The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-11-23
INGERS0LL ON THE STAND.
ur pOES NOT THINK IT ram TUir HE
sHOtLD MAKE RES TI1JTION.
ne ,cknow ledge. that he had Drawn Biiis
c,r s0.J0O.OOO when Only at.O0O,OCO
worth Of Furniture was Furrished-uis
r.,b,r Supporting IIim-Not Worth IA Cent.

He
n,r s0.5oo.cOO when Only st,ooo.OoO
worth Of Furniture wa. Furrished-Ifi
Father Supporting iiim-Not worth IA Cent.
Nr.JII Kcyscr was unavailingly called
,...orday to appear rs n witness before the Al
A. rmen's Investigating Committee. and Mr..
fola threatened 10 get out n writ Of attachment
md maxi this unpleasant for him II he does
NOT appear at the next meeting. Mr.. Schultz.
k.,-rr- friend is in Philadelphia Mr.. Cole
sail and will return to testify in about n week.
Inscrsoll. Woodward. and Miller were present.
A. was also BOSS Tweed who seems to have
boon rel gated to purely ornamental position.
The roll oi witnesses thus being checked of as
absent ur sent. or accounted for in military
rhrn-,. the serious business Of the session was
brliin hy putting james II. Ingcrsoll on the
stand None of the old Ring look slcckcr,
che,kiri or more placidly confident Of an cx-
isten,c tromotive of accumulation Of adiposc
tissue Il AN James IL. lngcrson In all the
co,r- # his examination he seemed quite un-
atashcl and at ease except toward the close
when Alderman Cowing's artlcssly persistent
queries brought tingc Of color to his brazen
check and he was manifcstly annoyed.
Mr. lug'rspl said that he lived at 81 East
Seventy third street and has no present occu-
PATTON except attending to lawsuits. In 1867
b. was a member of the firm Of Ingersoll. Wat
sUn 4 Co.. dealers in furniture. and withdrew
from that concern because his partners refused
ll engage with him in the business Of dcfraud-
iu; the riiy and county ot New York 10y putting
ia fictitious bills for work and supplies. per-
canii.,c- ~ which would bc paid to certain pub
IT, officials. He then started the firm of Ingrr-
soil Co.. the sole member Of which was him
self the "Co." being attached To miscad the
public by its resemblance 10 the title OF the old
concern The arrangement for percentages on
fraudulent bills ne made first with William NJ.
Tweed direct. and subsequently with T. AWood-
ward. beginning with an allowance to them of
81 per cent. on the face of his bills. which he
plt in under his own name. and also under the
Il ttious names Of C. ID. Bollar & Co, A. G. Miller.
Gr"gg& Co. and IIalsey Il CO.-and subsequent,
is urrcas ,ng II 10 90 per cent, He manufactured
h"ihing. but contracted with manufacturers.
rhii them "a low prices rs he could and rcsod
IL" furniture, ~. To the city and county on the
irves TINT he paid out about $1,000. 900 for what
Tho city and county in turn paid to him and
hIs aec2mpliccs about i6,OOo.0Vo. or perhaps
amount. After Mr.. watson's death. until
,.e Rng eSp9se Il ls7i all Mr ingcrsoLls
nS Peter b. sweeny's participation in the plum
Watson 1t was customary among them To avoid
m"ntion'ng Peter ,. swesnys name, and sim
Ply say. 80 mucn Tor the thamberlaiu's Of
h". On one occasion he put in ?. l.: Sweeny's
hands thc PACKAGE OF money which Watson re-
Quoted him 70 deliver " 10 the, Chambcran's
~ ".., and Watson subsequently said to him:
!" lou'll get us all in trouble giving II to the
Slnire' You should have given il 10 James VI.
Watson rctorted; =" You had no bust.
nr-s TO think" Th9t. tho witness said.
e'ntagc 10 Peter b. Swecny. or in his presence.
~ hN"rmrnt 81 another occasion in "A pre-
II uFd 10 doubt OF the payments having gone
I" Pt"r b. Sweeny. hut did not want To swear
l'-.uvrly T. i, The system Of division Of per
u" .nnf 'sslons II Mr.. Tweed and the evidence
who FULLY sul-tantiaied the accura.y OF their
statements. hut brought out nothing new
~ 'rlhy Of rep tition here. Concerning his
- i = IN lhIs nilr perp,trnt'd in the erection
O. j. 'hurd II. tonnollys house. referred TO by
a. G1rvey NJ the hast preceding session he
=, IN my bills that put in t. the Board II
aunt pat IN the amount paid Carney tor his
rN On Mr. Connully's house-silg.O 6O and
,' .odd think | paid TO build that house
AMI the amount % ne warrants drawn on the &C
i.i "', ciualN s.lS.+n wa, tnots A-wcil the
'' Somewhere near s3cnou think the total
DO YOU know what Garyey did for that money,
nh iyit know anythin about that ne.er was
% % Il w Sa ,ha, pa e ,a N , hey IN PASSING All
a ', .eNr.n-e hut me bin. ior doims il we're 50 raise.
gay an ..'e c,mm,''ion' on ihe'e randuen, bills,
~ ,'H", hhl hln',if A-ics, sir
-w HE other. ddGt Know anshins abd snGT "M6ssi
nD.' and Garvey ana myself
After recapitulating. Mt the direction Of Mr..
toi"' the proc' sses If preparing the fraudulent
i.~. g"t ng the warrants on them. drawing
lne money and dividing II up among the Ring
t'r attention Of the witness was directed 10 Tie
frauds connected with the erection and furni sh-
it- oi the new Court House. concerning which
Ia" following interesting testimony was given:
In, court HelS Commissioner. appointed on the
80 were Me.sr. Conan. Walsh, Norton aud yourself
V-No~ viii you pleas tell the committee the incep.
. ~ any 'ortupt nsIs. mtnt am"ns you four commis
n .hcr Commissioners right aitcr the appointment IN
s 'er iIus m ne sHlgI'i,ors chant e. and there
u'nt Nlch wanted them to pay. and they didn't seem
mig uut Of II and thsS 9shi ns yr Jur y , 49,, ,os
+" A. the new. A. they could make some thing OUT |
b. ~ AMI II would have 10 be paid Tor anyway |
boi .eS wouldn't consent a. they wanted 10 Use lie
la'l noMe'er lc9n,ulied with Nj, Watson the sui
'' any Pc AID. IN hN We viii pay the bin. with.
nv, NJ. gmni',loner certifying to incm You have all
W I' "mni s,un"rs came inland Will CO riy them
H. , . "r' ,on gnd ie men got ther money Aier
HD.g! paid over money for 1t to two Vi the Com.
G-Nmrh two A-wash and Norton
fF-.. ,l'n''ii.nrrs' Yes sr nrurcd M the |
& M n"i i"ll them they could make, aud that
a. DID no- Court House matter. afterward fall into
,i , ',.nr a, NE oihcrs' A-Oh yes Connolly
o.1 h.u-' iol,i $50 one except Commonly y" and .
q ,nld i ali thy Gonlmi,sioner. share, A-rnevsr
"a t, any mo,'y paid Watson rs, per cent
,'',,Sf ,A1Not Of ny own knowledge
De- - a'.I hnew ~a-, Watson ,ad Pay Il To- me w.
Ia. n ' a, a AIres h Ne, per cent TIA. would
N.. ia cen, gaen GUY Of Il told that
H. ',i ' 'nii he could and he did His share was ~
g. Alderman cowiusl did you add for these per.
ID" Hi,,, MS or take hom from the legitimate