The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-03-05

CIerk OF tno nonfu OF SupervlsOrs the claimant n
sne nrst instance presents his bill either printed or
attached 10 printed form: IL IL then g,ven m -.
County Auditor to audit {; he examines It ana oer-
q. Are you able 60 distinguish the class OF claims
that pass through The Board of AuSit ana n,ne-
county ciaiu's III general thar are presentedf A I
Witness tnen again described thu mamma, =, ,,.
senng an rs ps H GAINS me warrant for the pay
Mayor and lastly oy the CLERK OF the board az An.
A recess was then taken
Mr.. storrs' examination was resumed.
To Mr.. Peckham-The county liabilities u.ra ,.,.s
10y the county boOkkeeper. Mr.. Lynes; the hocS ~
audit IL different from that; 1t Is detail "S t,e
register Of the vouchers az the time no SeSk 70
vouchers the Garvey claims were In the loo ana
the blanks were kept in the office for anybody vino
wanted them.
TO Mr. BuIriIl-No claims in their passage from the
COmptrqers Otfce to this Com mission OF Audlo
passed Through INV hands, and were not In INV
my CHARGE the County Auditor had charge OF rhe
audit book and the county Dookkeeper kept the
records OF county Liabilities anr had no direcs
control OF them; warrants were entered on tho
books OF the Comptroller after they were returned
as the signatures or the Olfcers signing Them war.
rents were generally filled up by the county book.
Keeper under the direction OF the County Auditor.
the examination made in the COmptrOler's OfiOS
OF certain packages OF vouchers was 0uly o CASUAL
claims or bulls included In those packages
To Mr.. Peckham-I noticed the names OF Andrew
J; Garyey ingersol q o. George T Miller and D.
stephen G. Lynes Jr.. sworn and examined by Mr..
PeCkham-I was county b0Okkeeper in the ONCE Of
the Comptroller from 1868 TO 1870; Mr.. Watson died
IN January, 1871; was acting auditor up to ABOUT
the 12tn Of May. and then on the 18th OF May was
appointed County Auditor by the Comptroller;
went away the last OF september or the LIST OF 90
toDer ISL on account Of sickness, and while was
H. A. Woodward and Mr.. Young; woodward was
Assistant Clerk Of the Board or Supervisors
fne Aisvhf MINI fhAv~
about the routine Of business in the C0mpir0ler's
ONCE; the Auditor, Mr.. watson would hand me tho
Gates TO for the Board OfAudt to sign and the blank
order for the County Auditor to draw the warrant;
then WOULD give them back TO the Auditor; then
they would come back To me with the certificates on
them signed by the members OF the Board OF Audit
and would draw out the warrant; VIM. N. Tweeds
Witness Identified certain blanks which are used
IN craving out bills and warrants IN the Comp
z. At the time these bills would be handed to
YOU en inc o1aay Auditor was There
name would be written across it, think.
2. In his own handwrilingf A. Yes, Sir.
4. Would anytning else be written across II, be.
was objected TO on the ground that 1t supposed ono
particular bill, and was amended so as to apply 70
Audit A. W. M. Tweed's name would be written
across DILL as chairman and that ana the items OF
adidavit attached 10 the Dill oi its correctness
blank form OF bill was produced and Identified
Oy the Witness
q. Look at the stamp on the back Of that form
and say when that would be put on A. After The
Auditor had examined IT., before the bill would be
sent 10 the members OF the Board OF Audit for ther
signature.
Blank forms Of certificate to be filed in with tho
signatures OF the Board OF Audit and OF the direo-
ton to the Comptroller by the Auditor to draw q
warrant, were Identified by the witness and marked
by the Court.
the blanks attached BY you A. They we've passed
over to the County Auditor, and would De returned
times longer. When they came back they would
have the blanks filed In with the signatures OF the
Mayor, Comptroller and the other members OF the
Board Of Audit IN their own handwriting.
q. Who calculated the interest on these bfllsS A.
Sometimes the Auditor, sometimes myself; the tn
terest would be added to the bl In red ink and DO
made part OF II.
q. When they came back to you signed what was
doas A. would nave verbal % direction 10 from Inc
blank form OF the warrant drawn BY witness
was Identified by witness
1t to the papers and hand 1t back to the Auditor.
Q. What next would be dones A. the warrant
troer and The CLERK Of the Board Of sapervsors
would then enter it the audit book; the warrant
The audit book was then produced.
2. Look At TINS book and say If that page IL In
O. Is chat audit No. 9O4 and all along that line In
your handwritlngY
This question was oblected TO on the ground that
II was already covered by the previous question.
The Court held the objection good.
Q. After you got through entering the warrant In
that book, what would be the next thing dOneS A.
The warrants would be ready for delivery ana
would be given to the County Auditor.
@. When the rant was delivered would there
be a receipt takenf A. Yes sir. and the receipt
would be attached to the rest OF the papers, whloh
would then be q voucher,
bill, the stamp OF the County Auditor the certificate
OF the Board OF Audit the order OF the County
q. What was done with the vouchers A. Filed
away In pigeon holes In closet with folding doors.
vouchers In september last A. There was q rob-
berry there.
q. Were any claims OF Garvey not takens A.
think mott II irecoect right there were only six or
seven OF Keyser's vouchers left.
all taken' A. They were taken out at the time OF
the robbery for some purpose, and were In difer-
o. No vouchers were left then except those that
were in different pacei A. could not state posi-
tvey; looked for the others after the robbery, bus
.. When was the robbery first discovered A. II
happened on Sunday, the 10th OF September, and
was discovered early on Monday.
AUDIT ~ ''N -'" - w
Mr. Tremaine answered that the object Of the ques-
ton was to show that the accounts were never
audited at all.
the question was, by consent, suspended, as the
discussion It would Involve would greatly prolong
the sitting OF the Court and It was already quar-
o. IA warrant produced.) Is that your wrltings
A. Yes; the signatures OF Mayor Hall and Of Comp
troller Connolly and OF Mr.. Young are, think au-
thenuc.
o. Is there any mark to show whether it has been
paid A. There is mark on IL, which Is the usual
sign OF It's having been paid; the warrant L. sent to
the bank. from the bank TO the Chamberlain ana
from the Chamberlain TO the COmptroller's ONCE
again.
Q. What Is the bankY A. At that time the bank
was the broadway Bank,
=: is the dllng up Of that warrant in your hand
writing, a. Yes, sir,
Mr. Peckham explained that the warrant now pro-
duced was the warrant In the particular case
charged in the Indictment. The voucher had been
lost but the still In existence and was
now produced.
Mr. BurriIl objected TO the warrant being put In
evidence on the ground that no foundation Tor its
production had been laid by the proof OF the con-
tents or by the evidence of the existence or any
claim. me warrant did not advance them one step
toward showing whether this particular claim had
or had not been audited by the defendant.
Judge DaIy--Why is 1t not some evidence OF tho