New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-02-16
THE TESTIMONY IN DETAIL.

Moonev the superintendento OF Roads and Avenues,
again placed on the stand The package containing tDe
precious scrapbook and other papers which he had let
behind him with much show OF reluctance after his last
examination, and only condition that the parcel
should be sealed was delivered 70 him and no pro-
nounced the contents correct amid much suppressed
| laughter.
Mr Mooney was questioned about the quantity Of
limestone chips received by his bureau in the last three
years With Paynes assistance he went over the re-
ports and figured that there were 8ls1
yards These reports" he said will show all that
have received. [Afer long pause-Io the best OF my
| knowledge"
Mr. Whltrldge-But You said that certain surveyors
estimates should be added to those hgresf Al doht
Of you did say you mistaken A. latter much
o"Were YOU personally present when all the material
was delivered. A.As general rule. There might have
Q-Is there any mean. by which you can find out what
material you received and and what was received by
your engineersl A-NOne without the engineers memo
o"wbere is the engineers memorlndal Al don't
| know. | have told you that about dozen times:
O--What did you do with that memoranda Al told
nv people to place it in kind Of scrap-book.
| O-When did you last have TIL, memoranda. A
About some time in the middle Of the week. left It In
my office at No. n ChamDerss, lying in drawer or on
my desk
TIE RIGHT sCRAP-BOOK MISSING.
In answer to several questions to the make M OF the
scrap book etc. Mr. Mooney said that he had been in the
habit Of taking home in hi4 hat Or pocket memoranda OF
measurements OF material received Dy uhsel iVIthlch
or engineers These be placed in drawer in his room,
and bis wife or his son. as instructed by him. placed them
! in the scrap-hOok. This had been done FOR
the last three years. Last week he
took the acrap book down to hs Office at No. 81 Cham
bers7 together with loose paper which ne bad found
IN his dr0 This scrap-book had since Disappeared
He and MS clerks had made diligen search for put
had been unable ud it, 10 was last in his possession
'about the mlddl4 oil last week. he said II was similar
in appearance to tbe scIaplook or me taDe ndcathg
the scraIb0ok which he and ns clerk Bottger got INTO
such a nuddle the last cxamuationl The loose
paper" was pasted into the scr3PbQok on me aSs re
in a drawer or in his desk
Odd you tell Mr. Bottger 20 put il in the oooki A
No, sir; did not don't remember tnat uld .
Q--Do you recollect te5nyng as to mat particular
p2nd YOU not say that you placed it the scrapbook
yOHrscln A.-No, sir; am almost positive that dld
o-When did YOU frat discover that the scrapbookhere
was not the right onel A-Nhen the General cared my
attention 10 papers overlapping each Oter began 70
think that it was not me l.nt scrap ooA' y i ~
did not have any leaves torn oui Olt Ana III th
things within the last six months had not taken home
any memoranda in that time to have pasted INTO my
scrap-bOok. Nothing had happened to require H.
In answer to further questions Mr.. Mooney
said that he had looked carefully over the
missing serap-bOOk tho morning that he brought u
down TO his Office His clerks kept the keys OF his desk
and drawers He did know how 10 account for tho
disappearance Of the book Nothing Of the kind had hap
pened to him before. He still looking for It.
MIR. MONEYS OUTSIDE BUSINESS.
Mr. bitrdoe then tried TO get from Mr. Mooney some
information as 10 his business affairs ASIDE from his
bureau but without much He said he had not
been engaged in any private contracts since hs APP
pontment to his present office under Eiz John Porers
administration. lie had had some dealings in real estate
and in horses When asked the extent Of these
transactions and how much profit he had made by them he
REPLIED with some show OF resentment That's none OF
the committees business; II don't per ain 10 this exam
nation and decline to answer" 10 ali queries or SIM
liar character he replied: decline TO answer Hewas
asked about o certain horse NJ bad sold lie refused TO
saw from he had obtained IT, to whom he had SOLD
IL, or how much ne was PAID Tor IT,
Mr. WhiIidgeAre you sure you did not sell one OF the
NJ Mr, Mooney [indignantyl-Tne gentleman does no:
wish to insult me, does hei
Mr. Whitr1dce9T don't know whether do not but
"S Mr. Mooney more indignant-we hope you don t.
never had but horse Of the citys That was assigned
when first got my appointment nave that YET
have threefour five horses, but they are Moneys,
The citys horse he said he stabbed with a Mr. Quinn
! hS wat stabie ' This enabled him to be e humorous
and restored his good temper. The stable where keep
av horsos replied IN one hundred and
ny be in twenty
st. They don't connect. 1t - not my fault that when
the city took in annexed district the river was left
between"
Besides Mcdonald he knew of only one other person
who furnished limestone chips to his bureau That was
Mr.. Howell Mr.. Moneys answers to questions about
the limestone chips delivered by Mr. Howell showed tnat
he bore that gentleman no good Will thing he SAID.
'yOu have got some one WAC ~ trying TO make scape-
goat Of somebody This lot of material furnished 0y
Mr. Howell has not been accepted by this Department,
and will not be accepted" lie said that the city had
qiIo fora
by Howell turned ont to be much smaller, although the
specimens first taken from the surface answered all the
requirements
HIS VACATIONS.
Mr.. Mooney found later on an opportunity to make
an unsolicited statement about the duties
OF his office He said that he had
never taken vacation and had rever been absent from
than twentyfnur hours, or possibly orty-eght
SIR whitrdge-Are you not habitual attendant at
the political conventions OF your party A-Wen, go
1Khs
MI Mooney produced the time books kept by his fore
men and the pay roll which executed in duplicate
one copy gong To the Controller and another being kept
0 on s of ms s Employed ii his bureau the time they
worked and the money they earned lie produced ALSO
adays from the forenen swearing to the Oh
the returns he had a. present about two dozen aboters
employed and four foremen The number o. aDorers
varied greatly according 10 the work to he done Inc
number Of fOremen remained the same TO assist tne
6s empoyed detailed a6orers These worked
day longer than ether aborers sDd received 20 Genus
such on the books Three-fourths Of the expendi |
of his bureau were Tor labor: In the sum
the streets at day. Altogether he had to look after
l25 miles OF streets.
CRoss-ExAMINED BY Mr.. PAYNE.
Mr. Payne crossexamined Mr.. Mooney with a view TO
eicng satisfactory explanations about certain
points in HIS testimony than he had heretofore given
AS on previous occasions some of Mr. Paynes questions
were objected to too leading. Mr. Mooney said that
the foremen kept strict account of each load OF material
they received. These memoranda made In pencil
and sent to him daily. These returns with his own
memoranda preserved carefully until contractors rem
dered their bls material aud then he would SEQ that
the quantities agreed. so
Senator GiObs-Where are those memoranda A-Some
OF them are here missing. am sorry ior tnat
Nothing would give greater pleasure than TO pro-
duce them. They would put stop " these arguments
To Mr. Payne Mr. Mooney said that no REGARDED %
memoranda simply his private properly 10 10y MS
memory to the quantities OF material ,ion
that wond lead him TO suppose that IL was Incumbent
mon him 10 preserve them. He not bookkeeper'
hnt road builder All his books wero kept by clerks
All his roads had been built well and ohoaply Ihero
ara he said twenty-five thirty miles OF roads on
he superior any roads here or ia Europe
and they been built at the COST OF othcr
MI whltridgs sarcastically-Y don't know OF what
~, :ra peak7ns You have not all tho roads here