The New York herald., 1872-12-29
THE HARLEM COURT HOUSE. INQUIRY.
Harry Genet On the Stand for Hours-A Sharp
ProHted to the Amount Of Dollar-He
Swears He Did Not and De6es the
Prosecution TO Prove Otherwise.


Swears He Did Not and Defes the
Prosecution TO Prove Otherwise.
THE INVESTIGATION CLOSED AT LAST.
The Senate Committee had another session
yesterday, to hear evidence in the Harlem Court
House job, Senators Temann and weismann being
present Mr.. Parsons appeared for the prosecn-
tion, and Judge Waterbury for the defence. The
defence called Thomas Barry, journeyman mason,
who testified that he worked on the Court House
frst and was paid there; when he worked at
Genet's house he was paid by Q Mr.. Banker and
not by Mr.. Scallon, who paid him when working
1t the Court House. Mr.. Gillian, the secretary OF
the Yorkvlle Bank, recalled for the purpose OF
identifying other checks drawn by H. w. Genet In
favor Of Scallon. The witness remembered that
some Of the city warrants deposited by Genet to
his credit were payable TO ScalOn.
10 Mr.. Parsons-These warrants were used to
keep Genet's account, against which he drew,
good; do not know that the checks were given
Scall0n in payment for Genet's house; know that
Genet had other sources nom which to realize
money to keep his account good besides these city
warrants; have sold bonds for him and carried
the proceeds to his account; at one time sold
$4,000 in bonds for him, some gas stock at another
time, and again some United States bonds; dur
ing the period covered by these checks he depos-
tied warrants; he made no Discrimination be-
tween his private account and the Court House
account.
To Mr. Waterbury-Mr. Genet loans money to
other persons and has many checks passing con-
ttnually; cannot say what extensive speculations
on private account Mr.. Genet was engaged in.
George II. Z. Lynch, Clerk Of the Commissioners,
was recalled, and asked to identity certain vouch-
The vouchers were signed by the Commissioners in
blank; received them from C0rsOn, and returned
them to him after they were so signed by Judges
McQuade and Porter; all said to the Judges was,
"Mr Corson wants some vouchers"
On crossexaminatlon witness said he was un-
Sou e the ca House When wess s drew his
salary eacn time he was willing to perform SER
vices, but neither he nor his son was employed
there.
Mr.. Fl. w. Genet was called to verify his endorse
ments upon some OF the vouchers shown him; he
obtained on the warrants in the building OF his
house or for any other purpose; he testified that
he, never received cent OF any OF the warrants
paid SCall0n money for the erection OF his house,
and positively denied that he had profted In the
House appropriation; witness admitted endorsing
J. Mcbride Davdsons name to warrant
6s his s authority and sIsS drew the
ON account OF the trouble, and witness
then gave it to scallon and told him
for Ingersoll Co.. the manufacturing statoners
and the New YORK Printing Company he had
never seen nor heard OF til he learned y from the
house was his own, aud not farthing Of 1t came
from the city warrants. Witness minutely detailed
his house. naming the parties. Besides the $4,000
paid Scallon between October, 1870, and October,
is71, witness paid Scallon In cash fully s25,OOO
DprhQna cash. He stated that
ator Sandlord came to him and asked to be allowed
to furnish the lumber; witness sent him to the
%as ssSsred to sanaosS which a waess
supposed was contract; SANFORD sup,
s the money and paid it over witness never knew
that Scalon had used any OF the Court House lum-
ber on his house until IT came out in evidence has
paid every demand made for material and work,
and gave Scallon money to pay the men on his
house regularly every two weeks.
On crOss-examinatl0n the witness said that he
procured the passage Of the bin; Tweed suggested
himself ana probably witness suggested the name
Of McQuade; witness did not recollect who sug-
Senator remanns side OF the city: George IL E.
Lynch. George +. Lynch. J: Wesley Palmer Philip
were related to him; They were appointed
without any intervention Of his except In
one or two cases, where he recommended
them; witness had often refused to recommend
his relatives TO ONCE he had always opposed ring
frauds and the practice q giving sinecures 10 per-
Sweeny except what he fought out OF them; one OF
the Commissioners said 1t was advisable to have
counsel ana witness was ,apponssd t he had rem
tunites were likely to arise; he thought he became
counsel without any Intervention ol mis-. Counsel
asked II he was appointed by accident like other
relatives OF his, when witness told him he in
sulting In his questions, and II ne conducted the
would respond to his questions. In regard to his
$4,000 bill for his services as counsel Mr. Genet said
he had paid out money for expenses; he had seen
several parties regarding the lots, but the final
search OF the title was made by Judge Porter for
him. he had also rendered service In selecting the
lots, which he did not like at all, but as they
his opposition; Fairchild had come to him and
urged the purchase Of the lots but witness was
not directly or indirectly benefited by the pur-
chase thereof; witness, through Judge Van voor
hies, paid Mr.. Ainsley $500 for drawing the plans
Scallon was appointed Superintendent OF the Court
House without the aid Of witness; no Court House
material went into his residence, and he paid for
AL OF II; there is y stable on the premises with
some black walnut in It, possibly, but witness could
not tell where the walnut came from, unless IL was
sented in the supply Of the Court House LUMBER
Mr. Parsons submitted witness to q scathing cross
examination that called out more emphatic decar-
alton from witness that every cent OF money he
had obtained from the city on these warrants was
paid to Scallon and Wilson for work on the Court
House.
p. T. Hart, formerly employed as Q mason on the
Court House, testified that men often left there in
different hours OF the day to work ON Genet's
after roll call men named Campbell, May and
Heenny were sent away to Genet's house by the
foreman.
J. X. Harrington testified that Lewis Baker had
inquired OF him where he could get vacant lots TO
pile the Court House lumber and he suggested
LCyd's lots which are close by Genets house; fre-
quently since then he has seen lumber there.
This closed the investigation and the committee
notified the counsel that they would not hear ar.
gument In this city. They might, however. sub.
init argument In writing, and 1t would be embodied
IN the printed report
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