, 1876-05-28

from Pcrfotat's pocket, and taking Forsytf's tes
| titnouy before the Grand Jury and that poEtio
given to reporter, the alleged bean loss Pre-
ceclcd to deny it seriatin, the reporter ques
tionng him as be went along:
! "What about the report concerning
| TIE TEA
| you furnished the county Ilstitutions!"
At the time that purchased tea, a year ag
to-day, it was Is cents higher than ut present
! have given tea fully up to the contract Whel
| took the contract, tea was p to ~ cents pc
| pound higher than now. Doane himself know
that. do not expect to furnish tea at the sam
| price now"
"How about the connection Of
HARRIS, JONES, CRAWFORD, JOHNSON, RUSSELL
| AND ABuTON
| in the alleged steals :
| "Joncs has paid every dollar in checks ans
! money for all he receiycd-"s
ssIIow about the others /"
| "None Of the Commissioners named have re-
J ceiyed groceries without paying Tor them. MOI
one of them ever took s400 or *5oo worth o
| goods from Forsyth's store; there never wa:
] over so or $50 worth furnished them at time
and they paid for them"
"Forsyth said he did not know what was 60
| Ing OIL"
| H. knew all about the transactions Vi Il
| Cook County,
sWhat did Carpenter do9''
"He was encouraged by Forsyth to kcepbaa
| the goods from the county's supplies. Forsyth
never asked me any questions, nor never TOLD
him to mind his business"
Explain this X account"
"Tbc reason kept that X book was, dis
oyered that
FORSYTH WAS sW1SDLrEG NE;
that he used the money of the concern for
travelling expenses while on pleasure trips. He
allowed bis son to draw from SSoCo to $lo0oo a.
year. and he was worthless fellow. His SON.
ln-1aw WAS employed ut 81 500 per year by rlc,
and, come to find out, he was drawing $4,000 a
year"
.sAnything else?'
:'Forsyth also paid attorneys fees out Of the
FIRMS exchcqucr to settle private scrapes. He
never was in New York but once or twice during
the year that he claims the alleged steals were
n,ade.''
FORSYTH remained only week in New York at
that time, and that Tas at tue Fifth Avenue
Hotel, and he paid the expenses out Of the firm.
That is the reason why kept the + account; !;
and I was to give Kimberly. one-third Of the
profits. That was blind. and was done in or
money was ever paid to Kimberly. told For
syth six months before went out OF the firm
that Was going to leave the concern, and he
wanted me to remain"
At this stage Of the conversation Perlolat pro-
duccd
TIE AGREEMENT
between himself and Forsyth, and the following
copy was taken from. it:
WHEREAS The copastncrship agreement hereto
fore existing between james Forsyth, Clemens +.
rs0a and smss L. Poh dis
May, 1874. the said James Forsyth then puEchas-
ing tho interest OF the said James II. For
Between u en- james @ FoFsyth @ and Clemens F. Pe1oat
both said dissolution and snid copartncrship datng
Us from Jan. l. lss74, and the said new
until the lit day Of January, 1875: and
it is hereby agreed BY and between the said James
Forsyth and Clemens F. Pctolat, that he the said
Periolat, shall receive onethird Of the net profits
II the business, after all expenses and bad debts
shall have been deducted from the gross profits.
And the said Pcriolat shall not be required to pay
capital, shall the said Pefiolat be charged in
final settlement with any moneys paid to or drawn
The said business: without taking int t9
az j. ffh:r to
HaId James Forsyth shall receive two thirds of the
net profits Of the said business after all expenses
and bad debts shall have been deducted from the
groes proita, 1t is further agreed that the said
Clemens +. Periolat shall pay over to the said
james Forsyth two-thirds Of al moneys Or profits
mnde or received on contracts for clothing, dry
goods, hats and caps, and bedding. And 1t is
further agreed that neither Of the said parties shall
sign the firms name, James Forsyth & Co.. to any
notes, bonds, mortgages any euch documents.
without first obtaining the full permission OF the
other member Of the firm.
JAMES FoRsrrH.
CLEMENS F. PHR1oLAr.
Perio1at agafD resumed:
ssThc agreement was witnessed BY Jerome G.
Beardslcy and written by him. He was book
keeper at the time, and is partner now.
"What do you think OF
THE 1SDlcTMENT?n
II feel kind of blue on account Of them re-
turning an Indictment against me, when the
same evidence on which it was made was more
damaging to Forsyth than myself. The agree
mcnt will show that he received two-thirds of
all the profits and the steals. as he calls thc1n.
'*Teti me about those Commissioners &C.
counts.''
.tTl1ose accounts that were charged to the
Commissioners on the " f." account, collected
from time to time, and gave receipts for them,
ForSy3n;" ..Sy',t do VIM know .bont the man on N.
Grand Jurys"
"Forsyth owes certain gentlemen on the
Grand jury large amounts Of fmonev-thousands
Of dollars-for merchandise, and that is the rea-
son thev will probably let him off, for they will
not get their money If be is convicted. He has
got an order from court protecting him from in
lictment, aud now he Is endeaVorilg to do all
he can to injurc me-"
The conversation ended after some further ef
fort on the part Of the reporter to bring out the
alleged scandals charged against Forsyth, but
Periolat said be would give the whole story at
the proper time, and had letters to back it up as
well Us witnesses. He did not, he said, propose to
squeal on anybody, but he would "lay down II
OH Forsyth inasmucl as that person had lied
about him, aud he would make it hot for him
when he got an opportunity. He desired to
have jury Of the best men in the city to try
him when arraigned for that purpose, and II he
had to go to prison be would not do any squca1-
ing. He would not state the names Of the
Grand Jurors to whom Forsyth was indebted,
he has employed the best counsel in the city to
defend him, and notwithstanding the fact that
be had sold out his store to McClevy, and had
intended accepting liberal offer from an East
ern house TO travel, he would remain and sec
the end OF the present difficulty. He was quite
lame, having been recently thrown cut Of
buggy.
TIE above interview signally illustrates the
tmpudence-often shown hefore-of this man
mention to 70 to trial. Hc Is not aware, howev-
er, Of the overwhelming evidence against him,