New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-04-26

simply in an official capacity, and that you nave 10
hea I in your work. ,.., ond tho
onestion was again nut TO Mr.. Moran: lie an
swered that be could not answer inc queS'io" ~
or no. ..,,ori,o II IN nnv
Tie Maycr-I override the objection. Go on ana
state what you know. ,.,. go ~, l,.ro n q
Mr.. Root do not undcrstahu 'na' We ~" W ~
marks for general SANDER ~, --l .to, ~
Mr. BARTLETT want it put on the record mar pr
Twins inst now Whispered to the Mayor anu 'n"'
the Mayor adopted his suggestion
pocToRING THE PAYROLL.
The Witness-I put the names OF men IN 1879 on
the payroll of the Department that neve' saw 40
a days work. ! was then actinc-foreman Tor 'he
gang of men IN the avenues and broadway. Ih're
were ten or twelve of these mcr in all. only re-
member the names Of two Of thrn-Edward Lorn
and William Leroy. They received ~ day
Mr. Bliss and Mr. ROot-Who are they -
Mir Bliss-Do Won place any reliance on the teS'-
monv of this man. who has already sworn To ms
payroll which he sreaks Of. ana o w," the Mayor
here to swear to something else ! OHiS 'ho -'"''
will take such testimony. .;u .ho
Mr Bl nj nSmppose shonld say that $4,000 was
sneut in getting Job through the Board oi Nllrr-
men and could not say what Aldermen lopk wy
money would that be received as competent eNi-
Mr. Andrcws-we have heard that $4,000 story
before. VI 1-o,r
Mr. Rliss--IPt MS nave no conccaiil"W. w hh""
what this witness is to state and how We mght nave
stopped him. lie olght TO be Kept 10 lh' S'ii''''
Mr.. Andrews Ito the witness)-Did you swear to
Mr.. Moran-To some of them. -. -,
"Did you know an Italian named kimatuo'
did Won know the foreman he worked underr
eyes he was named Gcochan. ana ne was var
Der by occupation RnatIo was d ua an W, w NOV
reported this To Mr.. Nichols and captain NllIlaihs.
They had q StenogIapher aud TOOK testimony ou'
that was the last heard Of it, 800 -,
Mr.. Bliss-They seem to have acted Ike sehSioio
men and not believed you. IL. ,,
Mr. Andrews-Did you ever see cellar art upon
the Police Department scows
Mr.. Moran-Nes; frequently.
did this ever cause them to sink "a.
Mr. Bliss-I object. lon want to drive US nv. =.
court 10y your conduct. We propose. how.F9I 10
STAY here and give some persons rope enough to hang
Mr. AnJrews-Mv information is that you have
tried this and have been refused. ~,
In reply 10 questions of Mr. Bliss the witness then
stated that he had been removed from thC p' PAT
mcut after he preferred charges against hco2hiii;
Gcoghan had aft"rward been removed b1t ne qua
not-know whether he had been discharged or nor.
The ten or twelve men, whom he had slld wv ere
maid but who did no work. were men detailed l"l
work outside of his precinct. II was possible ihat
they might have done some work ne put 'h1 III
down on the payroll rs detai'd To- i'lr
did not think. consequently. that ne had sW@h la'
as he could not possibly verify heir work ne 81
employed by the Street-Clcaning department nNe
wears ago. lie Edu Wtn blS' INV n :
and finally last November. He had often S'"h O. li9i
dirt on the scows but he had never known where II
came from. He had come & The trial 81 'h' "iI'u
"Reminiscences rs a law-abuing citizen. had seen
MIR Andrews there and had 50 come to give his tes-
tmOny. -. 4. L.. ., I ,
n m when Mr. Moran's examination viii be con-
tnued. II, .e.;coa
William Hill the colorcd janitor. who trslhe'i
Saturday that he had frequently PAID the dicrs oI
th, nocc carts for removing his ashes, went to the
New Street Police Station yesterday. CAR'aili
Williams was present and had r'Nie" OF an W. ~
drivers of that precinct. I'LL could not luen'H1
any of them.