The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-11-25

geryf A. Because, n anybody signed my name wnen
o How many times have you been SOUTH A. !
can't tell
Q Cant teIiY A. No, sir.
Y. How many times have you been Soutnf A.
don't know. Well, about three times.
Witness could not tell in what year or what n , 2.
the year u was no went SOUTH could not say ~ ~as
IN the summer or winter, spring or fall could not
recoilect how the leaves the trees looked ana aia
railroad seeing any lambs frisking on the New
Jersey meadows; ne remembered gong 10 Jersey
in 81 Louis; from there he sailed aown the M'ssis-
sippi to New Orleans. and thcn proceeded TO sonta
Cnroin. and Florida; could not tell now no got Da'k
Q. How aid you come back when you rs.urncd-ina
baioonY A. No; did not come back In balloon
Q. How much work did you do for tho city, A. !
cau't tell from memory.
. Could you give gucssf A Well, about $sooo'ooo
O. WAS it nearer S. 900, 900 than s2oOo.oooa A.
O Is there any data from which you could find outf
A. Yes, but II would take good ~hc to hnd out
O. How long would il take your A. Two or three
@ You made an assignment OF all your effects to
Jackson s. Schultz Tor the benefit Of the city? A.
@ Did tell you to bring shs. assignment here with
you A. don't Know sH
o Why did you not do III A. Because was sick
O. Where Is that copy OF the assignment A. Al
my house.
Mr. Kevscr--I don't know.
Mr. Cole-I shall ask the committee to send an on
cor 10 your house and hnd that document
THE VALUE OF KEysER'S WORK.
z. There was committee oil sixteen who valued
your work aud estimated your work at $4,000; now,
figures and your bills OF - 600 900 or So ooO DOOR A.
don't know anything about that committee.
oath and yoS must no. psrjurs yourself You know
the penalty. Now want You 70 tell how much you
think your work was actually worth. A. coudn't
tell you now SIR.
q Do you think il vas worth 81, 900, DOOR A. Yes,
ana think i was worth twice as much as that paid
out $500, 900 Tor labor una snow you checks
for over 81. 900, 900.
q So you think you have not boon paid for all you
dur A. didn't say SO; there are some bills pend
ing, but on lar accounting think We would 10
about even.
O. On that accounting would you take out that
81 Id per cent? A. should tack II out
q Now you figure you have lost $500, 900 on tho
work you did. Now where did you got that money!
A. am not prepa cd TO answer
O. How long would Il take 10 prepare your A.
don't know; " would take long time.
Q. Why did you make IN assignment to Jackson ).
Schultz Tor the benefit Of the cityf A. My counsel
advised me.
q Who was your COUNSEL A. A Mr.. whstmore;
tn. assignment will speak for ITSELF II was, moreover
conditional assignment
O. Why did ne advise you to make that assignment
A. We'll, there were charges made against me, anu
said II there was anything wrong between myself and
the CITY would like to make u right
O. The assignment was made, by advice OF counsel,
trustceY A. don't know.
=. Did you assign everything you were possessed
or A. have no recollection; the assignment will
speak for itself
Q Did the assignee become possessed OF anythingp
A. Yes ABOUT 500, 600.
O. Where did the money come from? "A. Assigned
claims from different persons.
Y Whlcn pcrsonsS A. MI Tweed was one OF them.
q How much did you get from himH A. Perhaps
$300OO
Q Vino elsef A. Mr.. Conan gave mo $1,000 or
q. Who elseq A. don't know. Get the document
and you will see. wish you wouldn't press tho
question:
Q. Who got this money from Twecdf A. Mr..
Schultz
q How much properly was covered BY that deed of
tusts A. haven't the slightest idea
O. As much S600n00? A. oh, no that was
merely newspaper talk.
Q. About how much properly covered by that
deed OF trustY A. sixty thousand dollars, perhaps
o. Do you recoiiect anything about a committee Of
citizen aud supervisors examined tue matter OF
these raucs in 1871 who stated that your bids were
largely made up OF fraud? A. do not
Q. II that committee had reported that your bill
was greatly in excess OF the work done what would
you sayr A. would say tucy oidn't know what they
were talking about
TUE COURT HOUSE WORK.
O. What do you think was the actual value OF tho
work on tho new County Court HouseY A. couldn't
tell you.
Q. Guess2 A. Well, there good deal of work
charged tor what done on other buildings.
there that right A. can't tell you now. but that
statement false. because the work done three
times, aud that man could not SEQ tho work Without
O DO You think The permanent work that remained
exceeded in value the work that you had to 40
again A. couldn't tell you.
q TryY A. can't.
O Oh, do 1t Is SO simple. A. wel II was like
dol NJ tue whole work over, you know.
Q Do you think the work was worth $el4, DOOR A.
can't answer that until figure up the work.
Q Have you some claims against the city nowG A.
There over $3.50 600 that the city now owes mo for
egtimstc hard work.
Q. DO you expect the city TO pay it9 A. never
thoueh about II; have tried hard for six years to
get the city to settle and TO take into account the
33 l3 per cent.
O. Have there ever been any civil suits instituted
against you by the c,tyf A Not that am aware Of
q How do you explain the fact that the city has
never brought suit against you A. suppose they
thought had an honest claim U,aushtcr.)
q Is that your best Judgments A. That was one
theory, and another that supposed they did not
thiuk II was honorable TO DO 20.
O. Now, why DO you think II would not be honora-
Bile the part Of the city to you for the 80 l3
per cent which you helped city Off ;ials TO stcay A.
The point Vi honor is they look my books papers and
other thngs ana heard that the city had determined
to0let the thing drop.
O. VINO did you understand from that the city mad
concluded 70 let mo matter dropf A We'll, Andrew
II. Green md Mr. Tilden; WAS " give my testimony
and any hing else aud tho matter TO DO dropped.
O. Who brought you that welcome newsY A.
Jackson s scnulsz and Mr.. ,rlow.
Q. What was tho assignments fort A. Ny counsel
told me make II.
q Was Tue purpose Tor which that assignment was
made by you TO Mr. schultz to enable you settle or
notY A. The assignment viii speak for ITSELF
O. Was not Inc purpose OF that assignment to enable
you to make settlement with the ctyY A. don't
know, because IT was reign OF terror.
v, NOW, ASK you seulb, Was tubt asSibuHicut
TO Schult Tor the purpose OF efectng settlement
with the city? A. ! can't answer.
THREATENING conMIrTAL
Mr.. Cole-l will take you before judge III Cham
bers and he viii compel you 10 answer.
Mr.. Koyscr-He coudn's compel me.
Mr.. Cole-Wr' see about that.
O Now my question. A. AT the time
made my ass, gLineni hardly responsible and
the paper was signed ~ the request OF the lawyers.
.. You say yuu were not responsible Now, II you
were IN your right m nd. did the AIDING OF the
81 l3 per cent 10 your bis have anything to do with
placing you In that conGuonY A. | can't tell what
was IN my mind al that time.
q Now, insist upon an answer. A. cannot tell
you
q. Did you have any conversation with anybody
be ore that assignment was madeY A. had CONVEX
sat iuns, but can't remember now.
q Have you any OF Their substancc3 A. No. sir; Of
course they related 10 tho assignment.
q. DID they relate 10 any reasons why you should
make al assisImrniY a. That is expressed IN the
assignment.
q. What did you mean BY saying you were terrified
into dong IL By the iawyersf A. sick ana in
condition hardly sDlc 10 know what was DONG
q D.a you make mat assignment the OF O
sane manf A. Yes, ut tie request Of my lawyer.