New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-03-25
THE JUDICIAL INVESTIGATION.

WHAT BECAME OF TIE $4,000 SUBSCRIBED BY
TIRE UNION PACIFIC-BARNARD's INDECENT
CONDUCT on THE BESCH-TES rIM0NT OF
FRANK p. BLAIR.
The Judiciary Committee resumed its in
vesgaton OF the charges against Judge Barnard the
Fifth Avenue Hotel on Saturday Frank p. Blair tesi
fed 10 conversation In the Of the Astor House
between him. Mr. Bushnell, and Judge Barnard witness
had alluded the Erie and the Unon Pacific Railroads,
when Barnard exclaimed haye kicked set Of the
scoundres OF herd, and will do the with
others" Barnards manner was decidedly Jocular.
ChefJds..ce Ingraham OF the Supreme Court testi-
ned briefly in relation TO OF Mrs Fields against
Thomas c. Fields. He stated that it Intended be
should have the hearing OF the case and he papers were
the papers eayng them in court and in hts absence
they handed over to judge Barnard, who aferward
Mr. wetInore called for the defense and examined
In relation Ia the suit " Bowles against Duf contradict
ing the testimony Of Mr. Compton, who testified few
Joha E. Devlin testiaed thar he counsel 'or rAs
EreE z0 Post in the suit Of capt samues AGAINST that
paper and that he had tried 70 delay the case 9nt
had pressed Judge Barnar to proceed with t lie also
stated that he aid not think that Barnard, being mem
Der OF the Tammany Society was thus disgusined Tor
Abraham sreinhart testified IN regard 20 the testimony
given by AdOph Levinger Ia suit by steinlmrt "a re-
Mr.. Ivinger said he applied tO Judge Barnard for an
injunction order ana could not got IT, and sad be gave the
papers to stenhart. hs client witness SAID that
he discovered that his lawyer did not know enough
to state the ease properly to the court; when
was surprised that he admitted TO the bar. aud
he competent "a keep junkshop than he
Witness then went TO John H. Fellows with whom he
associated the staff Of the eth Regment IN Col
Funk's Brigade. and. knowing him Intimately, pre-
sented the papers TO him Fellows said ne would apply
other Judge than Barnard but subsequently no
made application 10 Barnard, and fully stating the case
Augustus L. Brown Of the firm OF Brown, Hall & Van
derpoe testified that he had paid any money 20
Judge Barnard either directly indirectly He was asked
ana he said mo :" but when Judge Barnards CHILD
born he made the child present Of silver piece anu
J. H. strahan gave some important testimony regard
ing the circumstances under which Barnard was forced
20 grant the Injunction IN the case OF J0hn Foley against
Richard Connolly Several other important witnesses
William A. Beach testified IN reference TO the Heath g
Raphael suits against the Erie Railroad Company the
transfer OF the G056 shares of stock and the granting OF
certain orders, he having acted as counsel Tor Erie AT
the time.
Railroad testified Ia relation to tho $4,000 which, on
former OCCASION he had affirmed paid Judge Full
his suit against the Union Pacfc Mr. Fullerton day
Mr.. Bushnes testimony was published was called a. .
witness, at his request and stated that this $4,000
was paid James Fisk as hush money MI Bush
nell his testimony saturday, stated ad sh1f NE nas m IN
assured him that he had never dollar OF this
totally different considerations
II L rumored that the Committee viii Investigate to-
day new charge made against Barnard.
THE REGISTERS OFFICE.
The sub COMMITTEE on the Registers Office
Al d.
witness testified after high words with Mr. Miles
in regard the formers tardiness that he had not
made computation OF more than one search from the
Reg.ers Office since the present Register took posses
SION he had found ono search for which sl5 IS
charged instead OF g. the legal charge for SEARCH
s legally any more than IS; there night be a
law OF which he was ignorant, allowing the
Register 20 charge more than that amount witness
cited several Instances Of charges and said he
knew the Register was cognizant OF them under the
present Register, however there was material reform
he thought that there we're many lawyers who would
sighted hereafter in the Registers office Witness
euded by stating that many lawyers and business men
more convenient quarters.
THE COUNTY CLERKS OFFICE.
The Committee on the County Clerks Office
met Saturday evening.
M Davis, OF the frmiof Davis & Park, testified that
the rates charged since January for negotiating the
Third Avenue Savings Bank mortgages very large
the County Clerk had NOT charged up 10 his legal fee
Redder Van Dyke. OF counsel for the Equitable Insur
Company stated that his firm had examined titles
that society their loans bond and mortgage had
been searching titles tye years had never made any
Charles T. LOew County Clerk tesied that the clerks
In the County Clerks office are pad by the County.
paid by the County Clerk FROM the fees received for
searching excluding the fees he received for searches
the salary OF the County Clerk was fixed at 500
per annum the jurors fees are paid to. jurors.
the court the Office Is divided into two PARASITIC
searching oice and the supreme Court clerks Office the
expense OF running the Office Is paid by the county; all
expenses attending the searching department are paid
by the clerk himself the of the search
ing depaBtmeDt from t0,o00 TO $4,000 year. the
average amount OF fees received by hin for the last
two or three years the witness could not state.
a. he had not kept any account thereof; he
would however, be glad TO take $4,000 for
them after all expenses paid he took the risk OF
searchers leaving out judgments or other Hens also the
rsh Of clerks making mistakes ia the entry or indexug
of any such lines they would be- as liable % leave OF
judgment for FOR $50 IN the event or any
such mistake the Clerk would W responsible and wouti
have pay II under tha law witness bond for
SIS liking toe fees states that Che Clerk viii
be responsible for any aiassrions VI inaccuracies