New-York tribune., 1874-05-05

anybodys hands for collecting on looking over the pa
pers handed TO him by Rodman that night, he dlscoy
cred the note, and he placed II Ia envelope Intending
To hand IL TO Judge McCue. but Rodman did not 20
away he handed It back to him; Rodman then went TO
Tue country ana on his return again handed the note 10
him. Judge McCue advised the witness TO get the other
papers from Mrs. Rodman as there was
pers; Judge McCue wished paper from Mrs Rod
man IN acknowledgment OF these papers; the witness
sent for them and them back; he then handed the
note to the Controller OF the city, at the same time he
handed over 70 the city three Wiilimantic Railroad
first mortgage bonds aud the Allen q Mcdonald note
Tor $500 all OF which he received from Roiman
the cheek Tor H,l9' 20 paid TO the Jefferson Car
Company; ne obtained this money from ROfman,
thinking that Il from the Trust Company; al the
stock OF the Company bought by him was IN Rodmans
hands; the check for sosl given by MIN TO utey
Hare Hare SAID he wanted $1,000 note discounted so
ne went 10 lhe Trust Company with the note ana oo-
tanned the check for 1851 % from Rodman he bad 40
idea that the note was discounted with the city funds
ne hhu nOt tod HodDan that ne was hdepted 10 mare
ana wanted money u cancel the debt; lie remembered
the Nillowst Transaction he had exehanReI NeSJer-
sey properly Tor H. ana the eqnity was ABOUT sioOUi ne
placed first mortgage on the property IN the Trust
company To meet the equity, as 1t was supposed
the Trust Company would lepd money on the
mortgage, the property being worth S0O,JoO
he had no idea that the s4657 so was taken from the
ei ei iunu Air Aen transacted the Dusiness lor nun;
MI cullen also did business for the Trust Company III
Judge heCue's absence he borrowed the money
had coaterals of his worth ten times that amount
$4,000 went to the owner of the Wiiowst property as
mortgage OF $500 the Jersey property; on Nov
and 6 he paid the Jefferson Car Company two checks OF
81 600 eac 70 meet calls TO the stock; ne had never
asked hOdman TO deposit this amount to ms credit the
chcck Tor s2,OlA for stock IN the brooklyn
Building Company in October 1872. he wanted to oor
row money on newspaper stock 10 paw Rodman what
he owed hin for the Trust Company ne exchanSeu the
stock Tor other cOllaerals and gave them To HOdnih
who, he supposed, got enough TO balance the
accounts; he had never received any portion OF
when he learned that Rodman was defaulter to the
Trust Company be at suspended nun as Deputy
treasurer he then asked him II everything was ISht,
and Rodman said except the $4,000 Central BANK
aer mar hoaan una said that to cover .s -, h itn
ueeu OF tue f0stOHce properly asslEhSu 70 hc %
by Mills. Rodman did not ind this. The day tnat the
Central Bank faed Mills 10 him and SAID ne nad
Induced Rodman 70 let him have S5O'o OF sne ely Guy
money, to cover up similar loan made Oy the trust
repay t SON. ne consented 10 let tne matter P.ss
was the only deficiency which ne Knew nad taken
sell when he learned that II had nVt peen ,,na ne
paid Ilen he requested Mt. Warren 10 e4aniIe I
all the books in his office. When he wanted 10 make
good this s55.OO0 money scarce. anu ne went 70
Bodmans house and requested aim 70 raise se MONEY
among Mllss friends. He did not ask Rodman 70 go
away de told nim he must not 90 So anu tied me- &
detectives 20 watch him. ROdman then hanueu over
the Long Island note the Allen McDonaa o.e, f. anu @
tne rAlIToad ponds winch the witness InG h s ibv
Controller R0dmans wife, who owned the mousse Iney
time he engaged Mr. Warren he had great ~ @ AZ
RJdman. When he heard OF the deficiency ne at ouce
worth from 100000 20 S3gOOOO aud only retained TOT
himself horse or two and COW. His furniture anu
house were also given up to the city.
THE CROSS EXAMINATION.
ExJudge Van COtt first questioned Sprague regarding
his education and then his duties when engaged IN
business the object evidently being to show that the
ex-Treasurer must have been accountant. sprague
replied, however that his education not very good
and he had engaged clerk, but only as
salesman; he was supervisor OF Kings county Tor Two
years, and during that time the following COm
mlttees: Nursery" " Lunatc Asylum" ana store
keepers Accounts" Ilaughterl; when be was eiecIeo
Treasurer Il was generally understood that ROdman was
70 he his deputy ne had no Arrangement WIN boudu,
ana aid not agree 70 pay him dollar for MS services
Rodman transacted his private business the same
rates: when ROdman distracted the $4,000 ne fet sore
first. but being assured 1t would De an Hght
soon he aid not trouble himself any fur
ther; the COlaterals turned over to the
city consisted OF Union Car Spring Co.'S STOCK "orIn
81 500 BROOKLYN Building Co.'S stock worth 5000,
note for $4,000 by milford Underwood, lndorsed Dy
Richard Srhel $4,000 worth OF Jefferson car stock,
farm in ROckland County, some building lots IN New
Jersey 500 the Art Association aud 500 shares
OF the Academy OF Music, and Others some OF these
cOateras subject % loans already obtained upon
them He had 81 900 worth OF bonds aud $4,000 worth
stock Of Erie Junction Suspension bfdge IN tne
Fulton Bank security for the 900 loan, PAID 10
RJdman in OctoDer, 1872, and the Nassau BinK neId az
security for $1,000 loan stock worth s2OOOJ Most OF
this property was acquired during the past IOur years