New-York tribune., 1876-02-15
THE COURTS.
rrpvAyDo WOOD IN CITY POLITICS.


- HILL FOWLER DECLARES THAT HE PAID MR.
WOOD $4,000 TO BE MADE CORPORATION Al
1oRNRY-MR. WOODS DENIAL
The trial of the suit of David Ogden against
vornoudo Wood n. Hin Fowler and others, was begun
Yesterday before Judge Sedgwick IN supcnor COURT
s,ecal Term The suit is brought on ten judgments oD
tained against Fowler from May 49, 1892, to Dec TO-
1855 amounting to about $1,000, which have Oeen as
,pned to the plaintiff. The suit is in the nature OF
creditors action TO from Fernando Wood enoul
to nav the plaintiffs claim out OF SUN OF about SlooVV
winch IL is charged that Fowler mawfully paid 10 "oou
70 procure an appoint ent 70 the once OF
Attorney n H. Fowler was called as wl'ness iOi
plaintiff and testified: .
III IN 'e ~ i Vod in relation to the Office of CORPORA
I'm Atou,ey It was begun here and eonsnhilateu II ~
albany I'M Lc az ace to nav Mr. Wood 5000 cash the
,rhoIe salary for the first year ahd nan t i Inuse
c',inrlac aftcr down to New 6oIs, S ana ana
there handed him four $1,000 DIE anu MU mU when
6il;s These due bills aiterwId TOOK ~ lon lin.d
parieJ him the 81 O0O he took ont eomInSsi0n Nise M @
b. John T. Deyln, Corporation CYuhso I mavnr Opdvke
and entered on tie discharge of my duties. p" ,h i
INV salary for ihe first year, $1,000 as u i nv
hin nj hs own Office The next year pai1d l,n % da n6t @
salary and pcrqustes thlnG a2out had mo con.
yersaon with h,m about Al that time Was lhso
veDt. / owed over Slo ouo
The defense called the Hon. Fernando WOOD VINO us
MED absolutely that he had made any bargain Win
lie denied that he had ever him at his house. or hao
snv dealings with him except as member OF mozart
uIn. and in some legal proceedings. Mr' "ooo s'iu
He never uaid ne personally for my own use one
penn P"sin ni him at one time for disbursements
hr claimed ~ 200 or 800 Ii i,nr Ts ~ he me
nor th.t | paid lin personally received 10 l,rCs ~
fron him personally. did receive ms c V'
assessrnents toward the support Of mozart ndl . III
sn:nc amounted t. about 81 900 year-hdl ~ Hls
own assessment There were other asatSshehe1 , "n
lfr iii. Int
81 GO0n wear Tnat is ali ever received iroin ul'
O. say you had an agreement WIN p hln NJ T n
,lr a rec ye his first yeart sai&ly A. csh VIZ!
aereen, that le should coh', ,uC d ~ ~ ~ cr &
@ ~, - - raim tiat he lad d,lursod personally more
tan lis share assessments. and pad AZ o"' VI INC
'riDldSIT No. ~. FowicT roueht suit against ne
IN he supreme Court; testified IN 1t as witness; -
W i5 po" S0ot a. Ian i 1SG3 Fowler spoke about
Tire position Of Corporation Attorney ti eS @ v3 e @
MT Know Of | sure he never aiEed ~ Inf !hce;
Had you an agreement WIN AI. mNOu1t t ' ~ his
slN0ld pay you any h9s ont OF inc Snn"i'Xy ~ ~ Sir
Office A. Pay mci 600 floo Pic, Si M ifS1 ifGTc don't ihuk
any Of his assessment were large choukh 10 ~ 49,
O01 bin; do remember that told hin whoever took
tat Office must contribute TO ils or .l9u' a. Nat
lie thorghtit worth $4,000 or 10000 year 'o' A'
did lot know what 1t Was rIA'
Mr Wood denied that he appointed Tie Executive ana
Finance Committees OF Mozart Hall lie accounted gen
erav he believed 10 the Executive Committee for total
amounts received and expended, and paid the deficiency
with his own check Mr. Fowler never gave him TWO dae
bills for $500 each He told Fowler he Wond hOl
take cheek nor give a receipt for any money.
The following letter read, which Mr. Wood said
appeared to be his:
Nv son oscp is authorized TO receive the $500 due
The other matters VIII arrange with you wien come
on after CiIistuas.
December, 1862
O. Was not that letter about balance due from C.
Godfrey Gmther for - nomination fIOiu your orslniz'
tonf A. DONE 1ccolect don't think ever spoke T."
C. Godfrey Gunther in ny life don't recoect that he
tsn.d any advantage from our Organization. 0oh !
rccolec, that Fov ei ana Stephen D. Russell were sub
con.n.t lee 10 call uu Mr. Gunther FOL $1,000 don't
recDiiect ANYTHING about it.
Auotner letter which Mr. Wood thought was his was
dat,d Jan. II, 1s63-ihc day on which Fowler 81! :
lie maid the 81 OGGaui told IowlertEe writer had heard
tat boastcd that hc sure OF nomination ne
cause lie " had bought Wood" II that was true their
acGuantancc must cease
Nr. Wood did recoIlcct anything about this ettrr'
nnd while he did not tnink Fowler would nave got We
Tie case then adjourned to to-day.