New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-04-02
HE COURTS.
COMMISSIONER CHARLICKS TESTIMONY.
HE SIGNS HIS DEPOSITION AFTER MUCH DELAY.
In Snnreme Court Chambers Yesterday after

COMMISSIONER CHARLICK'S TESTIMONY.
HE SIGNS HIS DEPOSITION AFTER MUCH DELAY.
In Supreme Court, Chambers, yesterday after
noon Police Commissioner Oliver Charlick signed his
name to the voluminous mass Of testimony drawn
from hun under the application of John Kelly and four
others. relative TO the alleged election frauds The
hour appointed for the signing OF the testimony Was
O'clock but about that time a suit between two
chants came up. and Judge Donohue being informed
that it would occupy only few moments of time lis
tened to it, and accordingly compelled to delay MI
Charlck until hour more later.
Mr.. Wingate brought up the Charck matter at about
10 minutes past saying that Mr. Charck had made the
necessary corrections his testimony, OF which
were merely clerical and to these he did not object but
there were other which changed the force Of
the testimony and he submitted II he wanted to make
corrections OF this KIND he must make them AT the
Here ex Mayor Hall broke in: This is hardly depo
ston and it ia exceedingly doubtful whether this is
an examination in open like Trial, that there
should be any signature at all 1t is an examination of
US, but by a stenographer. Mr. Chariek is un-
he objects TO the translation into the ver-
make his corrections in the very place where the mis-
takes II to me II he Is TO stand this examl-
nation he ia entitled TO give his recoections Of the
transactions at the very places putting state
ment the end OF the paper may lead 10 GOOD deal
ideas party might quote part OF the paper and
quote u correctly; party, not knowing OF the
correction the end might not be able to state what Is
really the whole fact SO 10 seems TO me az Mr. Char-
lick responsible for the statement and "a we are more
or less weakened so to speak by the in which
this cgse has been DONE he is entitled 70 his request
Judge Donohue-Wby not put In the margin opposite
the place correction See correction at the end "
Mr. WingateIt proper 10 do thstiWe are particular
about It, With ordinary witness we might consent
TO ake btenographer notes. but he is not IN ordi-
nary witness.
MI Hall-You think he is an extraordinary witness
Mr., Wingate-I think he Is the most extraordinary
Wi W. Ilaugnter.J
After Mr. Wingate tried 20 induce
Mr. Charlick 70 sign his Wingates report OF the
Dation which mad yet been corrected and state AT
the end report the corrections be wished TO make
No said Mr. Charlck / won't sign your report without
knowing 10 Ia be like mine. I'll sign mine" But
want you sign the original. The steuOgrapher has
compared the two and they are alike, except your
rectiOns your 0WI lncy can DC inc emu
no" persisted Mr. Charlick. "I won't sign Il until
have compared them. have right TO compare them"
Here Judge Donohue called upon the stenOgrapher TO
read Mt Wingates copy Al the end OF % minutes Mr..
Wngate had made use OF many nervous remarks about
trifiing with the Courtl while Mr. .Charck, with an ex
preston OF the greatest tranquility sat with his
copy correcting the StenOgrapher as he read At last
the suggestion OF Mr.. Hall, 1t arranged that Mr.
CharlicK should sign his testimony, after the stenog-
rapher had made his ccrtlcati0n OF its correctness
the assumption and In the belief that the report was
correct" In this the testimony last signed
Mr. Hall then said that he supposed under the law OF
this matter the amendment To the Charter should DO
ned by the Judge with the County Clerk each exam
nation taken. Judge DonOhue said he would look
hicks oath the OF the testimony and all
the parties left the court The next thing done
according to Mr.. Wngate, Is the preerng ot charges
Oh this testimony.