New-York tribune., 1886-04-04
FARLEY HAD 81, 900 BILLS.
But THEY DID NOT CONE FROM MoLoNEY.
RAPID INCREASE Is MS PnorFE1Y-opwYHR HAS

remain loag. sidney :. Ialfs Vi '"'
commission witch reported in favor OF tHe sur
face road was the first witness. iEe saii;
Ih,ve pr,ctt.cl law IN this city with the firm. Mott,
Murray 4 iIarr- The firm dissolved and was part,
have known Aarahnn Dsbrcker FOR several years.
became acquainted with him as member OF tue open
Board OF Brokers' which formed building company on
the model OF that OF toe Stock Exchange.
Q.-Wcre you to receive certain sum Tor ortani@ing
! thmk there letter, hut caDuos state lts CON
'en'r, o rDb Won make a written application for the posi-
tioi of counsel. agreeing to take S25Ol Al don't
ODD you a the end Of year present to tho Open
Board Of Brokers a bill for over S2oO03l ,A.-It
Sysr %"' 9rc Sn yes ssy soo5 e'I n%s ns'' was 0 was
OIL you subsequently render bill of particulars
oIWas fonrhftns OF that made up Of items consist.
ns consultations at some ~ each between you ana
Mr. Disbeckcgi Al do not recolect -
O-Beforo whom was the hearing heidi A.-B C.
oDd you testify that the bulk that blll-s25ooo
was for consultations with Mr. Dlsbecker, every day
=monaeu; = ir re from so To- Ssh Al do not recoI-
ect cannot say. Mr. Chetwod reported $1,000 10
bs paId I'm settlement ana that was confirmed IL had
been argued that shoad have $4,000.
Mr. Harris insisted tnat 80 far he could remember
he had put in 10 such charges for $50 day DIS
becker consultations IA Mr. Conkling referred to- He
said that Mr. Jackson not Nh Dsbecker had employed
him. lie never met DsDecKeF until aitef tue appoint
ment counsel
Mr. Coning next sought to find ont who first bToached
to the witness the subject of his becoming commits
sloner.
Mr. Harris emphatleally)-No one first knew oft
of il was Judge Van Worst. mad conversation with
Mr IN f,er the appontment The appoint
ment in July, 1854 -
Of Nr. Disbecker. not living in New-YorE took some
trouble In respect Of your selection, inerceding Win
some member OF the Courtl Al never heard OF IT.
Q-IIave you had any conversation with NJ DIS, DIS
becker since October 49, 1884 Al tried little sun
him. involving So in lsS4 or lsso tried case
for him last January involving $1,000. have had no
other business with Mr. Dsbccker since october, leei
O.-No stock transactions between you A-Nevrr' III
The slghe: degree to The amount OF one penny was
not with him IN MANY ID han SOM a emhraecs
all my transactions with him In any and every Iorm'
Ex-AIderInan Edward +. ODwyer OF the Board Of
1ss5 was next called. fIe lives at No 40 West Fifty
pinth.st and was the successor OF Alderman Sayes.
I'm lawyer" he informed the committees counsel.
o.-Were you member OF the combination to which
Alderman sayes belonged A.-No, siri | never heard
OF il. 1 don't tnink l can swear where sayles
had his bank account. had cheek OF
his But in fact recoleetins now, don't
Odd Mr. sayes ever tel yo1 what ne ha@ aas a, %
Iss3 was on the Executive COMMITTEES and assisted
him to best Of my ability. When was nominated
Q-Did he not suggest to you what places to take in
the Board of Aldermen Al asked favor OF him.
thought the Charmanshp Of the Law Committee the
most respectable position ana asked MN " hciP he
get 1 got It,
Mr. O'Dwyor volunteered this statement:
While am not now friendly TO sayes. wish to say
this for never heard him say or suggest any
thing In all my intercourse with him wnlch Inc most
honorable gentleman might not say ar suggest
Mr. Conkmg-I don't see any reason. Mr. ODwyer,
why We should detaln you LONGER
Patrick Farley" called Mr.. Seward as Mr. ODwyer
disappeared
Mr. Conkling-How long have you lived therel A.,
One month. | lived for five years before at NO AZ
business is the liquor trade and botng soda water
q. Q.-when were you chosen Alderman An 1883.
are ws CHOSEN "S Adsrman. Nv Sfe di not ownsd
in Nv Wi fe ..
II was bought OF Mr. Oestng ana was at NO. lZ9
Q.-Do you know the date of the deedl Alt was
about February. 1885.
Q.-It was S3O.OOOi A--Yes.
(,.-There Two mortgages Ayes sir. One
QFrTo whom was the $4,000 paidl Al disremom-
Der 1t was paid with my check on the Ger German nan TX Ex,
bank account in 1883 and have kept 1t at the same
Q-who Is Terence Farley or Bridget Farley Al
don't know any one OF that name.
Mr. Farley said his present place for liquor traffic had
81 700 in cabinet work in IT, This was put IL last Au-
gust The building is rented.
Q-Who owns No. 129 Broome-st VIII are you now live
Airs. Farley. 1t is a tenement house
these premisesI A.-Sl2O0O in check on the Ger
man Exchange Bank The $4,000 vas paid SIX months
later. recolect other checks of any account
QIDo yon recoeet any dsgo.li' you ade % III 1cto Pc@
you my bank book If you wish. deposited $4,000 or
81 900 make the $4,000 check good The rest had
Slo 1000 and there was 5000 In money. one OF the
bills was a $1,000 and the other 81. 900 was In
Q-Do you remember another instance just before
when you used $1,000 billsl A;.seyersl ,,
O-One when you used five $1,000 bills Al used
once, IN 1884. aud deposited them in the bank
U% dd yGn a1PGs ssssea lsss snd
1855 suppose deposited twenty.
Q-Dont you remember paying three or four 81 900
bills at time A.No, no, have no safe deposit box
| do remember having four or hye $1,000 IN my safe.
That happened several times between 1888 aud 1881
The eI-Aderman had had many controversies
with Mr. Moloney. because Moouey "used to have the
passes the Central road" and 1t was to him that
the Aldermen applied for such blessings
Q-who did be get EN- of Al don't know.
and you ovchauled him for i'll A-Oh. yes; I've often
Odd you not meet Moloney In passage way at the
City Hall and have OF these controversies" with
hint Al met him at several places and asked him ior
O. DID you not put him down on the floor and try to
take away the passesi A.-No. sir.
Q-Didnt you have a kind OF shindy about itl A.
No. sir
Al friend Of mine was going out West would
ask Moloney TO get me passes Sometimes ne got them
and sometimes he didn't got them one at a time
Q-Do you know John Keenan, A. Yes, sir. No. he
never got passes for me- He never borrowed money OF
Odd you ever have tusse struggle with hlml A.
-Tnever had struggle with him. No Inever wrestIed
with him.
Q-Ever pull him about take anything away from
Mr. Farley said he had been q bondsman several
times.
Q.-shorty before you became Alderman were you
called upon 10 Justny on Dali DObuf Al nave peeh
bOndsnan several times
Odd you In 1882 state oath the amount OF your
property, aud II so what was the am0untl Al cant
tell you. ~
Q.Dd you not ,ao state the smoont at $4,000 Al
Odd you in 1884 or 1885 Justify Al don't reco-
ect
Odd you last year make oath that your property
amounted TO about SiO,OOOi Al don't believe did.
Q.-Uave you been II stock operatori A.->o, sir.
Mr. Farley said he had got the 81 900 BILL paid in bis
wifes name from William Jones, OF the Ludlow Street
Jail
Q.-How came he therel Ale Is engineer there
got him appointed there. / got a $500 bill from him
aud tnat paid toward making up the 81 900 III cash
paid Oh the house. got other bills from WilliamJ
Hail. dead. He was elected to the last Legislature
and In the liquor business.
O.. How many $1,000 bills did youget OF Jones A.
Four five.
Q.-IIow many $500 bills A.-Four or five