, 1877-03-31
Examination Of NIcssrs. Cornell,
1eccs, and Other Wit
nC5sCS.
The Jackson, Honore, and snter Tracts
Investigated at Length.
Private Purchases by Cornell and Gage
..-Itow and Why They
Wore Made.
The Lincoln Park Commissioners Given
an E1pert-slow Work on
Figures.
MORNING SESSION.

MORNING SESSION.
CHAuNCEY T. nowRN.
This Legislative Committee which Ia occupying
Itself with an Investigation into the sffA1es Of tho
eonth Park Hoard roassemb!od yesterday a Tie
Grant ractdc. All The members werc prrscnt,
Gcn. Rowctt In Tho chair. In addition TO tho
attorneys A. on previous days there wcrc present
Judge Wilson. Murry Nelson. Judge Dnntevy.
Col. Thompson. Mr. Cornell, and ono or two
othcre. prc<ious 10 the public session the Com.
,nfttce held shoFt conference "a 10 how the WORK
shnutd bc carried on.
Gen. Rowett read The following telegram:
s!;Ss ssS ."5 y FIJI f.
1hKcoLN pARW.
Mr., Goodrich offered tho following, which was
adopted without debate:
ri %s Tt III n.Ts Ike % s sst'1 1aa,s n r. es
w. l.insofn Rsrs caMn!satonsfs sush saps,t y AZ
s Sx ~ 5 e III. It s and
Mr.. DavEc explained that he had honcd to be Abo
io report The result Of his Investigations into the
bond account but was unAbfe 10 do 20 at that time,
the returns not having boon completed. fic hoped
TO bc ahlo to present report during the afternoon.
rAuL CORNELL.
Mr. Trucadcf1 asked The counsel for tho Ct1zcns
Association II they dckrcd 10 nsk Mr.. Cornell any
further questions about tho four lots. lfso, they
might proceed 30 ns to snsc time. ,.
, 3tr. Cornell was then examined hy Mr. Tsncsdcll
as 10 tho pAymcnts Inndo On the four lotF lie h1t
bccn unable 10 procure tho full facts In regard To
The tran.actions With Mr. Ongc. bnt believed nli
would 10 forthcoming In d few days. Witncss Ind
not Tho checks drawn BY l!ntctf Or Gibbons,
nor any books relating 10 Tue mnttcr, ali
having been burnt up In the fire. Of courc note.
were pa.d through somc hank, hut ho had three
bank accounts at the time and cond not, under Tho
circumstances, ferolfect how this transatlou WAS
carried out.
Mr.. Trueedrtl asked II the wftnc*a corld furnish
him with any other instances where property had
boon purchased by ono person ard hold by another
~ agant or otherwise.
Witness sall 1t was not m uncommon thing 10
do. III had held property for Mark skinner. and
there were number of other Instances. especially
III connection with Hyde rark property. where
Samuel u. Chase and other persons acted 40 Ills
agents.
Mr.. Cornell further stated that he a. different
tln1cs employed three pofsoas. any one Of whUm
s sc9 s s asa nSs aa n.is Js saon Il
Of Grand CrotstnR. lie could not state which Of
them might hayo eoen con concerned e r. shs nnstef'
.Nr: ilailick a'kud ], witness was embarrassed In
hr circumstances at the tiHc Of these transactions
NI.nsss explained that he was not In any way
embarrassed II tie tlms q tho pa.cla'e Of NC
safY M to 20 into .other details Tor which counsel
scemod to press, but the s!tness. said ho was will
ing to giye tsema detailed history Ut hta scal.esate
anl he could not remember e1actlJ al 10 son,o oi
e. S"nn 'Ses hs
fhat tho ,mpro',x,emcn.s .oala c rns;ea aonx;
af' I'll e ow c tic
.ness "trip ef land TAKEN f,on, ,. lhSls ptoret.y
In reply to Sfessrr. Goodrich and Tr1csdcl1 Wit
moss aaid that tho dlckcrng for tho park property
s s s wson H.
NceA might he nblc to state. .....
IT. neseI - sala wne's r. %a a: 1snc n,,,s,s an
msht aay: Taey asked Tor s's own personal rocol.
III. Ms.on asked II tho Park Commissioners, BY
thcmselsfs Or thelr employees, ever had possession
Of n to !ots hSftnss ,t II I %,,qs.s T. an
pern,ireion 10 piace little honac On mo Of thS
lots. which WINS granted, and the n,An lived these
senator southworth asked how
THE CONDENSATION rnlcR
of lsnA in ths vicinity compared with that for
With s SsS ssSeS elst |sa 'sS price
ssctagtd aver ahai!t 80 pcr loot, ths guilty Of tho
'an H. eeSn$ Taa: a.;aGss a:'a1s :ss .ams: :; y ~, a..
tho fonr luts befonglng to 1axo and Corncll wero
1,'t Included III tho morsgago given by ltees to
witncrs sala that II would scetn that such was
'he case. III akl not Fegersa tho trnusactton ma
eF ~ H. faS 1s not
KnG%teasc tiat ths moftsnac VA glssn by Ices to
four os Wc1c sn.ea taes.ed @r ~ f
ihc whoic morteavo VIZ ts,eass III ons II tor
.,si"t. .t 'su. htt hatt naAs1 VIA GaaionaAF{ 1nf
rn .o1 n ~ H. sns ~ ~ u3 tse ian!!s
ill.,, sa - W. H. ~ ~ .aN t!uHnltitss inc tlt!e mean'
"'uS W,inss. Iesnx " n rMo aEens ~ .hsnds:
m,"ht a III ~ eas. 'n ~ tc wnat ohet dealers
tnn !tnns W. IN tae ease bo'e1o thom euch hau boon
''1@s' H. x.,, ,,.,.a ..,. n.
,hn ~, onp.shea tnat NJ CoFns! spoke %
t tGa sas 1s ~ Wag!e, ana hxca the daeu 0f
.S N.Y. Mtannt ~ con.aetati9n ~ u tho exact
s5 sr.ia ui wa'cn tho hapefs WeIe finally prepared BY
hMf1h1eraland ~ Te,,a. 1ls , witnrss. y ,.
,it' @ III, ea'a u Wosla % Tho witaesa own
'aat' ~ ~. = .tsy ~ y. ~ III ~
~ ta's ro,nt Mt' hales snao TO
''..e,. rnosksI 4; 4uA1NsT JUDGE nvNLEvY
o. any ntnuf oon'ucf putting questions directly to
my Ms.t "'tness.
.naI cxptanca that they were after facts,
mn MoaiN take mem, tT1H' MhsteTcr quarter they
misnt cpme Nthoat paying strict reeasd Ia tho lc-
XII sv te'es ,,ma na essoones ao COMMITTEES could not
thfon&h thcsr cnnH4cl what questions should be