New-York tribune., 1879-04-22
TILE RELLDLNG pEPAATNENE

FURTHER EXAMISATIoN OF SUPERINTENDENT pUD.
LEY IN REFERENCE TO THE APPOINTMENT AND
QUALIFICATIONS or sUUORDIyAIES.
The examination in the action against SUI
perintcndeut Dudley, OF the BGdin@ Department, vas
continued yesterday noon. General Richard Busted
appeared OF General Cochgaue .monE the counsel
for the prosecution M Yand-rpO- If counsel for hs
defence, was uotpre7ent Ez superintendent Hc6regor
and Nr. Ttiman were in close consultation with Mr.
Ostrander throughout the proceedings. Mr. Dudley was
on the the opening Of the proceedings, and
hl3 direct examination had not been concluded &c the
close. Tho questions all related TO the appointment,
qualifications ETC., OF the inspectors, examiners and
clerks who had been the subject OF the inewogafores
on Friday. \ large number Of volumes OF the official
records Of the department had been produced accord
ing to promise and were constantly referred 20 bg tho
witness 10 enable him 10 refresh his memory rs ,r
O,trander called it, but really to obtain information on
matters OF which he did not pretend ever TO have had
personal knowledge.
The substance If the testimony yesterday fol-
lows There was official record ~ appointments and
removals: the witness hal private memoraudum-
ntainng such record IUt on tac advice u c1ua
sci declined to pr0duce II. john AeCarty, John H.
HYATT James W Dykcman. John Reilly, John Wander
beck Hiram Van TJsse, John Beatty, Joan Van O."cn
and John Hughes had all flied aiIaylts OF taeir qusifc
ton upol receiving their appointments; most Of taem
bad done so before SI Dudleys accession 10 The super
iutendency a. shown by the pav-rpils from which
the witness read James W. Dykeman had filed Two
ufiiaylts tho reading of which created some amuse-
meut; one wa. dated January ., ls72 and IN 70 lie
swore that e bad worked ~ his trade house-carpen-
ter twenty years; the second dated January 2l,
1870 and in il hc Jat he had worked At his made
five years he failed 70 go before tie Board OF ENam-
liners wleu directed 10 do SO ~ Mr. DuGei. ana was
discharged. Tne atiilIUt' ot NcCMiy aui Van ofden
were written on pi,c,s OF ordinary wfiug-paper And
were pasted the hook OF AFFIDAVIT blanks The prose-
cUton iaI much stress On tnl. i&e a, wen As "a tue
further fact, that the back OF Ok tho other pages IN
I'll book had iou. spots Of adhesive gum lhc witness
sad tha be Gid NOT knO" tEt.e aid'iiS mao D.en
made out ~ this WAY. but supposed e Nas because tho
hook had been locked IN his desk Hi the time rr were
made Thcy were iu the handwriting of Samuel l. Ne0-
sfrr clerk OF the Department. who was ihr attest
INK notary public Hiram Van Ia-srl was jrcied oy
t!o Board of Examiners On hdch !, Dut was not re-
moved by hr. Dudley until March %, aud drew pay
until that time. Hr Dudley asked IN reference O.
ali the inspectors whom no had retained 10 oihcc ami
app0iuIn nS were anterior 10 the euaclmrnt u
the Binding law OF 1874. W. OtLer they had remained
ejnseCu ycv office from the dac- oi tber appoint
mrnt 10 This ne replied that no could Only answer ny
following the oic record OF tue ptYruIs 1hrUuEh INC
period in question but Hc was not required to do oo