New-York tribune., 1874-07-09

IN the duties when he Office. and moro duties were
Imposed on him (GilD in Consequence ne was ,,o tn
ealled from tho receiving desk to answer questlos
would be impossible to sign and stamp ana pass Sus
inc IT. while the tckler clerk by falling to enter pay
Incnt could abstract the exact amount az .o o1ey
kent sorted on "A tray; the clerks had rccei'eu
dIring Witnesses absence, at his request az ne ds
sired to accommodate the taxpayers htd sgsou rib
on the word Of the clerks that u "ds az - ~
without counting the money. lie never m bad ~
books that entries mad been male us "9 .Stant
perform the duties of Cashier as wen ~ is,iit
Collector busy times il was customary IUr er M NJ
person to he authorize TO sign recep. ana uno' W.
burrows this duty performed by Mr Grdne mad IA
ness never took the money PAD Dy MIS- ptoIIi' -
,er onnroDTjatet one dollar oi any money received
az bo ~ olIocfor'3 Office No such charge was ever
made against him previous to the one now n' - hi, in
knew OF the Bachia bill before IL was SHo"n " nun
TO Judge Van Cot-was dismissed by the Collector on
Ian o Is7t and arrested Jan. TO- on compliant %
l ,nl "a nyrrnVs the examination before the mdels-
trnte lasted two days do not know What ms 6o
ono IN cieor mn the cnargc then made by searching o
books OF the ofice but have been personally unloi9 ~
do so "A have been restrained OF my lip.it) IT.
ipct0r Borrows had knowledge OF the dutes o 'nU @
o0lre when appointed except such ku0"le9ke a. ai az
alaermau would have; never adYlseu tno
dismiss anv one as each clerk seemed 70 90 ms u,J
S,hgIv when he temporarily left the once ne gen,
orally said Look out, am going INTO tho o'lui h
aud on goine to iuneh sgdn@eaInSvyyrei have found
discrepancea In tho cash account aJ c;o',ha ~; ,h
and am sill sC0 short particular dly Wble III @ nt
Gire no nentered reccpted bill ever turned up ehcept
Bachias Ii was practicable To conpAi tno i ~ ,ba
tbn pdicn1cmts with the entries N the books OF the
ny c Tc"r' but have no power OF doing II; gener-
i vent IN the Office al $50 and LETT about D. H.;
was never tne las. IN tue Office when the ctsn was
counted aud a memorandum made generally lelI i1
the day. after locking up the loose cndnKo w. lo
te arrears Of taxes, when paid, were genefd s'apo
of from the records Ia other D9OAs "a t' ~, " Ann
entry they could not be stamped OH uH'o'' ~ '''"
featured authority. - a., - .,,torI,rate to
10 Gon Trdcy-It would be easy for suooru,i@'o :"
eel the stamp which lay loose la a drawer, a3u staP
~ ths account | never ggmhed for a dOllar' an
never pnr,hased diamond or INDUCED III any OtAei
expensive habits. , 1,.o yr,r Cott
Inc defense here closed its case and Judge van Oo'e
called Cornelius III. BrOWH who testified tbat no Wa
NOT m the Tax Collectors Office during SeptehDtf l2'A
and dd not make the entries sworn 10. He ldeUuued
the entries in the books as the writing Ot Flanagan,
Brady, and Keenan,. ., 49,, .,o,o,,,,,
Gen Tracy objected the prosecution thus reopenng
the case but ige Daniels sand that tho counsel Aad the
right 10 call evidence IN reDuttu. $4,000, 4.
Matthew Flanagan was recalled and corrected ma teS-
timony 40 far indeuttying the entries as DehS
those OF G. II. Brown, he having been mistaken
Judge Van COit SAID that he had two Oilet reOutuhR
witnesses and the case was apjDurned until ns morn
ing In spite Of the objections OF the defendants COUNSEL