New-York tribune., 1872-01-15
CORRUPTION AT 3LBANY.

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ruE CHAI p AGAINST JAMES ih" y i'''
lIGER
nm. ,,,.p,rlr ~ DESTROYED IF NOT,
C4N Tnt. ,Usl >-lr]'oteh @ Or 20 ,, .t,,,
TIE MJ>, 'A'o"iA-'
SENATE .,,.J co.;,
,.5 C,o,, - AlbaRv. S.: Edward trace
sdnly sworn. po.cs that from the mtceh.h
,,' do, If N,,nhci. 1884, to August LIST lo'V Nc
or,,loycd o., sole boohkoepr oil tine hiln ol
~ ~, -c,s /, Co.,. Of the City Of Albany tha'
-, s,,,l, ,sri,J ,lo said finn conducted the ouSi-
,f u,ipfio... hrirg specially employed III PRINT
,,,,,ti.,. d. ,rmcnts bills and other matter
''9 =, ,,.,.r,.ce If q contract with the STATE
II. lc,orclt further states that' during
" ,,.d, # his connection with sad irm rs
,,,.uor o,,-Ggh IF all amounts collected Tor
-, senate bills or other Seuate documents was
,,,,,rIv acco,ut,G cr and paid to james lei"iii'-
g., Che Cierl. al tie senate. as a bonus OF 'oii'ii
-. that in pl,Isl auco If tie said ariahS'IHri''
.l..,ro of s1t-, e.. was forwarded To 'he s"," i''
,,,i,,er ~, tbe ,h day OF July, 1853, as WIZ inoio
n,llv arrcal b, g. receipt d The American EN,'
C,npa,,. marked ,sljbit y and mdoIS'o u! "'!'
neot. and that ia 1869 Che ioio""s >P' P''.~DN
o,roun+, were credited 10 the account oi 'h'S" w
uilligcr, VIZ: .,-.,.- 70 ,oe -
.r ,elt Col~fi tIl iDv9l Convention
10 per cent VI , 'ucous account 10 NAY 80 1C67 os
- crn II ,r,a Ipcrs and Mal,S;., 545 10
20 per cent putns oT kloaa Prc 81 1888 $50 %
90 ncr cent .u-neous account 10 D''' q 6SS 05
Amounting ia a o. th, ~um of.'....' '.''''''' -
AVID that IN. following specified payments were
made nj the times ard in the amonnis hei'ID'l''i
d..i.Datrd 10 Tic sIid Tcrwilic'T, VIZ;
Nir y. IS3..-. 'yso on
3,,,,,. III III L. tic sum of............sl5e- 90
y 5f.f frllt
,,,.f,rc cited vere solely on account of the COM
mission Or bonus I'll wed by the SAID ilm 10 'ne
,,d rcryilhccr. That the said credits aid ent41es
o,, more fully stated in the paper marked
"Fxhibt T." ard iudorscd by dcponcnt That
d,,orcot. ouriuE the said period of his en-
,lovue,t WAS Ia the habit of entering III the
c,.b.book the various amounts paid 10 the sad
rr,yiper by the said firm, III such a manner as 10
slow fully the puIroSo of and reason for such pay
,nept and that TIE said cash-boOk viii show fu!iy
and in detail THAI the said Terwilger regularly re-
c.,vcJ ope-flth of the amounts collected on account
,f priptipg controlled or furnished by hlm 10 the
sid finn.
That freouentlv. during the period Of deponents :
said enplovnert bills for jewelry or other articles
Of value purchased by the said Terwilliger would he
presented for payment to the sad firm, and that the
lane were usually paid and retained until tine sad
Trrwiliccrs account for commissions should De
,ctted That tie bill marked Exhibit {, and Endorsed
l,y dcponcnt bllye for jcwely puIchaSedby the sad
Tcryiriger from W ndel q Roberts, and amounting
~ SO was presented and paid as heIenletoie stated
That frequently. during the period Of dcponcnt 5
said employment, The said Tcrwiligtr would Yi.lt
the office OF the sad FIRM, and ask dcPonent tor hS
accounts; that dep0nent frequently furnished the
said Terwllipcr with bills for printing senate bulls
or documents in which the items and amounts were
fully and correctly stated, but that the sald bulls
were uniformly returned to dcponent With s'lch
additions and alterations as 80 materially increase
the amount Of the ILL, and that these altered n'
fraudulent accounts wcro uniformly certified aS cor
ret by tho said Terwilheor and collected By The
sqid finn. That charge for printing testimony 10
the Railroad Committee of the Senate in rcla
tion 70 increase Of capital stock, &c, entered
in the books of 70 ccOunt Of said Hrm unde
date of March le sC9 increased as aforesaid hS
tbe said TeruiIurcr from $tS3 Al ltho anoun'
,r,n.rly charged cIcfoI) to The sum of 500, the
auunt fraudulcItly certified as correct 10y the sad
T,rwiIhcer. and collected 10y the said finn. That
charge for printing testimony &c, for select Com
ni,tee Of the Senate, and appointed Apl1i ~ le's
erd entered in thc books Of account OF sald hih
under date Of Aluil -, 1900 was increased a+aloIe
.gil by the said T,rwj'liger from $500 thc amount
frndulently certified as correct by the said Ter
oilrCcr and collected i.Om the State Treasurer 10y
tue said hrm. LpNAlip UIA'lI.'
sn,,,.d am, sworn TO before me this 18Th day OF b.
ctmbCT, l55l. -, -. ~ ,N,i VI ;. y.
ExHIBlr A.
American EXpTCs Go. r.,,. ,,.
1906 o. AIHAHh' h'.Jw! H. Is,. .
a. az o. d. TERWILLIGEB, syracuse, y. }.
FOR Thompson Co. Am VAIN
EAIiBlT B.
AIrANy, Y. y
Mr. JAMES TEENUrIGFR TO WE'D. PAi-ONs a Co., Dr.
SO and A CbiuI.l .,--i.;
is5a-Junc lS-Ch.-ttU!i0Eal Convention DOcu-
mcut, g., senate : ate Of NCW-NorE E....Nlo"'3 5o
MAY 2l-Nli~,. lscpUs account 10 May L. 1863. 3lS U
MAY L2-Hi,tr'D lu s and papers 65'9 y.
nm "a. r. Cd. ...iftee - ............... 2,739 %
Dec 2O-Mioco ,,IoOus account 10 Dec 81 1907 9'o "
s23iQo 2S
% per cent Con t.utiolai Convention .::. S2is0 y
~ per cent n atOus account 10 slaY H. loOJ oe o
y per cent historical papers ana is.-.......- 49,
~ Der cent prip .ug for \. X. Cunuttee 0i' O
10 per cent mi-ce!4LeOus account 10 D''' o+ ,eo ~
1859. ''---'--''''
Sl6js q
NAV 2l-BY cash 49,
bee SO-By CIrL. ...''''''' i3 W %, ~