, 1877-04-09
THE SOUTH PARK.
Mr.. Gibbons Examined About His
Particular Tract.
a Detailed Statement Of AL that He
Knows on the Subject.
Mr.. Chnunccy T. Bowen and tho Amcr'
lean Exchange Bank Account.
Accountant Davis also Has Something to
.. Say on tbs Same Subject.

al1 The members present except Senator Eonths
worth. The lawyers were slow In coming. and tho
u.usl attendants On the proeeedss' were not pref
ent at the opening, although most Of then, came In
during the morning. and nav counsel developed
In the person OF Gen. Smith.
Mr.. HENRY 7. CHASE,
Of the aro Of Chase Abcll, ,estF6cd that bis drm
had. since January, 1877, had charge Of number
of Mr.. q. r. J1owena a6ai.s. lie did not under.
stand Il 10 ba his duty to look after the payment
NJ Mr. uowen's taxes. but they might hare
intimatcd 10 BIN that sheI wonld Hike the taxes
paid. Mr.. Dowcn MANAGED the Affairs Of the PALM
or tslate for homc time. Tho statements OF &C.
CONT were made through Witness who remember.
cd having made ont statement, charging the wid.
ow Of Mr. Palmer with tho amount Of hatf tho
second tnstal1ment OF the sorth Park ta1cs. Bowon
bad running account with Mrs. Palmer. Tho
amount charged fot iAxcs had not heeu paid; wit.
ness did not know BY whofa authority ha had uads
tho cury; presumed that It waa by direction Of c.
r. Bowen.
Nj. Trucsdcli-Ars we to undefstand that the
money charged 10 Mrs. Palmer has mot been paidf
Wi.nces-Yce, It has not been paid so fat 10 my
knowledge. Ths entry WAS mada In pursuance OF
Nj. Dowcn'a arrangement with sfr. arecn!eaf, tho
items being marked paid Of ths warrantbooks. Tho
amount WAS about S1.10p.
JosErn o. otBpon51 SWORN.
11e had prepared written statement which. with
The permission of the Committee, he would rcau.
IL ". an a. feloSs sos i'm:
! prior 10 september, 1870, tho PARK Com
III g. os saefs0f1s n ss.. e .s ST III II
we.t t .de q iiosS i, wsts M etket y %yssit md
north ed Of tho !et' for ers Than front foa
| They threatened 10 cnndemn. AHd claimed that II
a soss .H1 .y ths% .9j sea A.
wero 10 dead to no their lots and then 10 decd 10
5ans. 4 re-: tot. = = to ~ inelpsise. b. Block J.
lois, and Ilees was 70 deed TO the Park commta-
siossss hs north l3i tees Of tss twenty .ons sos.
deed md nsi It executed @ 10 af. lie. and brought
It to Chicago and ths 29d or 2:s.! Of september
delivered the deed to ~; l.ees md 10 made AZ
81 s; as
sna s 81 r
and Cornell for s15. 600. This tIo 200 was p.id BY
the M b.sk nd s,e.wsss e xno received
BY tho Commissionerr. being TIC amount given fot
tho north IA feet Of the twenty. .one lots.
- e.s ?ss @s. sss x G ea ess Teds
'fns fSt tho e I'D h' notes .s
t%e s9o o09 e M.{ 10. lk:l: y ~h!sh ti%e :;
sId't!on e tls Interest ,., 81 tae do,oSoao.
Goo In aIi iwouid sarfendcr req ill., notes for $0S,.
go I'D @ s.nssl ~ M ,notf.ss q b, dseaS.z e !f
q dste Msy 10, iii. rS!s iii ths sesth hsit Of
Lots 4, D, 10. anl il, In lilock 9. atll in James
tet It ny own, bssaass thought il WA good 6ar.
Gain. ....'...,
| IN NcRossExAMlNAT1oN
hy Mf. I1ctrfck witness SAID that u. F. Carpenter
heard Of Reeds claim 10 tho tttle. but did not con-
@ fecisd beio,s any deei. va dti,sIs,s ~ Kses H.
Horne acted as wltnrss agent In Chicago anil when
r. h: sly al be- nscu ssttea *
tic Commissioners wanted and which wllaess re-
fused to allow, Il would have taken up lot. The
III H.. TX monsh.' !nse,ess became das wstntss'
:: Ct s %asf H. .ts osld s sss 5
allowing lhe use Of biz uams. The interest Was
": Wincss consdetcd thu. The amount paid for tho
fonr lots was between slo,'Iov and 4lp, 100. but
',fe sSeh ns ssSpE = asoas TT
about SO per fout The Commissioner paid $50. !:
900 on Thy aay ,he az a1't paper. were delivered and
,nonshs. Tic delay On the smalles amount ,waa
probably caused 1y tas ascussoa a; 70 tie ODD 10!
even larger anouut II 1t ia1 been desired, a. ho
ssa !. II b q sssa
In notes In erler "a sottls up tho deal. Witness
made the ~rgain With itoss, who was the onl,
S:sl, SW: lsacs gave hin tho COMMISSIONER check
~ by Gci. mon.p.oa-1 think Mr.: Gage was full,
satisfied lhAt II tue Park ConuissIoners went tnt0
condemnation II would coat them much more ttan
- ~ Mr. Wrriet-Ths Goal settlement wa, made
hssweer Gage. Carnsl!. Nees, saSl sha w!sNete'
Witness WIS rosltlvo t'lst The .emi. ANIMAL pay
mcAt Of Interest was ,'sade: 1ls remembered !
o. sia 9ssa ehe
noics fecatno dur. Wttnsss was rot confusing tAt
he Lcl!eyad that thcre was difference Of a61u
az wseka a nstWsen @ tho tWo tsaasaett.o,ns: ., !ht
% tns mortsaxs cancelled a. statea. witness ihoura
hs Gsd n'et ~. si1way, !nt dld not remember an,
eonser.aioa With b!n Ns s,sk wanted ,n: h.
Il. IL III :.$ r... ,s. ~
iii. 800 of i sash. sSo. ODD % mortgage sesuses
Nj. Gibbona-Yes. and Sta, 900 in notes. ans
t tbs check shown was given for tho six months
I III. iiiisrrtek-whs you rude4tood that Rec
E III. dslbon.-Tl'ssi. 70. looked ou lee. =
owppa liz Of seven Q! the iota, Carpenter owus,
. shistcca, 40 nucktasaam two, 49,.
~ ". Aaaoa-i used no Inducements 70 Gag
and Cornell to 70 lbtd tha trAnsactlun which ~
II ss aess| 9s ss ha
' was perfectly ablc to taka care Of hln.salf.
~ CO. ,Tho'ats NJ: ness!ek sassua b. u
xota liz nstsa sts 1a
: did, and stas world have utterly rtpudistsd IN
: euch tr.nsaetton puIportlng 10 Ge pads on ny os
4 yeart. Would Aavu taken na.es from Cornell an
iage runn'pg twenty ysa" At per cent IT askedt