, 1877-04-02
A Number Of Witnesses Examined
by the Committee.
Mt. Chauncey T, Bowen in Regard to
the Jnckson and 0thor
Transactions,
Seneca D, Kimbark Tells What he Knows
About the Sale Of His Property.
Questions to Which Mr.. Sidway Will
Have to Give Answer.


resumed thcIr inquiry Into South Park matters /
NJ The Grand Pacific on Saturday morning at 10 I
O'Clock. Senator Morgan Was not present, hav' /
Ing started for home On the previous evening. |
For tl,e frat time during the Investigation Mr..
ChaunrcY T. Bowen WIS present, having par |
TALLY recovered from Ills severe attack Of ILL.,
ness. Messrs. Morgan and Cornell, members Of |
tho hoard, wc.c also on hand. Tho same legal |
talent as on previous oecns1one were on hand, |
md were reinforced By The Hon. James F. Root,
who, however, took no active part ia the pro- |
ccciinkb. Mr.. Ambicr, Secretary Of tho C1s.1cns'
Association, Judge Dunlevy, and one Or two
other gentlemen looked OH.
i'm, DAVE, THE ErFERT
employed to Investigate tho books Of tho Conf |
1nssoncrs, stated TINT so far he had not received
the bond account from Mr.. Harmon, the Secse- !
tary Of tho Board. llc hoped to DO able to pre-
scpt partial report on Monday next, which
would afIorl tho Committee so1no data to work |
upoa.
Mr.. Hcrrick protested against these eyer
recurring cxctlsess by witnesses that they could
not give particulars rs to purchases, dimensions
OF property, and tho like, owing to the absence
at tho records. Something should bc done
about this matter, and witnesses should como
prepared with facts and figures. lie asked tho
Commissioners to answer
THE FOLLOWING QrEsTtoas:
!; What clay and gsascl contracts hare been
eoHn.s for what aud names Of parties to whom
Carc.y o. bis order, for what giving dates Of con;
tract and prices, what amounts hso now dye sai!
ana ao w1s aassSeai with said
lowed 10 the illinois Trust i Savings Bank for
interest commissions OF Tor any other purpose or
i. What clay OF gravel coatraeis baro been
:"tFSs ,s %Ssn, T. other than "sc'Fy and
Counsel explained that these wego the points
On which Mr.. l.. D. sliway would bo examined,
and they wanted him to 6e prepared.
aworu: liz testified that IN different occasions
he transferred thrco pieces Of land to tic South
PaEk Board. All Of these wcrc located IN Sex.
"a. identified the deeds shown. ono dated Nov.
ton Of 5000 ono Lee. %. !s;o, dse aercs, ct
81 1000 per acrc, aud tho third. dated May u,
ta1l, conveying tlvu acres at $500 ner acre. All
witness and lis wifo aud Judge Dcekwiti,: ID
each case n separate bargain Was made. at'd tho
transfers were distinct une from, tue other. ".
Gage had most te Do Will, the noEotia.
talked tho matter over With witness. Witness
got tho property through his wife who recovered
il from the ls,!.icrs by lawauit, aa c!a!mtng
hclr~at-1aw OF her father, Mr. Peter Pruyt,. Tho
| torncy, Mr.. Town, WHO brought separate suits
for tho recovery Of the different trncts. Witness
could not say whcthcl ths title was perfect
! one or not. 49,.
Judge Bcckwith received half Of tho $4,000
paid Ia tho fiteon acres. II was understood in
each case that similar arrangement existed.
Conveyance was malo to Beckwitn, who
took up tic casc at the, death of
mcnt had previously been maize. business
generally was transacted by tho attorueys and
tho Commissioners. Tho Witness waa unahlc 70
state who cxaItned Into tae tttlo On behalf . q
nlte Information ns to the titles and tue trans"
fcrs, the matter not being within hfs knoWlcl1c.
Judgd D4nlcvy asked L witness could show
property. Witncsa said his BOOTS would show:
Ho had belief that sfr. Corncli Ind owned
property In that vicinity, but his recollection
va. only indolnite on thEs subject.
Atr. kafcs asked tho witncae whether there
was any difference between tho quitclaitn decd
given By witness and vito to Eaton an. other
quitclaInl deeds granted By them. Witness
@ tincttou no. ocr % t;ian tho iact that Eaton a com.
n,eurcd suit against hin, while nono Ut tho other
grantcrs Ind done SO. Eaton refused to accept
thu terms offered BY witness, and brought suit;
In this case Jutt1o Rogers sustained Mr. knlcs'
0pinl0ns OH every point.
Mr. Truesdcll cross-cxamincl tho Witness at
eonsidcfablc length rs to the transfers made.
TIE ey tS Raton W.
Commissioners, tho consideration being that
| previously set {orth. Mt. Goodrich alsn asked
q few qdcst!onst but not1iug Of special import
auco .wna brought out.
OBADIAH JACKSON
wa. rrco1lci nnti cramnrI nv Mr. Ncrrfrk
c,nn.rl nrfxiurmd ,icn,i hrarifIe Tia na1ncs Ut
s,c,1~n +. Williams. !Ja.xsnn' and liz Wits.
which was reronicd july III. iY72, and in with
It WA conditioned that tbo uro,,crty should Uu
m.ci for park nuTposcs unlye ur,I ibat street
shnn1i h. frnt .itnn. Witness aaiI thut tiu
strcrt batl ,,ot hee,, nase. Tile DISQUALIFICATION
~. aao Is ~ ;mtcrs.s m ~ W. nnn,rar,
Ss,mfnW tbat hc sns UnttIc1 nj to Interest ard tt,o
eTnsnss Of making thc nTstfact. Till matter was
finally rn,nnYnnisci witness rcrciyft1r. n,nrct,cr
in s,sh SioE:ssi liz lad refrcsbcd Ill rnumory
Nv rcferenre 10 sem. oiI memoranda In lis pos
ss,.lon nnI s.ni c.,1,naycti theso With fho yoch.
~ ~ ,ho rart ~ Ronnt ~ IGis Xii tyt a,i'JIrl
n co.h ~. s,in,,fatnI fr IN ia ntfvinnl avrcr.
tneot. "a s and tha Interest Was on ti,u *sJoG icit
m ,norteure. Witucss could ,,ot rcnrnlocr
..h,t IN rn1c ~ tntrrsst wn*' 'rIc ,nnttnr m
III ncrotsaich hcfnrs thc t,r and ,fcinv II