, 1874-08-26
SEARCHING For THE TRUTH.
Tho County commissioners Ejndorgor
itjs 0illclal Investigation.
A Grand Jury Inquiring Into Their
Alleged Rasoalities,
List Of Witnes;es Buulmonea,--Mr. J. 7.
Mnthews Helntes His Grievances.

ing MI investigation, 10 lcatn tho grounds npon
wh!oh asc nnspd tho charges of ootrau11on
against soyornl OF tho Oouuty Commissioners IN
relation to tho purulnAo and rojoctton OF The
Mathews lot, and tho buying. OF tho Baldwin
property, ,as alto for tho Du1nty Hopp,tal. An
the momhora were presons, as wore Htate's A.:
torney liocl aud l,la assistant, 3fr. Btol and 1t
was evident from tho intoraBt manifested, that
1t ls tho intention to probo tho mattor TO-. Tho
botton,, and to ndict McsArs. ARhton, Crawford,
npd otLors, If tho cyldance. Is Of auch char:
aoter as to ron9cr conviction possible. Tic
iuryn1on Sera very rptioont tho ndmon,tion Of
Judge Gary IN hta o,argp to- thom gu alouday
having ctrectual1y sealed tholr lips, and 1t was
utterly usoloas to attotnpt to pump" them re-
gardiug tho Hlatemonts OF the witnesses.
Tns MAIN POINTS OF TIE TESTIMONY
wero takon Jown by Alr. Reed, but lie too, was
silent, refusing to answer any questions, and
locking up hia papprs III D. vault to loep them
out Of Tho view Of tho reporters. Tho doors
woro guarded by baifs. ono OF whom Was
staAonod at the luo on tho second floor oyqr tho
Qrand Jury room. to keep away listeners. In
consequences Of these preeaut,ons to prevent tho
roveations bping givou to tho public, worry little
information Of what tranBpilel could DO OBJ
tatned.
Tho yAittng-roomt Ndjnccut to tho QUO in which
the Jury hold thoir aossion. wad full OK people oil
tho morning. who passed tho tlmo in
D1AcUss1sa TIE rnonAn1l1r1Es.
Horo were gathered those who had boon sub
pmoaed 10 toll what thny lnew of the malsor un-
der consideration. Among them rero i. y.
Mathews, hIr. Hutchinson. O. Il. Baldwin, ". II.
w. Cuahma,,, q. F. roriolat Martin Aownra, DR..
Henly Lyman, Ar. pago, J.. q. Partridge. GaolEe
Kimberley, Or, Bon @. Miller, DR.. ]. P. nose. A.
D. Kellogg, ]. ". Waughop. aud Fish Miller.
Several Of thoac, it was sad, know nothing Of
tho alleged bribery, but lad bcon summoned to
give evidence against r. poItola wose s a. u.
bo examined into By tho Grand Jury. All these
Ecntlomen had something to Hay, u fcw inserting
that it was uaoless to cail on thoua, sinca watl-
formation thcy had woala not crin!lnate any one.
THE FINsT wITNIg5
usherel into the ptcsonco Of tho jury was j. T.
Mathews, who engineered the salo Of tue lot
which was subsequently rejected. He had con-
suited with Gu attorney az ITO tho risk he ran III
sclt into tronhlo, and, by tho lawyors alsico, ho
nskod Mr.. 1seod to guarantee him immunity.
THUS tho atato's Attorney agreed to do, mud at
once applied to Judge Gary, WIG entered tho
following order on tue records OF tho Criminal
Court:
Upon motion of the ststsa Attorney, 4 is orterel By
liability 70 proaeaption or punishment On account Of
my matter to which e sal DO ruQuirad to testify le
'-a Tic Grand Jury Of tlis county, now tn session.
r, AUTHORITY s~,n TIE ORDER.
al1is order 1 "sa nado 'i.aar tie recent 1aw
Nhonoyef. ta any Investigation before Grana sarr,
On e tsiai i Of sy psf.ea charged %, ay osnts
Bha appear 10 the Court that another person hnl tho
one charged ts atcral aud ncceasary wtuess IN the
case, md that hin testimony would tend to criraio
hmDcn tho Court may cause an ordDr to be entered Of
record thut such witness be released from Ill liability
to be prosecuted Or punished on account Of aay ntter
to wSn % ns sas ns required otssti' ,s snd upon ae
s7ef "ttsr ee bar % any ina!stnent norsnston Or
aa ssh Wasas @ I'd sie t. ts an iAs I Ssa
doea ao testify tlie eidndsnt shall also 81 his own
neglect rofusnl to testify aha not croate
sumption ngainat hisn nor shall tho Court portt sny
rcferereo Or comn1cns tobc made 10 or upon such
neglect or refusaL
Without such 1uarantco7 Mr. Mathews could
have refused to testify, and, without his tosti-
Mpny, ~ he ia tho most important witncss, The
investigation would probably develop nothing
He exhibited lis contract with periolat, and de-
tailed al1 he know OF tho matter,
INPL1uATrEo ASHTON AND CRAWFORD
principally. mud answered every question aslfel
him could not ropreBs expressions OF surprise at
what he Bworo to. Nearly Two hours mud half
we're devoted to Its examination, and when he
cnmo out Of tho room he seemed distressed. Ellis
eyes MeTo feu ny H. Qa lla been WtQpJnfIt Anu he
11okod almost lcnrtbrpker. Whom questioned
regarding lis Testimony, ho said it would not DO
right fox li.m to say anything. lIo, howevor, nd
nlitted TINT
lie FrIr VERT RAD;
that II ho had known What shape the matter was
to assume--that SO many pa,sons with whom ho
had Ind pleasant businoss relations were to Layp
been mlxed up in it--ho would have .s .sroulaned
Bilent and suffered alono." ne.Hald ta Conscience
suRtninod b4m in whut he llnd aono--la had told
the trutll,-yet l1e felt Grevod that h1B friends
should be aeon ihgiy compromised by his expo
Rition Of tho raBcahty Of ra,ne Of tho County
Commissioners.
TNE NEXT PERSON OALLEp
was Mr.. A. B. Kellogg lroaidont Of tho Citlzcn's
National Bau1s, who held The notes Of periolat
for ii, 900 to SECURE certified check for the
same amount, i'll case tho Mathews lot was not
bought, and check for s3,5D0 payable to him
self, but, NJ il alleged, roa!ly for Ashton mud
Crawford, who, 1t ia saiA did not have mnoll
faith in Periolat, but wera willing to trust AIr.
Kellogg.
ADJOURNMENT
After swearing Mr.. Hutchinson, and hearing
bis roplcs to Few questions, tho. Grand Jury
adjourned at 1880 O'Clock until 10 this morning.
There are somD twenty witnesses altoeother to
bo examined. and two or throo days will clapso
pvtcro a coucluRion Is reached.
4 NEW JERSEY MILLIONAIRE.