New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-09-22

bcfs of the senatei Al don't know that could give
you the names but should like 10 have the Red BOOK
TO take tncm from. Red Book furnished to witness
Q-As to the members Of the Senate to whom dld you
pay to induce them TO vote FOR The TAX lew
buzz A-Senators William NJ Graham, Norris WlhSinW'
William II. Brand, A. v IIapendng Theodore L. NH
QYou paid sums Of money To each OF these senators
yOurselfl A.-To each OF these Senators personfily'
QAnd this under agreement oet~een Won
and each OF these Senators that each should vote for s
bill and that this should ne their compensation A
Q-As to the Assemblyi A.-Thnt matter was cener-
ally LEFT as said before, in the hands OF lr Baroer,
who had deputies under him-Mr AbrahamNan Neen t
and Charles Edwards q think his name wasl Dut MI
Barber was the managing man for the Assembly, 4. ~,
Q-DO You mean 10 say That You pald money 70 hI'
Brper with instructions to him to pay over 10 mem
bers Of the Legislature and inuce them TO vote Tor tue
Q.-Dld he ever make any report to youl Ale did.
brSngbt me m what ne called taliy list OF them;
500, $500 and another $3.50 lie used TO mana
what che hierogiyphcs we're that he put them, ana
nobody but myself would know anything about the n.
Q-Did YOU have any conversation Win mehgoI9 oI
the Assembly whom these moneys were reporto u
having been padi Al dd-almost III Of them 900
Q.-Tell me what members o. the Assembly Tor l'|O
reported you by Mr. Barber or any other on your
lobby agents, having received money TO Influence tt
ucally aumitted the TACT. A.-That am unable 10
state; the papers have been DESTROYED anu A@'o H.
81 refreshing my memory. -.
Q-Cannot you refresh your memory at all' Al
dOl';stmBk can.
Q-IIave You named Al the Senators to whom you
pad money Al think have sr
O-WIth regard 10 other bills there a1y othcr
bins concerning city county matters passed during
tnat yeari A-No sir; there were a great maly bills
granting charters Hall the members were p4id pS n''
ing the names Of friends inserted , ,,.,,
Q.-Have you named all the members Of the LsSlsa-
uufe, bJJh Houses TO whom you personally so i,r rs
your memory serves you now, paid money! A'-N' Ia
rs my memory serves ne. ..u,.,,t ti,,a
Q-I sB II rf'r to tnis matter at SUBSEQUENT LIZ
aud want You the me9ntme 10 refresh your "tnol,
On that subject. IL you can Al cave ~ WY 80 49,
these books Those VINO can t'll me- u'Ie nV' N"'
where am. .,4, .,
o-EOw, understand that under tho manPgiation o.
,hc Board of Apdt, many cialhs 1eIS Pr r. 49, ~
no foundation all j. that truef A-Io 'he o''t Vi
O Have v0u been able to refresh your 40 -
10 i've me n list OF frau ulenl bills which were passed
nd the last session. tat between that session ana ths u
would be Impossible to make any search at all; III, .,
presented 10 BOard of Supervisors and, passed. 10y
.h.m were subsequently altered by forgery A'-N0'
Q-AGGedd uresi A.-No. hat Know Of Il was
nj necessary 10 do IT, and therefore IL was hot zone
We passed what we wanted % and nad our own way.
PROFITS FRoA rnE CITY PRINTING.
O-Wnat was the New-York Printing Compauyl A
The Transcript Association.
Q.-what was Tie Transcript Association A news,
paDer PROCESSING to publish AN lhe lcsu proc colnfs Oh
the c,ts originally afterwards 10 published everything
relating to tue corporation
Q.-Nh0 owned UI AT was started by Cornelius
GIBSON aud two Young gentlemen by ie name or Stout
who were reporters. 60
PruJin- Company was an onsi0't OF me I@HsIiPi
Company A-Afiar two years tne two st3uts got Out
tHiyr Durh i e "" L b of ali tds fo r 'i
item Mr. TAYLOR anI IN, sef generally did the manas
aud aJOu, tue closing tho VA, owoenY and iSh
smith came in / thought Swecny came in under hi'
own name bat have snce been informed that nc came
in under the name of his brother, james VI.
Q--But was Peer b. : yccueyl A.-As / under
stood il.
Q-And Peter b. was present the board OF d
rrctuIsl Ave never hata meeting Of the Board, as
noari Of y rcc.ors met informally and talked over
Q-Are you talking about the New-YoTk Printing
C.mpauyf NO; me i'uHsc1'i A'iociaiion.
Q-TIr N-W-Yorh Printing Con'aiy ti-W oui OF lhatf
A.Y sir; eyethoiy No orniA- siti'onetY Tor thc
cty and getting ueh; J'nes q q. W,'S gf.lAs Jhoi-
aid with or lcilies We co"it luSi 90, We'll eet tat
sora and do Ie pilnlnt anyb dt eiS-. and We tncn
Q-Y5n lorn Il IT, company fof tne sake Of doing the
WAC o.i,.,s.ri taat .ompauyl A.-Thc same par
lies: don't think Mr. TAYLOR was H. although don.
a,n informed al tlcresJ were ne 10. 70 auy rae.
Gym iD.nE, you saw thi. an tue menncIs Of thc
OH, Printing Company lid the printing for the cor
nnriuSuf A.-f s., si. Ana ron thd came an0thcr
5fr-suoot called the NJ .nuiirturns e,ttouers.
Q.-F3rtus work ami stationery YOU rendered bills %
vac A|ws ren .cr.d Gs for ne DIN rent depart
IN .ors directing .he ClWtr0ile' % pay tine bills Of
tn. Nrq-Yark Printing Company lpon che cerlhcaiHu
W me Crl, If ts Board of Supervisors snJ taey sera
nald upou mat c"rihcaton; hey did not come before
O~racy pass d general resolution that ihe ccrIHca-
fI If t1c clerk was sufficient to authenticate aHa au t
any Bill of tue New-Iork Printing tompalyl A.-Yes,
9'6-And under that the bills were presented 10 tho
clerk nd c,rthed by hIml A-Ies sir.
min cm ~ pass tn.s GENERAL resolution u regard 10
the company Al think not Aad IL passed; Was
O-Were these hi is whca were rrnd red and passed
up5n hv the ccTa bona ii lie bids, or irduiul-nii A
rhey were bills, presume, on winch there Wa some
Foundation OF clam.
6"lio0 nInr,l A-l'roh.0iy - per cent was added
10 Use facc of the nil don't know what vas Wi ioi 10
d. never made the biil ouo IL amounted o. $4,000,
IF 100000, OF $4,000 yea. for "a couple Of years.
90 cIen OF youl A.-Io each one-h'th
Printing COmpinyl Al cannot r'cJliect.
preston is il wa. $1,000 but cannot say.
Q-fne diyldcn0S were az mus! as 10000 or Slo0-
600 % each OF u.s. lhnk their book, VOL show That
H. 10 each a ifl; soma owned more and some less.
o,VOy 10 10 52o nc 4. darlored 5ir M
Dor hal cIargc OF the nanc al matters, and afer The
,yo nd divide il aroun 1 as he Thought was right
Q-Thcre was meeting OF the dre-tors2 A
a Where did the N-w-YosK Printing Company keep
uS blnk aeconall Al tni'E In The BoaIway Bank, a
short time in the Ienth National Ban, snort time
IA ,he ocean Bank ami me Nuatdl.h Swings BANK
o. wall call attention, Mr. Tweed % chapter
81 Of the laws OF 1871. L10G that fora moment A
Q-'Ths is an act N relation to the widening and
strIig of Broadway "a The city OF New-Iofk and
tor-ulae The practice IN thai proceeding DO you know
Of any money being used IN connection with he passage
OF int act Al don't know an thing ABOUT The act
Q.-Didn't you ever know any tnins about II A;-Ony
that set was passed aud created good deal OF eX
element Al the ilDe
O-The th section provides that the costs heretofore
faxed IN this matter shall BE- paid to the persons
oDed in h, said proceedings emitted thereto, in Ike
manner rs II said rOmpu alton d not been vacated
Al do't thiuk recOlec, anythn- auOut Chat matter.
/ AN satisfied | know nOthins about that.
EXC s~IVE RENTS FOR ARMDRIEs.
OIL asked you, at former session, whether you
would be able to refresh your memory that you could
testify as t. those lists for and drilroOms
corning which there were Illegal practcesi A.-There
wpr illegal practices about almost all % thcu TANK
would nt,e spoken properly II hlG said all OF them.