, 1874-01-07
Aid. Sherwood Tells Of His Suspicious.
and How They Became
Certainty.
His Account Of His Interview
with Mr.. Gage.
Sentiments Of the Jurors.--Law-points
Involved.
The Consideration Of the Subject to Be
Resumed this Morning.

The nineteen Grand Jurors, whoso names wera
given in Tuesdays paper, reported at the Grim
inal Court at 10 o'clock yesterday morning. and
niger, J. D. Qulnlan. l. A. Dudlong, and L. L.
Beebe.
THE COURTS INSTRUCTIONS.
TIE Court appointed Henry G1eenebaum fose-
man, and requested the Jury to retire to their
room, on the second floor of the Court-House.
An officer would be at their service, and States
Attorney Reed would be present during their
deliberations to advise them. They should be
prompt In attendance, IS there was much to do
and the closer they Intended to business the
sooner they would be relieved
PRECAUTIONS.
The iurymen then LETT the courtroom, and
went upstairs, accompanied BY States Attorney
Reed and his assistant, Mr. Birch A tail1R was
stationed at the door to prevent intrusion aud
keep reporters out Of earshot- He was subse-
qucnt1y reinforced by three others. but their
combined efforts to prevent taking zepor. Of
the testimony were futile.
Mn. CAGES CASE BROUGHT CP-
States Attorney Reed opened the meeting by
saying that the first thing for the jury to con-
sider WAS the defalcation of David l. Gage. He
then read Sec. 16. page 179. of Groas' Statutes
Of 1871, and the city charter provision, which
declares the use OF money by 3 city off,
cial for private purposes to be embezzlement.
He also alluded to the statute Of limitation
clause of eighteen months, saying that that
would not apply. as 0.000 was alleged to haye
been taken By 1lr. Gage within the last yeu
and half.
THE WITNESSES.
Witnesses were then called and George Tay-
1or was first swo1n: He testified as to the duties
Of the Comptroller, and that Mr: Gage swoFe
that his accounts were correct. BE knew moth
ing Of = deta1cation. The jurymen questioned
h1m about the property he bad reeetved Is Irns-
further THAI wha: has already appeared in TH7
TRIBUNE concerning it.
s. 8. HAYES.
S. 8. Hayes WAS next examined His testi~
mony was unimportant- Clty-Tzeasurer O'Hara
had reported to him that there Vas deficiency
in a1r. Gage's cash account, and he found ttAt
to be the case-
e1-Cashier Of the.City Treasurer's Office tessi-
fed about an exchange Of checks. The Downet
&bxns nss crosSy 1sSys S'fy r wder S saso md
Charles Basby $1,000. M1. Gage had not per
sonally drawn over $4,000 since ho (Alcot)
went into the ofEice-!au. !, 1873. He did not
know what Mr.. Gage did with the money. as be
no checks FOR him. except those as Treasurer.
The first OF the "outsde" checks WAS for
$4,000, and was drawn in February, 1873;
tue next one for 915,ooo was made to
the order Of Albert Crosby, who ~
ceived $4,000 additional, just before tls
October election Wilder got LIS check III the
latter part Of October, and Busbr his IN the early
part OF the sam7 month-both during the panic
The latter two had not been paid back, ~ f1r aa
lie knew
nAyrr1 o'HARA
c;tr 1raoarrer taxt;tad thai Ia nado a raraoo-
Wy 4Aeo7euet, to3s44e4 - -, ~ ~. - ~.
~ uemauu VI pu. 1aso Aux |no uoA1Asl 49, -.
told that he had nut the money-tnat tne Faa!e
had LETT him for the time being IN sucn coca-
tim that he cOlld not nav. TUE WltQASu Tx2