New-York tribune., 1875-10-06

@ What understanding at all was thcre between MT
go and h1ro ySu wsn a. s sny tS sssS at ALL
What had he done for you thai you owSn n,I let
on appropriation which always considered was worm
O. specify she that Won prohted by that you had
I'm ytlr mind when You Said him this money A. II
must have been all on ohr dredging contracts because
that is all got any benefit from the Leg sintre on
] o. How many and when were hosei A. That appeT-
taned the three conracis under this Lord agr9een
@ Did he support tbs actively III the LesiSis''ue' n
o. Did you understand soi A. Yes, Sir.
| q Did you give him money and tell him you wanted
| II donei A. No SIR; hut nskcd him To support such
measures as thought would help out on that work
O. Did YOU senl this monoy him after he came home
from the Ieeisnturc1 a. haye always contributed pc
fore The Fail election; II gave him anything at al
O. And you gave It to him then in money! A. Always;
Abont now much did you give n him 6 3, s1S s%0 sans
Ny reeoection Is tadt u HsfI rs 70 give nm 'o anu
O. Wa tRat syen for the benefit OF the hrrn or from
your Individual pOcketf A. That was cohSiuefeu hn
@ Assuming you don't know about the exact amount
yoi paid to Abercer what Canal Commissioner eau you
name tiat you gave money tot A. have not given any
thir 10 any other Commissioner tilt now recoliect
g Do yon know OF your partners domSH III H. no. 'n'
q Did YOU know az your partners, or cher OF theih OF
did you yourself pay any sum OF money, or hGhe any y
presents in of money, or other valuable h!ng 70
any agent Of c state who had easrgc o. any any pgsSar
O. DO you know the several engineers tAat nave peeh
on the work tla Yen hayo HHdsr SEd an At a. na ssr va
went to Dafalo was Riohmoni-Daniel liichmond,
DID you. or lid any Of {oqT psTTIneS' ever do any
O. That you now recollect' A. No, Sir; am certain
"GS'e o Certain you have no knovlodgeI A. Yes Sir.
| O. The next eHg.neori a. Mr. Jerome.
8 Did yon ever do anything for hiul A. Ny rccolec-
tion H. that nave don9 lille 5omcihIng ior hn, II,
for mg A. couldn't FOR certain; nu recoioel OF
| Q. was thst money or dogF a. gave MN so"'e
O. Vas it while he WAS an officer OF the State acting as
an A.
a. O. Gan y5a state whether in cash in check A. In
o. Can Won state where it was gave IT to HINT A.
can't el! whethorlJ was in Baic' or whore was par
O Ca2not you tel where it vast A think in I'u
O. Can You tell me whether It amounted to ;5i A.
| N, recollection Is that it Wa 500.
| T. That vas orcasioni Yes, sir.
g. How much did yon Svc hiin on any Q'ner OCCASION
tha you have a recollection OF nOwi A. dont r'laelh
! Der o; giving him any ding more. -
O. That Is ths oniy recollection you have On tho SUD
Je0S. Il Wa Ia f.sident En- gneeri A. Yes Sir
@ What did you expect from him in return Tor
the money-fcyerabic cstimatesi A. No sir tunk az
WORK George d. LORD wac Trying t. defeat in taking
,r jerome Of tie parties who acted az sort o
O. hnpralser he IA canedi A. They subntted 1t
| NJ 3ti6nc, 10 what be thought about H. snd they
g. lie .ieie for the staei A. He acted between LoId
voiced the propery-LLo engineers dii-the property On
hand 10 be turned over to the incoming contractp -
O. And Lord was the incoming man A. Yea SIT ne
got tho work and then he refused to take the property
$4,000; we had pr0peT.y Oh hsiIa !dt was ho'
vorth ANYTHING il entirely for section WORK.
| O. Did you and Lord aGree on reiereef A. i. Mr
SuSI vas IA, CONTRACTOR IL was III his nnue Nlnle
he Was ~ Rochester 10 agreed with Mr. Lord, think II
i was, 20 lcayo IL 10 Mr.. jerome. ,,.,a,
O. D,d Jerome act 90 Suii yulf n "ie No' t''''"o"
| at The time, anj gave him Tic money.
wInE SUPER AND MONEY IN THE WAGON.
| ItoupeaIs irom tho testimony Of Mr.. Thaddcus c.
Davis mat besides acting counsel in this last award
both for the state and for the cainsnts-taking down
the testimony writing recording all ths papers and
drawing the award-he paid tie expenses OF the Com
mssioners during their sojorn at Buffalo on this ousi
ness including "wiuo supper" at the Tihi House, ut
which were several Invited guests. including Ar Bow
man. attorney IL fact The following extract from The
testimony of Mr. Stroud, of The Caha COMMISSIONERS
who signed award. gives some details which deserve
to lie read and pondered by the light OF the Facts already
recitod:
| O. We're Won one OF the Canal Commissioners OF the
State signed the award that hdnd yUui A. was
O. And you recognize your Signature 70 It A. do
| O. AT what place the evidence taken upon which
! o. iT whose Office s. Thadieus c. Dlyis'5.
g ij,d Vol e,uoy Thld G. DlYis 70 appear counsel
! for tho people on tnat OCc.siCui 4. did not go,
| o. Or on Jehalf OF the Canal Commissioners a. dd
o. Did you know anything OF his employment by any
b0dy eise A. remember his being asked - take e7u
co. To- oa fccScct that Mr. Davis went with you
to view iuc location where the WoA was GAINED to nave
90 Do Won Tceogiize that the award itself is the
o. iera i YOU ist see lie paper wriing shown
yo-tne award ItS. \. III tLe STAG llcus, nj Al.any
c. b,d yoG Up TO that ume acicld wan tue Com
I.issuucrs ss tire form the award sd0ad tdGs, cf
We had agreed ap1n previous TO That time.
q. rGc.ci a, In thc sa!e hal'
O. IN ,Ais ci;y A. Ycs, SIR.
| q. On tho sane day I 1cs, Sir.
O. Was DAVIS there I A. rot at that tme.
| Z. WJs no ,i,rc mat day A. Yes 5ir.
o. WUs ie present when you agreed TO the amount
A eli tAnA ne was ne Was III ana out o uo room
|
O. IaI yo yor au.hoTized anybody to have the awsrd
drawn dp =. G5d not 80 ,
q Did yOu lave any knowledge at the time OF hclnS
in tns matter etier taking he evidence al BdEsIo
OF in ssus me "a.d al Albany, that tc'otA as ald
had been iite under &c act o tle Legislature or the
rriIcf or JOGG Hand I a, 10, sir.
O. Dia anybody any such communication to you
o. Iid y0 or !ld citiic. the Canal commissioners
OK xauiie the tle claimant FOR tiAt awards ~
O. Was there anything further done. thai yoa know Of
as 10 asceii aina lrdth ~ the ciHnHnt- cHu IMAM
what appears III tae minutes that were taAth "a NO.
| e. % gou niow who arranged for tine meeting far
goa concerned al BnhAio 20 take 'hdt testimony
| o. Where 1id nc make the arrangement with youi A
q. Who was prceent except Yourself and Bowman :
n L do not know; 1t wac ID the Canal commissioners
O. Was it at Il meeting of the Canal Board, II was that
| same day-yes sir. -
atlt fc interests Of stale the matter large
claim \. We were looking atter the interests Uf the
o. Won ID Fl yoa had DISCHARGED that duty without
exIu.nlg tho BOOKS or vouchers Of the claimants A.
O. And felt that It sufficiently done aithouti A.
Yes, ST. ., .. SO,
on ilut occasion ut Bun-oi a. dii not
q. state at wnat house you otoppedf A The Tilt
q. Who, rs you understood it, paid the blli A. did
| nOI Know. -, ,.
| Y. Dld you nave any klo"ieuse Oh inc sn'Jcclf n
4 Did the pcrsons composing that party that took the