New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-05-23
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
.o.,Ncr GENERAL CURTIS.

WITNESSES AGAINST GENERAL oO .,,
The trial of General n. NJ Curtis was &c ITn;ted
fcs.eraay o uvo Conf Albert Dageett, JACOB Nj.
Patterson, IT, De Witt c. Wheeler anu otnsa either
bcrs of the Republican state NOn tber names were
called Isaac Trimbe, an employ IN ;no PPt tcsti
Office could not produce his commission; u Col
nod flat Inc was appointed by Collector Siny IN vi
n ns, 'Wiiom &. Jones, Deputy Collector, SAID
th net bs received printed circular last fall asking
him to Subscribe to the HnaS o OF ro a to 1--WE the
money he took check for $50 70 tne Ioonu' u The
committee, and gave Il 10 T. M. Johnson; -
check offered in evidence ey Assistant nnnosed ON
the ground that the check was muti,ateu. h tnh
ness produced his check and showed t nrmit
of the check which he had gwen 70 sh0 0'
Tee. Ii was marked. " Pro bono pHbiiooL
What does that mean 7" asked Mr., fleIo
For the public good" answered Money rmp for the
benefit of the Republican party is ioi '"'
goodp -uu ;,a,c.te in the stubs
the nurnose for which the checks are crawl ''
wrote in this case pro bono pu6t'c2 hocL Was adj
After considerable argument the chooA ""
Won al chares reichel an auditor In the custom
House testified that he had lpt So Com1nttec
800 last fail 10 the Repubtcan go ,n1er which
Snt besitafed on account of the law unue W. I'm
,his trial is had He met General GURUS Vlo G~S 90
Grtoher ana said that he had been lnlenu IN f ~
Contribute 10 the state Committee II IL were not or
pn I,g which Inc Thought would apply to the givel
As well as the receiver of such money Anc ian nc
examined by General Curtis ana INC VIII VIM %Jood
former said that he had coilsuiteu uolo ,aDored
ford the limited States Attorney, ana WIS pl ~
to run the risk The witness then gave te 3rned 10
General Curtis, and II was anu i;loTscment of
him through the pduh' VII" ~
Mr. Fiero replied to objections MADE ny ,o
counsel for General Gurus, anu az s 49, So Com
money received by the secretaries OF VS 80 s Lo
,nitfee was really received by General "a 49, a. ~
1vos the treasurer of the committee anu nv -,
were really his agents. Judge Deuouct uau and
,.lar4h g ertGp q
several of the counts OF the indictment "oi0 "''
doncd. or in thc Custom
Uonse te.tilicd taat he met General Cur"s SYN T
after November l. and gave MN 70 10 70 SAINT 81
rooms of the state Committee. nc u'u o'Tttne on
70 the Fifth Avenue iiotcl ior te Comm n'.ys
Oetoncr 16 He received receipts lOr ulo mo - Tho
Mir Fiero offered to enter nolie prosequl 20 Wv
indictmeut as far it referred to tllo cna -. SS
Nrfhan T. Rice, Richard X. Sanford, ChaiicS ~
dali john H. Bcruck, Hart H. EsieI at CI,rIis
y Onackcubu.h but the counsel LOT "encIaI "a 80
obicrted saving that they wanted NeIuIc' Vi III o
ouittal ON hose counts. Mr. tIero SAID iuaI NJ %
sent for the formal PROOF OF 'n0 r. aJionrnel
some of the witnesses, aud the CaSc was ''''N'
till to-day.
OPPOSED TO GIVING AWAY FRANCHISES
Navor Grace a few days ago wrote 10 tho clau-
nm ~ the senate Committee on Railroads asking
that the city authorities be given nearing oSiuto
any action was taken on tue general Stieet I'"li-
road bill under provlsions OF Whch, Is ciailneu,
certain persons viii build surface rallI,al aQng
IoTf - 81.
LING broadway and Chambers-st. Today mas
hen appointed for the hearing Assis'an' -CoiPoIa-
mont onnsel Dean viii appear iof inc My o. Non-
froIlcr and CORPORATION OOunScl. nc VIII oPP'"O
The hill ON he ground that II practically gives away
valuable franchises which should De So'uCc VI
revenue u the city. %, 1870 os.d 20
Inc Mayor said yesterday 8" am oPr"std 10
.be DasSaSe of the bill now before the Railroad
committee for various reasons, but prlncpalIy Ue
rausei ii provides safeguards against ule Sezuo VI
valuable franchises winch might be mace soIuCo
of great revenue to the city, by lew GapltaIstS
who are pressing this bill. III the legislators
arc made fully aware OF the CONDITION OF
things there can be no reasonable excuse
for passing the bill. l have received
toaav from Theron r.. Butler. president OF The
SiTth Avenue Surface Railroad, letter. OF when
Tho followlug is an extract: If the ngit 10 con
strnct maintain and operate street railoau III Jlle
on of New York through FOrty-second-st., from
river To river with the proper ana customary STU
inqs switches and tuTn-t bles, be granted ana Sc
cured by the proper authority 10 Inc ana my dsso-
GATES with the privilege Of charging cents late,
therefor the sum of %20O,OO0; ana Tor we IKE
night similarly secured, to construct maintain ana
onerate a street railroad IN CEampersSt, III
said city, from river TO nver. win IKE bldlhes,
sv.itchcs and turntables, with the privilege OF
charging cents fare, we will pay the sum OF
and operate similar railroad thr0ugh brOadway'
in tle tity of NewYOrk, from the Battery 70 -FOUR
feentl,-st and around Union square WIN IKE
switches sldIngs and turntables, and WITH lDe
privilege of char ,ing cents i;lre we VIII pay INTO
lie city treasury as consideration therefor the sum
al NJ 600. We Will execute any instruments
which YOU may think proper III order to make tins
offer binding on US Now III the face OF tins olier 10
Tie city of 81 90 900, would II be proper TO give
away these franchises ~