, 1872-10-29
NEW YORK.

=, Special Despatch to 1he Chicago Tribune.
NEW YoRK, Oct. 28.--The counsel OF Mayor
Hall felt or assumed to feel gtest surprise to-
day wheh the prosecution announced The close
Of their testimony which happened after this
plastererer Garyey had again been oVerhau1ed
On the witness stand, with no poitted result.
The lawyers On both sides entered into con-
su1tation, the result Of which will not be known
until tomorrow. It is surmised however, that
the prosecution hes reached partial
Mayors specific completely. A3other report is
that Mayor Hall Is willing to plead neglect of
duty. but with no criminal intent. In other
words, he is ready to admit that be nor any other
Mayor can fully examine the papers submitted
for official signature.
ITO the Associated Press.}
New YORK, Oct. 26.-1n the t1ial Of Mayor
Hall to-day, Garvey's testimony Was continued.
He could not find a note from the Mayor &C.
knoWledging the present of silver. The silver
pieces had the figure Of a fox and grapes, and,
Dc the witness reeouects, the Mayor said that he
looked "less st the fox and more at the grapes.
In his croes-examlnatibn he said that he could
not remember ever telling the Mayor that his
accounts we're correct or unjust. He did not
refer tt the Mayor in using the words the
rest OF then,' ii his former examination. The
witness left the city Sept: II, in his OWL name.
Did not then know that he wts under indict-
ment He had heard of the civil stitB Of the
Mayor, but never had discnssion or inVesti5a-
tiol d. to his accounts.
Mdsterson, mason. testified as to the actual
cost OF Gary6y'e plasteriug. The Judge, how
ever, excluded his testimony, saying that the
enlargement Of Garvey's bills we're conceded.
A lawyer testified to bringing suit for Garvey's
bills On July; 1871: In an interview with the
Mayor, the latter said that lie could do nothing
for Garvey-"let the suit go on.'
mt py,tff f1a
to help him to interfere with their relations in
the suits now pending.
Ez-Deputy Comptroller storrs testified to the
Mayors signing a1 the warrants for Court House
work.
The prosecution raised the question as to the
Mayors knowing that the bills were excessive,
which Was excluded, the Judge holding that,
after the accounts we're passed by another
Board, the Mayor had only to sign the war
rants.
The teller Of the Broadway Bank WAS called to
testify as to the deposits By Tweed, but, after
some discussion, the prosecution said that the
testimony was very important. Judge Brady
said that unless the testimony implicated Hall
show that Tweed aud Connolly neglected to
audit, but this Was excluded. This closed the
case for the prosecution: Halls counsel then
asked if, after such q showing, it WIS proposed
to prosecute the case. The prosecution re.
Piled, @ Yes, on certain OF the counts"
su1tation by counsel
Bench warrants were Issued today for the
arrest Of James H. Ingerson and John D. Far
rington, charged with forgery. harrington, it is
alleged, made out bill against
the city for $4,000 for work done,
and forged the Endorsement Of E. A.
Heath thereto. Tomorrow the warrants will be
placed in the hands Of Judson Jarvis, Chief OF
the Bureau Of Arrests Of the Sherif's Office, for
execution. Warrants we're also issued for tha
arrest Of several members Of the present Com
mon Council, not, however, connected with the
Ring.
Commissioner Davenport, to-day, returned the
case OF Chas. Hussey, who WAS recently arrested
by q Deputy Marshal for a failure to answer
questions under the Election law. Hussey's
counsel urgently requested q hearing. It is .un-
derstood that Davenport is going to send all the
election cases before the United States Grand
Jury.
The safe Of Ormsby l. Co., manufacturing
jewelers., in John street, was opened early on
Sunday morning by burglars concealed. in the
building over light, and robbedof $4,000 worth
Of jewelry.