The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-07-27

Mr. Nolan very coo,lyl II decline 70 ,nswer; Tvs
very easy 20 quibbe about BITS OF testimony.
Mr.. Alvord-Weli, you decline TO answer lha'S
Mr.. Nolan-Yes, nut want 10 ada right here =
Mr.. Alvord lcOntcmptuouslY) don't want ~ ~
hear it. Mr.. StenographeT, you needn't take "h"'
ANY LAWYER WOULD HAVE DONE 1T.
Mr.. Nolan (undisurbedl-So far as the trans
action itself was concerned, DON'T believe there's
q lawyer In New YORK VINO "ouiu'h' H"'0
Mr.. Alvord tvehementy) Wen, then, think
very poorly OF the lawyers OF New York.
Mr.. Mcclure showed the witness list OF his
bank deposits in the Union Trust company ana
his checks upon them, and asked him whag no
had done with each individual caeck. Inc WY,
ness declined 20 answer. Mr.. Mcclure remarked
that he mad passed over certain small checks, anu
Mr.. Nolan laughlngly sand, II suppose ihey were
TO pay tor CLOTHING" which creased no iiIIe
MIR. AIvord-Permlt me to give you another
chance OF declining TO answer question as you
seem to be given to declinaton. Dld you ever pay
a penny 10 James w. Hustled or Frearf
MIR. Moan declined 10 answer.
Mr.. Alvord-After they mad ceased being mem
bers OF the then Board OF Emigration ala you
pay them any part otyour proAtsr
Mr.. Nolan declined again.
NOLAN LEAVES THE RACK.
The witness mad been eontTadic ed oy the record
IN saying. as he dId, that IN 1870 Mr. Nelson miro.
swndling in the Assembly and that the OH
origin ted IN the Assembly and not In the senate
ne made explanation by the courtesy Of MI.
Mcclure, winch was vesementy objected 10 ny
Mr.. Alvord ana said that any body could be contra
dicteo Within ten minutes regarding sucn HaItelS
Mr.. Avord tdeaanti,)-I DEFY you to contradict
me IN regard TO anything about my legislative eA-
perlence.
Mr.. Nolan-I nave no doubt could do II.
MI. Avord tlen catechlsed the Witness IN re-
gard to the sacrilegous attempt OF ms TO speak 10
hun (AlvordJ during session Of the Asssmpiy'
Mr.. Nolan pleaded guilty OF tnat crime. MI AZ
word asked him II he did not know that ne al
Vordl never allowed anybody TO speak 10 nun
during a session, bat could extract no expression
OF contritlOn rom the irreVerent witness.
TINS ended the examination OF Mr.. Nolan, VINO
promised TO reappear Wednesday next.
MR.. MACKAY's TESTIMONY.
Mr.. George IL. Mackay, member OF the Assem-
bly in 1870 introduced the bill Tor the reincrease
of mead money from 81 so 10 81 In 1877, Whlch was
adversely reported Dy the Committee on Com
merce: he never saw Nolan IN tnat year In All
bany and never heard THAI he had appeared be-
fore the committee to argue against tue blll there
was no rumor tnat money had been spent Tor the
defeat OF the Dill.
Mr. VosDurgn, q member OF the committee,
wrote lrom Albany that ne mad examined the
register of the DeaYAn House between March l
and Nav l. 1871 and could not mud the name OF
Michaei Moan there. Whereupon Mr.. Avord
declared that this was conclusive proof OF what he
had long ago pOsed-namely, that Nolan never
was In Albany in 1871 to push the bill, while,
according 10 his own testimony he would have
been there two weeks. Mr.. Mcclure expressed
tue same convection, and sai0 as the committee
went into executive session, that there was no
doubt Nolan was trying 70 shield "Dlgger menu
tDan himself 'lor II they were smaller ne would
nave given them away long ago." The committee
adjourned I'LL hali-past ten this morning.
The following Is the list OF the principal deposits
Of Nolan in the Union Trust Company, dating
from November 8, 1871, TO December 81, 1872