The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1872-10-29
NEW YORK.
Mayor HaIl,s Trial.

New YORK, Oct 28.-In the Hall trial to-day
Garvey's testimony was continued. He couldn't
find the note from the Mayor acknowledging a
present of silver. The silver pieces had pic
ture of fox and grapes, and as witness recol-
lects the Mayor said he looked less at the fox
and more at the grapes. In the cross-examin-
alton, he said he could not remember of ever
telling the Mayor that his accounts were cor
rect or unjust Didn't refer to the Mayor in
using the words "the rest of them in the for
mer examination. Witness left the city Sept.
21st, in his own name. Didn't know then he
was under Indictment; had heard of civil suits
The Mayor never had q discussion or investiga-
ton as to his accounts.
Mr.. Masterson, mason, testified to the act
ual cost of Garvey's plastering. The Judge,
however, excluded the testimony, saying that
the engagements of Garveys bills were con-
coded.
Mr.. Smedley, a lawyer, testified to bringing
suit for Garvey's bills in July, 1871 and in an
interview with Mayor Hall the latter said he
could do nothing for Carney but let the suit go
on. Garvey didn't want the failure of the May
The suits are now pending.
Ex-Deputy Collector STAIRS testified to the
Mayor signing all warrants for the court house
work. The prosecutions question as TO the
Mayor knowing the bills were not cessive was
excluded, the Judge holding that after accounts
were passed by another board the Mayor had
only to sign the warrants.
The teller of the Broadway Bank was called
to testify as to the deposits made by Tweed,
but after some discussion, in which the prose-
cution said that the testimony was very inn
portant, Judge Brady said that unless the tes-
timony implicated Hall he would exclude it.
Counsel then proceeded to show that Tweed
and Connolly neglected to audit, but it wa. ex-
cluded.
This closed the ease for the prosecution
Halls counsel then asked if after such show
ing it was proposed to prosecute the case. The
prosecution replied, "Yes, on certain of the
counts"
The rest of the day was consumed in consul
tation between the counsel.
Trial of McWilliams.
The trial of McWilliams, Chief of Police Of
Jersey City, was resumed to-day. The defend
ant was closely cross-examined. He testified
that since the trial commenced a person named
John Saunders had been to him and informed
him that he (Saunders) had sent Doyle to Mrs.
| Deverlaux to obtain information which would
| lead to the arrest of Cummings, who is said to
have participated in the bank robbery. Nc
| Williams gave as his own reason for going
| away, that he did not want to be locked up in
| Jail and that he was going to Montreal to get
| evidence witch would clear himself. On arriv.
lag at Fort Henry he changed his mind and re.
| turned.
| Just Tribute to a Faithful OMcer.
The representatives of two German Amer
| can associations to-day presented Hon. Elihr
B. Washburne with an address expressive Of
their grateful recognition of his kindness to
| ward the German residents of Paris during the
horrors of the siege, in not only carrying ou
| the liberal instructions of President Grant, bu
| in voluntary sacrifice of his own personal com
forts and giving cheerfuly from his own stores
to needy and starving Germans.
| Minister Washburne in reply, said: The cred
it for his acts is due to the administration
of the President, under whose specific direction
| he complied with the request of the German
government to assume the protection OF Ger
mans in France. He felt that he correctly in
terpreted the feelings of the government an(
people of the United States when he followed
the inclination as his own heart in doing wha
he did. If he was able to send 80, 900 Germans
out of Paris before the gates of the city were
finally closed, it was because of the unboundef
liberality of the German government which
furnished the means, and the French govern
ment gave him every support 1t he was abl'
during the last terrible days of the siege to Sc
cure protection and furnish means of supper
to 5000 Germans who focked to our legation, j
was because the government of the nationa
defence caused his position to be respected; ant
if he has been able after the siege to continue
that-protection, it was because he had the sup
purt of the French Republic and that i1lustri
Gus man, NJ Theirs, who is at the head of tn
government; and perhaps, said Mr.. Wash
burpe, nothing could better exemplify the pow
er of our country and the respect paid our fla
than that the Commune of Paris In the caree
of crime and blood, released, on my demand
| more UHan nuuureu deT0lduS WHO udu Dee
thrown into prison guiltless of any crime an
subjected to frightful prosecutions.
Newfoundland Crops.
A letter from st. John says that the potat
crop of Newfoundland, to great extent, is de
stroyed by blight, and that the cod fishery wi
certainly not be more than two-thirds of las
year,
A decision rendered by Justice Conrad to-da
makes the finance of the Department. of Publ
Works independent of Comptroller Green.
The paintings in the Governors room hay
been seized to satisfy a judgment of $12, 4O
against the city.
The contestants of the late Judge McCunn'
will have been ordered to prove the claim thu
they are half brother and sister of the decea'
cd. '' 80
The cases of persons arrested under the res
istratiop law remain undisposed of.
John Campbell, for committing an outrae
on Ellen Smith, on the night Of Sept. 14th, hs
been sent to State Prison for twenty years
Arrived, steamship Cyphenes, from Shangh'
via Suez Canal, Oct 26th. She fell in with I'll