New-York tribune., 1872-01-17
TERWILLIGER'S DEFENSE.
GENERAL ANSWER OF WEED, PARSONS & co. TO
GRACIEs AFFIDAVIT.

GRACIEs AFFIDAVIT
The following document appeared in the
Albany papers Of yesterday:
Sdc of Ne'c York city and County Of Albany ss-John
. Parsons, one Of the members OF the firm OF Weed,
Parsons Co.. John d. Parsons, jr., superintendent of
the prnngofice Of said firm, and James TervAliger,
bong Cuy sworn, say and each for himself says: That
il Is not true that, during the period stated
in lie affidavit of Edward Oracle. pub
LShed in THE NEW YORK TRIBUNE Of yesterday, the firm
Of Weed Parsons Co. employed in printing legis-
ative bills and documents, under or i'll pursuance of
stated in said affidavit that oneth of all, any of
the amounts collected by the firm of Weed. Parsons Il
accounted TOR or paid to the said James Ter
that the sn of 6 o. Was fSf%ared nv td
firm 10 the said Terwiliger in pursuance Of any suCh
amount thereof or that be certified any bill in
That IL i- not true that the two bills partic-
creased by said Terwiiircr~onc from Ss Al to $500 and
the other from 500 to 81 256 in other sum or way
other articles of value purchased by said Te-wllirer
were frequently or at any time paid hy the sdld Nee1
of which copy is given by said Oracle was paid ny John
D. Parsons, ir. for said TerwLlicer, and at hi re
quest and jne amount thereof was afterward re-
funded. That the said hrm Of Weed Parsons d Co.
have credited the said Terwilliger sums al different
times amounting IN the aggregate TO s4'63o Co. which
credits Were for services, proof-readns &e that sucl
services Of said Terwiliger were wholly disconnected
with IL duties and once as Clerk OF the senate ahd
were after and during the adjournment OF the Legs
aturc that the compensation arrived at by per
c'n;a4c upon the work done: that the work
was done by the said TerwillSer. and the
credits made by the said hrn on their
book, openly and nOtOriOus.y, without thought on
the part ~ these dtpOuents that there any up1O
pr,ty in the that they still entertain the BELIEF
that tLrre was none. That in instance were the
charges bills OF the said trm against the STATE IN
by SAID allowance the said Terw Tiger; that
the Constitutional Convention printing. being the prin
Cipa item mentioned in said affidavit, was done III pur
prices liked by the Legislature, in the JOINT
solution ordering the that the item Of hstOr
cal papers and maps audited by the Committee on
WAYS and Means OF the Assembly. and by them placed
in supply D and that said Terwlliger had no con
nectiOn thercvlth and In the other the prices
charged the price. uniformly charged for Work ana
services OF q like character That IL Is not true that
said Oracle ever furnished said Terwillger with
bulls for printing Senate bills documents: tnat such
printing under the control or dlrec-
lion OF the Clerk the Senate. That II Is not true that
the cash book of said hrn shows that said Terwlger
received ouchfth Of The amounts collected on Dls OF
printing controlled furnished by MIN 20 the SAID nr
or any allow eces credits. payments Whatever, other
than those hcrclubctore mentioned
JOIN d. PARSONS,
| JOHN D. PAEsONS, JR.
JAMES TERN
Subscribed before tins 10th of Janu
I .fv. 1872. JOSEPH DAVIS, I'd,
Commissioner Of Deeds for Albany, n "