The sun., 1873-01-27
sOMEBODY,s MONEY MAKING.

Gen. Funk Throwing BombsheIi Into the
Camp ofthc Nilsson Hall Lease Makers
How Col. Stcrry Made n VERY Pretty For.
tune Of sf2, 900 in Five Years.
Supervisors Cooper, McCafrerty, and OF
tendorfer, the Committee OF investigation on
Armory Frauds, have had several slttings, but
their lahors are far from being completed. The
investigation has been an earnest and honest
one, and so far has resulted in exposing two dis
credtable transactions. The Nilsson Hall lease
has been thoroughly ventilated, and such evi.
dences of corruption have been brought to light
as 70 force the Board OF Supervisors TO take de-
cided action. The Sixth Regiment has been
ordered out OF the building with view Of cam
ceiling the lease.
Col. Sterrys connection with the rental Of the
armory at 696 Broadway has also been made
public. The testimony shows that the Colonel
rented the armory for nve years at 5000 per
annur, and leased It To the city at an average OF
tl3.iOo, his net profit for the term amounting TO
$4,000. In his examination before the COM
mittee last week the Colonel said that he had
transferred the lease, but would not say where
or to whom. On Saturday he told a gentleman
that he had cancelled tho lease and had given
notice to Col. Conkllng. whose regiment, the
Eighty fourth, occupies the premises, Co quit
a. he intended TO take his regiment, the Sixth,
there. II Is believed that further proofs will be
elected In support OF the Irregularities charged
In both cases.
The Investigation Is retarded by the absence
Of witnesses J. d. Young and X N. Wood
worth, the reputed owners Of Nilsson Hall
have been summoned before the COMMITTEES,
but they have not appeared. Mr.. Young sent 4
communication 70 Chairman Cooper on SaturN
day requesting the committee TO call upon him
Gen Funk was the only witness examined on
Saturday. IL had been lntimated by counsel
that the General had selfish Interest In secur.
| expecting to reap q profit thereby Hts testi-
monv was directly to the contrary. He said the
s @ VS. but %1ss's Se had %' use for % aSG Would
rent Il. Comparing its rental value with that
am General q he second brigade: know ne,hins
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% 70 1 S r. o% e 70
properly leases In that nelghborhood have had the
ron w Il: y;
ena oS sna TWs Or S8es H5
since g VA. offered 70 me. been added On pee y
lease 70 one pcess and three months reSi sno,Se
m he
ss hands. dd not want i eVep =, sa, g5ies e. tsins
.ai e siiHres s Il L eC.t CO more R than he @ enrs
to me o.S.S:s NJ
is i,las % Hail /. ,s ~ is t6rsss,oTy front nd s..s
Urnt. FOR hrnory purposes " would worm
The building wouldnot receive any further injury II
used for srmory. Property In that region has not
increased IN value Nilsson Hall vas anercd TO
had no interest 10 the hall only 70 that tac city
made TO pay exorbit Nnt rent for n. never
negotiated authorized any one to negotiate for
Nilsson Hall was Colonel OF the Eleventh Regiment.
The armory at Delaney and Chrystie streets ;
never knew the nall TO be used for ball purposes have
had owners OF buildings AJAX me to sign apple 10
have the city lease their property for armories but
Invariably refused to do so. Nilsson Hall is good
building Tor armory purposes. Very few halls are nj
for arnores.
The names OF r. N. woodforth, ]. II. Young,
Colonels Stauf, Postley and Kriebel were calle Il
by the Chairman. but neither answered. Col.
| Kriebel is the deputy keeper on Wards Island,
| and was detained there owing to the absence of
| tue head keeper. A letter from him to that ef-
| feet was received by the COMMITTEES.