New-York tribune., 1873-01-18
TIE TWEED TRIAL..
GARyEY REPEATS his STORY OF THE SECRETS
OF THE RING.

was confined TO tho examination OF Andrew T. Garvey
John Mc Davidson also told how he got tho money for
his bills Garvey will probably be crossoxanined on
Monday During the recess Garyey retired to adoh-
ing ROOM The defendant was passing through but
turned suddenly around and looked at him. Garvey
seemed 10 shrink from him and went back into the
Courtroom.
Upon the opening of the Court, Stephen c. Lynes,Jr
was placed again the witness stand, and whiie mr
Peckham called out The numbers Of the dinerent war
rants the witness read tie corresponding entries ID the
Record OF Vouchers lie testified that the practice OF
reouirine afdavts for every bin had been practically
abandoned in the Controllers Office some years before
1870.
John Mcbride Davidson next called, whereupon
Mr. Graham objected stating that the first count OF the
indictment alleges that there genuine liability
presented TO the Board Of Audit by Keyser Co.. and
that the Board did not audit IT, In she second and
fourth counts they set forth that the claim was wholly
fictitious the Hall trial this witness was brought up
10 prove that the claim was wholly false, and counse
now demanded that counts inconsistent with the eVf
deuco be obliterated. The objection was overred MI
Davidson testified in the main as follows;
In 1870 had claims against the city. 0rs presented
my bills TO Mr. Woodward. This IA my ncorsement on
The amount Of this bin was se,9l0. After presenting
the account was sent for by mr. MoodwarV VINO ,V,u
dorsed the the back without seeing the lace
then received check from Mt WATSON IYr So,ss
davt upon the BILL and never appeared before the Boaru
10 Mr. Fied-r had no connection With Mr.. Tweed in
any form shape with reference to TINS Dill haa
nofs Sd6I t be o warrant % watson and myself were alone
had his hand upon the warrant and when went 70 tur
It over he said, You indOrse tha ana VIII give you
check" did not think Of anything wrong; it did nos
excite my suspicious at all In other cases the udnso
done in the same way though In 10" cases
MT Mr. Peckham asked the witness in the OF the
warrants he received himself. what the difference
between the amount of the warrant and that Of the bill
This was objected by the defense and the objection
sustained -
Andrew j. Garyey, with something Of assumed bra
yado in his manner then took the stand He testified
as follows:
NV business Is plasterng and decorating, and have
been employed by the city, prior TO April 26 1870 re-
member something Of the Board of Audit ana nave
beard Of the passage OF the act after that time made
bills against the city the biis were Suoseqden"
paid.
The witness was then handed the "a warrants for bis
bills and identified the Endorsements as his own sigma
lures except one which was indorsed by his brothes
with his authority.
Mr.. Peekham-o Did You render any bills against tho
county for corresponding amount ~ The bills rem
dered the same less the amount OF the lnterese
Mr. Peckham-WIl you state how you made out these
bills at whose request, aud all the circumstances .
The objection made that the evidence sought was
incOngruOus with the first count OF the lndlctmeht
Ogerruled. ~ ,..,
April had some claims against the county ior work
which was then doing, and was past due; h. a WoOd-
occasions. in relation 20 the amount coming 10 me Ior
past due work in progress and to be done watson
the items tor which claimed pay contemplated mn.
shng all the plasterng in the building; the amount
was about S1OOO0 large part of 1t was DONE and part
OF intended TO be done there was about oI
work upon some of the aTmories there some WORK
did for Woodward; objected to and e5cluded3 there
and excuded) There 100000 due me for work, and
$4,000 for cash that had advanced Tor some purpose or
other That was advanced IN april Lnere Was sMSVO0 M
for work house for Waiter Roche. There was S5Oo
which put In on my own responsloJ' Ino Hd TnJ,e @
necessary III making out my bills to have these items
absorbed. made my bills. from time to time, In
accordance with directions received rom Moopwsro;
On received 35 per cent without interest Part OF
the arrangement tnat was 70 receive tDat percent
age furnished them with bills, think eight ten. IN
April that from time TO time, as was accustom-
ed to do with toe exception OF one lot or bills ABOUT
s68OO which furnished Ingersol These bills were
made out early in May came up TO see Watson and ne
said do precisely Woodward tells you ana yoa VIII
get your money!" i" SO L made the bills out as was
desired to- Woodward gave me memoranda OF the
under which they came ana made them out according
ly. / wanted the money.
The selected from the warrants those for the
bills which made out under tho arrangement with
Woodward There q of them. The aggregate
amount of these s77,4l3 r. out Of which Garyey
got about 1896 900. other warrants were then
shown to him about whcA he made the following state
ment
These seven warrants were made out under the
raugement with lngersOl for particular purpose.
There was house about being built for Mr. Connollya
house and coach-house Watson asked me how much 1t
haps s25OOO In accordance with that commenced to
dig out the house. and made out the bills OF which these
the proceeds. Ingerso paid me with his personal
checks. The Endorsement the warrants IS In lnger
soils hand%rng He drew the warrants; MARIA Iney
rants was the work to be done on Connoliys house !
saw Watson and he told me 10 ana would be all
night. l IN their vice then, aud mad 10 do II.
HOW THE BILLS PAID.
When bill was ready for payment Woodward would
go to watson's Office the warrant and take me int
the Supervisors chamber. He would to give Inc
q check for so much money II the amount seemed
cessive to me- would say II is all right" would
take blank check the Broadway Bank and write
him a check for the lie desired. These pay
ments generally made in the mfddle OF the day
Bank. and my check deposited there by Woodward.
Nearly every time TINS deposit was made was Win
him.
The witness was then handed the warrants, one by
one and required tell from the contents OF
the bills which were represented by them This he did.
mentioning chiefly items OF labor, material &c. A bun
die OF fourteen checks handed 20 Garvey which he
identified paid checks returned TO HIM BY the Bank.
Witness also identified the initials E. A. W." the six
Keyser warrants. the writing OF the teller OF the
Broadway Bank He was then asked what the fourteen
checks represented
These checks represent 65 per cent OF the entire bill
They given to Woodward in accordance with the
figures Watson, required from me- before received
my warrant; was requested 10 give these checks
dvidually to Woodward, aud then he would shove ne
over my receipt and voucher 10 sign would get per
cent; the check gave hun he deposited himself.
The attention OF witness next called transac-
tion in reference TO the signing of papers by the de-
fendaut and he testified:
remember the time met Woodward In this building;
he had IN bis hand roll OF blank certificates saw tho
blanks; he said, You boys will get some money, or
payment to-day then he crossed to the Board
q Works ana when he came back presume he G.a
he signed them. for we got paid that day.
Mention was lately made of person named
Abraham Nelson. charged with burglary. He was said