The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-03-16

y Generally, 10 you Know through whose hand,
,lese cne . came 70 tue oanxt A. No, sur: NV
The eject that money was to be drawn 90 senator
WOODS check ana somebody else was 10 denosls
q. 10 you know Henry Chamberlain dom, the
business spoken Of hcre2 A. No, slr,
Testimony of '-Ehuns'' smih.
Henry smith was the next witness, WHO after
stating that H. was director III steamboat and an
SORTS OF interests, testified that he used o go 10
Albany for Two or three days every week dulpg Tie
session % 1870; he has no Information lbdt 1nsney
was used 70 influences leglslatlun other tina. the
geHefN tax; kHew most OF tile professional lobby
~ co!n nov say whether any OF them were en-
p!0yed TO secure the passage or deicat Oi any
measure whrh wa pending before The Legislature
tor ~ tAe bowling Green savings Bank OF which
ne was PfeSilent; nad secn The senator IN
tie bank when making The deposit; had seen
letters rom virios parties wsuting to kno " about
Mooas account; N Witness oninioa these parties
first ne kncw Of WOODS goins to maze 4 dcoosit
Win the BANK was Information eiven uim about 1t
ny Ny. Hugh laSungS; the idt,er told him tnat The
senator
WASTED 10 DEPOSIT SOME Money
IN lank u draw upon; Ia substance That was all;
he made no secret abOat ~ ikng the depssit.
z In Nj. hastings conversation wlIh you did he
pace his money IN some Dank wncre 10 coald DC
ksis rom the knowledge OF the puelic-where no
secrecy at all; lie never had any conversation
w,th lae about lhis depo9ii; met him once since
Ioia hiin that his money wOud be good.
BY senator Wood-Who was II called upon YOU
lie
A. lie did not call, but h. sent several times; %
gen3ile'an; whose nam9 forget came to me from
sons nave had altogether about SIX Applications;
! went TO the hank and gave sIrict orders that no
by senator Allea-About what time we're tBese
APPLICATIONS made a. Before the election of Sena-
len days before lhe election: in eacn case re-
member 1t was asked ior Iohllca purposes and l
remember the parties VINO called and the interviews
with them.
Ics imony %. Hugh isnsfines.
Iugh Hastings, being duly sworn, teslided as iol-
o. lave you seen The statement made in the
papers about General Wood making deposit IN
the Bowling Greed SAVINGS Bank A. Yes sir
o. Did You make any suggestion to him with
pard TO making any deposit of money In that bank?
A. My recollection Is that tue suggestion came IN
rhis way: AIr. Wood wanted TO KNOW when was
going down.
q. rhs was in Albany a. Yes str; said, lam
going down. think, Tomorrow ne snId, ~ navo
You suggest that Is best 10 go tor Mr. Henry smith
There is the President OF
THE BOWLING GREEN SAVINGS BANK"
Q. ND Mr.. Smith hear thatY a. | think not.
q. rnat Is all you have to say about the subject
A. That Is all except that ! went asalns. that
rood election law; was on me republican SIDE
OF the icuse opposed TO the charter, ~ the soica-
ton OF several leading men OF inc young demo-
Q. How long have YOU and General Wood been
acquainted with each OinerY A. twenty our or
or twenty live years. guess; understood General
| Wood to say he was gong TO advance Chamber
business or whatever business they hld; mad no
conversation with MN about his making deposits in
see one day, when in New York, about raising
some money, and had some conversation win me-
NOT very long could mol be or any service to MIN;
he aid not say how much money ne wanted to raise.
him, and declined
q Doyou know Of an money being used IN the
Legislature to influence legislation during the ses.
sion OF 1870 or 1871? A. No,'sir
Q. lave you heard from any parties that they
nave heard from rumorf A. No, except from mere
rumor; but 1 have no doubt in my own mind that
q. DO You know Of Senator Wood ever receiving,
borrowing or obtaining any large sums OF money
or information, excepting what l nave seen
stated IN The newspapers: never mad any
Nave Nave os%ed nm S large suns of money.
%e y0a % View 0 ~ I Psrso n ss
4. NV impression is That senator Tweed asked me
one day II / knew awning ABOUT
GENERAL WOODS PECUNiARY RESPONSIBILITY.
told MN no. oid not know mucn about 1t. I
Thought ne was good for o small amount; made
had tins conversation with Mr.. Tweed about year
or eighteen months ago. but do not remember DIS
amount winch was OWING for advertisement IN The
Commercial Advertiser which we had some trouble
me, ''Do yoa know Mr. Wood very welli' referring
TO senator Wood, and l answered, eyes, slr
means - said, ii don't know great deal about
his means ~ he asked me some other questsons,
goo Tor small amount; what we call small
amount IN New York Is about suppose Is about
nve or ten Thousand dollars.
q. p.d You know anything, directly or indirectly,
other than through the newspapers about any
view TO influence his action in the Senate A.
don't know
i q. No knowledge OF any kind other than what has
appeared IN the newspapers on that subject A.
/ That IL all the information have.
which hi n note ay WAS EVEN Co Mr. Tweeds Know
I OF no accommodation, but suspect there would DO
SOME BUSINESS TRANSACTIONS
when man inquiries about anothers means; I
have no recollection OF any other conversation with
Mr.. Tweed with reference to General Wood. or
affair." or any other affairs connected with General
Woods matters; believe the public prints stated
! that Nh Tweed loaned money 10 General Wood.
Q. The papers say that General Wood got $40, 600
irom Mr. Gould; 10 you know now anything about a.
The interest OF the Erie road and coull not know
very well.
! Testimony OF Henry Chamberlain.
Henry Chamberlain was sworn and examined ~
MI. Wood After giving the details 0. his business
transactioas he came down to one OF the transact
encc to raising the money, II anythlngG A. cans
! tell Iust now quick; the matter was pending be-
and aid YOU haI made arrangements for inc money,
J and could have IL: Won said you could borrow the
money from Nj, Could ami went with you TO
Goulds.
/ Q. what was dones A. You borrowed $40, 900;
alter we came away you asked where we had bet
ter deposit the money, ana you spoke about de-
posting 1t to my credit; did want 1t SO; tEcrc
were some old matters OF mine which would not
permit me to have bank account In my name and
from being interested in The business said 10 had
better be arranged in some other way; then you
suggested That you would deposit the money
! ana give me the baiK book and check
/ book, ana you would sign the checks payable
! TO my order: we went down the street to the
Bowling Green savings Bank and you asked me
! something about that hank; told you did not
| know much about 1t, but mat | supposed It was
perfectly good; we went to the bank the same day
or the next day after the money was procured anu
them how you Durposed to DO the business by slgu-
Ing blank checks payable to my order.
I. O. Did tell them the money was deposited 10
! be drawn by your A. Yes, sir, to be used by me
IN the whiskey business; you left your name on the