, 1877-04-05
1accd 10 tho purchase Of the four lots whicL
WeEr afterwards fold 70 the park.
rarnelI-.ThAt II fftt fart.


1nccd to thu nu,chase Of The four lots wbk1
werr Afterwards fold 10 The park.
H.. Cornc!i-That Is the fact.
M. Truesdell-It seems then that tho under.
~ nark wu"se was n take tbe III tcet for III &
M vn,, .n1 nsgs Trra n tat the fonr Ints fot
fa,6oo, tbs rest Of tho tract 10 be decided back
10 3,lhbons,
Mr. Thntnn,nn vantci to know who Mr.,
Gibbons WA. II. Cornell replied tsat he was
A invyer living then. ~ now. In CtncinnstL
Mr: Kaes % wantci 1e to o. know nov sst n wa he aver
tween 1916 and 1915.
Mr. Cornell replied that In 1871 his trans
ar&lope amounted 10 about $300. 900, and In 1874
moro than that, and ID 1873 still greater, up 10
Thing to do With the Transactions Of tho CON.
1nissloners. -
After further questioning and crpss-uuestion.
ing Without e'ieitIng any more Information,
NJ; NJ Kass ss tas III. o'Ss2a' ,';,, g t5an.sSton
t,nnroper bad been discovered. lie did not see
a,,r uso in continuing the investigation.
Sfr. Iicrrfck answered that Rccs' testimony
hal shown that Gibbons had transferred some
could he shown that this property had passed
Into their hanlfi without t)lcif oaFioR cent for
It then there would ba oceaalon fur censurc.
Dir. Kales next asked the witness regarding
iii. Cornell said that in is1 he lid own the
tract, which was then valued 1t about SIS At,
acre. It VA conveyed away before 1870, tho
S SG, pevd. Ri vsesa Il 0a SO s IT, paes ns
scheme wa broached. The Eaton tract was
high rolling, ground with trees, and was consld-
cred the beat along Stony Islautl avenue.
ion ~ to c e ho Eason traet Il s c Zinc
when Bcekn'st. Aver d kales rot $4,000, Sem
cca Kttnbork 3ll00o, aud Mrs. Eaton nothing
for tho ln,d.
~. Cosnc1l said that be bad been informed
had been adJutltcated IN tire courts.
Mr. KaIes male statement OF tho Kirnbask
suit, gtylng tho history Of tue litigation from
the discovery Of tho Government patent 10
original papers showed that the property had
lecn sold Il, 1859 or 1910 under 5herIl's lew.
In the record It appeared that tho deed from
the Sheriff was executed against Sec. 90 Tho
wa not soid, aud therefore he ule vas still
vested IN the heirs of Peter Pruyn. 3lr. Kim
bark was tie legal claimant, representing bis
vile. who was the granddaughter Of Peter
fcnie was The statute Of limitation, but on tho
points Judge Rogers held In the Circuit Court
that the ctatm Of Kimbark was valid on tho
ground Of detective service.
In the afte'noon' y n NJ; ,onror
was summoned to the stand lie testtGcti TINT
Le and Henry Clement sold to III. Uonore six
and twcnty-scyen one-hundrelths arres for
405, 5,0N, being Sti,813G5 per ncre. This was
July 20, 1871: Aug. Q, 1877, Nonoro sold to tho
Park commissioners three mad fourteen QUE
blndrtlths acres for &G0, ,0t2. g at the rate Of
Ssa,:s4 u per acre. Nj. Ilonorets profits were,
after allowing interest, 81 per cent. The por-
ton sold to the park was more valuable than
that retained. The land was ut that time owned
hy Ctctlcnt and Morton, not bY tho firm OF
Clement, Morton d Co. The sale was in bulk
and not by tue front foot. Thero vas an incum-
l,rance OF $4,000, which, he divided by placing
$1,000 on ono picco and $4,000 on another.
Tus nov, THOMAS uorHk
was sworn. He testified that le hal been agent
for John T. Butcr, who had tract on tho park
boulevard. It vas about 1860 that an arrange
lncnt wa nude ior tic sale of ia3 feet 10 ths
Park Commissioners. Tic Commissioners Of
fcrcd $:E1 UO0, aud tho offer was accepted by
Mr.. Itoyne. but bill WIS died aga!1lst the own
cra Of tic laud bY Mrs. Douglns, and tho Com
gnyc notice that II be went through the ltttga-
tton he should demand higher prica for the
land. He gained tha suit, and demanded
800, 900 for tho land, but finally took s75, ,Ooo,
one in co,lncctiou with tho Park Commissioners.
IIo suspected that tho attorney Of tho D0asl
hal i hand In tho matter. The attor-
ney explained to him that Mrs. Will
refused to haso anytf.Ing to 10 Will It, owing
to his hayluf bcot, aasociuted with Mr. Hoyue
previously In litigation about the samo lsnd.
Ills suspftaous wcro therefore set at rest. lie
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES res5cctinr the autcr trnct. Tho
payments ior tho land Tcre not ali Inadc for
seycral years,-not until 4 year ago.
Park corpm.,oner +. =; Ms s'ng next examined ue
testified that hs had served on the Horticultural
Of S taa Boa1,l sinea III. daao's deeeaae iie va