New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-11-27

The other sSCnmeut Is as follows:
In consideration OF 81 to me in hand p"' by Jackson
: schultz OF the City Of NewYorl do hereby SELL
sign transfer and SET unto said schultz all claims,
have against the County Of NewYork or aGainst tie
CITY Of Ncw-York either o. them; and also a debts,
said civ or either of them SAID schultz collect
said claims. demands, debts. moneys. or 10 release the
to said city or county, or 10 use them as Offsets
against any claims or demands which said county or
city may legally and fairly nave against me. according
as the one or tue other he ii accordance with
Justice and fair dealing, said schultz is 10
make such other disposition Of SAID claims, &c
mands causes of action, debts and sums OF money
as may be in accordance with honesty. Justice.
and fair dealing And Tor the consideration Aforesaid.
do hereby sell assign, transfer, aud set over 20 said
schultz an bills books accounts, vouchers, and papers.
documents and instruments. relating 10 or containing
records or entries Of any OF said claims, demands
of action, debts or moneys. and il i further provided,
and this assignment is made upon the express condition
that if any suits are or may be brought by either the
CITY or County of NewNoTk against said Kcyscr, and
it shall become necessary that the legal ue to OF
moneys snail be vosted in said Kcyser the purpose
Of Ohscttng on the same or for the purposes Of defence"
then in that case Sa'd schuilz Lcfcby promises 10 agree
10 assign re1ssign any al Of said claims. dcmandg.
causes action, debts Of moneys 10 said Keyser
for his request JOIN II. KElsER.
Mr. Keyser said that there were other persons who
owed him money these men were picked out on the
theory that they defaulters to the city OF these
claims lie thought Nj. Schultz collected about 100000
lie received something from Fox and Connolly 5000
from Tweed. $4,000 from VIM. f. King, 5000 from l.
A. Woodward. and Hayes, Wilson, Garvey and a few
time when he kcyscr) was not responsible. lie said that
he aerward understood that Mr.. Schultz TO collect
e 'iia with the city. Wien if It was found
that he owed money to the city then ii was
money found to be due HIM from the city il 10
be retained. Mr.. schultz waited for two years and
turned over TO the witness ar. Schultz went with him
at time and saW Controller Green and tried to get
finally De did For three months he (Kcyscrl went
round the city and showed his work. when suddenly
md aIf
. Tg-hcadedness" Mr Schulz told nm he continued.
that Mr. Green agreed IN the presence Of Mr Tdcn Mr.
with him. and upon this promise he agreed to testify in
the ring suits aud gave ny hls book NJ Schultz kept
when he signed the papers Of giving up his claims
against the city Shortly before Mr.. Schultz went 10 E-
turned the money Mr. Kcyser said that he was then ON
the bankruptcy, and Mr. Schultz told him that If
loss he could have the money This he did and as oC-
casOn required. ne afterwards Nj schultzs Of
the witness explained matter Of prccauuOu. The
value Of the property fully covered the mortgages at that
worthless. Mr. Cole asked the witness if he did not
know that THIS money was 2 personal loan from Mr..
could obtain DO definite answer.
regard his work for The city Mr. Keyser said that
600; for stock and material $7J0,O0O. The work done
probably amounted TO 100000 Upon about one-thrd
Mr. Keyser said that he did not any stock in the
Keyser Works aud only received a salary OF 81 200
the ring troubles broke out and he had to
mortgage his home when he went away. lie
said that he obliged to raise the bills to
himself. He was Republican. and they wanted
go crowd him out" Mr. Brennan wanted "to work iu"
Morgan Jones, while Tweed and others told Kcyser to
keep lie did his work faithfully and for that reason
they kept him. He got most OF his WORK through the
Board Supervisors He had done work for the city for
twenty years ana previously had always rendered
fair bills. He had failed twice, but had since pad up
every dollar Of his Indebtedness.
Some further questions asked in regard 10 the
vouchers remaining in the hands OF the Controller, and
they Will be brought before the committee this morning