The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-03-16
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,ory. and II IT was mob We could make it So and TO
perhaps | may show from the resolution IN the
records OF The directors allowing mo TO 40 II.
Record shownl We had been talking about bor-
rowing money FOR mouth before that; the ncso-
hailon with the President OF Inc Tenth
weogs ana they did not CONE 70 any point
sina ~; Ml. Wool WAS IN New York once or twice
went up TO Nj. weeds ohce IN see what was going
be done about ihe matter: sat down IN lie ante
room, aud M Wood Vent IN anu saw MI. Tweed;
ne was gone bul very lew minutes ana came back
ana said It was al. rgnt; tnen you told me you had
soprowed -, % ar IMeed sloooo ana go 0ne ms n
mat way; the company nave authorized me TO
borrow me money on their credit; you Iaen SAD
IS the reason .hese men are not able to get Me
money from ule Tenth National Bank well, Mr..
Tweed said he did not Know and asked how much
they wanted; YOU said 6 900: Tweed says TO you,
"Give me your note and VIII iee you have it;' yon
sat down and gave your note lor Sio,ooo; Then
gave sou he noe OF ne COMPANY, after we got up
10 Fifteenth street, Tor $l5,oo0; YOU gave me the
cheek; opened an sucouut with The TENTH National
Bank; ihiaS III ne latter part OF september.
~ senator Allen-9; o. what rear A. 1870.
A. MINK II was about that time, the 9th or 2sth
Oi Sep,enDer; we went GA dong business ana the
rams afterwards discounted Tor Us considerable
paper.
q. WAC was 10 pay tnat when II became luep
i. Onr company was TO take OF At; mean the
note you gave to Tweed Instead oil the one / gave
you; did rot suppose he was going TO give his
Uute utili aitcr ~ was dohe.
z. You waited TO get the money on the credit OF
ihe c0mpanSi A. Yes, sir; had been trying .0r
1--WE OF Six VEGAS TO 0et 1t through dr Bliss OF the
Tenth National HanE; we afterwards went along
hnruugh the fan and winter, ana Inc Tenth National
1aIk must nave discounted $4,000 OF paper for us
{. What was done win the money! A. 1t all
again nt0 actas aoouJ The business lie ana Wood
h2d together, the value OF the stock Of the COM
pan,es they were partners in Gc.l Know YOU
Made deposit OF 5000 in May, 1870 ior the pur-
pose OF TAXING care OF ONE mortgages and seourl-
Ne IN i.vAigaton COUNT, in winch Mr.. Biakes
Itiu "a lrnl
nne5; sent you money and paid money for you;
iae.c vas abuu! nVe thousand dollars more less;
! t.iii s..y exactly: seit portions OF IL in cer-
Gates OF deposit; rceollect sending you -, roo;
cat say wGether that was a certificate OF deposit
on cnecK; one o! these sums was certificate OF de.
Ecsit; called then at The Bowling Green Savings
PAM and ioid them wanted some money to send
mo tue country and Thought had better take
CERTIFICATE OF DEPOSIT
10 40 INTO me country; We'll did not know The
reason way then or 90 moi now, but they gave me
TIE money on your check endorsed by me, ana the
none' Was drawn out On those checks: got GER
oanks-' don't remember winch one-and know
eeh; y.
IL Wa not any BANK with which was doing busl.
ness; when they told me they could not give me
near py-rlgnt near Wall street; know thought
epos a; the time eara WOOD w, ss gave the note
Tor $1,000, Tor money that he borrowed for 0ur
for $l5,eO0 the COMPANY has paid interest on this
note more Than once; have let Mr.. Wood have
stands caalo, say; the note gave General Wood
was Tor three months; 1t was never renewed; SD
same amount !og which he gave hts note to Tweed
was with Wood when he borrowed tIe $40, COO from
Could was IN the ante-room, and so was not pres
cni dd not open an account IN the Tenth National
Bank unlh Tie $4,000 note was deposited III favor
iusincss IN same bank IN favor 0, Wood; one OF
them was ior $500: don't remember what bank;
M mat he generaly eposItci other moneys tner ere
buI ldye pad nothing 10 do Win the accounts
since tgc ia' o. l8lo; should say drew something
deposited by note IN the Tenth Naiional Bank;
Gercral wood owns all the stock or tile New YORK
siocs was tran .fergcd 10 hln by reason OF my own
c'uparras :ncnts: he mad advanced $4,000 to
besn VITA, and desired That all mad in the Two
sSomral es Should be used by him 10 indemnify
hin AGAINST any losses; there were no pau.
cru'ar arrangements between him and myself III
regard 10 Inc division of the profits; knew that
lie wca'd 10 what was right BY me; General Wood
made lur.her advance OF seven or el.ht thousand
dollars 10 me a. treasurer OF the company; he has
mace temporary advances IRON time to tune ana
tne-c nave been paid back TO MIN; would get
money roI hi n, repay it, and then get more nom
lime 10 limo, III all agsrcgating TO seven or eight
ihonsand dollars; tue company owes GeneralMood
been no dividends paid by either OF these companies
since General Wood OF ! have had 10 10 with
Them; ] turned tile check book and bank
book over - General Wood at the time we were
leaving the Bowling Green Savings Bank; have
NEVER HAD AN ADJUSTMENT
Of accounts win General Wool for twentyfv
ina way: tniak / nave passed mortgages, jndg.
mems farms, houses aud lots into his hands. for
which lie has never settled, 10 the amount Of eighty
or one hundred thon3dld dollars.
q. Do y0u mean 10 say he owes you that amount ~
A. No, sir don't think the balance can be much,
II anything, because we always kept little track
OF II: nc TOOK a. true whatever | said to MIN, and
icok IS 1tHe whatever he said 10 me; we have
nership TO his day. ana we did
aS Ga1ess g me VEGA 9wys mad n an
mace a vrcar ueal o. money out q ,ge law bust:
ness; mover knew the Tina wh"n &c nc as not good
for anything: never Knew any debt against him
ments ar. outstanding against him, but do not
know OF any myself; know That between the years
1861 ana 1859 he was worth from twenty .nve to
tbir.y thousand dollars. but whether It was owned
by himself aud his wife jointly do mo- know.
The remainder OF the testi,nOry OF The witness
related To the various judgments for debt existing
against Senator Wood.
Tia Eass oil ia. Lobby Oh the stand.
A. ID. Barber being sworn, testified as follows:-
lfcsIdc az Uuca; know Senator Wood three years;
lreDembcr meeting him. but had no particular ac-
quaintance With pm; nave been member, and
have done little oi everything; no particular
business.
q. Baye You not spent considerable time in Al.
bany curing The sessions OF the LEGISLATURE A, /
have, lof several years.
y Beoie lsgof a. Yes, sir.
y. We're you here most OF the time during the
sessions OF 1870 ana 1871 A. Yes SIR; have been
looking alter interests Of members who mad leglsla-
ton 10 look after.
q. Not member OF either house A. No sir: 1
know Mr.. Tweed veiy well; know Mr.. Jay Gould
o. DO yon know the measures which are spoken
Q! III general terms as the city charter, Which
passed III 1870, and the Two Per Cent bill, which
passed. hlnk III 1870 A. Yes, Sir: and also
Know the measure known as the code amendments,
which passed in 1871.
OH. no. INDEED Mr.. BARBER
y. IN regard 10 any Of these measures 90 you
Know whether any member OF the Senate was ap-
Noached by any person with money to influence his
actloh q. do not, and do not know whether such
W.: W.. VIC lac. IN regard to any measure pending Ia
IsiO anu 1911; when say that mean myself; / do
mo- YAK OF lumor; have recollection Of money
hn"ehcins members to vote for certain measures;
100 nol know OF any money transaction between
senator Wood and any orher person during the
years 1870 and 1871. e Wv
q DO Won Know OF his making loan A. should
Dave qualified that, perhaps; he himself has snoKen
.; IL ana .n,, Mr. tweed has spoken OF IT. 40 not
Any" W'e.n eI any other person thonght Mr.. Tweed
ami MI. Gould had any money Transaction win
senator Wood during The entire years of 1870 ana