, 1877-08-19

ton with interviews with Aid. Rosenberg ant
Mr Larrabcc, while Mr.. Gestcfcld WAS fntrcnch
ed behind pile OF Stats Zetunqs, ready fo
the jnquistion to commence.
The proceedings were rather informally
opened bY Mayor Heath asking who the prose
cutting witness was.
Ald. Stewart said he didn't know, but he was
Going to find out If possible The resolution
did not require prosecuting wituess, but sim
taken pains to ascertain the name Of the author
Of the letter, but SO far his Investigations had
been IN vain.
Mr. George Schneider was sworn and testified
that be bad no idea who the author OF the lette,
was. being unable to identity the
ines ' With any Of the Finance
Committee, and knew nothing about their buy
Ing city certificates at discount, nor about 1heit
policy oi keeping money in the Treasury:
AID. Peazsons- Suppose any OF the Finance
Committee was to come in to your Office and
ask you to bug certificates, world you think
that lmpropera
Sir. Schneidcr-No, sir, If they come in their
official capacity. We have subscribed to the
popular loan, and always paid par, but never
Mr. Gesteleld, of the Sfaots-Ze2ung, was also
sworn. lie didn't know who the author Of the
Communication signed "West-Side Alderman ~
was.
he KEEw or NOTHING
to s1bstantiatc the charges, except that be had
heard it stated at his office that Loeb d Co. had
been IN The habit OF buying city certificates at
figures as low as 50 aud 95 TOT Schueidcr's bank.
He knew othing about AlI. Larrabee's, or AID.
nection with any ring. He alluded to tho letter
In his paper signed j. j. Bergucr. which had
becn taken as q Doaa fdc communication, but
when they came to hunt up the said Bergner, be
could not be found. This he regretted as
mucn as anybody. BE desired it to bc borne in
mind that, his Journal had not charged AID
Rosenberg with being in ricg. It had critt-
ciscd nis policy, as q member OF the Finance
Committee, as being more in laror OF proVad-
ing for the city certificates than OF going ahead
never brought these charges of dishonesty and
Of connection With ring. They enanatcd
from the communication in TIE TRIBUNE and
that Of Bcrener in the Stdats-Zatung. and not
from the editorial or loca! articles OF the Inter
Aid. Rosenberg-Didn't You meet nc on the
morning OF the 9th Of August and tell me,
" You'll catch hell In the morning3"
Mr.. Gcstcfcld-1 told rou in the afternoon
that you would catch it in the morning.
Aid. Eosenbcrg-Iou told ME that in the
Mr. Gestcfcld-You are mistaken. I can
provc positively that that letter wasn't received
until Thursday afternoon about o'clock.
A]d. Rosenberc-lt looks to me as if you had
{ecciFeC II tAat 1l'o' u4u au! 1eM Aoout AZ w
when met you, you said You'll catch more
hi tomorrow"
Nr. Gcstefcld maintained that he knew moth
ing about the letter that morning; that he did
not mec. the Alderman uatil tue afternoon;
that &c could not have alluded that morning 20
something which nc knew nothing about until
afternoon; and that his remark had no refer
ence tc the communication, but to an artlcie he
pur rcoscu writing which was to be turther
criticism, Of the A!derman's policy as a member
OF the Committee
Aid. Pea7sons submitted Z communication
from some laborcrs, which appeared in tue
sfaats,Zeit,sng, aud asked Mr.. Gestcfeld to read
It. Tie communication urged the building OF
1he Court House, comp!inented the paper lor
iunroyemc1,t, and closed with this question:
but why don't you give that jew, Rosenberg,
more t-l!'' 81,
At this there was considerable laughter. AID.
Rosenberg enjoying IT. apparently, as mush As
aninus Of the Staats- Zei'un3, and that that pa
per had indn1sed in the anonymous-c communica-
ton business for the
PURPOSE OF E1unEG HIN.
Afr. Loeb was then put on the stand and
eworn He testified that be mad never bought
apY scrip Of AID. Rosenberg or MFR. Larraoee;
that he never WAS partner Of Aid. Rosenberg,
that he had bought limited amount OF city
certificates in 1874 or 1910, Issued BY the cty LOT
payments which were due and coulun t be maue,
couldn't get any; that be had bought some Tor
the National Bank of Illinois, hut afterwards
refused to buy any, and told tho parties want
iug them to 20 to the bank; that be Ind pAu as
high a. 81 and 9s114 tor them; but that, during
Mayay Hea:h's Administration, be had not
bought any.
Nr. Gestefeld-Bow long ago was i that you
had a sign up in your window, 'city eert'h~
Gates Bought"
Mr. Locb-Ttat was in 1874 or 1875.
Mr. Gestefeld-Ncyer In lS'6s
Mr.. 1ocb--So, sir.
Mr.. Gcstefeld-Arc you related to Aid. Rosen-
berg,
III. Gestcfeid-You do his brokerage busi-
ness, don't you!
Mr.. Gcstetele-Arc you interested in tae
National Bauk Of Illinois!
1t. Loeb-Ies, sir.
Mr. Farweu was next sworn and testincd tnat
be never saw any city certificates signed ~ -lo.
Rosenberg, except as a member Of the Finance
Committee. Hehadnever known OF any ring IN
the business. On the contrary, the ComMlttce
had urged him to draw out the money as last ga
possible, and that na1 been his cndeaSor. nc
bad been asked about canccling loan of e-1-
400 water bonds, and advised that it be done for
tho interest OF the city. Accounts nad ocea
kept OF the Treasurer:s funds at the tnterna-
donal Bank during the terms OF Massrs. O'dara
Ind Er;cgs so 1Ast this wasn't any new thlnE.
IN short, he knew nothing to bear out the
charges.
Just here Aid. Rosenberg and Mr.. Gestetcld
had another dialogue in reference to tina same
matter alluded to above,
AID. RosESBERG INSISTING
that Gestcfcld told him that THURSDAY moln'oE
that be would catch more HI the next day, ana
that he {Roscnbcrg) had even gene home and
told his vile about it that afternoon Mr. Ges-
tefeld as stuhboruly maintained that the com
munication referred to was not seen y tne e.
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