The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-04-24
THE NEWARK RING TRIALS.
Packing Pavement with DIRT Instead 81
stone-A Batch Of Know.Little
0facial Witnesses.

The trial Of Boss Stansley four other city oflcals
and three contractors, for alleged conspiracy to
defraud the city OF Newark by getting paid FIRST
class prices for worst class work in the matter OF tho
Springfield avenue pavement, was resumed yester-
day In the Essex county court OF Oyer and Terminer
The court was crowded still more densely than ON
the first and second days OF the trial. the audience
being largely composed OF solid property owners
and, as on Wednesday, almost the entire city gov
ment was present The first witness called was
Paul Buchanan. whose examination was com.
menced, but not completed on Wednesday. Mr..
Buchanan Is President OF the Springfield Avenue
Horse Car Company. He has long been In tho
contracting business and Is large property
owner along the line OF the avenue. He was ono
OF committee appointed by the property owners
to investigate the alleged pavement frauds He Is
q tall, gaunt, open-faced Canadan-Scotch-
American who has q habit OF striking right ont
from the shoulder and never mincing words with
friend or foe Atten were made repeatedly BY
the defence to break the force OF his disclosures
by insinuating that he, as o contractor and prop
erty owner, was deeply interested party; but
the learned Parker and the incsive Guild found
that It was not very profitable work. The witness
he'd his own fully through a long cross examina-
lion Dire.
TIE PITH OF PAUL's EVIDENCE.
Yesterday was confederation Of hts direct evt
instead OF being sixteen inches OF solid rock mate
RAJ rom euro 70 curb as required in the contract
he tesuned that he had compained while the
work was progress to the inspectors about the i'm
perfect manner In which the work was being done.
but, 1t appears, without any improving effect BY
means q . large map he iamillarzed the Court
and Ell present sna .S with the points IN the
examined the pavement, and found It as before
ing to court, he had looked into the subject and
mad brought with him chunks Of the pavement,
which IN open court were found TO be
HALF DIRT AND HALF BROKEN STONE
He also sw0re that he had informed Aldermen
Traudt and Quincy OF the scandaous way 10 which
his duties. The state next called number q
past and present Aldermen with view TO showing
how the business Of the street committee was con.
Quoted. and especially to snow that the rule and
custom Is to throw oil the active work nearly the
chairman (Stainsby) OF the Street Committee,
Improvement. 1t is well known that the chair
man "runs'' the committee, and that often
about which they personally know nothing or make
no examination. But the State had hard work TO
g..g either Alderman Reynolds e1Aidsrman
that the practice was to sign estimates for large
m ms1s CT s ~ S1s1 Ssss S:
was LETT to the Chairman, ,n to decide
committee rather looked to the chairman TO look
after these matters; but subsequently said that he
Thomas McGallom swore TO Seeing dirt rolled
over the pavement and inferior stones thrown IN.
witness giving evidence as TO the character OF the
pavement beyond that defined in the indictment.
but the Court took the common law view OF the
matter and decided to admit evidence OF the kind
objected 30.
The Court adjourned soon after.
This conspiracy Indictment is q sort OF omnibus
instrument, covering 100 pages. 1t rings in nve
officials and three contractors. The other indct-
ments yet TO be called for trial are one each
against Boss Stainsby and Joe Young and one
against the two conformity. Hence II Is sale to say
that the trials will consume the balance OF this and
all OF next week, and perhaps more.