, 1874-12-02
Long Argument Concerning the
Power Of the Finance Conn.,
mittee.
The Court Rules the Matter
Out Of Order.
Exchange OF Courtesies Between Messrs.
Dexter and Smith.


MORNING SESSION.
srecia! Dupateh 10 1Aa Chifa9e Ttiauns.
AL1E0xD DEFEoT IN THE INDICTMENT.
WAuMEuAs, Dec. 1.-Tllo trial Of David a. Gage,
oxCity Treasurer Of Chicago, Under Indictment for
"fuing to pay over" s595D1o to Daniel OIIAra, Ills
Bucceasor, was resumed III tho Criminal Court hia
morung. Upon t,u opening Of tho Court nt o'clock,
hero were not over dozon persons present in asldI
lion to tho counsel; but during tho aesston others
cnnlo In, but tho attendance not at any lin. larger
than Monday. The curious have scen Arr. Gngc. and
shey ~ apparently Indifferent regarding Thu result
NJ. dago himself appeurs 10 hp. The point natlo
yesterday, that tle defaulunt Indicted treo aya
Hftsr demand wAs ndo fur tho dcncerry, Nlicn tho
law required lapss Of ten days. III considered fata to
the oaso aud 1awyass hare say tint tue Supreme Court
will roscrse n verdict Of guilty upon that ground
Alone Among thu 1aSv sa14i7Als from Ch!cSgo aro
George " daGc, cx.Ald.. a1cAyoy, e1-A1d. C51, cx-
co:poraon-uounHel ruloy, J. Q, Hilton, George Tny
lor, Henry dreuncbau'u aud Q. Il. Field. aone Of
these are supposed to bn wnesses for tho defelse.
DAN o'nAnA.
The examination Of Clty-Traaslror 0T1ara Wns oon-
tinucd, and ho tcssincd III follows:
Q.-What amount Of money, IL my, did Mr. anga
pay to you at tho time yo tou possession Of tho
otllce. A.-Four hundred und efy-eight thousand
aoyenty-ssyen dolars md twcnty -tlroe cents.
Tile court-That was to whole amount paid ovcr?
Mr. Nced-No; ut tho limo lu took possession, on
thu 10TH day Of December, 1873.
Q-Yon spoke yesterday Of thoro being $23 000 paid
IN since when that paid iu, as Hear yon cau
tell Alt ai III III tho cnurao Of last summer.
Q.-TAls last Bl!mincr,-s!uco Ibis intictmpnt7 A.
It was paid ut two antrics.
Q.-shlce this indictment? Ayes, 6lr.
Characterization by l{r. Dexter: Q-aIr. O1Iara
this $60 23 that MIR. Gago, you eay turned oyor to
you, how waa 1t turned uycr-hy transfer of bank
count to you7 AL boiIsYn Tint went to thu dler-
ent banks In Which this money WAS depoh!ted aud ha.
1t deposited In my naMe.
Q.-rAat Ill., there WINS transfer Of credit from
your predecessor to yonrsels7 AYES, Sir.
ONO actual money camo into yuur hands, sup.
poho, my further than that2 A.-Wel. thero wcro
muuuys III thu eafe.
Q.-Tlat was fo,e0754 was it not AL forget the
amount.
CIT waB uhout tint asnotlnt7 A.-rrobab!J.
Q.-T1at WIS all tho acua! money That came Into
your Aunls; tue rest Of 1t was bank credits az YOU
have described. II should enusneratr. could you
stato w1oro sloso bank credits wera: ~aa net thero
FLY, ,409GB in tho Uuion Natioual2 Al believe
tll1ro was.
Q.-Waan't tlcrs $s1 200 III tbs Commercial Nas4en-
| nl7 A.-yus, sir; uefeYa there was.
p.-WaB no. thero $4,000 in tho Third National
A.-WelI, nearly; speaking frnu. memory; losH!hly.
| Q.-yay, sir; / hnyp got tho amount correct DO.
ieye Rnl not mistaken TINT nbout $4,000 wero In
the Cook County Satioua! WIS there uos-t AlIenr
A.-No; tero was about sso,ouo there, thiuk; an,
| nut aMra how lnllcll.
Q.-Tuero WIS 5000, and thoro was about $500
| in TIL Fourth Nationul9 A.--Yes, str.
Q.-Aud nbont $10,Uoo in the. Union Rtook-iardH
nauk7 A.-TleEa waa deposit there. forgot thu
exact amount.
Q.-AnA about $4,000 in the Htbernian Bank, was
there llot7 A.-Yrs, believe ,Hsto was.
| Q.-And u credit Ut $4,000 IN tAo State saviigs
| Dauk9 Al ain spuaking from ms'noryi bpltoys
| the GRurou are correct.
Q-And ahoul s2o 900 credit in tho a1echancs' Bank
| A.-ILore u,ay hive hcen.
Q.-Thht waR ono ns thu banls, was 1t nos7 A.
Yes, sir.
Q--Aud about 3lo, 600 III tho 1arman National, pnd
| 30,GG764 onrroMcy; and thssa itcnss make up ths
4469077237 Who tho President OF tue GBrlnan Na'
tuna bunk ! Do you rsco!!eet2 AL think 1t WI
| Heury orusnehaunl.
| Q.-Sow, tless ncco,nta you took tllat Mr.. Gags
turuoa aver to you, that have enumerated A.-Its
| sic.