New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-11-17
THE COURTS.
RING BOOKKEEPING.

RING BOOkkEEPINtj.
NINE WITNESSES IN THE TWEED TuAL-THE TRANS
ACTIONS WITH TIE BROADWAY BASK--TEsTuMosY
OF SAMUEL J. TILDEs, doHa CARNEY, AND
OTHERS. %. ~
The proceedings in the Tweed trial on Satur-
day consisted mainly Of testimony relative to the system
OF bookkeeng banking pursued by Tweed and those
alleged 10 have been connected with him. Inciden-
tai TO this evidence. the objections OF Mr..
Graham which have hitherto occupied prom
inent place In the trial. at all events, so far a.
the number is concerned, should not be over
looked as one Of the features Of hdeense which they
woUid seemed 20 foreshadow denial Of everything
until proved by the prosecution. The testimony OF
Deputy Controller storrs continued from Friday,
and the other witnesses wero Arthur Il. Smith. Mr.
Draper the Secretary OF the Grand Jury That indicted
Tweed; Assistant District-Attorney Allen, John L.
Everett, Cashier Of the Broadway Bank; Ansei E.
Parkhurst, Receiving Teller OF the Bank; Samuel j.
Tilden. Mcbride Davidson the safe manufacturer and
John Garvey.
Deputy Controller storrs in his examination, added
the information that Tweeds was not observable
on about 10 certncatessof audit and ex.MayOr Hairs
name was absent from a corresponding number.
Mr.. Smith testified that he formerly bookkeeper
In the Broadway Bank and kept Woodward's account
while Mr. stcckwe kept the accounts OF Garvey and the
New-York Printing Company; he remembered having
seen the deposit tickets OF Ingersol Carney, Tweed
and the New-York Printing Company, which were
lost; Tweed kept o handbook himself, and witness
made most OF the entries Ia his account lie balanced
I@eeds bank book April L. 1870 ana the amount was
s5joC7 49, IL was again balanced on May II, and the
p.tings We're sS53i3 81, ana the balance tl595 ~ GA
were s5St33 81 In October the fooungs were Ss
ana snS balance sl7 H. The account was ~
was; on April he had q balance vi tli5'? - 70 ms
credit sept he mad s2 CSC r. and on Oct 81 $500 o.
during the crossexaminaton. the accounts OF Carney
aud Of ingersoll & Co. admitted evidence under
objection from Mr. Graham the witness stating that he
.hnut tbam tInoeI KeXspr Il
warrants we've Produced and he entitled on the rst OF
mem ne cut OF the receiving teller when was dhereno
from that OF the other telers He examined tho $50
warrants. and some of Them he said had not the
receiving tellers cut. He explained the manner IN
which the entries made, stating That the only
way OF learning the items OF deposit was Nv the
deposit tickets He was two weeks engaged III the ek
animation OF the accounts, and had been frequently
before the Grand Jury In relation TO them lie vas now
IN the Controllers 0fice put no denied lhst wneh ne
made the examinations there was any understanding
that he would be appointed there: lie knew inc hand
writing on the tickets but he qua NOT ekah,in9 Tue ae
handwriting Tue entries ON the bIOteis IOr eacn uay
were admitted IN evidence on the oher OF MT PeeAhan
Mr. Draper stated that he could remember whether
the deposit tickets were before the Grand jury ana nc
did not know what disposition made OF them II they
were. He followed by Assistant DisrictAttorney
Allen. who had caused search 10 be MADE IN inc DIS
cAttrneys Office but the tickets could not 6e found
john Everett Cashier OF the Broadway Bank, stated
that the deposit tickets embracing the accounts IN qes
appeared. THe deposit tickets accompanying deposit
always kept IN the vaults OF the bank where they
renaned1Or about six years.
Ansel L. Parknurs, receiving teller In the bank gave
evidence ~ the Kept there by Tweed, lngerso,
Garyey, Woodward, DC. The Endorsement tE. A. W. on
the back Uf the warrant produced was made by himself
and showed that the amount deposited TO the credit
OF Woodward. kcyser * Co. the payees on tie
warrant Woodward made deposits In the bank In the
name OF Tweed The witness took the deposit tickets to
the Grand Jury Room in ls7l aud hc did not know what
subsequent disposition made OF them In answer
10 Mr. Fullerton he said that package purporting to
contain the deposit tickets handed 10 him. but he
cOnld not say his knowledge whether they were
in 1t OF not.
The feature OF the days testimony was that OF Samuel
J. Tlden. whose positive statements, delivered with
great independence the last trial. were the cause OF
so much irritation and disgust to Mr.. Graham. Mr..
nldens evidence given in the form of state
ment than answers questions, and WAS full OF fg-
ures. He said substantially;
In the Fall Of 1871 examined the account OF Garyey,
IngersOll Tweed. Wood ward and the New-fOrk Print
ing Company the books OF the broadway Bank L
made fable OF the debts and credits OF these accounts
and ~ certain relations which they bore 10 each DINER
the first indicates the date OF the transaction or
the warrant the date OF the warrant generally but
not always correspondent the next column Is the mum
Der OF the warrant and the next the name OF the last
ndOrser who nearly always the depostor the next
shows the OF the warrant; the entries were de-
rived from the BOOKS OF the bank and the deposit
Tickets contained the particulars OF the entries In the
ledger when the cfehh was Sobposou Vi noi 'n"n ono
item OF deposit.
Mr. Graham offered objection TO each and every
warrant and special objection to two warrants, the
vouchers OF which missing.
Mr. PCciham presented the figures prepared by Mr.
Tlien and which contained In the schedule. They
were of the following character: