The New York herald., 1873-12-19
TRIAL OF HENRY w. GENET.

Lengthy and Searching Cross-Exami-
nation of the Accused-Tcstimony in
Rebuttal by the PrOsecution-Sum-
ming Up for the Eefcnce.
Increasing interest In the trial OF Henry w.
Genet is very apparent in the increasing crowds
throngng the court room. While the court room
could not well be more compact with spectators
than on the first two days of the trial, there was
decidedly a large addition in the crowd outside
yesterday, which continued to fill the outer hall
and vestibule from the opening of the Court till its
adjournment late in the afternoon. Mr.. Genet
was promptly on hand, as usual, accompanied by
his counsel, Messrs. Beach and Waterbury, They
were in fact, In their places before Judge Daniels
took his seat on the bench. the prosecution was
still represented by MessrS. Wheeler II. Peckham
and John L. Parsons.
CRoss-ExAMISATIoN OF GENET.
AS soon as the jurors had taken their seats and
the Court opened, Mr.. Parsons resumed the cross
examination OF Genet, who testified as follows:-I
don't recollect that my bank account was pro-
duced in my examination before the Senate Com
mittee; don't remember that helped Mr.. Water
bury to arrange my checks l don't remember very
clearly what happened then; it was year or @
year and a half ago; don't think have thought
about 1t since; it has been in the hands Of my
sci, Mr.. Waterbury; don't mean to say remem-
Der distinctly the details Of my bank account In
1871; had nothing TO DO with the appointing OF
my father-in-aw that remember.
@. Was 1T by accident that OF the six salaried Of
fcers engaged on this matter four were your rea-
tives2 A. don't know there were four; but have
this TO say-I will recommend or appoint my rela-
tives as quick you any other man, If they are
equally fit; procured this act to be passed, and
believe the next thing was my appointment; be-
1ieve | met Mr.. Benjamin p. Fairchild and talked
with him, rather think about the site paid $50
for the searches OF the title; that is all did per-
sonally about examining the title except to get it
examined; charged this bill tbil shown) of SIS, 600
for services in obtaining the lots and searching
title; searched for proper site; these lots did
not satisfy me; ! have not discovered that while
Mr.. Brown got but $4,000 the city paid $4,000,
except from Mr.. Fairchild's statement; know
nothing about 1t myself; was not interested in
Go SWps Was more riend noa' Of Mr. Mr,es weeds
than mlne l don't know that the lumber he
charged for was taken to my lots and put in
my stables; ! have heard OF such a charge; X w
nothing about IT. put the BUILDING Scallon's
hands and paid him had nothing further to do
than two or three times in the year; have seen
the paper prepared Dy my counsel, and which has
the authority Of ScallOn's testimony, that he did
use the lumber for my house, and that / paid
Court House laborers; may possibly have expos
tulated with him before the investigation about
using the lumber If It is in that book it must be
true; did tell him i paid him Tor every foot OF
lumber he put into my house; 1; know Mr. Tweed,
who, believe, is a builder and carpenter; don't
know that he was at work on the Court House;
i don't think ever talked with him about this
lumber; | never gave HIM specification OF
of the Court House and OF my house; /
didn't know Mr.. Tweed and Mr.. Banker
were partners; neard stories, 1i course; have nave
man OF my house under Scaon collected the
money for this lumber and sent 1t to MIR. Sanford;
II nnJf uhnfh lnnktu n1nnr nryp.au
the Court House, j haven't seen it for some time;
there is more money legitimately spent for honest
money wasted there; don't know black walnut
from other woods don't know what my stable is
no WIN wbetheT eaeT ners oa5
check OF mine corresponding to this warrant;
can't say when learned the warrant was for lum-
Der and iron to be delivered; Mr.. Davidson's
place, at NO. SIS Broadway. was resort for good
many people; 1t was no more drinking place
than any private house; suppose there were IA
Cilities for getting drink; politicians and lawyers
used to drop in there.
q. And judges2 A. You are a Judge of that; you
have heard the stories.
TESTIMONY OF LEMUEL B. PIKE.
a % cave S the Sc aa
to do with this contract, not on account OF any
thing in the contract itself. but on account OF Mr..
DavidsOn's other relations and the general outcry
about the frauds.
This closed the case for the defence.
REBUTTING TESTIMONY BY THE PROSECUTION.
The prosecution now called Edwin i. Bede Sec
Tetary of the New Jersey Steel and Iron Works to
O'Donnell for the Harlem Court House.
MIR. Beach made an earnest objection to toreceiving
this testimony, as going merely TO contradict seal
Ion on a collateral matter brought out on his cross
examination. The Court, however, overrrled the
objection, and the witness testified as foows:--
Our firm furnished rolled beams and tie rods TO Mr.
O'Donnell Tor the Harlem Court House; we de-
livered them on the dock on July 81; we received
the order early IN June.
To Mr.. Beach, did not see u delivered; Mr.
ODonnell engaged the iron from me.
To MIR. PecRham-Our beams have the word
tTrentonr rolled on them.
Edward J. Lusk testified to carting the beams to
the Harlem Court House the last oi Jny or the hrs
OI August.
The Court then took recess, and after recess
the Broadway Bank, who proved that the warrant
In question was paid July 81, 1871.
Mr.. Thomas Love gave the date OF the first publi-
cations ol the tabular statements OF the Ring frauds
July ~, rs and 2e There was no alluson IN them
Robert @. Hatfield testified that he had examined
the Harlem Court House building as TO the cost OF
what was already done, but was not allowed TO
testify to what the cost was.
SUMMING UP FOR THE DEFENCE
The above having concluded the testimony on
both sides Mr.. Beach proceeded to sum up Tor the
less anxiety than Mr. Waterbury had expressed,
fhough as fully alive as he to the consequences oi
an adverse verdict and as well acquainted with
the moral atmosphere OF the society uli OF doubts
and suspicious He knew tnat scarcely two years
ago revolutions were made which affected men as
high In position as his client. The chief OF them,
Mr.. Tweed, had gone TO a felon's cell. His instru-
ments were In cells or In hiding. He found no fault
with the storm OF public virtue or the condemna-
tion OF the men who had been thus convicted on
clear, positive evidence by jury OF twelve
men. That was right and proper, however
y affected others not guilty. And II
and irresistible proof OF guilt he could but leave
his client to their Judgment But he had not so
great anxiety, because he believed IRON the evil
dence that no suspicion was cast on MS clients IN
tcgrtty, much less anything amounting TO guilt
He knew the eject on them OF the -pTo0l That gen