New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-02-28
DID SHARP FIX THE BOARD'
HIS SIGNIFICANT SMILE AT THE VETO.
MoLoNEY, HIS COUPE AND Observation-Disclosures
KERR's BAD MEMORY.

With lawyers active ana passive 'oH"''''
spectators expectant. Witness full OF "oruS' ou '"
deficient in revelations. the Broadway hNe7"S''io'
went On Yesterday. 1t was day Of few interesting
or ovc,tinc episodes but still full of business ana
TAINTED nm with now and then brilliant flashes oil hsn'
on a mysteIiously dark subject
Tho first contributor to the animation OF the occa-
sion was Lawyer Chlttenden. who appears 10 w
snart,ng Under the apprehension that the great puo'
has nisun derstood MS fright from the hhoA 10 'n'
S,,or,, Damn The first food of light came from one
Mr. Powell who canvassed Broadway for Mr.. Fo'hay
70 cain the consents of property-owhels ana "ilo '"
vassed Broadway opposite the CITY han ra'h "' '
pstication of Mr. sharp, in order to Keep properly
oors tbcrc from giving consents to the Roosevelt
Whitney proicct Mr. Powell developed the interest
np fact that he knew Billy Moloney; nay more he
had seen Billy in the Office of scribner Bright
and the reader of the Board OF Aldermen used to reach
Liberty St and Broadway in a coupe. Once " billy
had n packare in his hands six by four inches
but what was in ii Mr. Powell never know. lie ala not
know whether Billy was there on railroad business
or on charity for the good of the Children oil lin
buctoo One thing certain: bHIy never
talked while Powell was around; so he never gave
himself away" Mr.. Powell told how he had met Sha'P
at the Fifth Avenue Hotel on the evening hller Mayor
Edison had vetoed the Franchise and Mr. sharp when
asked az to the effect of the veto. had succincy eN
claimed; THAT all blank nonsense. | have hNed
the Board and they'll pass it over the veto bu' INC
canvasscr had not heard Mr.. sharp say 'na'
Ion OOO had "fxed the business. lie was sure
that Mr.. Sharp did not laugh; he did looA nAo
crying; yet lie also sinli'u ~
PRESIDENT Brupdr,tt Of tho Pacific Bank. where l. Il.
Kerr has his accounts and where the coupons OF inc
first mortgage Surface bonds payable was "l'nesS
Then Mr.. Kerr himself, the treasurer OF the '''c"'
Avenue road the OF him who once owned IL NANNY
and the brother and father Of many Of the Kerr iay
interested in the road. took the stand He h"d hr't
seen the first bonds Director Hays signed 'h'h NJ
ughtninp spced I'm the Office OF Scribner ~ Bright;
there he had got thrty-four OF them 10 sen W
others, none for himself, although 10 Dau uo'
uo,itcd the money he received Tor them 10 MS
own account. Mr.. Kerr told Mr.. ConRhng that ue was
welcome to examine all his books "a there was nothing
I'm them which might the light oI day lie au-
nitted with apparent frankness that he had pAd
>l5o 600 to the Pacific Bank June 49, l9SJ Tor loans
from that institution period OF some htce months
TN, was the memorable day On which Mr'srt 0hAri J.
and Richmond had drawn the gold notes on MI s"'rP
s7i 900 ana Sl55 900 checks at the Broadway Bank.
Mr. Kerr said the $4,000 had been p"'d
in him on moneys loaned by hin. MT.
sharp has testified that he could not remember wh're
his draft OF $4,000 went. He has acknowledged
however that he paid Mr. Kerr 100000 IN one day Tor
moneys loaned.
a week ago Yesterday that tho story went like
WllduIe over the city luAl tA A''' imam '''''-'
been seized with an cpieptc turn called " spucaIIns
ami then uImor went rife mat least Two Aldermen
were In the same bad way. No testimony 80 lar mas
corroboratcd these alleged mental vh2aries II IA" o'eh
learned definitely that the slued all came rom 'h'
feet that an Alderman. past or pre@cnthad hee ''A
indiscrccty to friends when soheD'-y was
around The AIermanic phase OF the proceedings yes
terday was wholly NEGATIVE but AL the Aldermen hA'
recovered from their scare The spectators TOOK inc
dccpest interest IN Mr. ShArps alleged statement To-
rarding ihe veto. yet one man whispered ieiH''" NC
Will swear that he Nei the Aldermen with soda wafer
Tho query on every one, mind was: "Nhai docs TX
mean in the sharp sen-cF Tho account OF " H'S =
come experience Wa, REGARDED worthy Of "tho broti-
way millionaire" Tho disappointment was deepehel
tia, no greater revelations were made.
wuArA CANvA~srR SAW AND HEARD.
/ /. Cldttendcn opened the proceedings with de-
nuuciatlon OF the way In which his appearance ~
counsel FOR T. Nj Knox and the Broadway surface Io'A
had Been msreprrsrutoi. aud he demanded opp'rnn'"
to mae a statement from the documents. Chairman
Low said he should have chance IN time George v
Powell Was frst wtn~ss of the d'y. lie chh'Hs''i
broadway for consents the surface road and has
brought suit a-aust Jacob sharp. charging lhA' III
sharp promised hm 100 shares ot surface slo's uN'
never handed them over. Mr. Powell has nppeAr'I III
I'M, testimony before the Committee rs having met
Mcssrs Fo.huy and sharp at tho Office OF Robertson
-cribner 4 Bright and tho Fifth Avenue Hotel Mr.
Couknug examined him.
O-Were Won engaged to canvas, broadway FOR the
Surface road A.-lc-. sir By MI io'l'y.
C-IIad yod num er Of cauva'-rr' nnd"r your sup
erSl,,oul Ave. -Ir, I'VE under my dlfect coh'o''
two others under Scrlhnrr Btl+h'; ~, u,.-,
Q.-Whnt service, did you perform Tor Mr. Shaip
Al WAS important to prevent htli tue property 7lMl
era ON Broadway opposite he cay Hal PARK from ENhs
tnrir cor sent, 10 the otucr road Nj sharp retained
me to prevent the Broadway ltailr"ai CompAny' as
nv, sim I'm 'Ay.nur Hotel A-Ycs. SIR probably five
''t5'S bH von know William Mooney, decorated as
Gh'''{s at p N" tncyel ii never saw him there.
! q Abraham Disbcckeri Al never "a" MN ther'
Did you see him at scrDnor & BrShrs Office A.
AUouI I'D van sec william Molouey there Ayes, he
! vas tlrrc often. He came Ia a coupe . ,,-,--,.
! O That made Mr.. sharp, Mr.. foshay Dir. pisoecker
| O-Wrrc Won there frst when the others came Ia OF
were they sre r't AL wa GCs M ,o r I a, 70
wIat was gong on IN all phases Of The railroad matter
| I Gdut lear. thing rs to what his object was
U-Dd you hear anything from conversation as 70
ing the children IN Timbuctoot Al heard hot'h'
about IL
Mr. Conkling said he had a special reason tor asking
the next question. and hc proceeded impresSively:
Q-pd you speak to Mr. sharp as TO what the ei &C.
IIuh Avenue Hotel on the evening OF the day Of th'
VTUJo-wm you please tell the committee oxact,
! what you said Al asked what th'
and hi. answer was, II | rccocct rghty General eA
! uertatiOnI, that he had the Board "hAed ana theJ
| I5ould pass II the veto. sensation $3.50.
Odd he sum OF money ny mat Whlch u''
been expended to" fix" the Board 40. Slr :,
| nix" the BOIrdi A.-NO, SIR . . -, ..,oo 90.
Q.-Dd you not once say to Mr. sharp tnat ipo.o1 !,
| had been eIpendcd In that way Al may have sale
30, but don't recOlleoJ 1t.
Mr. ConkIing made still further efforts to pin Mr.
Powell down to dollars and cents but the most the vii
ness admitted that he had heard something sai'
somewhere at some time about SlOOOOO having beo
spent But Mr.. sharp did not mention IT,
Odd not Mr. sharp make n particular motion o
grlmace when YOU spoke to him, aud did not some on
else see II Al don't know ythlng about that.
O.-What the general manner OF Mr. sharp A.
He pooh -poohed tho idea
O.-What his precise words A.-llc SAID: q" j
was all blank nonsense