New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-03-22
AFTER Mr.. McAnAM.
snERIFrs DEPUTIES LOOKING FOR an
BIB SAILED 10 APPEAR AT THE MAaKzr "
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The Commissioners Of accounts opened peocso6trs.
yesterday with tho announcement that they lad anna
D portion Of Wednesday inspecting tho new nsrict
and had found fofy-four unoecuped stands n,
coudert SKID that controller Myers would have =.
yoked the permits issued nom all tho stands skssk
hsd not been 1tfed up and business begun tAepln,
and have reawarded the stands, ~ be nad not hsst
hampered BY this investigation. Mr. Nicol said IA
Judge lnsraham had allowed Chief Clerk Graham M
Adsm until p. 70 appear and testify. II 10 sAosa
fail to do 40 no would be committed 10 prison.
Controller Myers was sworn and was examined -
Mr.. Nicol BE testified that no assumed HIS present
Office on January 1, 1883. James j. Ksiso was thsn
Superintendent Of Markets, Graham McAdam cha
clerk and Henry woltman. cerh 10 that Departments
To these threc officials Mr. Myers hsd ssslrned tn
business Of aiotsng the stands in the new west wash
ington Market, under certain general irsfrridonss
These were, n brief that only actual deslesy
should be selected thss ssbietters should b
excluded; that tho number Of pon.rosIdents
should DO reduced one-half and that Hew.Yorixm
should have the preference In masiar the alIosI
ments. The Controller himself signed The perynltn
and considered that be was Officially responsible. IN
the awards. In some cases he had directed fhas cs
tain persons be granted stands and be was prepared =
defend hts action regarding all such cases, which vera
few In number. He had given Walsh, Campbell an4
Tubbs stands, but did NOS KNOW unuf effefWefu nt9
he had signed permit for Finn. He thought tha1
Mr.. Kelso gave Finn his stand.
Several eases were taken up separately and cd
planned by Mr. Myers giving the representation made
10 him and the circumstances under which he hs1
thought IT we'll 70 relax his rule against sblettiux
Mr. Nicoll asked II these departures from The potcy
marked out were breaches u trust on tho part d
the Controllers sabordnates, Kelso. McAdam ana
woftmsn. Mr.. Myers answered that tkey wes noA
He had given them latitude and discretion HIS policy
was 10 be followed far as possible, bus
the making success OF the market
was primary object After recess M
NicoI devoted much time to the Pat
terson and Kear transfers. The witness said thn
when he approved the Patterson transfer no was
deceived as he believed that Patterson really vsnta
to 20 into business. Dir. Myers would not admit Ast
notifies had anything 30 do with hts awards
When 4 o'clock arrived, Mr.. McAdam not appearing
the hearing was adjourned and the counsel wont
before Judge Ingrslam, Of the supreme Court, regard
ing his case. Peter Mitchell made vain plea for
MeAdsm be Committed 10 Ludlow Street jail. The
odor was sent 10 the sherfs ONCE and two deputies
a arted out to mate the arrest At 80 D. m.
Controller Myers's testimony viii DC conunded To-
day. II 70 expected, also, that he VIII tAke action
which may involve the suspension or removal o.
addressed letter 10 M. McAdam saying that 10 must
appear nc his desk the next day or take inc cons
sequences. Mr.. McAdam did not appear.
AZ late hour last night Mr.. MclAdem had not beea
taken 70 Ludlow street jail, and warden heating
had received no notice OF his arrest N