, 1876-03-09
RECORDER STEWART.
a Farcical Commencement of tho
investigation.
That Mysterious Mortgage from Stewart
to Hoaly.

Ihat Nystorious Mortgage from Stewart
to Hoaly.
sIcK.
Tory deliberate investigations kse tho County
Commissioners. Yesterday sllo examination Into
tho alleged shortcomings Of the Recorders
Office was 10 llavo commenced, but II didn't.
Commissioner Mike hfulloy was tho only mnnhct
Of the Committee Gu Public necords-to which
Committee tho rnatsor had boon rcforred ot tho
last meeting Of tho Comfy Doasd-who doignod
10 bo on hand at tho designated tina and place.
Tho Committee lad agreed to moot at O'Clock
| IN tho 1sccotlcr'a Office and begin thorough
analysis Of tho wofhingB of that Institution. Tho
| only person, however, who WIS promptly nt tho
rendezvous Was Tn1nuNE reporter, and he on-
\ dearorod TO vhiIo away tho lntoEvai Of waiting
| by leaning against tho countor Ia tho outer
| room. Tic effort WaA unsuccessful, owing moro
to tho length Of thu intoryat thsn 10 tho fralltJ
Of Tho countor. At about half-pass o'clock
Commissioner Afultoy entered loisoroly sud
| glanced with half-oponed oyo around tho room.
1Io convorbed q fow moments With Jack Stephsnn,
and then, expressing dissatisfaction With tho
tardineaa at his fol1ow-committeemcu, do
parted. Commissioners Holden sni Car
roll did not como nronul during The
forenoon. At about 10 o'clock tnosRcn8or
l
that Dir. StoHart waB aick in bed, aud would not
be aho to intend to Lis duties At tho o!]ico. 10
ended the first day's Investigation.
In the afternoon Commissioner Carroll Turned
! up at tho County Building, and observed to ila
colleague, Au!loy. that Stewart waa at the build
Ing, aud wantod TINT investigation begun 1t
onco-thoso must not bo . tnotnent'H dolay. TITO
| Eoutlo Mulloy expreaaGd como surprise at this.
l{o l1d boon ak tho Recorders oi1ico TINT
morning, pursuant to appointment, and not
only wore hia colleagues. absent. but tho To-
costior scnt down word tint ho WAS sick abed.
Moreover, tho place for tho Investigation was tho
I.ooorjcrs Office, not tho County Building. 80
the Committee did nothing in tbs afternoon.
nj 4 sa 50 soon S ss hs se ge
ncaa loft him. md 10 arose lko strong man
rolloEcd from Investigation md wont To hts Of
flee. and summoned Overlook. hts deputy, and
County building and domanded an Immediate
Investigation. sudden sicAness mud sudden so-
coyorY. Tho Co1nmitsoo will meet tomorrow
morning. 1t ia to be hoped that the 1lccosdor
will not tnyo relapse.
THAT MORTGAGE.
Willis Whiting at tue Office during tho morn
Ing. the reporter took occaaion to verify the
statement mado bY, 4 correspondent OF TIE
been ulaao about two years ago by James Stew-
ert to ). J. Henly. referring to Book a. and
pago d. he found III fact, there recorded tho
mortgage as alleged, The record showed that
| tho mortgage wna drawn up mud recorded Jan
.. 1874. aud tho amount vas for e1,bo0. The
liRt OF property scheduled is oa follows
Ono piano (ltallott d Davis}, one par!or-set fur
nturo, two parlor carpets [,rusKala], two marble
contro-tabIes ono book-caso, with books therein,
NIL ric.urc. contained On premiaes one basctaenl
ca1pa.. alcaspo.s in HALLS ono dining etoro
QUO cook-stovc. with furniture ono Get china
. diHlcs, together with all other crockcry-T -Tare,
} three bodstcads and bodang, three bedroom
+ | cntpets oil silyoswaro, wipdow-cuttains, land
in fact: all and orery article Of personal property
0 contained In md belonging to 1ue In tie dwell.
) ! ing-hotso No. II Lane pfaco, North Silc."
Tho mortgage WIS attestotl BY II. A. Ksuf-
mann. Justice Of tho poaco, There Ia no record
! Of ste having boon rc!oasod
CALLED uirN iii. HzALr.
for an explanation thereof, whon the following
iutorgiow took pisces, ~
",Mr. IIealy, SEQ b., the records Of tho Re-
on tho personal property Of Itoco11or Stewart Il,
guarantee The Payment Of 2l,5oo. Did sou loan
That sum nt or previous to tho da.o Of tlat Ia.
Ass,,mont ?"
'.Illat chatto! mortgage uaB made out 10 me
hut it neyor was In my possoHhion."
"Wl4nt do sou moan by that ?"
"IE-I should explain It to you. would bs
mcdlllue with tho private nffaira ot Mr.. Stewart
> recorded in your favor, and at this limo the puh
lie dcnand some knowiodEe about Mr. RtowA1t
J mud tho manner In Which fo runs ha oitioe.
hns hoon stated TINT you loanod him D large sun
OF money to onable lin, to. malse good his &C
counts, and your rofnsal To explain tho mvstor
connected with tho mortgage will be taken as
cnnfoaaion that you did what Eumor charges yol
n With having doHb."
= "1}ut did not lend him the monoy, md 1liay
no right to reveal 1lis private atates."
*Wl1y was the mortgage mado In your favor
u then, II you did not loan lin the money, or h.
b was not indebted to you7 ;"
/. "Somo ti1no previous to tho execution OF tht
mortgage.
sTEwAnT ENTERED 1STo FAnTNEns1Ip
y wisl, mnn nAmod Colcbrook, carpenter, Il
! tho building business. Tho speculation was no
: q BucccsB. ColobroolI run tho firm heavily il
: debt, oud hs wore coming in. Some Of .hes
y Weta Dlnced iii suit and Stewart fcarinr th1