New-York tribune., 1877-09-17
THE TESTIMONY.

O.-Nr Tweed, at the close or near the close
Of The last session OF the committee you you ~
the assignment OF the OBen claims against the county
wcn you SOY he made youi Al must ask, the same
as at the last meeting, tnat be allowed to look AZ the
proceedings Of the meeting prior to this.
o. a sorry the stenographer has not go' the
proceedings quite completed, owing to tho amount OF
work i'm tne CORPORATION Counseis Office. A.-rhe vari
ms papers have different reports and while those gem
temen OF the press are desrous doubt to have every
thing correct. they sometimes, from my rapidity OF
speecn have errors and wish to see whether the
stenographer has made errors
Mr. Tweed was advised that il would be better TO cor
rect the minutes at his leisure, and the examination
proceeded
o-Haye you now with you the assignment Of the
O'Bren claimi Al have, sir with the same explana
ton that made at the last meeting that the assignment
was made In blank and afterward filed up with the
name OF Mr. Dewey.
Mr. Townsend here handed tho clerk the document
which was read as follows;
Knor all men on these presents That l. James 0Brlen
OF he City NeYork OF the first part for and IN con
sderaton OF 81 to me in hand paid oy ., roster roster
have sOd assigned. transferred, ana set
the said party OF the second pa not less tnn
OF money due and owing 10 me by the CITY ana County OF
New-York, 1t being understood ana agreed dhat t tne
claim against said city and county, TO have ana To hod
unto the SAID party OF tne second part s ,r1
nact o tl M lawful WAYS and means for the recovery
W oi W,nt nf t6a amount so assigned to discharge the
same fully as might or could do II THESE presents
were not made. $500 -
witness my hand and seal this 2otn day Of October.
1871. JAMES obhlEN'
On the margin Of the assignment were two ten-cent
revenue stamps. and 1t endorsed: James oBrien
TO S. Foster Dewey, assignment"
Mr. Tweed.-I would also say that have here the "a
sienment that Mr.. Dewey made TO me, tnat VIII form
mart Of that Handing this document also Mr.. Town
s9nd, who passed II to Mr. Co.e.l
TIE CONSIDERATION FOR THE ASSIGNMENT.
o-You say the consideration for this assignment was
paid to James O'Bren in money and A. [nterruptngl
The party who made the deal tells me he paid It Mr.
Bxby at Mr. Bxbys Office in Warren-st. tie presence
of Mr. Dewey. Mr.. KING, Mr.. Monhemer, and young
man who was q brotherinaw OF Mr.. Bxby, CLERK IN
hs office.
o-How did you pay, or how was paid the consdcra-
tion for that assignment A.-Gpaid $4,000 by check
and s1o3 900 in bonds and mortgages property OPP
poste Fernando Woods on the Bloomugdaie road.
o-To whose order was that check drawni Alt was
drawn in blank think but / am not sure and cannot
now determine my stubbook has been unfortunately
destroyed.
o-Now look at this paper Are you familiar with the
handwriting Of James OBreni Al am, sir.
Odd you ever see HIM write his namei Al have
seen him write a thousand tlmes-l correcting HIMSELF a
number of times.
Q-Is that his sgnsturci Al have no doubt OF IL,
and never have had The thing has been doubted
Mr. lie ITO the Committeel-wil you call upon some
gentleman has interest at all in this matter. who
is familiar with Mr.. oBrien's handwrtngi
Mr. Tweed-I would suggest Mr.. Joel Stevens he was
his deputy.
Patrick II. Mcguire, who present then called.
and said he had seen Mr. 0Bren write thirty or
forty times and had him sign his name. To the
best of his knowledge the signature shown him was