrowed money twenty cent Pc, :a,.ss an;
and a Ssy 9s
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g DID yoa get any Of the money upon the warrants
CROSS-EXANINATION BY THE MAYOR.
Were any Of these small bills which were the fcun-
Yon did not get any Of the money Of these forged
The Court adjourned at O'Clock and took recess Of
After Recess.
Mr.. Peckham read an extract from the Message
Of the Mayor August 10, 1871, requesting the ap-
document was handed into the Court.
Witness contnued--Remembers the act Of audit
being passed after that made claims ssans the city,
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exception Of one signed by my authorization.
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me- and ! made out the bills accordingly and handed
was to get 90 600 Of this was for work done
Mr. Hall objected that the testimony as to Tweed was was
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Mr. Tremain argued in support o. the admissbility Of
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the
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ne time a member of the Board Of Audit: i:
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the this testimony far q 70 show that on
relating % to the resenton Of certain amount Of the
s h S sa s & wss ons nsa o he &
which Tweed was rna nd hS Witness told
direct proof with knowledge Of this arrangement the
Mr. soughton~we have no objection to that We with.
witness Of that amount was due me by Wood.
ward for work his premises and grounds In Con
him albany o o Il was
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walter Roche 5000 little expenses Incurred BY
then ts t. s e the he d.
O. You have stated you were called upon to gi We
A. Yes; endorsed by the teller is also endorsed
A. w. Woodward, the Deputy Clerk OF the Board OF su
M stoGghton submitted there was no relevancy in the
~ he
s to
this comes within your ruling as to the admis
M fremain-What do you object tor These checks
ing the sums that he was to deliver from the ssOo
TO the Of per e. sstber tho witness n.a
in Of that % @ in
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course prosecution Intends to connect the defend
a. to The de-
pose Your Honor would admit testimony IN that indefinite
The Court-I VIII admit no testimony on any indefinite
Sf TSiSs1sntcnws 5 have No.; objection, ,.s then - 49,.
in ls-s short time after the frauds had been made pub
anxious about being sued having injunction served
against and asked him there any danger OF
these fellows
and taking our properly from u.s. Mr Hail said who is
How 10 VI long @ did you Know Mr. Tweeds % a Probably
isss va; tSs Mayors 6ass q iSs request wsod
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Q. Was any reference made to Tweed at that time A.
Yes Mr. Hall looked at the bill and asked me ii those
were Tweed's matters think said yes; made out all
the bills according instructions from Woodward my
bank account shows that paid all the sums they de-
manded; had TO do precisely as they told me.
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Whatwas the percentage thens A. Fifteen per cent;
that lasted for some time ; made but few payments
at that rae 1t then rose to twenty thirty and axyhve
per cent.
Did you any work for anybody elses house by di.
Teson Of Mayer aa Some orders Gr work
had anything to do with them.
Was any auntie" paid TO you by anybody in
ton with this work, and by whom, such was paidf
Mr. Buckley-WhO Is aune. Is not that q slang phrase2
Mr. Peckham.we will see what il means,
Witness-I had conversation day with Woodward
in the Winter OF 1870 and he told me that certain bills
TO be made ouf, and that them forty
would be deduced objected to this and he said that
had to be done, and did It.
O. Did warrants in 1870 10 Mayor HallY
A. There were warrants before him for several
weeks; the for $4,000, for done to the
reservoir I'm Fifth avenue.
Mr. Hal-Opposite 10 my housef
Witness-Yes Mr.. Hall
O. Had you any conversation with Mayor Hall with
gard to that claim or warrant A. Yes; went to
about it; upon Mr. Connolly asked why
DOESN'T n. CHECK
for he told me to see him; Il went and saw Mr. Hall
and spoke 10 him it; Mr. Hall said that wanted