New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-07-21

that yesterday and to-day ne was, III HcIncpV
communication with the chairman OF the committee,
and is now i'm conversation with him.
Senator Blair-Is the same hrm also en0aged
IN the PROCEEDINGS ior ~, Ea Uu, Hi ;
A-The gentleman now present represents the
firm which is engaged as counsel by lommany nan
i'm the proceedings against me. In accordance WIN
a resolution passed By Tammany Hall after the eec-
ton of 1878, they retained, aud oondncted I'd
person the Lynde investigation ms has Oeeh con-
coded.
Q.-Has tho same counsel been present and appar-
emily assisting the majority OF this committee IN tnls
Investigations A-fes.
OWN you state IN what political organization,
if any, the Investigations and proceedings against
you have originated AIN Iammany Han en-
tirely.
Senator McDonald-I wish TO state. "a member
of this committee, that have no knowledge OF any
representative Of Iammany Hall or any other body
taking any action, control or direction OF this IN
Senator Wallace. who several times interrupted
his brother Senator IN his haste said TO the sten0g
rapher: The same statement for myself
Senator Med maid Whose temper was apparently
very much ruliled -fhe statement OF the witness
on that subject shows that he is simply drawing
upon his Imagination for facts
Senator Blair--l wish to add to that record that
have personal knowledge that the representatives,
of counsel who have stated to me that they nave
been connected with these proceedings for many
years. and who were connected with the proceed
nQ5 against Mr.. Davenport have been present.
They have Conversed with the witnesses produced
by the majority, and have apparently suggested
questions from time TO time. to the chairman as
tho testimony was being taxed And the majority
has received quite rs much assistance in conducting
the investigation from those who appear 10 be the
representatives. of IammanY Hall as we have from
Mr.. Davenport. We have no counsel. unless Mr..
Davenport, the witness and the accused man, can
be looked upon In that llRnt.
CLAIMS OF ANTONIO NUTSHELL
Antonio Kurshell, called by Senator Mcdonald.
SAID that he was foreigner by birth, and had lived
in the United States twenty-one years He had
been a sergeant in the 59th ARTILLERY, and had re-
ceved his discharge. Commission and discharge
produced.) He served three years, and was dis
charged in 1865. In 1868 he applied for citizen
ship and obtained the naturalization paper pro-
duced. which he claimed as his property. lie held
that paper until the election of 1873 voting at all
intermediate elections. On presenting his vOte In
that year he was challeng ed and arrested. He was
afterward told that if he would surrender the paper
he would be released. and he dId So He afterward
applied for the return of his paper, and not being
able to get IL he obtained duplicate. In cross
examination he stated that he obtained his dupIi-
cate paper at the Registrars office about six
months ago and that there was a large crowd of
similar applicants present at the time. There were
two persons writing lie believed one was called a
Judge, but was not sure.
Senator Mcdonald Ito Mr.. Davenport-I ask you
now If You are willing 70 give this man his natural
izatiOn paperi He Is properly entitled 10 it.
Mr.. Davenport-You may think so. am not will
ling 10 give 1t mp.
which taken from NE, and came here to claim
1t, and propose to claim It.
Senator McDonald-IhaTs all right; he won't
give ii TO you.
Hubert McNevin was next called and questioned
by Chairman w allace in regard to the Andrew jack
Association. Of which IN 1868 he was a member.
There no members of 10 VINO were not citizens,
he said, and no committee was appointed 10 obtain
naturalization papers A committee of the assOcia-
ton was appointed to search the records OF the SUI
perlOr Court TO obtain duplicates of lost naturaiza-
ton papers, and he believed they successful
obtaining seven or eight OF such duplicates.
The witness was then questioned as to the veraoty
Of Thomas Stapeton, witness before this commit
tee in the Spring and he testified that at the time
Stapleon swOre that he was a carpenter. he was
actually "A night watchman at the Post Office.
Other minor statements of StapletOn's were also
contradcted, but in cToss-eXamInation by Senator
Blair the witness contradicted his own testimony.
Senator Mcdonald interrupted the crOss-eXamina-
tiOn TO remark that Senator Blair arguing with
the witness, which was Objectionable. The Senator
replica hastily. and sharp interchange of words
eusned, Mr.. Blair closing 1T with the remark. " L
thought you objected with the dea that the witness
c0ntradicting his direct testimony, and just as
counsel often do you were trying 70 protect your
witness. II not, am willing to be forgiven"
Senator Blair Ito witnessl-Dd somebody use
your name fTauduently in 1861
Al shouldn't wonder. | never heard of such q
name otto Schlndlehaus. and never appeared as
witness for him. | knew Tommy" Baker in
SOS had known him for nine years. never ap-
peared as witness for him IN naturalization pro-
ceedlngs In 1868, nor for any body else.
Senator Mcdonald at this point put question
W
repeated H. The witness says" he observed with
something of triumph, that the statement IN
reference to committee OF the Andrew Jackson
Association having gone down to the court and OBJ
tanned seventy or eighty naturalization papers at
once Is a trumped-up story"
Senator Blar-Ihat does not make it so.
EXAMINATION OF EX-JUDGE JONES.
Senator Wallace then called to the stand Samuel |
Jones' who was Judge of the Superior Court from |
1865 to 1871. aud his examination and cross-ex-
animation took up the rest of the morning session.
He is large, handsome man of between fifty and |
sixty. with blue eyes, smooth round face and |
a heavy gray mustache. His principal mental |
appeared to be cautousness and a |
convenient memory. This seen in his first an
swer, which may be taken as specimen.
Senator Wgllace-State whether Won were en- |
gagged III the month of October 1868 in the grant
ing OF naturalization papers TO persons IN your |
court.
WIness--As an effort at recollection cannot say: |
rs in the performance OF my duty as Judge, have
no doubt was
lie further stated that the practice of his Court in
1865 was regular and formal, and all persons adj
united TO citizenship were so admitted in "A regular
and formal manner. These answers beingIn a man
ner put III his mouth by the questions Senator Blair
objected TO, sueh leading questions. Senator
Wallace smiled My colleague agrees with
me-" he SAID, so they ruled in,
and he went on with his leading questions
In reply to them The witness was led TO say
that ms habit was to ndorse" the applications for
that CAME before him with his intiois
which was a fiat that the law had been compiled
with, and evidence that the decree thus made
should be issued by the Court How many such an
plicatons came before him in October. 1868 it |
would be impossible TO say. Not single person
was during that time admitted to citizenship i'm
properly in ms CoJrt.
Senator W allace-What became of Judges Bar
nard aud McCunnl
Witness-Proceedings taken against them
for improper conduct.
Q-DId not Judge McCunn die pending those pro-
ceedings Ale did. Judge Barnard W. pro-
ceeded against by the Court of Appeals and was |
found guilty OF wrong-doIng in his Office and re-
moved.
Senator Blair then took the witness up and |
ecited the fOlOwlng
was elected for term of six years. in the Fall of |
1864, l think II was was not reelected. l do not
remember naturalIzlng anybody 1868. i do not
wish To swear that naturnllzed nobodY that Year.