New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-12-29

ticular charge against Auditor Thayer. Copies OF
them and also Of the testimony, also yesterday
transmitted TO the Governor. The paper Is rs
follows:
The Commission To nvestiga" the alrs OF the canals
NJ the State present to the Honorable Commissioners %
the Canal Fund That Hon. Francis Thayer Audtor OF
the Canal Department. has violated bis duty as suen
Auditor, In respect to the public moneys Id MS eureo
FIRST In that on the 2lst day Of July 1874 he pro
cnrcd the passage Of resolution by thu Commissioners
of the Canal Fund whereby 100000 of the sinking
fund directed 10 he invested III the taxes 70 De ecu
procuring the passage OF such resolution did apart
said in violation Of the Constitution mat we A'l-
dors motion was to benefit George d. Lori that In car.
rying out said ntn the Au iit0r paid $40 NY W OF
said OF $2O0Oc0 set apart within two days there
that this was violation Of the Constitution sec Art y
Sections and 49, that the Auditor Is responsible Tor
"a and rs, folios l,Ol6 and l,03p.
Second In that about tho lst day II December,
Auditor for that purpose said Auditor refused payment
to g r. Wells administrator, OF an award ~ ms sor OF
50 2O7 80 the false pretcnse that he had no funus
and, Immediately after such refusal negotiated uie pun
and did purchase the said award at about 500 less
than called for of principal and interest ana on te 9
day February 1878, audited the sald claim at the sum
George stone az assignee. stone had no interest IN
the transaction, and the Auditor testes that u was pr
chased for his brothcr-lntw, L. j. Mckee As 10 me
evidence of this charge the testimony Of 3 r. Wells,
page 81, fo0s 5l3 10 5l7 the testimony OF " Ners.
Auditor pages &C. g. and 90, foos 903 toi 922; that
the profit To the benefit Of the Auditor see page 49,
Third In that on 18th day of March 1873, there
being money subject 10 the warrnt OF the Au'toF Lop
that said Auditor refused payment 70 George
NJ. Case oil award in his taV0r Tor @JNS ~ on Ine
false preense that he lad no funds ana in,nS cay n
chase said award including the accrued interest, ~
audit said claim Tor the full amount thereof including
irtel est wit $0730 CO. and drew bis warrant there
OF George A. Stone, assignee George stone
had no interest in the purchase, AZ appeared Dy ms
testimony (ages and %, olios ll3 III 3l3 ahd I'D
and the Auditor testified that he made the purchase or
L.. j. Mckee. As to tho evidence,
testimony of Auditor hayer agcs 60 80 amt 9s ioos
s95, 900, l,2ls, 1919, 13j9, aud 126l) ,o-- a.,
Fourth In that the l5th day OF March, 1879, the
Auditor purcnas d a certificate IN favor Of H. H. French
for $l1si 20 at discount Of S2i o. II was pad May
20 thereafter at its lu face 10 the evldehco OF TINS
transfer testimony VI Auditor Ihaycr same pag.s
and Olos referred TO above ~ to George VI case cei'
hcatc. -, ,o-- .,i.o
Thay,r purchased Ii Canal Commissioner eeruls.tey,
amounting III the aggregate to S2J962 from nehemiah
T. ,Sr at SreS but Of for what rnsa Of time tue
discount made are unable TO ascertain tuitier
purchase and payment by The Auditor. These ceri-
Gates were paid May 20 1870 20 Geo A. ston. I1at
the Auditor received "A personal advantage from thls
slction, testimony 81 Geo stone ana Au'og
Tlayer pages s3 and %. IolIos 3l4, ,259 l26l. A..
Sirh In that on 2jtn day VI APRIL 1879, the Ai-
dOr purchased flum H. ID. Dcnisun hye Cdna S9inmiS-
siones certificates, OF the aggregate amour OF S4oolo,
"A discount of per cent per auuuD, nut Tor What uiue
discounted them We have not been able 20 tscefi'
further than that It was IN excess OF ae ,'G
the tor audited said crtihcacs, AMI drew ms war
rant Tor PAYMENT thereof in favor OF GcOrgc A. Stone,
assignee 5OJl2 06 and the amount gained went 20
tuc n,rs1nl advantage tne Auditor. A. O the evil
OF TINS TRANSACTION see the testimony Oh eoEe a.
Stone ,sl, 20. folio 81 l. and that OF Francis y lbayeF
page 81, folio 7o2 TO 700 That the Auditor derived
direct personal advantage from this transaction, see thc
testimony OF +. :. Tnlyer page 80, folos Lou ana
l,26l. :, o-- -,
NerenM In that on the Goth day OF April, 1870 the
Auditor purchased from H. d. Dcns0u SIX canal COM
missOneis' certificates OF tue aggregate amount oi
what length OF time lie discounted luen we nave not
been able ascertain, rther an that IL was greater
than he time between the purchase ana pay eht haI
the 20Ih day OF May thereafter the Auutot Iudcu
tbcse eel us and drew his warrant therefor In FAVOR
of ,a,rge A. Stone AZ Sil l53 %. That The personal
gam tIn tins transaction went to the personal alVail-
tge Francis > Tnayef, see Ills testimony page 10,
fOIiDs ,2o9 and l,261.
E,ahtt-IhI tne Auditor drew his warrant in payment
for canal COMMISSIONERS certificate IN tlyof OI 10 IL
d. Hamilton fur s}S, 0U0 on tno 2sth DAY OF june lclo
n VOCATION OF law tis that pait it without tue
sworn statement an engineer as required Dy statue
Ainh--u tnis, that tdc Auditor, N Junr, 1870, pur
chased Canal Commissioners certificate subject 10 MS
own audit, James T. BE * for S3,4o6 ~ ata as
count OF 10 per For the eyidencJ o! specncttOn
sec testimony OF James T. Beck, page 80 iolO 40 Ihe
Auiltor CLAIMS To made THIS purchase Tor Ills
Tenth: TINS tnat the ID day OF July, 1879, the
Auditor purchased Cada Commissioners certificates,
discount oI per and accrued interest IN favor Of
c purchaser. For evidence OF this purclas; see es
moy OF William Johnson, page 40, fOho Dol ana tSst
monv of l.. ;. Thdytr, page 90, iolos $50 and 0ol
ELercath IN That, IN addition above enumer-
atco the Auditor purchased between the 9tn day Of
NJ r,n and .e Nth day ~ july 1879 Canal Commits
bouers drafts AMI Ccttlcates SUBJECT 10 AIS own audit
to tlo unoInt OF S6G.9o9 81 all "a which ne aierWald
audited aud drew his warrants in payment thereof As
to Cue evidence OF these several transactions sec tlc
test inuny Orgc A. stone, page -, Ioos 81 and
3D. That the Auditor derived dTect personal AT IA
iauc from these transaction testimony OI l.. D.
Inayer, page %, tolIos ,26J and ], 36l.
JuifE BIGELow,
Jon IN D b. Van buren,, jr, Commissioners