New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-03-20

an Unwilling wIrNtSS-VNhlV' w, ,.,''
nv ,,'C,s rXpLAlNFp--TuE FN-ColLE''ohs
tON , E~rSsFS--HOw HIT SPENT MONEY
~ ,ptts-rw FFp'S CONNECTION WITH
~, rKtpGRAPH 10 TIM rRIBrNtl
WASHINGTON. March l9.-EN-Collcctor MIR
-, WAS even les willing to answer the questions pun I"
r., nj, w,..re tlyarl and Casscry to-day Than lac was
YESTERDAY and much time WAS wasted nv the '"S'"uu-
hos, COMMITTEE h reading to HIM three OF four times
~ ,,,ct ,uestou. which ne tried to aVod replying TO-
NJ, y,arl first asked Inn about the defacation which
incurred I'M Mason y Co.'S store. Tw" hundred ana
fuysveu packages had been lost from that store put
A. uo owner ever appeared and claimed h'm he had 10
means ot knowing their value ii" d'd ho'
Know whether the warehouse from which
NJ, Goods we're lost was owned 10y a
ip company ornot he did not know who was the
custodian ~ the bonds Of the warehouSemen, OF hey
were kept IN the Custom house. he did not know what
officer h> charge of them: be never troubled himself 10
md ont whether icet continued 10 do business uuuc'
IN. name of Horton Co.. after that firm had been ais
.oiyed he did Mt know who Let Co.'S sureties "orc
nor the amount of their bond, and didn't reuernocr
whcther after Mason n Co became deiaul'efe' ne
ordered their suretcs 10 he prosecute lie """ N"
ANYTHING about the duties of wcgher, never hN'"N
been on the dock when one was performing NJ ou''>'
A. questions as 10 the management oi the custom
house did draw very rich fund OF h'o''"'o"
Nj Rayard turned the examination into another 'nah
uel and asked him about his transactions VII" ''''n
Bennett. Murphy said that he never "a" john p'nn'"
bat once and that was at French restaurant oh -"u
ray-st two or three weeks before the ~s' h'Pu""o""
siate convention "Dccoy" Bliss, ir., met HIM on the
Long Branch steamer, and told hun tha' henle'' oe
sr,d "a 60. him Bennett the ticket aS cadi-
date for d.cc,te to the state ConVent"n ana
a rival of Horace Greeley, ana w'n'ed I" ue
feat him Among others WI" were on Ho
,.oo,o,. tictet tler. might have been Marshall o.
toborts ana Nj. ConOvoI. Mr. Bennett said that the
sin an To
, ma that he could elect any ticket he Il, sired If he
.iy lad money e. pay FOR the suPporS OF his men, III
order 10 keep them there Murphy the money, $780,
" Decoy Bliss, IT, AittrWard Bennett sent back anu
.aid the money all spent, and he gave them 500
saor MIR. GiIett present at the interview hnt
The witne, did not remember whether Bliss and Bennett
had Az interview with Surveyor Cornell on the same
sul oct al The Ffth Avenue Hotel He didn't recoiec
that E,un,tt too him thai the reason why be wanted
more money was that he had 10 ont OF his district
ud got men 10 come the people there wOuio
moi hear defeating Mr. Greeley, on thai u would pt
due,r,l. hus.uess or that the lines must be formed
eary 80 that Mr. Greeley would De defeated before hi
friends knew IT. he should say that such taxi as
mat was absurd. and that the questions hdd
boep ha'chcd mp bv John Y. Grdiry He,
I'll, witness, had been lighting The importation Of
v,t.rs ana Dis life. When asked Why should you at
T., ~ fo defeat Mr.. Greeley. when yOu knew that n
.,e,ted re woud not admitted 10 seat IN the CON
.,utonl He rcpued: Horace greeley ANA "mhi'"
r,iIcaf answer trat better thInl ami then "'"'u
o,t l,.fc,. ..l... ...4 lI rl i 1- about nm N"'h
we.e.r.ruc. alt Ic ,ia d i,i li- co." personal -''
6rst.uu.
q,rI,r t.c ,... uu once uotr int" ih" d1icS OF
src,I.,for Mr. Et,ard sot IRON Murphy the coneSNo"
tna ne could not ten the method by "h'h dnie> are
-.quiltcd thc Custon-i"u"'; al" h"' h""" ""'' '
... ,t o., auditor i'm the custom house are ana ana
H., f., what officer at the Custom house "a
u,,cD.rt should 1ppy Tor rebate OF du'|'
7 .r,u.d, s-ked bun that ia ine custom
... ne should send for NJ. CiuclG and Mr. c.neh
voa,d send tine merchant To the proper "H'eE MI
1qpcb j, "a great comfort any Collector re said, his
50 tc.r. peri,ncc having made him EnhaI with fhe
,,te working oil The Cu,ton-hou,e. d. the words of
the ltre-s Nh Cnch /, the real working Collector"
',-tau d,i asked in whisper II Murphy was not
olaau.ut.l Collector receiving $4,000 wear
standing around in Mr.. Cincl' way. An attempt 10y
...rl.I. aue-r 10 ind out whether the dutcs on
ztd paid from the gross receipts from theli
mr. whether tlrv were Included in the half that
%, TO- the Goy'rnnent was not successful; The only
sn~vi la' M dsaI,ns TO 10 ,aw The denied
that he ever made INV " 4antliue. but. m
I.tly 10 the following question: "Dd you not. in q
case. have IN view tne wishes %, Ihe pLeercncrs
.. before can answer it," Murphy squirmed great
ea over the question, Do consider that any man
Jaunauy Ring not III 70 stay ID Office ana could nor
he recorded rs faithful tothc Republican party = He had
u..d these word. explaining why he had discharged
.tr.in men, -, IN ,t ..v -. ar To ~ I,st NJ
T.. ia he ro, Of order tat the witness ought
no. 10 forced 10 answer the question, yes or no. and
900, discussion arose. during which M Bayard sug
.,-icd that if the witness could not answer II.
h, should say 20. and elNc MS reasons. To
n. tt6- woud he than answering the
and . after had been repeated several times
more Murphy almost gro1ned out, les ll'h Ml.
Ias.c1ly had him al q disadvantage. He Tdkcd M
Nrrly Talnmany real estate transaction, and showed
mat The lois beng situated near Contra Park, which
T.u!uany was then spending great deal or money,
tbry we're improved by the Improvements IN
ne PARK. de- admitted that he accepted
49, Tanimany the position of Commissioner
he widening OF Broadway, that he was also member
.f,hc Tsmmany school Board, and that he holding
fbe-c two positions when appointed Collector. Gen. Ar
Tin -. III time counsel for the Tax Commission
and retained place AZ $1,000, after Ianmany had
coptrol II the Board Murphy said he resigned from tie
Erp9dyav Commission because his duties a. Collector
;.geVeuted him from giving Ten days TO II. and
6e,.use he found out there was going 10
r., a ioh ia it. a. he found ont there Job
n 4 he retired 80, 10y Mmphys testimony, he and
Cen Arthur both unfit To stay in ONCE and cannot
b. regarded az faithful to the Republican party having
haf relations with The TmHany Ring. Murphy seemed
greatly relieved when mis- examination closed. for the
enl ,neGt under which lac gave hi testimony
fai' .n even &" casual spectators.