New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-01-27

eIaSlo wc.I been Sverea from that eontrae, and
@ Has any been diverted from this department, Sir
q. Do you know Of a little matter which occurred
% % over year ago. in which sent to MT H. G nSnd
ngs OF for the department. and he referred me 10
@ You received from me request to deliver up those
plates. aid you mott A. believe 90. IA,
And You declined TO deliver them up a. ora.
And you have nol done any work OF That character
since came into object A. think not; have no
@ And oil the money that You have paid in the way in
which yo9 spoken OF has been paid to this one per
O. Do you remember item Of about 900 that was
PAID to Won under the supply bin Of 1901 A. 40;
audit, or was the work done during the time was in
office A. No. Sir, 1t was done previous to your coming
q. Did Mr.. Barnes have anything to do with obtaining
mat money through the ContIolIers office A. think
q. To that bill A. Yes, Sir; l think did am not
BY Mr. Tobey-I think was informed by Mr. Barnes
surance Department and by the clerks particularly
have not been burned up am not aware that they were
t snrRed in the fire. but they may have
duced
Mr.. Mler-I hope you will, and II you can find one
with my Endorsement should be happy to see it.
Examination continued by Mr. Miller-It is not Gus
ing around and representing that they must certain
sums for political reasons, but still pay percentages
occasionally where we have TO do 10 10 get work
By Mr. Tobey-I cannot rec0llect the time OF this In
terview with Mr. SOuhwick, nor do recoiect whether
II week, two week, three months or SIX months
after Mr.. Miller into office. After this interview
the work came right along
BY Mr. Babc0ckThe saving OF that % per cent Would
have been considerable Of an item to me.
BY Mr.. TObey-Mr. Southwck when he went away
said he had q mortgage some property That was
burned at Chicago and he going TO see about IT, ne
looked at my books about the time the Legislature met
He said occasion there might he an nvestigat0n
but he did not say he apprehended IT,
came In and caught him looking the books
and stopped him. but finding he had already eN-
amined them permitted him TO finish. When Southwlck
met in the street We had conversation about me
matter, and offered him 10 per cent. lie said that
would not do wanted IS declined to give nun 80
much. He then said another man would get the work
told him In reply that that other man could not nave
that work. would pay the per centage Ihat was all
Mr.. Church recalled by Mr. Miller and examined
The subject OF depriving Weed Parsons OF the print
ing has often been discussed between you ana
myself In the department on account OF the
BE done cheaper, bdt thought We were pledged
10 give IL TO them. The reason why you gave
the work Gavt had been doing to Lewis was because
you thought that in the contract; we were in
doubt as To whether Weed Parsons Co. could not claim
10 be paid for this work well Lewis did his work from
stone, while the other was printed from steel
plates; the work did not perhaps look 80 NEE,
but it answered our purpose Just as wei,
and only cost half the price knew south,
wick in the Canal Department by sight, although have
rarely spoken 10 him he has only been in the Insurance
Department twice and that to get subscriptions Tor
the widow OF who killed at Weed, Parsons q
Co.'s fire. -.
The Committee then went into Executive Session. but
did not state the day TO which they a'JoiInedf