New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-04-19
oh,sct;on 10 tn witness refreshing his memory with
s,,eynoranda l. that satisfactory

Mr. FiuCh -.
Hon at Fonrteenthst. and EiGhth-ave. ~ fpnT-
teentl-st. he found piles of dirt on one % WIN"
was dead cat.
The NIayor with soverty,-I suggest that Eon 1
cross-exarnne the witness after his testimony "''
De Mr. f Ffinn"h-Fifecnh-st oerally clean In
s;yteenths there was one hill OF DIRT large enough
to have been there two weeas s., only what Won
The Mayor-You must TESTIFY Ohly "h"V ~"
KNOW WITNESS MADE NERVOUS.
Mr.. Finch then told in what condition ne 1ouhu
The other streets between Fourtcentl-st and tor'i
eth-st. In Thirty -fourth-st he said lac hao lo"'o
Mt one place an Ohclisk Of dirt.
Mr.. Bartlett--What was that object.
MIR. Finch-That is what have in my notes:
"Oo Won understand that you are now tesiiiyihs
uudcr oath, and that YOU have Just 10" S''" ''"'
you found an obclisk of dirt o,d o,,loincd that
he meant that there were about SIX I'auS oi '"i' "
aRi, r e'Rartlett-whoasked you to make this exam
"a, john Bovine, Secretary Of the NGw-foTf{
Assoc;ntion for Improving the Conuiuoh ul
the Poor have been visitor of the Socic'y i''
70" What kind of . day WAS i y, . ,rr for ,,ro
Every rainy Ny coat didn't get dry ior '"o
SDtlnt you have an unlTc Wa. y Nv last one was
SUD-" Ibid Won write FMS memorandum .,,t,ovr
ayes. wrote IL out that night ana gave ~ 10 vi
1,a' ! didn't know | was to testify here
g iS"v,% mot have gone if had | cane afford To
se all this time. am gong 10 go "H"' " i'7''
boweyer now that am here -. ..,. i,,,
Mr. Root-And You are gong " "o II N'i""N' "
yoaf . 4, ,,.ors,c, tb,. bouuds of truth"
doh he NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. ~ truc -" asked Mr.. Root,
akin, nm mt the piper from which Mr. Ii nch had bee'
tbnk 40 except such phrases that about an
oc sWScu Won say street is ccan DO you mean
so!v o., Of tb, streets that / found in good
condition we're cleaned at the expense Oh Tic pr
sons ini ask Won thati Strike that out" ITO the
Wr rinrh ypcrvon,ly)-I don't remember what
von ash eI me thought would give you inc Ill
Mr.. Andrcws-There is no objection to striking
o9 Mr. r'1 RSaotDid you not want to make this case
out as bad rs possible .,,
"No: did not wish Ia testify" - 800.
"rbcn Won wanted to make ont as strong case
rs possible for the Police Commissioners wy! aa
that is So did you testify that lwrh,1,ns 50 Wns
foierably clean and here your meinoiandum states
~ don't Know that did, These are my notes
boweyer have sworn 10 them. .,.
II know You have; but why did you in'crpoiaic
stoleraby'f You have endcaNoicd to make TINS
case out ash had as possible"
The stcnoGraphcr then read his notes, showing
that the witness had inerpolatcd the "ofu 'o'oi-
"'Didnt you put this i'll to make out BAD case
al can't tell Why put II H. A.. ,,
MIR
found Twenty SECOND 81. good from SiAth-aNc., 10
Tentb-ave In your testimony you said 'hat thS
street was bad, dirty-but not 20 very 4ad ,o.,;.
Whatever found i'll my uielnoIanuulh 'eS'i-
"e@ but tS you h;N not done So" ,,
The photographer then read portion OF ms notes
.hawinv thai the witness had varied ms statement
from that in the memorandum rs MI. Barllril sa'u'
Mr. Bartlctt-I should say you had; DIDN'T you
try to make out ~ bad case ~ loSsiblo
have answered that question thieo Times
"WeIl' / ann telling YOU now. certainly never
did" ~, NJ. ouJ por,l,tt
then put their heads together. Studying inc in'iilo
randuin to scc if Mr. Finch had varied from 1t e"e-
~Wr Rartl,tt-You have omitted number of streets
in your testimony which YOU neInorahdum states
were clean. - .i;, hi; MR.
Mr. Andrews-Thc witness not called to testify
Is 10 clean streets. but III regard 10 drty ones.
Mr. Kopt,-Ah; that ID what l thought lou were
told to do thus.
NJ Kartirtt-Slr Andrews asked the witness to
tell what he knew about the streets don't N,e
how he can have the face tomahc sn.h "a ir'.i'Ih.
Mr. Andrcws-It is not To De expected thal ~,
witncs, Was 10 TESTIFY 10 clean sir',iS. We looked
Tor dirty ones and found plenty OF them. ,.oeo,o
Mr. Euot-Wbat dId Mi. Andrews tel you "cio'e
you tooh the witness stand II,
Mir. Fincl-I have been summoned here Three
times. asked hun the first day nat was 10 "'-
tify TO- He said Ia the dirty streets. ,
Vr Root-Yuu have been endcayoriEg 10 DO your
duty. Ii WAS natural ioI hun 10 WISH 10 htS
the clean STREETS omitted. lou nave very CoiI'''N
interpreted your Instructions , , H..
MIR Root then read part OF the mcmorih1'ili,,.
Several streets were there spoken o as 'i'ai' men
Mir Finch failed to mention III iis testimony; W h'h
asked his reasons Tor DONG this hc Invariably t.
sponded: Il don't know - "a ..:
-" don't mean" saId Mr.. Root. 10 Crlticlsc YOU
You are only doing bat you we're told. r,.
Mr. Root-iour uen"rahdun -'t,'a ,n ~ lnn
fourth-st yeas " good between Sixth dud ElcE MN
pyes. You testified II was III pretty idir C"n""'''
Dir. Fnch-l Vas t4n,latns the'' . rlnnEHi ., AM
Mir Misunderstanding II from English I" An
Mr. Root am bound 10 say that such translation
arr moi always followed 10y the Freedom oi Tue VIZ
se.s I want 10 have that memorandum marked.
2 Mr. Andrews--You have 10 nghi to TINS but AN
willing Ia give you all the rol" y"'i "an'' $50.
Mir Barilcttr-We will gave yod all me rope
rather EAcltcdly to the wine sSl DO you rehicih-
Der the oath YOU took NJ NJ,
Now. don't get excited" remarked Mr Finch,
who had been recovering himself III s""'hinB
/ want this memorandum marked again de-
clared Mt. Bartlett. ,,. h.o
Mir Andrews IL inc Nilh'SS ~ ''i'' ~ II" N'''- $50 -
1T, OF course.
Mr. Finch do want ~.
Mir Andrcws-Ihen You can nave IL.
Mr. I,artlctt-Nc VIII Ssc about mat
Mir Vanlcrpocl-Ihr witness cant AVOID Inc IT,,
Snonsilil,ty al this paper, any more than ne con-"
avoid the responsibility OF "a deed. 80,
Mr. Anlrews-l have no Objection 20 having '"'
papcr marked AMI suppose Mr.. Finch Etslit
Tbe paper was then maTnoe ana MI men VIZ
dismiss d. Joseph ". DrcNcl was called next ana
he repeated his former testimony Alc'"So vas 'A''
taken until o'clock.
TUX AFTERNOON SESSION
At the rcaSsemblug OF the Court. MIR. Root SAID
that n. wishes, 10 have II entered the record thai
the couns,l for the Commissioners objected To the
Testimony of each aud every one OF the wItn'sse
Dill the grounds already stated. IL would save time
10 have the objections entered in regard Ia cach VIII
mesa instead of having TO repeat hem every time.