The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-01-20

The Very Good Price Jersey CItv Man Paid
the Commissioner. for One

The defence in the trial of Joseph Autcu-
reith for alleged libel on Police Commissioner
Thomas Eimondson, was opened yesterday in
tho Jersey City Sessions, before Judge Hoffman.
Autenreith Is n German, about forty years Of
age who had held the contract for removing
dead animals from the city limits since the Re
punhc'n Police Commissioners assumed power
NJ. Autcnreith, in bis testimony, told the fol-
have resided IN west Newark aveou., jersey city.
years Frt met Bcrn%S i,spman In J rSoq ~,
Commlssoners anu was recon,inrndsd 10 i to oId
I'M desired renewal of tc contra He answered
fns"er; c9ied on HIN da) and he told me he
much was willing to give Tor The con ~ AK o e h hln
would give socla6e" Tor The contract, lie ar" anu
, nss w ,Ips n, Money" flnsy Iod LoF@sa
shared among the ComGlssi1ncrs XII In, p ve
replied "l report II" About ihc lot Of july Lippman
Ing th ., he handed me three papefs sign. TOOK
ihen eai - see ave got you tlc for 81 800
'etod me It would be all right " wnen saw him again
son Igive the 200 to Lppiuan. sud he IN NV pres.
niseg aae P,pers to e beard Shc in ion
man Was awarded the contract for three mon ohy
Iippman. and Edmondsoa askei me how nnco ~ co
tract would be won for three months. After the scs.
clerk, Geo; WARM 90 not think 1t was u contract.
iia where drgnS pdss Tor TIE drinks Inks 2s1
days aitcrward received min for sGS for q SUIT OF
ciolhcs Tor Nr Warm. Told Lippman about II and he
ccNed another letter from Mr.. Ippmau tellnx me TO
get ahothcr 500 went TO Cooper Hall directed,
ana i.crc net lipnman and tdmondson. lppman
took the money, and tncn went IN the back wi
EdniOucsOn. Iippmun told me hc lavc n to tho Com.
missioner. Shnrdy before the November election OF
lat met Lppuiun again. lie eaid that kdInOndsOn
ami Ednpndsont IN Cooper Hall We all walked IN to
lHe bar, where Iippman handedthc tlOO brought to
EHl1is9n. saw nm deliver % to the Commissioner,
NhO put II IA Nis vest pocket without counting n.
Iat'f IN the month iippman handed me proposals TO
do tue work for 81 500 lie altered the figures 10 81 600
Ny bd was the ouly ono snted wss unuer the
November lSi4 TO July 1870. Lippnan, after the ad.
lonrningnt 81 the board. accom- anted Fumordeou.
Wprin aud myself Ia Iellcr's 81 oou where we had
vine upper paid the ~ of SIS $40. During tho
tupper hdfnondson tld TO me " Nov You're ali fivh
Tor two years. In January. surnri.e the BOARD
r,lhNertsed for bias. | agen saw Lippuian, aud ne
lei me 10 stick to my price. and any one ese got the
contract could sue the city.
Mr. Auionreith then told how the board had
advertised for PROPOSALS and the suspicious
hitch IN the proceedings : how Itlpman had bled
him out OF 500 additional, wing that he would
have TO give " To Commissioner Marnus. II
gave MN the money, continued the witness,
" and shortly afterward he came to ule for SlUO
for Commissions: Van keuren. | told him |
would not GIVE another cent, aud the contract
was then awarded tO another person. My Did
was the highest offered"
District Attorney Garreteon crlss-cNamincd
the witness, but did not shake his testimony.
George arm, in his Testimony .ncknOw lodged
that lie ordered and r. ctvcd a SUIT Of clothes at
the suggestion Of lippuitn. but believed IT was
never paid for them.
Messrs. Lippnan, Nun keurcn. Edmondson,
ana Martnus Will he called IN IeDuttal Of Auten-
rcith's story.