New-York tribune., 1874-02-09

prova authority q Of the Ss to s"s %e
himself so Informed p'PsT wnon aid ID pot for So
could not dispute what stated and the only thing no
in the reply Tss that ne nsa 'ng that ho hoard
of ApportiOnment would provide for the sums
TO InSerso and that the aeEn9wedSmmep. NJ
10 take the necessary action for this purposp -
sUbsequenty called upon me on several occasions az 70
fbis matter Tweed also sent for me- aud had severh
interviews with him Oh tho subject I"cVu id wa,
nressng tbat should sIrn; 80 was IngersO. Connolly
and other directors OF tho bank The pressure was vc
strong, but refused until about the uns poS" & :"
candidate for the Senate This would De sOme lo ~
the month Of October o. toward the m1u,e, V'Ilo I
state the precise reason when nduoe1 ,he M IN, ~ % f
political considerations had something 10 9o WIN
matter for dd NOT sh 20 make many OF the parlcs
at that Time power my opponents, Wheh WIS c1aoi
ing upOn political contest aud this would nave dono
had refused 10 sgu, FOR hey were almost al "ico'o''
Fr",n n" nerson a, no time did receive any pecunary
or other consideration to sign this aCknOw gment ana
al time in form did receive from niger son. W
apv other person any OF the moneys advanced by the
bank to Iugersoi If the advances were made by the
bank q, stated by Palmer IN his aihdaYlt yerheu Dto
6 lS5l bey were ma,le 10 and retained by IngersOll
have read the acknowledgment signed by mo aud the
other Commissioners forth in SAID Palners ahi
da,it TINS Acknowledgement or certificate was not
voluntarily executed ana delivered by the Commi'-
sioDers 10 the Board "a alleged by Palmer IneIe mas
10 meeting OF the COMMISSIONERS ever eu W ~, ~.
this subject The acknowledgment was not aereou w y,
authorized az any meeting OF the commissioner
was not signed by The Commissioners az any @
but bY each Commissioner separately, ater edlHcSl ca
treaty the part Ot Palmer ana various uueC'oS Vi
This acknowledgment or certificate contains many
statements which correct in point OF act par
ticularly the statement that the Commissioners from
time time drew their checks upon the bank LOT money
necessarily used by them In aud about the WORK O Saiu
Commissioners. and that the bank hOnored saiu chechs
and paid the same the amount Of t2bI9 Va over auI
above amount deposited In the bank TO the Cedt Oh
the Commissioners aud the further statement hat inc
Commissioners were indebted to the bank Tor the
moneys so advanced on said checks to the amount OF
S242519 a. Each of the said statements Is untrue no
requisitiOn was made by the Commissioners upon tle
Controller for any portion Of the moneys authorized 70
be raised for the completion OF the Court-hOuse %
Section OF Chapter OF the Laws OF l5 prior 10 inc
date upon which I signed the said acknowledgment OF
certificate for the moneys authorized ny SeCtOh III OI
Chapter 3sl of the Laws OF 1870, had not Oeeh th
pended by the Commissioners. III any requlsl'
lions were made by IngersOll pursuant TO Chap
ter 5s3 Laws OF 1871, they we're unauhOrzed Dy the
Commissioners The first requlsiton made by the Com
missiOners uuder Chapter 5S3 Laws OF 1911 was III no
yember 1871 and rCquisltiOn on the board OF Ap
portiOnmet TO authorize the issue OF $5OOOOO Ol county
stock for the completion OF the Courthouse Inc bOaIu
of AppOrOnment refused TO comply with TINS fequlS
ton untn certain infOrnation was FURNISHED by the
IN reference TO the Court mouse, ana tue
expenditures connected herewith lnRerSOll prepared
report OF expenditures, which was forwarded 10 hll
by the Board OF AppOrtlOnment aud copy OF Wnlch
now see annexed Ma Palmers AFFIDAVIT, Verned Dec
To- 1872 This report entirely the act OF InSetsOl
aud il false and fraudulent
Iupersol informed after this report was maze that
he was ners0nay liable 10 the bank FOR tho advances
and If the Dauk led 70 get the money out OF tue Con-
troIer, ne. Iasersol, would have 10 pay the amount
buns,If MICHAEL NORTON.