New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-01-06
GEORGE d. LORDS TRIAL BEG UN
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Adjourned.

TIE JURY COMPLETED AND THE CASE OPENED FOR
THE sIAGE-TEsTMONY OF Ex-cANAL coMMIs-
sIOSER FAY.
BUFFALO, n. Y, Jan. 5.-The jury in the case
OF George ID. Lord having been completed, District
Attorney Lockwood proceeded to open the case for the
prosecution with forcble address, reeitng the facts
which the people would endeavor subsantlate. John
d. Fay Rochester the first witness for the prosecution
was called the Hon. james NJ Humphrey conducting the
examination. His testimony was substantially as
follows:
was Canal Commissioners in 1870 and 1871; have
me in connection with my Office; | came into Office as
Canal Commissioner on Jan. l, 1853 and continued SIX
years; think we first had to repair a section 0f the
canal ia March, 1865 extending from Pickards Bridge
Buffalo 20 miles long continued III connection with
the repairs OF the canal until June, ls72; the section
includes Black Rock Harbor, slips and basins at Buffalo
4 paper shown witness, VINO SAID My siSnaturels
natures OF the other Commissioners and OF John Hand;
they made 10y myself and Hand and done under my
Dorm WAS Canal Commissioner IN 1865; the signature
1865 contract is his; the ntract OF ls6s was
fer dredging the ONO Basin In Buffalo, the contract OF
1869 Was Tor dredging the channel around the north end
the breakwater in the Erie Basin the third was for
begun under the 1865 contract that Fall and continued
until the summer Fall OF 1870; work under the 1869
contract for removing deposits from Black Rock HarbOr,
was begun that year, and completed in the summer OF
1873 tue work OF dredging around the breakwater was
begun in 500 and completed 1870; estimates were
made monthly while the work was going on; payments
were made upon estimates they We're made from tmc
To time on basis Of 10 per cent kept back when an
innate made | gave draft on the Auditor; when
the contract was competed hhal account was na'opY
the engineer and the amount due the contractor was
asceItalned, and draft giyeu In 1870 ana lS'l was
sion of ito legislature usually there at the first
meeting OF tho Canal Board III January generally SAY"
Lord at Albany.
question as whether the witness had seen Lord In
Albany in the capacity of member of the Assembly, in
January February March, 1871, objected to by
Mr. sprague but admitted and exception taken. The
witness sad
| saw him at Albany when member of the Legisla-
ture he member one year, cannot say TWO years;
do not know his signature
The witness was shown Chapter 5s5 OF the Laws Of
1871, and the act then read to the jury by Mr..
Humphrey being the act for the relief Of John Hand
The witness testified;
do not remember whether the prisoner was member
OF the Assembly the year this law was passed Some
time was liked by the Canal Board for hearing Inc
would be To Tx the time TO accommodate others;
thr CLAIM OF Clark and Douglass before the Board
then The parties were notified that the Board would
meet at such place and such day do not rccoIlect
having talk with Hand, Lord OF Bennett III reference
10 the claim prior to the meeting. do h9S rehouDe 'he
date the Board met II met az a.e I'M nonse nine
Commissioners Wright ana tbal1han "Sre VIVA me;
Action had on claims for dredging tho Oho BASIN ana
around the Erie BASIN blcakwdter. mai driit hdj
been gwen ON these contracts ut the INT House Lanng
Bennett Lord appeared, with others, as witnesses
Iiniug was the chief counsel Lord was not witness
A committee took proofs IN inc CiaIm Oh tIIh dhd
DOu,la ia another room do not know III LOru Wis
Interested IN another claim; MI Douglass hhlseli pre-
scntcd H. The session OF tue poau netlnS nc
listed half day; do not recolect whether Mr. LJrd
from Rochester WIN Mc, OF WuctucE NC
with mo We look proofs; 10 not retoiect tlat any
papers records were produced The examination Wss
conducted by Mr.. Ldniug for claimant, anu ihe Com
msouers for the state No papers filed or aced
IN the hands OF the Commissioners previous to the hear
ing; took oral testimony; the claim was not passed upon
then Mir. Chapman took the testimony 10 Albany no
time appointed lof further hearing ITO Cohnis-
sloners heard further evidence, except that state
ment required Of Mr. Bennett nom MS DOCKS was M
used did not have his books before us at tine meeting
lIo was notified produce the statement, ami was
furnished week AFTER tue meeting. Ii wa SIT 70 me
do not recoIlect now 1t Was delivered month Later
meeting Was held III Albany Messrs Chapman, wright,
and self we're present us Commissioners and tne .erA
Board; do not recoect seeing LOfd III Abahy ~
that time. Inc Commissioners disposed Oi me matter
thea; they had evidence taken AZ Buiiai0-bShnett
statement from his books that was AL our DECISION
was put in the form Of res0uon do not recOlleet CIV
ing notice TO anybody of the result
In the afternoon the examination OF John D. Fay was
resumed as follows:
issued certificate for the amount next-a week after
base on the award The certificate upon the Audi
tor and IN the of two papers it covered the award
aud the channel at the north end contracts
Up to the time OF issuing tho certificate
1 had told OF the amount contained The account
was in favor OF John Hand. The certificates were
delivered to whoever came with the receipt II an agent
gave the receipt always delivered the certificate itself
10 tho agent the party named in the certificate
have issued great many such certificates ASIDE
parted with it; don't know whether John Hands name
now the back Of the certificate was on IL wnen
gettinga receipt The certificates are made On p1nk
forms and the receipts also. -.
the receipt l received for this certificate thoy
were attached when | made them kept
with the certificate; have frequently given eertn
catos to attorneys for parties when no 70 rham
was 70 send the documents have delivered certificate.
of y large am cunt la this way there was no paper put
the rec.pt attached 10 csrtiucate when signed It,
that is the receipt accompanying III with tbs exception
Of the Canal stamp and RED INK lnterlinear
fiona they are tue saIne when parted with them.
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