The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-01-06
GEORGE D. LORDS TRIAL.
THE TESTIMONY or Ex-CANAL COM
MISSIONER JOHN ID. FAY.


Tho Black Rock Hnrbor and the Bunhis
Basin Coutracts-Iiow John Hands Claim
was Put Through tho Canal Bonrd,
BUFFALO, Jan. 5.-The jury in tho case Of
George d. Lord having been completed, Dis
trlct Attorney Lockwood opened the case for
the prosecution with forclble address, reclting
the facts which the people would eDdcavor to
substaniato.
The nrst witness for the prosecution was John
ID. Fay Of Rochester, tho Hon. Jamos NJ. Hum
phrey conducting the examination. Mr.. Fay
testified:
was Canal Commissioner in 1870 and 1871. 1havs
Tor ne Ks.emSiy / do not renicnber The ysap lie
had transaction. With connection with my once.
isS ana cSnnSsd We si yss ,ninh s ss mrs, saa TO
eoninqed 10 connection with The regsf. q tee canal
il rbof and .be slip, and bssins at huf,o. Save seen
Inew them in iseg Inc ether Canal CominissionsA
In 1869 llsight and Bascoin.
A paper was shown witness, who said
JOHN HANDS CONTRACTS.
Ny signature IL attached 10 these three contracta
They have, also the signatures Of The other Commi.
soncrs nd Of john Hand. They were made by myself
were sEScdin Aosny y va, zoe custom 20 ,sss them
% sSeu from my % once until Ssssa 10 A6any RobsriC
Dorm was anal ommissIon,r in lsds The SIGNATURE
xioany intee eSpcs seaeray mads snd the three
once The Contract Of sGS was toS dredqns
the OHIO basin IN Buffalo the contract Of 1909, ior
SfsssWstet % in fss EFic gs.Ia uiSs, Tor rs%o,Ss
deposits from BLACK Eock hetoor. WORK was 6eg1n 6gn
the summer or fail OF 1870 Work under 1880
.rac tor removing deposits from pac< Rocs hsIborj
1873 the WORK OF drcdsins around the break:
1870. Estimates were made monthly while ths woIk
they were made from time u time on basis Of iS
per cent. kept back. Nhen an estimate wa. made
completed nnal account was made BY the Snsineer,
craft given. In 1870 and 1871 was in Albany once
zen Gays or two weeks during ne session %, 'Ss
tue Canal Board IN January senerai, saw Loti IA. AZ
THE REIIEF OF JOHN HAND.
Ths witness was shown chapter bs5 OF the
laws Of ISL, and the act was then read to the
Jury by Mr. humphrey, II being tue act Tor tue
relief Of John Hand.
Witness DO not remcmber whether the prisoner was
memberof the,As.emby the year this Aw was passed
The custom would be 10 nx the time to accommodate
oter' he claim OF Ssrk Dousa,ss S's sbs ire
board would meet at such pace ana ,uch day
LORI or or pea1e,i in reiersnce g. the claim prior
80 SoaI 1ae d 'Gs i Sc at a. % a2i h @ uS CONE
mssloher' Wright and Chairman we're with me Action
was htd on claims Tor dfccgng the ONO basin ahd
around NE Erie basin olssa~aer 4 a. a19l driit lad
Ing. bennett and Lord appeared, vita othcr., c.
N.tnesses' Lasing VA tae cli,i counsel 10,
in the claim OF Clark & Douglass in another
f.st IST in % SnoGsr Ss c Doass sIa
scnted IT, The session of the board hearing evidence
came from ,oeRt.ier viii me Or whether he returned
WITH ne lae evidence was taken py Mr shspniI r
duccd fnr examination was conducted by Mr. Lan'
were TS sed or p1sca IN the hand. o ii,
Connissi ners previous 10 the he ring We took erA
Shspinsa iooS n. tc.iimonyt to Albany No time
| heard 10 further evidence except that state
ment required OF Mr. Bennett from his books was iur
mcctrs fic was notified to produce nc statement
AID It vas flfnshed week after the meeting Il
nany. Mc'srs Chapman. wright and nysef wer,
Dc moi not rseoee seeing LoId ID kiSsay At ,ha line
haI ey'4en'c t,.rn a. BanAio Benaetts statcaleL u
q in ID, las. that was ALL our decision was put II
tico - 40, BODY OF the result
PAYI>o THE AWARD.
In the afternoon the examination OF John ID
Fay WAS resumed:
conn i--ioner-' award. made the ceruAcse ased Of
ia Inc frn of Two Papers il covered tue ss ard un
.ach Of the tive conirae,s.ine Oni1 BASIN a.
the me n issuing ne esrtincaies had tod no on
John Hand The cer incates were delivered TO who
ever e9Ia WIN ee sSsSi II denss Sn sSs & sff "a ta' m b
agent, anu lOt to the party named IN tne certificate
Witness, on being shown the certificate, said
THAT Il my signature
Counsel then offered document in evidence
which Is In substance. dated at Rochester. Dec
Is, 1871, No. 354, for extraordinary repairs OF
the Erie Canal, addressed to the Auditor OF III
Canal Department at Albany ne paper Ger
titled tnat the sum of tl3.sei :0i was due Jon
Hand, heing the amount IN iull Of the award q
ihs Canal Commission made Nov. "a 1871, Sc
Ii was signed John ID. Fay.
Witness was shown another paper and he said
That the receipt received for this certltcaie. The
were attached when made them Kept duplicate q
the receipt the ortginal went with the certncat
| | made out Two receipts for each certincate. The p
pers they Appear here are tho same as when sgne
| them.
The certificate was offered in evidence. 1t
numbered 353. and Is for the amount OF Sl5
616.l0, an award made by the Canal Commission
ers, Nov. 81, 1871, 10 John Hand for extraordinar
repairs on the Erie canal dredging the Eri
basin). 1t is signed by John ID. Fay. Canal Con
missioner. The receipt accompanying II wa
then re ld and offered In evidence.
This finished the testimony Of Mr.. Fal
Nothing OF importance was CLEANED on tn
cross examination. Mr.. Fay's testimony gene
reilly was supplemented by" Do not recollect,
- think" " As my memory serves me-" Hay
no recollection" &c.