, 1877-10-07
THE COUNTY RING.
Yesterdays Proceedings in the
Trial Of the Indicted COM
missioners.
Further Investigation Of the Entries
in the Books Of Forsythe
& Co.
Counsel Making Sharp Fight Over
the Introduction Of Tes-
timony.

Court was given up to the trial OF the indicted
members OF the County Ring, it being neces
sary to let the case go over OIL account Of th'
necessity for arraigning prisoners.
The examination OF For5ythe s. Co.'s book
with special reference to the grocery account O
ex-Commissioner A. B. johnson was resumed.
jerome G. Bcards1cy was recalled, and identi-
fed Us books of original entry the city order
books Of Forsythc il Co., and the entries ir
them Of the goods got by johnson. Tne
| entries were made by Carpenter, Periolat,
CAristoph, and Eb]in.. Periolat was in the
habit OF making entries in those books. Some
of the credit entries in the profit and loss ac-
count in the ledger were made from the journal
and others from the cash-book.
/ Alr. Storrs called On 3lr. Forsythe for the
| journal
Mr. Forsythe said he didn't know where it
| was.
He, however, was told to go and hunt it up,
and he left the Court to do So
Witness continued: Was with the firm in all
! nearly ten years. Knew of a club-room on
| Dearborn street where Perfolat met his friends.
Saw McCallrey there in December, 1874, he
thought. periolat was there. Witness went
there with $500. 1t was in IN envelope in his
pocket. The envelope was addressed, he
thought, to Johu McCaiTrey. lie addressed it.
Periolat said, *'Have you got tlat!'' McCaf1rcy
was present. Witness said 'sYes." Periolat
Him tile package. Pcriolat then went back to
the first room, and witness left McCaffreY WIS
in the room when Pcrio1at went back. That
money was entered IN the casll-book. Witness
made the entry himself. He found the entry
in the cash-book- it was made Jan. 80. 1875,
and read. " "McCallrey, 5000 He was mis-
taken about tic amount. The entry was made
the same day he gave Pcriolat the money. Wit
ness seldom sent auy articles from the store to
the Poor-uouse, and never compared the bills
with the quantities OF goods sent. Had talked
with Carpenter about memorandum he kept
Of the goods sent, but not previous to his being
indicted
on cEoss-EyAMISATloS
Mr.. Smith drew out that several people, not
groccrs, got goods from Forsvthc d Co. There
WIS general understanding that articles were
not to be sold TO privat. parties except they
were relatives Or friends Of the iE1n.
Q.-What do you mean By iricndsa A.-1nti-
mate friends. lSsni!es. Saw johnson in the
store twice; once WIS about the time the Grand
Jury was making their Investigation. That was
in May, 1874, he thought. The first time was Il
q duplicate bill. He WAS shown the items on
the ordcr-book, and was given statement Of
account. Witness had seen NcCatfrey i'll For
srthe's store. He thought it was in December,
yeIopc was addressed to ,IcCafTrey. It was to
tile best OF his recollection. McCaffrcv never
saw the envelope, to my knowledge.
The attention of the witness was called to his
testimony before the .Grand Jury. where, ac-
cording to the shorthand writer's notes, he
swoTc that Glen asked hin, il he had Il that"
after he went into the second room. His rccol-
lection was that Pcro'at asked him the question
first in the outer room, and again in the inner
room.
Redirect: Other Commissioners besides john |
sot dealt with The iirln. johnson did not sec !
the ledger, bur he was handed transcript from
the leugcr-a statement OF account, showing |
credits and debts No money had been paid BY |
him.
By Mr.. Snith-Did you collect all the money?
Att all came TO me, and paid it out.
by Mr.. storrs-Nhat books were the credit
entries taken from! Objected to, Mr.. Smith
by any acts of Forsythe & Co, unless they were
brought home to his knowledge.
The Court orerru!ed the objection, since the
question was preliminary.
Witness said the entries we're taken from the
,ash-book and the journal.
hr. Smith wished to find out what johnson !
said when he called for the bill.
Mr.. Storrs objected because the defense had
,rougnt out the testimony about the duplicate
l1,tl the transcript.
The Court admitted the testimony Witness
aid johnson stated that he had paid some Of
hose bills, and exhibited Pcriolats receipt. He
they had been before the Grand
urv and testified that he got groceries and
ladn': paid for them. 1t seemed strange to
rirness that johnson should have Pcriolat's |
eccipts, since lie was not in the habit Of making
cceipts, This was in reply to i question of
II. Storrs Us to whether the receipts we're old |
r new. |
". Il. CHRISToP1,
'oEsythe's bill clerk, was called, and testified !
hat he made ont i duplicate bill of Johnson's
cconnt, but didn't rccollect what he did with <t
:. Beardsley or PeEiolat directed him to make
, out.
t:corse Eblins, clerk, was next sworn, and |
,cognized lis entries Of Josnsou's account in
he city order-book. The goods were checked |
delivered. :
Q-Werc they deliyercds Objected to; OBJ ! ]
:ction oyerr11ed.
Witness could not state whether the goods +,
ere delivered. t
The Court then adjourned until Monday |
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