The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-01-23

| collect the bill Tor the work, and there was
he had paid o all the work done at Greenwich
and objected this item in the bill, and said it
should he strcSen out; he said he paid for every
thing done at Greenwich, and produced a check
and sad, .rhere,s check paid your brother :or
o.. Did you ask 10 see the check or take It'll Al
tn nix reached my hand to get It. but ne put 1t
back In his wallet.
ment with regard to tie bill against Comptroller
Connolly A. am; made the final settlement
and receoed bills, receipted by MS Connolly, be-
tween fifteen and slxte thousand dollars and
return checks OF my brother for $37,000 these
checks (produced) are the four received in re.
turn n $1,000 check said by them to be destroyed
was allowed aso making the oo return CHI checks
cent was stricken or the whole amount; the
balance was an understanding with Comptroller
Connolly of some s7o,oOo' paid TO my brother
Q. You remember the time Of Mayor Halls FIRST
COUNSEL PRODUCED FOUR LETTERS,
wr item on small note paper, watch witness fdent-
fed as being in the handwriting Of William M
Tweed, addressed to witness and received by MIN.
The envelopes were also Identified
Mr.. Peckham then read the letters, the first one
being as follows:-
New YoRK. Jan. 10. 1872.
DEAR sa-When down town please drop in and see
WILLIAM M. TWEED.
The next letter was dated SUNDAY" and was
written in pencil. The mark on the envelope
showed it to have been received February 20. 1t
was as fOOwS:-
JoHN CARNEY, ESQ -
you 81 @S pSs
Nothing unpleasant e' to say you Yours 0en anu nave
WILLIAM M. TWEED.
The third was almost similar in terms and
brevity, and the last was aS fOllOws:-
DEAR ST. dent know why you DO not keep yong en-
nnpieasant done 10 YOU If YOU Ssa come to nv house
before two today please do So Yours W rwvrn
@. Did you see Mr.. Tweed in reply to these notesY
A. think did as to the one directed to Duane
don't think answered any of the other notes.
q. DO you remember the interview in Duane
street, A. Remember it, but there was only one
little part OF 1t that had any relation to this case
he asked me when heard from Andrew; told
HIM was In constant communication with him;
that all that related to this matter.
q. Why didn't you go to see him when the other
notes were sent to you Objected to by defence
as immaterial and objection sustained by the
THE cRoss-ExAMINATIoN
was then opened by Mr.. ID. ID. Field as fOlOws:-
property to his vile.
9. For the purpose Of defrauding the city and
to his wife,
q: Did he owe 1t to his wife A. I can't answer
Q. Did it belong tohers A. 1t belonged to her as
his wife.
TEN DOLLARS MADE.
Q. Now tell the jury for what purpose that con-
veyance was MADE to your A. after pause.)
got $40 for it. Naughter:l
there was any other purpose in it but that you
would get $40 for IT. A. That is all, sir.
and county " Of New York hundreds Of thousands e
of dollarss A. had only the newspaper reports
Q. Did you believe them, A. don't believe all
read IN newspapers; believe nothing only what
know to be fact.
Q. When your brother was away did you enter
into negotiations with anybody in behalf Of your
brother to get him back any condition what
and but one With am not bu
think Indicated the result OF that to my brother
Q. Was it in consequence of that that he re-
turnedS A. No, sir, 1t was not.
A SHOCKING MEMORY.
aa yEn write wrote 10 your
week.
9; pa you write fifty letters to him in all' A. I
g DID you write on an average four week. A.
Q. About how many etterss A. Lcan't tell.
q. Well, was 1t ten fifty. You can tell that
surelyP A. can't tell
O. Where are the letterss A. don't know. 1
O. Do you mean to tell the jury that you never
had a conversation respecting your brother with
anybody except Mr.. UCOnorY A. do.
O. Didn't you have interviews with Mr. Peckham
in reference to this suit, A. Not before. my
brothers. return. have had frequent cOmmunica-
tions with officers Tor the state since.
O. When did you last see them 7 A. walked up
Sixth avenue with Mr.. Pecknam last night; i don't
remember our talking about anything in connec-
ton with this suit except that 1 asked him if he
had those letters of Mr. Tweed to me.
Q. DO you remember o suit for specific perform
ance Of contract in which one Myers was q
partya A. after pause) suit for land; do.
GREAT lawyers MIND.
Q. Do you remember q Mr.. Harnett who was q
witness objected to by prosecution.)
In the course of brief discussion as to the rele
vancy of these questions
The Court said-Wel they may lead to some
thing. suppose the counsel has something in his
Mr. Field laugh}ng) We'll, was thinking had.
am glad to think my mind is not exactly a
Mr. Tremain9Oh, wen, as. that is the case, you
can go on. daughter again, and more Ofit.)
Some further questions were put in reference to
the suit alluded to, butnothing apparently impor-
sJOuN AT SARATOGA"
Witness-T was q witness at Saratoga on the i'm
parchment trial Of Judge Barnard.
Q. Did you testify on that occasion that you
never wrote to your brother While me h, was abroad
about the claims against him A. thesitating) l
O. Did you when asked that quetion make a
distinction between the city and the State authori
ties : A. never considered Charles OConor as q
city authority.
q. Let us come to the transaction Of taking
package from thus building to Mr.. Tweed at AL
bany. Did you take such package A. did.
q. Did you see the contents OF that package. A.
/ think-to the best OF my knowledge l saw the
contents; the package was not seal'd; think it
O. What did you seer A. (after ,ause) To the
best Of my knowledge l saw a package OF bank
notes.
@. when you reached Albany DID Mr.. Beardey
ride down IN the same carriage with you from the
depot to the Delavan HouseY A. II, did.
O. Where was your interview witt Mr.. Tweed, in
the Fan of 1871 held9 A. In the oic, OF the Depart
ment OF Public Works only Mr.. Tweed and my self
were present; think 1t was in November; it was
previous to the election.
THAT SHOCKING MEMORY gain
Q. Who began the conversation A. 1 think it
was Mr.. Tweed.
q. What did he sayp A. can't TIL you that.
q. Can you give single word int he saidy A.
| have given that conversation as near as could
| recolect its substance.
q. We don't want the substance1an you remem-
| Der one word2 A. Oh, yes.
q. Give itY A. (after pause) know he men,
! toned the name woodward
| q. Any other wordS A. | remember distinctly
him saying it was better for Andrw to be away.
| uaughter.)
| O. Did he use the word ''betterp A. That was
! the substance.