New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-09-13

yisors all the bills which were approved pS So s"y'
Examine that document IL You please and see whether
or not The data which you desire are TO he round 'ee
Al can find some here right OF This is inc year
1865.
o-wbere are theyl A-They are on page 557 OF the
proceedings of the Board OF Supervisors OF 0S
SOME PARTIALLY FRAUDULENT Bills.
Own YOU give the names A.-Geo. g. Miller
o-What is that billl A.-Ropairs 10 armor1es.
Give the hill the name the date and the amount, II
Won please A-That is not here-the amount is here,
but no date; this is Sl4S 90 Keyser Co.. repairs 10
armores, SO 37S 81 IngersOl Watson Co, furniture
for armorcs. S4o.5s7 90; Ingerson. Watson Co.
again s. 800. md on page 57s, Geo g Miller again.
S2,O92 6S Ingersoll, Watson & Co.. 5000 %; 'he
same again ~ s1A A. j. Garvcy, $4,000. on page
579J T. Barnard Son. 50, 53 80 find on page 5sl A'J'
Garvey Sls.9S2 40; Ingersoll, Watson o,$fsoo oZi
mgcrsoll Watson & Co. again, S7,46O 81. hnd Dhl
here also Gregg Bros. amounting TO 5000 % we h'u
no dealings with them that hill was probably one OF
Mr. Ingersol's bills lie used to change names. don't
know ANYTHING about Gregg Bros but the supposion Is
that hat was one OF Ingefsos bills, although DON'T
know that That my idea the present time keyser
d Co. Sll 52S 81; Charles H. Jacohus, Sl'toS %
George 8 Miller. SS177 6s; Miller again. $4,000 Us;
Miller again 1868 "a want it understood MI Conn-
scor II You please don't that these bills were
fraudulent but / mean that the 10 POI cent came Oh
them
o.-Frauduent in part A-Ibeliev@ they were fraud
ueat in part. They must have been fraudulent ID re
speet to the Is per cent, at least
Q-The bills were an raised to the extent Of 10 per
cent which was paid 70 the members of Tire riagf A
That ia nv suDposiion from the fact that tho members
of the ring received per cent on those bills KNOW
tas well as / can know anything. | know We were III
the habit receiving constantly from these parties ana
that bills would have been passed If We had not re-
ceivcd on them.
o-You say these parties in the habit Of paying
members OF the ring 10 per cent upon all bills PAID
them! A.-That the understanding
Q-You know these parties were in the habit OF paying
this and that the ring never would have allowed any
bn TO pass upon which the 10 per cent was NOT ar
rangodf Ayes. sir.
DIV Alderman CowinC)-Do I understand that that
il per cent vas in excess that per cent was taken
OF the legitimate bliss Al know nothing about the
legitimate bills know the 10 per cent was taken of
Q-tBy Alderman CONTEMPORARIES instructions from
the Supervisors to add - per cent moreF A.-oh
der the understanding that tbor bills as they stood
yould have the IS percent taken. taken ofrom them
Q-Nov, with regard these claims, DO ude ,tano
that the members OF the ring some member OF Inc
ring had an understandngvIh the claimants that they
Should arrange their bills that the ring should HaVe
u per cent? A.-Of tue amount Of the bin
Q.-And this understanding was had by the Tng' or
some member OF the ring the persons who were
about 40 present claims aains, the Cit Government for
materials furnished labor douel A-Not in The ind
vicnal cases bat as a general understanding.
o.-Wnh each indyidual2 A.-With each individual
bat not in each individual case.
Q.-You to say the arrangement was rot with
reference TO any particular bn but in regard 10 ali bills
AYES, sir.
Go ON # you please with the bills A.-On PAGE
GU is JacObus again, 81 AT IS keyser Co., 5000 So
Keyser again. Si2sl %; Garvcy, Ss029; inSrrsoii,
Watson Co. 81 1915 Sc; the same, Sl,16i %. Page
e2O IngoTson. WATSON q Coz 5000; again, 1926 Then
here follow 10; Of SNAIL bills, $500, 5000, or $780, OF
the same parties before; hen Ingerson Wat
son Coz S7,s2S. Then follows lot Of bills on page
6l3 no, amounting 10 much, and OF the same parties
again.
Oft suggested 20 me by members Of the committee
that under the present ASPECT OF this VIII moi be
necessary for you the parties more Than
once IL. II you please, and every une you come
10 q name that you have not yet mentioned, you may
give that, you need not repeat names over ana over
again.
o-Ogv Alderman Cowing)-I understand You 20 say
AL thcse bills where The percentage paid wcIc
fraudulent! A.-NO; the understanding on those bills
have per cent taken of them ogive 10 th" ring
O. O}y Alderman COWng)-in every case that You
have neutoncul Ayes sir; that is. dont specifically
rccollect every case; no human man could DO IL.
q. d3y Alderman Cowng)-Bati II the rules A
Ii Jic rule.
c.-You can 90 ahead aud state them seriatim-the
vl,lc - them. A.-pace 63l. John r. Barnard Son,
fuel 5000 10; same firm, $l ,9G2. Page 632 lngeF
sou. Watson q Co.. sl934 46 for furniture again,
In.ar-0n. watson & Co.. $i,l09 g. Kersor Co.
s-I29 10. PAGE ego, T. V. Hlughwout, S74,966 81 ;
J. o. ard W. ". Cornell, S77O00 Keysor d Co"
s3l242 O6; Andrew }. Garyey. 9535s1. Here ia con-
c,ra-I guess / won't mention them think they laid
- per cent, but moi win submit il to conn
D. viii mention It with the reservation tl's am mol
positive az the present time
O-Goon. A.-Thc East Chester Quarry Company.
Q-who composed the compuy1 A gentleman
named Masterton composed the company and did all
work
Q-What is his firs; namel A.-That have forgotten
i'm Of acuia
In-clsol Watson & Co. again. for funure. 1898 30 ;
Ingers3ll Watson IL Co. again. S16.s72 o6; Barnard
Son So 0O3 fr coal and There some OF these
that on boxing over this list think paid tht - per
cent but won't mention them without being morally
positive on page 643, Ingersoll & Co.. SG439 43; Key
ser & Coz S273s 81; Ingcrsol 81 Co, SS,36l 20. furi-
tire; the same SS267 10; Kcysor Co., repairs. 2747
90 again. IngIso q Co., - 673 -. On page 64j. In
cersoli S9277 ST. On page 6sG Carney, 1894 70 On
page 6s7 Garycy ST. .499 %. mean Al GaIvey when
Isav Garvev On page 637, lngcrs0ll d Co.. - Cos 35
again 1920 81; mgersOll again, s. s9l 81 AGAIN.
iGps 80. on page 7G9 IngcIsol d Co. again. 3d.
Sos Is ON page 49, fugerso * Co.. S39, 600; Garvcy
u 200 50; Miller S19fs9 20 On page 6l7, GGrvey,
S37 537 u G rvey again S17s77 90; Mgerson 1929,
Oi3 or: again. S2s. AGA 5O Miller, S1O440 81; Gregg
a Co.. s22A63 80; Kryser S15,Gs4 81. When | say
Gregg & Co.. the same remark applies before think
/; was Ingcrsolps BILL end not Mr. Grogg's. think be
has sworn somewhere that all those oils were lis OWL
mention this because l that Gregg has been exonoI
ated by the for the prosecution in all these
What say don't know of my knowledge, but be
Ieve that 70 be fact. and when mention Gregg
mean that to he understood Ingers0lL
FOR GREGG READ ISGERsOIL.
o-You mean that where You mention Gregg you mean
James Il. Ingersol A-Ye' sir. Rowe d Co., station
cry S6o 0O7; again $1,000; j. o. seymour d Co.. sta
tionery, 81, 351; Seymour again. SiO'0Os
Q-Is Soy mour the real Damel Alt was tho real