The sun., 1872-09-26
THE HARLEM COURT HOUSE.
BE0INNING THE INV.CSTIG 1TION
INTO THE FRAUDS.


Tho Commissioners Not Particular as to the
Cost Four Hundred per Cent. Profit on
StOut-Ouc Stuecure Uncarthed AlreaCy
The Contractors Not Paid.
The Senate Investigation committee,
consisting Of Senator'S weismann and Tiemann,
convened yesterday in Harlem Market. l-Jth
street and Thrd avenue, for the purpose of con-
tiuung the investigation into the Harlem Court
House frauds
Mr.. lnslce was the nrst witness examined,
and deposcd "a follows
am an architect, and have been one for forty
nrssed 10 ,SS DO % s by ne Gov S soU Nv my estimate
70 ne were that ucy wanted house Cor th. police for
the Ninth Jude al Court end fora house ot detention
lux which would cost about sGoob | only made a
mortar or stone would BE- required ana m,tely gave
rough fur al wh,hI VA. drasins uD The plan, |
sn Si Ss Hrs M Sr6ScS S rGc a .T .c S BID G moi rSpc
o,ding 20 NY plans Ny busncssWas u take notice
plans DO not saas d sny stone being prepared Ir
NY of brck hus been used in the building already.
TlIE ARCHITECT AND CELLAR DIGGER not PAtD.
An my hil,. nave not been paid. Drew IN all about
siiSO from tie Brvadvay bank. TIE Suede OF tho
only th,rscd ave p cent on the whole WORK done by
IN. to The e9ildng and What have ,ready Sh9rTed Sr
inS Az cgnnot Cngrsc ior wor. nct nerforr d Wy nc
bid some eNga,ati1us about tue ne~ Iosrt House
lever iuTnlsheI oNs r. M MI o9' a ytpSt 10
mad bargain with Mr.. tNet to c1,ayatc the cellar.
ye efa in 'eS eS ag & q o sg9s g 'Y&g9gys & 1 TO
yatc TIE ioe d,pfh " the cellar. Made about hs' Of
mo, trlm the cAc.ysu would not hc worth cent
10 net know who had curre " ne work on the built.
ns wien Na. there. mover ~as PAID traction ior
about month on the excavation.
ruNCE HARRY's FATHEu-IN-LAw's sISHCURE.
m Nla BE- O.
Was cii rioyed In the District Court hv tho C6mfns
rd mo- sfr iuTs Tstc to "a t,t ' 6 rsw
NV s,h " once iu while they would seui lp spiun
during t1at time hy son Is employed as messenger IN
John Halloran was next examined and dcposed. an
IN he uintlng and nuh -uiug business IN the ian ui
win stone tlns It about Tie latter part OF $50
furlshgd them Withs@3 loads of s''uo o. no u.d Ia
stone snoud udg''t Tor the inside Of tue puiid.
e. furn.sI the stone lie 0Hnai Ihr'o 0r (ou2 ieai.
fS4 Ss ol a. gtr sp. S'a and q oSs sss S % e
e e'5 Hny P1rSuhr oS sna fs soI 2I ne
X paI oai Of S6csct r ri me V sioae ne" abog bout ,
Iohn Ssapy m sGueTn,rnian, & sisn;d ,l ,gS re,
here 10 Harlem.
THR CARPENTER not rArr.
lived then IA ith street. between Third and Fourth
@ & asked W. SHct fs ~ ." sPscis ss @ ST S to H dTaw
.ne money for me- and he Paid me the fnl amount m
Vas only verbal asrecmsni made yltl the super.n.
Mr. Michael Qligg vas next examined; Am car.
neutcr by trade. Id al tho carpt uter work on
tac new cont House. such A. building the sheds.
&c. nid 9 .fnr Mr. scstou about the year
i,ti, worried until June. III. until the work was
stopped Have received part payment Tor that Nors.
The total amount tf the I'm IA Sflu. Ouly Si "
that money taI cen maid to me BIZ Mr. SCaton AVID
none ot 10 hy Tue c.y furnished par' Of the lumber
sui Nr tom tie other tart en- trd 81 d.lrfyU.
times tae hu ding from thr.e g. tfn men. did
not furu sh all the material furnished some for the
sI. !-.
The committee here adjourned 20 meet a,
two l.. NJ. Ou Friday uD Nt,