New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-10-26

o. Iook nc exhibits &c to 20 aud state whether tnesS
be,ber The Inducements upon them arc your ino2Ise
mental A. Yes Sir MADE out bills against tno 0"u'
a. Stote how Won mado out these bills, and toll an tne
circumstances In relation 10 themi ~ IL ~ ,is Ioo "a
April sone time Woodward, Deputy CLERK OF tno 'red
of superylsors asked how much money was % rnr
to pay the work had done ana lnen u r,eaIred
In progress; told MN Dow mu had done Il
and also 10 cover up some outside tnings no insiro
told him as could thon no o ms and give
lions about that time 70 make out sonlo o h yas IN
me the amounts, aud what appropl diom5 ~ he
be made against ana have ave 80 per cent Of these s
before did anything got an opborIIn3 bIn qbst
Snd do N tbe natter he says do just Mr. Wood
ward tells YOU and you Will get your money! so, IN
made ont bills and handed them In from time 10 time
O. State how much was the gross amount you say was
due 10 you as coming 10 you, that you wanted 70 ge'
o State what they included, did they include anything
for work actually done for the countYf A. zee, sr
O. What proportion A, For Gil the decorations ana
frescO painting done in the Finance Department. ana
other places IN the building and the plasteng scafod
Ing and materials ladders and various things soOo
was about the amount claimed There was $1,000 Tor
some work done on ormores IN progress ana ue, anp
part for county offices, which ~ the money eaeu;
county buildings and there Is $4,000 for cash ADVANCED
This was Objected 10 as not connected with the defend
ants actions. Mr. Peckhsm SAID ne propose 20 snow
that $4,000 went TO Tweed for his use IN tue and
another portion nto the house or COnn0Y taae d 4,
Hail. when the witness presented bill to hln ASKER
Mayor HaIl-If the Court please, desire TO put me
defense in the hands Of the Court this matter we 90
not think this admissible; at the same tne u ~ ~ onn
not legally ar in fact hurt the Defense yet the defense
docs not wish to stand in the position OF gog 0 rI
evidence wa believe to against the defense ehtue
in admissible III your honor has any douDt on as s
iect think my brother, soughton' would soon Soi'o
Mr. PecEham said they proposed to connect the DC
Mr. stonghton-Then we withdraw the objection ana
n they do NOS connect the defendant with IL "e Sna
ask the Court to strike out the tesIimonS'
THE PROCESS OF MAKING COLLECTIONS.
NJ n.rvev then prooeeded: Thirteen thousand dol
,s was dine mo for Woodwards house and grounds and
for materials. -.
@ Are these the checks which you gave for the 5oooOi
A. Yes Sir $4,000 and $4,000; there was about SO"O
due me for work done Mr. Tweed at Greenwich ana
soTrtbs belonging to Walter Roche 5000
myself for expenses that Is the Whoe amount
o. Now that being the amount state what you did IN
making out the bills A. Out OF these bills received %
O. state how you made out these bills, and what was
done with them A. made them myself ron Time 20
would never anything more OF the Dllls un caea
S SBS3 70 be- made would get the bills himself
and the warrants aud vouchers tOgether we usuaIy
saw TO me: give me q check for so much money"
giving me tho computation already made 1t was in Mr
small neat figures / sometimes said thought the
amount larger than L anticipated ana ne sald:
took out blank check and gave him the amounts then
he passed receipt to sign and gave me the warrant
O. Was the receipt tue same as no" hdnu Jou'
O. Is that the handbook which you kept in the Broad
Mr. Garvey, at the request OF MI Peckhan turned 70
number OF dates sowlng the total amount So
TO be over 81 The witness then Identified series
of checks which he had gwen 10 woodward Tor the
Mr. song6ton~why are these checks presented here
No has had the hardhood to say that Mr. Hail ever
Mr. Peckhan~wc propose toshow that Tweed received
portion OF these very shares ana TO co4neot & a
Mr.. Peckham-We cannot produce Woodward, and so
OF course cannot catch his checks.
wooDwARD's ROLE AND TwEgD's MATTERS.
Witness-Woodward and would go to the bank to-
gether and when he had drawn large sum he was tmd
about caryngt and wished me to retain TO Chambers
ST.; gave IL TO Watson In the Controllers office,
once laid It his DESK and three times it to
Woodward there; I remember having a conversation
with Mayor Hall IN 1871, soon after the amount OF the
frauds was made public IN relation to these eharges
O. Had you done work for the county prior 10 TINS
for long Time a, les, on ha'o Hnom WI UNITY
some smaller; remember taking one to the Mayors
office, wishing to get the warrant sgnedj 1t was IN
o. We're these warrants which you took to him war
rants upon claims portions OF which you had agreed to
give TO Mr. Tweedl A. could not tell how much was tie
amounts think there was something TO come out OF IT,
O. State what conversation you had with the Mayor at
that time. A. Mayor Hall looked at the bills and said,
Are these Mr.. Tweeds matters Z" Think said Yes"
but cannot recollect; he signed the warrants.
THE MAYORS CONFERENCES WITH CARNEY.
O. DO you remember warrant for 81, 900 in connec-
ton with the reservoir and conversation you had with
the Mayor the subecti A. had conversation with
him at his house; Mr. Connolly wanted the Mayors
signature and the Mayor said he would take the check to
Albany and get signed for he said he to do he
told he said he would have it all right the warrant
was paid.
@ Before IT was made did you make any present to
the Mayorl A. Not myself but friend OF mine did; 1t
did not emanate from me he got two pieces OF silver
and sent them to Mayor Hail. one in his name and one
in mine; received note from Mayor Hall about it /
have not found that note yet but may be able 10 do
sol the warrant paid to me was warrant upon large
b ana the percentage was 70 per cent my conyeTsa-
lions ON these matters were With Watson, Woodward,
sons have mentloned tho piece of silver sent to the
Mayor III my name was paid for by me.
O. Do you remember having conversation with the
Mayor his house IN July 1871, with reference the
commencement Of suit by youl A. do Sir.
lici A. About that lime; think the Mayor sent q
messenger after me, and when came he said, Don't
how much due TO me, and said had bills in the re-
for large amount and then told him had TO give 10
OF the amount received to certain persons he
said, 81 did not know anything about that; never
RneT 6 ayT9g @GOS S "a ws o SaE % ssG
for 1t, and finally consented TO do 80; he said he
would come upon these e, dfo%s %tn coup af ana
reluctantly afterward went to his house again and
have very good effect the complaint was published in
the papers, but from inaetion the matter dropped.
Q. When you said TO the Mayor rs per cent OF tho
money to TO other persons, what did he say A.
He said he did not know anything about It, and he
wished lie did, he thought no money was expended ex
cept little for political purposes.
Mayor Ha-Whatever conversations we may or may
have had did you not always say your claims
justdid you not say in presence Of Mr.. Tyleri A.
don't remember the conversation exactly, but IL Is
likely going to tell you they unjust. Laugh
teri
The Court then adjourned to Monday morning at II
O'Clock. ..-.