New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-08-06

Mr. strahan-I advise yOu not to answer .
Mr.. PecEham-who constituted you this WITNESSES
Mr. Mnler-why do you decline to snswerf Abe
rause the communication was confidential l., .h.
O-I. that the only reHsoni A.-We. 1t was IN ,nc
shape OF letter. and the writer asked me to say noun
Ing about IL and account to mention his name;
Did Won cave The department after your resigna
ton accepted A.-fes sir. , Nh vss
Q.-Have you heen back there sincei A.-oh' yes
sev-ra umes; once or twice week $780,. ham In
O-Iiave you been In your otlico Al have been III
'Is Have YOU conversei with clerks there. A-No
C-heen in the chief clerks Office A-les
C-Aud IN Ar. Fareys office Ayes. ..o.o
Q.-lIave you had any business to take yonto 'no'0
o'|ilave YOU advised to the way accounts should
be tertl A. No sir. have not. Az
QnD @du n had >. soa adS sssi AwSsni
o-Before the Commissioners OF Accounts; I'm ini
tend TO do so. l did the word advise nor
imply that my sugges tions were al Mr. quud
did invent "a certain system OF accounts anu s"sSo'
o"Y"n are now occupying Mr.. squre's town honsr,
nre YOU not A-Yes. sir Mr. squire Is IN the country
with his family aud am taking caro- OF his mouse:
O-Are your relations with HIM now more ntm n'.
than they were wntn you used the same Offices l" bo'
Mr Miller 90 Mr. strahan) The witness is yours
MIR Sirah.n i don't want him. | am content 10 ,et
the Cuizens Committee accomplish all they "an' wiz"
MI mr M,er fho,v,-A. to the citizens Committee It
Ia false, wholly false There J., not no ME cloth
M .irshan-On yoI don't believe your own w,iness
You bring min here and then arG . or false is Of no
Mr. Mayor t9' o 1n' on ths
testimony OF the witness Pollard De s,rrA0" '"' VA
ground Of incomp potency and irreieVaheS'
Mayor (iracs-IIe molioh IL "o"'o"'
NJ, Miller offered in evidence the records OF the ou'
.,or court OF OF tho conviction and impri7oh
,,.rt nj Uriah A. Pollard on January ii, ls'o Ior
1rcnv of which pleaded guilty, in converting To MS
ovnuse So 500 belonging to the Merrmac Chemlcai
mr,,y nj, employers. for which he WAS sentenced 10
eiybeen months imprisonment aud also an Indictment
tr hs larceny OF $50 in currency AMI $500 In sec f
,ies from Charles O. Foster to which he pleaded guS
and upon which sentence. in view OF his previous con-
vctiou. suspended
Mr. sr,han-I object to the reception OF these papers
on the ground Mr. Pollard Is heir Witness ana tnc!
canuoi mpcach their own man.
The Mayor denied the motion and MI Miller SAID the
case on the fourth charge was closed
Mr. srahan-I move to strike IT all ont The specifi'
very bad and well known 10 squire al tue uur o1'
lard was appointed. In that statement II any ".eIr
lie. the whole th. charge II Mr. squire dld hot
know mat Pollard bad man, but hai oniN Nh"" u
him "a good one did wrong In giving hin ONCE
The Mayor declined to strike out the testimony ana
adjourned the hearing until this morning.
Colonel Ingerso II was learned Is retained DIV M"u
rice H. Flynn The Squire Flynn letter VIII IN
all probability be reached to- day
CORPORATION Counsel Lacombe was asked as to the
nostou OF the lawyers IN the case He said:
Al the request of Commissioners Of Accounts Mcssf
Miller offered their services ia hdNE pro-" q"
being gratu tously ithcItNi anu
CnrIuis-oncrs the wish thai
fh,s gentlemen should attend that branch OF the case
know OF 10 objection to then So appearing