New-York tribune., 1886-06-08
CEN sHALERA AND TIE MAYOR
THE HEARING BEGUN DESPITE fhoiHoi''
10 prrEvcE TO BE EorYERED-sxvERAL WITNESSES
EXAMINED.

m pErrycE TO BE oFYERED-sEvERAL WITNESSES
EXAMINED.
Tho Mavor began yesterday his Investigation OF
che charges against MAJOR -Ueueran H nn" sites The
Investigation was adjourned week ago ptcausc p.
General Shalers counsel put IN demurrer rr",,,ed
fort n that the acts complained OF, II coinhl..cu'
were done IN General Shaler's capacity as hion
her OF the AImory Board and as such ne was 80 q
State officer and therefore not answerao'e urcsent w
Nayor General Shaler was not prcSeen'
aS.eC san. Colonel George Bliss appeared do,iIpe for
bim The opinion OF M that It would
be better for the Mayor TO piocees' 40 ~ so hold
jndical decIsIon that the Mayor nad no gns ~ h
the inyestigatlonno no harm would na'e o''" "'"'
The Mayor announced that he would proceed.
Colonel Bliss said there was no necessly % Io nhoior
molnIng as it was not proposed by UeneraI onaieI
70 take any par, IN the proceedings Believing IN
Inc demurrer he held that the Mayor could nave no
Roos' who Was associated with Colonel Bliss IN the
case. came IN when informed what had taken place !
he also withdrew. Mr. Lacombe lett the prosecution
of the case to Francis NJ. Scott.
gIeat deal OF the documentary evidence sub
mItted on each of General Sha cr's trials was then
read. All the testimony related 10 tne pu, p,nt
chase by the city for an armory site OF tne p.ot
bounded by Madison and Fourth aves.. Nneody
fourth and Nlnety-itth sts for $3.50 900 IN 1854
Co.onel William q. Smaller, General Shalers SOIL
,n-law, who acted as clerk of the Armory board
then lest fled as To tle authenticity Oh NaraouI
documents relating TO the case ano wn,en pass" ~,
the size. , ;;
in the main the same testimony as nc nau y
IN The trials III the Court OF General SESSIONS. hc
said
After the Armory Commission was appointed and 1t
sits, nai co"versarons with General shA the
subject of putting IN plots ior -a Generai snsler
it good thing for botn of u.s. As result OF
these conversations put in apps,on. Tor 'Ie pun
avrs., Ninety fourth aud Ninety.hfth nts toil the
General that this plot could be purchased Tor
would be made told General shalcr that If property
the mortgage 5000 his property in Be sen County
n j. After this arrangement was IN ide the Aruioiy
Board purchased the daiisordve property. ~,
Q-How much did you reszs I no Sn 'ne rec,yed tho
Aos siooS or PTs'Py ood nsrS p. o
ttiu taxing up the mortgages on General shaers prop
erty
Mr.. Scott here read the titles of the mortgages
and other documents; they were identified by the
witness and marked as exhibits,
Mr.. " NIson continued:
satisfied the mortgascs and gave the satisfaction us %
and kept them He them to me at
@ house aC0u' ns As wa. u Of after Se
ebOs Committee bad bad begun ,,ov 1t; ip~e'uSa, nv S.ys
these satisfaction pieces around at time like that
They were torn up aud thrown into the heater ~ the
basement of his residence. Either the General or tore
them up agreed between IA that letters should
BE- written and sneiaed in which 1t was agreed that
pay noninailv per cent interest on $4,000
Frank YOran, "a real estate agent, testified:
Ihave known Monmouth b. Wilson for several years.
Iu 1854 occupied the Office with Benjatnln q.
fairchid real estate agent receiveta letter from
the secretary OF the Arnory Board IN response to one
ana identified as the one he had written. The latter
proved bo an acknow ledgmeut from the secretary
request whether thirty days refusal OF The offer
for the MalisOnave plot OF ground wOId be granted
In reply said tnat long time could not he given.
Other people were looking At the plot Another letter
received from General Shaer as the secretary OF
tht Bosrd asking wheher in case the city purchased
bonds to be issued by the CITY, To this replied that
OF Mr. Farchild. i did 1t ror him and acting
for nin Another letter informed me that the
the property for S35J.OO0 The purchase money was
pad 10 T. ST. George Bissell Florence BsseiL The
$4,000 There were some taxes and assessments to he
pad. All the letters written by me were at the request
or direction OF Mr. Faircnild L simply acted as his
agent in the transaction.
Benjamin p. Fairchiij. real estate agent aud
broKer, testiiied
Ihave Kn,wn Monmouth B. Wilson ever since he WAS
BOY. knew OF the appointment OF me Aimory
thought would be suitable for arnory SITES Among
Hinety fourth ana Ninety engaged Mr. Yoran
to write the letters TO the Armory Board and secure
control Of tie property. purchased the property s
Cnc-n~f Of wnat was ID tde hsd many CONGREGATIONS
conveistious Inc property was pnrchased iof
$4,000 aud in addition the unpaid taxes aud assess
money for thirty days The profit was about go. 600
gave Wilson check for Sl4,636 96 This included
money that he had advanced for several things.
Charles A. Clark dIsburslns officer of the Finance
Department, identified the warrants drawn by the
city officials 10 pay tor the property. Charles T.
CIocker certified 10 General Shalers appointment
a. president of the Health Board
The fur her hearing was adjourned Till Friday
next al q. H. Hubert o. Thompson has been
summoned TO appear at that time. 1t not pected
that mucn more testimony VII be taken.