New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-07-15
IlIPREOAED IOR CONTEIPT or TIE
CIAAL Confession.
CoNrnACT,E DENrON SENT 10 THE ALBANY JAIL
TIE TESf OF TIE WELT OF CpNNIITtL-APrLI-
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CONTRACT ~ DENEON SENT 10 THE ALBANY JNi-
TIE TESf or TIE WELT OF CpflNIIrH-APrLi-
CATION FOR 4 WIT OF HABEAs CORPUS.
ALBANY, July I'LL. y. Dcnis0n, the con
tracto~ To-Day Appeared before the Canal Invest isi;
Commission accompanied by his coun, WIZ {. Kruger
~ sycasc and also by Frank liscGcE also of Syracuse
OF counsel FOR James j. Ecldcn, OF the partners of
Dcnlson. on being asked If he rropar to produce
his books he replied throush hs counsel that he de
cncd to do So Therenpon aiiuigcd guilty Of
contempt by the Commission aud committed 10 the Gus
toby the sheriff. to be imprisoned Ter thirty days In
the county jail of this county unless he sha sooner com
ply with the requirements of the Csnmis,c on the writ
under which lie aIIcst tel rams ~ follows:
The Poc Of tie STATE OF Nc lort ~ tie ShrG Of Albaay
U..srea.. In investigation Of the affairs of the
Canals o ,ne STATE OF Arw York Pniing before 1nis-
appoint investigate anaIs of the Canals Of the
h" is;nr Il the State vi Nes Yo.S one Henry j. Dem,
SIN .ai ~ Ger: ln contracts i'm tho people III
,tacon Of ao being for'rhe performance " work
the other uf said contracts be for the rerornqnrc OF wor
A. ,ic. ,"n tne n,si.n ns OF ihe Guy oil u'' 10 to
Ekoeaa The said was steating the subject
Whe.cl, The sad Henry y. Drnsn had be,u duly .nbpc
ba 10 attend beEe SAGA Commission To gave such infEihi
& 5oSnS tine et sd al n a S,s ., 3 rsa az
'd ,aigea 10 ~ ~ Win MIA oe orr sahl COMMISSION al ms
he nrr a S4 srhy and the low cr Mcmv
S At , SS nam ee c sssii and r a Been me pa S lis
iv.s lgOn sala subpoena; ana -, .
sid D.psOn dill bCfii" sail
Commission. Commission being ten dG organized and
holding regular III cling 70 inyeshsiie e altrs q he
theTo slt and DECLARE tat e 49,, IA rs possession
or work ~ performed Port schuyler
MoaawA Aqdc'ue am, al Utca rom se eastern ln's OF
the dty IT, tie junction OF the thenaSo anal, N I'D Lcn
and there in tle iniins ats .; SAL O"nn>sA will
fully reure TO rodec si books before said Couss on ANA
~ obey such stIBers and
wliu dsohei0nCr PROCESS lawfully r1li
te snaiss % the Canals " the STATE
pr sad Commission ~ sitting directly tend
g interrupt lis proceedings and ipaifthe respect to
lOIiiy and,
Bseyea,. The said misconduct II the sai Henry
Dlion calculated Ia ninr dcleat The nights OF the
HaacIs ilc Merry u. Denison being where before
thi, Commission a' Tor Inc Aforesaid been aJndged
Iou hereby ordered % lake te bNy OF the sgd iicny
Albany keep ha iupri Jne.i until shall
eoIene to pr9ine and sha produce 9 a.d osi9rs THIS
iracs with Inc be performed Font
Schuyler And Inc Lower MOHAWK Asuc ot aud at Yea from
the hands %, the Commission AFFIXED hcrrunto
this pros-t Oh. ADJ ontei invest
City VI Albany. ON the IAN day Of Juiy. 1915.
JOHN BGs>w Comrntssoncr.
D. MAGoSE IT,, ccnniss cner
JOnS u. NAs ibtht IT., Commissioner.
Mr.. Fafrrhd, the Depsty Attorney -Oceri and samuel
Hand esq, of tho firm Of Hand, Hale, swsr,z Fair
child At o'clock this afternoon his counsel appeared
before Judge Learned and made application for writ OF
habcas corpus. TheJudge granted the writ. IT being
made rttuTnablo before him ornorrow and upon It's
turn whole question OF the power Of the Commission
require the production Of papers will up for
guInent and dccisiGn. The Hon. Frank Htcock aud
William 4. Euger OF syracuse appear as counsel Tor Mr.
Denson, aud Deputy Atorney-tiener Falrchild and
samuel Hand for the Cofnfbissn ~ IA expected tlat
tue case VIII bs pressed w prompt deeisions