New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-03-12
TIE FOREST INVESTIGATION.
TESTIMONY IN REPLY TO BENTON TURNER
WARDEN GARMON'S ADMISSIONS.

WARDEN GARMON'S ADMISSIONS.
Albany. March 1.-THE Committee on Public Lands
and Forestry continued IT. investigation to-day. NJ
last nights session Frank e. Parker forester oil kechc
Valley in answer 10 the questions OF Judge Nnlbal
testified that he had received letter dated December
l. 1850 telling him to investigate the Iiartwcll tres
pa,s Judge Nnbal chen called attention - the faci
that this was the which Turner had declared had
been reported but not investigated but which he had
subsequently, been forced t. admit had received atten
ton from the CDmmi, Ion.
Judge Anbal then put in evidence checks for 81 30
and $50. from Wales Parsons to Van Buicn Mlucr'
and also certified search from the Controllers Once
showing that this sum had been turaed In t. the state
by Van Eurcn Miller within few DAYS from the d'e
Of the receipt of the checks by Miller. TINS Sau
Judge Auibal. "d-poscS Of Turner's statement tha'
Miller collected money for the tIcSpas' ana ialcn "
turn It in
warden samuel Cannon testified that he had heard
tnc Testimony OF Benton Turner a, - the settlement
f the sut AGAINST him at the FOuquct ll"aNe. iEdtS
Iur- Turnc,', statement, said the witness, thdt
ne had paid money in settlement OF the 'ut 10 MN
o,armonJ or Judge Kellogg was filc. Mt "ar""n
br ,v, an account If HI, ride with Turner, alindcc
IA in the latter, testimony, and denied inst ne @ '"
any couvci alton whatever - to an alI'G'n nc"l 'o
corning the southeast quarter Of Township ~ Neither
had he visited Turner'S house ana ''IAcu NV '''''
over with him there.
At thi, morning, session Of the committee warren
c,ruor VA. recalled AID testified that he did not
own any railroad in tho AdIrondacA'. lie sia'eu,
however that he had been stakeholder In roir"t'
that VA, not ON the state land. but had SOFA MS ID
forest in Tho road t. Assembly man Could oil LH"'
couptv IT,. had gone into tine woods WIN Hchtoh
Turner AZ tho latter, request 10 look up iNpN>'r''
lie did not BELIEVES Turner and knowing that inc at'r
,,,. q tr,..p,--.r tried to cutrlp him. lie Wa7 not
ure that the lands on which the log were cut "cIc
state lands, and the whole thing was game oil cAcf'
m each side lie rcplcvincd all the log cut because
he believed that some Of them were stolen lie hau
been 10 Turner's house on TWO occasions ana adm'''e'
that he had talked with Turner about The Southeast
quarter II Township -.
Mr. Adams then put in evidence several Ie.tc''
written i'm I--1 which Warden Cannon ldchtlicu -
having been written 10y himself. one of the letters
made an appointment with Turner for meeting
,nothcr announced that had got the right OF
way far A railway and wanted to see Turner about u
and a third made another appointment with Turner.
da"frnr that 10 Wa, * remedy Important thar lh,N
.hould meet. The witness admitted uai nc H'-,,
| have been Al Turner's house In August I'VE c1uu
mo-, recall the conversation which then TOOK p"'c
| rcith,r rouid he saw whether or not ne ltH cor
responded with Turner since l--7. lie rclu'cu !"
d.itlfy A telegram 10 Turner, dated III l77"' 0lsIe"
| with hi, name and asking for a meeting. ,, ,
Mr. Adan, put M evidence a cc'tlI,n -oH,u"o W
thc money tuned in Us Van lurru Miller Tor 'r,>
signed by Miller for el9 -, dated March - - ~
Henry IicIrr aud one for 80, dated Nay -. I'D
10 Toby a Ioycc. neither OF when amounts S"""o"
| upon the CONTROLLER, schedule.