The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-02-15
Conclusion Of Garvey'S Testimony in the
Tweed $6,OOO,OOO Suit.
James II. IngerSOll Shows His Pardon and
Enters on His Story
FERNANDO WOOD AND HIS LlITLETRIALS
Tribulations of Political
MagnateS.
HARD TINES FOR CITY RAILROAD COMPANIES

On tho reopening OF the trial before Judge West
brook yesterday OF the So 900 suit against William
NJ Tweed Mr.. John Taylor Johnson, foreman OF the
jury arose. and addressing tho Court SAID that many
OF tho jury sitting in this trial At great personal
Inconvenience, and he hoped that unnecessary time
would be occupied by counsel other than what con-
slstent with their duty Judge wesbrook said he had
doubt from the standing OF counsel but that they
would have every consideration for the jury. MIR.
David Dudley Field said they had been forced into the
trial $50 warrants and I, necessary to try each
warrant separately 50 that practically they com
PEELED TO try $50 cases.
). GARyEY's TESTIMONY CONCLUDED.
After the above preliminary expostuiaton and OK
PLANTATION Andrew J. Carney again called to the
witness stand and his ss-examinaton by Mr. Field
resumed.
Garvey said ne had conversations with Tweed in
1870 his contracts for work tho Court House
Sweony did not want to pay him his bill, and Mr..
Tweed said hO would tell Swcehy that his bill must be
paid.
said at this conversationS
Mr. Fleld-What WAS it9
Wltness-Fitteen per cent.
witness said he went to Tweed in 1860 and wanted to
get MS bills paid Tweed said he would see to It
@ We're those just bills
Witness shook his head
@ Did you want unjust billsf A. wanted my por-
Witness then admitted that he begged for the work
ut tho departments Some OF the bills were quite
legitimate.
Q Did these fraudulent arrangements begin in 1867
Mr.. Carter-Ihe witness knows nothing about
whether II was a conspiracy only that there were
those arrangements from time to time
Mr.. Feld-l am obliged to the counsel for telling the
witness what he ought to say.
Witness went on 10 say that he presented twcnty
bills under the- order of the Board of Audit which
amounted to SLIT AS II, OF which sum little over
he sued he didn't know what he would be wiling
70 swesrto; this S24O3OO included good profit;
these between himself and the city
are still unsettled, and efforts have been made to
settle The summons and complaint sworn to by Car
Scy IN ms suit IN 1859 SS9 we're then read IN when ne
The verlncation OF the witness was then read
Mr.. Fields this claim true or false?
Mr. Peckham objected, on the ground that the claim
was against the city and not against the county
Mr.. Field claimed that since the city and county had
been made the objection would not hold good and
under the law Of 1874 il the city owed this witness
$4,000 in 1869 they owed il now He claimed fur
Their that the damages should BIO reduced
The Court reserved decision this point and coun
Sci proceeded upon another point OF examination.
witness was asked whether the pleadinss shown him
were the same in a suit against him by the city, and
asked whether he recognized them. He said he did
not, but remembered that similar papers had been
served on him when he Was in attendance as witness
IN court and that these the papers
They then read and offered In evidence.
Witness testified that he was sometimes interviewed
by newspaper reporters and that he told reporter of
OF the papers who called upon him that the press
unjust to him; that he did great deal OF work for
She city and there wero great many men scattered
around the city that could prove he did great deal of
work He another trial that tho bills for this
Counsel then went on to nterrogatc the witness as
TO whether each OF the twenty seven warrants werc
partially true, and IN what respect
aggeraed TO the amount OF about sixty per cent or
more; the prices charged mostly JUST the fraud
IN the amount The rest OF the examination was
principally confined to an examination OF the different
warrants Garvey admitted that he had made up bills
In the names OF other parties
Q. Mr. Pinchard, Mr.. Donnarumma and others3 A.
There is no "Mr." about it, SIR; they were all &c
titous
witness said, in addition, that nothing could be
more honest than the thrtyive per cent OF the bills
Ro-examlned by Mr.. Carter-The suit he Instituted
for sl69 600 against the city brought at the sug
gestiou OF the Mayor, MI Hall The suggestion
10 bring coup deta against those fellows, and that
Koyser and Ingcrsoll should do the II they had
claims. When making up hts bills for the amounts and
under the titles given him by Watson or Woodward he
had nothing else to guido him than general
knowledge that so much was due TO him.
Mr. Field objected TO the style of examination.
Mr. Cartor (contomptuousyl- ~ am simply showing
up your cross-examinatoni how futile and deceptive
IL was and was intended TO he.
Mr.. Field submitted that the whole thing Often
BIve and improper.
On re cross examination by Mr.. Field witness said
the city largely indebted to him when he brought
suit for his claim Tor Sl6s 900 "a; the city owed him
moro; years before that 1869, he presented bills
10 the Comptroller for four times thai amount, OF
which he was to got one quarter; he told all this to
general way all that due him. when he swore
4169 900 due there was large basis yet due the
prices for labor per day nd materials per barrel 40
In the twenty bills, correct bot the quaint
fies were exaggerated II he put the rack ho
coudn't tell what parts legitimate; the S240 600
due him distributed over the bills he wouldn't
Bwear scvcnty-hve per cen; Of some Of tho bills was
not true; be thinks the scvcntyhve per was I'M
equally distributed but about thirty five per OF
each was true Mrs Connolly gave her brother IS 900
20 pay back bills and Mr. Ingerso gave from
his private checks SIG 000
There was a general sigh OF relief when Garyey
stepped down and OUT from the witness box.
JANIS n. ISGERsoLL AS A WITNESS
James II Ingersoll then called, aud Mr. Field
producing copy of the proposed witness connection,
fhe other side produced the Governors pardon dated
April s. 1875 The witness then sworn. He stated
he resided at No. FL East Seventy third street. and Is
not in business; he formerly had interest in
The profits OF the firm OF Ingcrsoll Watson, chair
makers, who used to supply the city Offices; he
Tweed in 1867, and Tweed told him to see Woodward.
who said II was all right, but II would cost him thirty
I'VE per cent he asked Woodward what that was for,
and Woodward told him twenty-five per cent for Mr..
Tweed and ten for Connolly; then Woodward gave him
orders for supplies this on his account the
firms HIS fathers hrm had declined 10 supply the city
credit, and this tho arst Job ofwncss his
account
The Court here adjourned TIL this morning when the
examination Of MI lngersol will be resumed.
SUIT AGAINST FERNANDO WOOD.
n. Hill Fowler alawySr, claims that DO made bar.
raIn with Fernando Wood agreeing "a eons,der,