New-York tribune., 1873-06-13
THE SUPERVISORS CLERK.
CLOSE OF THE INYEsTIGATIOE-lHE COMMITTEE
REPORT FORTHCOMING SOON.

CLOSE OF THE INYEsTIGATIOE-THE COMMITTEES >
REPORT FORTHCOMING SOON.
After numerous adjournments and many short
unimporant sessions. Ithe investigation OF joseph b.
Young formerly Clerk OF the Board OF supeTvlSorS'
charged with completely In the great Ring Frauds. has
at last concluded and the Report ofthe Committee
on Civil Courts. OF the Board OF Supervisors peioro
whom IL has been conducted, will return report with
in O week or two. The session began yesterday az 2
D. M. and Joseph b. Young was placed upon the stand
and examined by his counsel, Rufus AndreWs
He testified that be was appointed Clerk OF the Board
OF Supervisors in May 1865 and had been Assistant clerk
Of the Board OF Aldermen; he did not know VINO vas
the clerk the Special Board Of Audit nor had he any
thing to do with IT, or the making OF tho bills 10 the
amount Of s6OOOO which credited in accordance
with this special resolution It only his duty to
sign bills after they had by the Mayor
and Controllers had means Of determining what the
bills were for he omitted TO make record OF "A
bill passed by the Board OF Supervisors did not certify
20 bills being correct as was not any part OF his
business 10 do so ne merely certified that the bills had
been passed by the Board Of Supervisors; know man
named IT, s. Miller, but did not know where he was :;
he was also acquainted with Andrew ]. Smith and Mr.
woodward; had heard the testimony offered by the
counsel Political Reform in reference to the bank
accounts Of Woodward. and the moneys said to have
been paid 10 MN by W0ouwsIu a h,s smart . %. we
stolen city property; during the years 1850 snd 1870 ne
had numerous business dealings with woodward and
checks passed between tlein frequently, INC NltutSS
then produced "a memorandum OF a number Of checks
drawn to the order of Woodward upon the Shoe aud
Leather Bank during the years 1859 and 1870; this
memorandum OF payments by. Young TO woodward was
expected by Mr. Andpws 10 onset the checks shown by
the prosecution but the counsel for Political RoiOTm
strongly objected, and demanded that the
original checks OF else the books or the
bank showing their deposit should be pro
duced this Occasioncd considerable argument between
opposing couDses, but the Committee finally decided
that Young need not compelled produce original
checks. NamlnatOn OF the witness continued,
Mr. Andrews succeeding In elciting from him, amid the
the vehement objections Of the counsel for Political
Reform the statement that U is not the general custom
of Noiafies and Commissioners OF Deeds, certifying
such afHdavits. Witness then denied that nc ever,
directly indirectly had arrangement with Wood
Whereby he 10 receive any portion or per
cenage S5OOOOOO alleged 10 have been stolen from
thc City Treasury thar ne received from Wood
ward one OF money belonging 10 the city. Tns
closed the defense
The counsel Tor Political Reform then stated that he
could not proceed with the crOsseXamlnatOn without
the checks. At this remark Dir. Andrews ana
claimed that he did propose that the counsel for
Political Reform shOuld hy series Of pOstpOuements, +,
give the impression that there any taint upon the
character OF Mr.. Young, whom he declared 10 be as
pure as the Committee o Seventy any OF the Reform
party in the city" The Committee ruled that the
Investigation should 90 then else should be closed
entirely. OntLe Examination Young testified that
he uOuntersgned all warrants upon the County Treas
urcr for claims presented the Board OF supervisors.
He would not sign a claim unless he knew t had been
before the Board OF Supervisors He might have re-
cevcd IN 1870 cheek Tor $500 the Broadway Bank,
from Woodward, but could not tell what 10 for.
When the CrOsscXdminatiOu WiR concluded, the com
mttee declared that they would particularly inyest
Ie All