New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-02-02

he had no knowledge that the Duchess County
returns ever reached his Office. Mr.. Allen was
asked: Have YOU any knowledge Of any letters
official letters, received at the Controllers DC
partment, being delivered TO any one OUTSIDE ''ir
office, being delivered in the Office TO anybody not
connected with the Office o"
There might be- a letter delivered to somebody
REPLIED Mr. Allen, that had been directed wrong
Il mean AN official letter. directed TO the Con-
,rollcr in December last" insisted Mr. Bliss
Il did give a letter TO "A man, but DO hot re-
member what the day was in December; repiied
Allen.
o.-Do YOU know who the was' A-The man
had been pointed out 70 me to be Judge Isaac H. May
naId. , , That ,,ae In
'o'o tI How came Won 70 deliver letter to him. A..
He said il had been directed wrong. . -.
CA letter addressed TO the Controller! A'-1eS'
on o.-whcre did YOU find it? Among the mail.
Gle identified it the one he wanted! A.
0.-Was it a large was it small lettera Alt
Q.~Long envelope? Ayes. sir
Do YOU know where it postmarAed1 A.
Old he say why he wanted it! Ale didn't
'o.-was he aIone9 Al do not know whether he
o.~Was any one there apparently, with himl Al
guess he came In there alone hlnlsei ,,or nder sucb
circumstances! A-No. sir not that know Of
oHad you any knowledge as to what the letter
it, and / looked them over. and he did >. ., ,oro
Q-what time in the morning A.I 1,df,i must nave
oet1 nah did YOU tell Of your acloll Al tod
Controller Wemple that had gwen ire ie''er 10 '"'s0
o. l@lS Controller wempic is mistaken when he
that he had knowledge Of any letter 9eLs ec
think told him. namely, Nj. Wempe. ,.,s NJ,
oDo you ; that yoG think oi you Ion fbat '
gave Judge Maynard letter. ,,-, -
Q.-And never did ii but once? Al think never
o.-You think you told it to Mr. wemple.; Al
think did would not want tn T~ea whom djd Won
tell Al do not Know.
Ex-Deputy Controller WestbroolS testified: Il
WAS in the Controllers office all day on December
90. No one reported to me that the Dutche,s
County returns were returned. Mr.: Cole dlS-
tributes the mail daily. The election returns
would usually 60 to the Controllers desk, ana
then be sent TO the Secretary of State "heh
the orders were flying through The AR, tontrolieI
Wemplc would hand some of them TO me- ana
he would ask my legal advice The alleged Myl0d
return was delivered to me. and sent II To tte
Secretary of State. certified copy OF me cTr-
rect return was served upon Controller Nemplc'
and he refused 10 consider 1t, SAYING Una. no or T
had authority to receive it, hear Tor me nIsi
time that Mr.. Allen says that judge MAYNARD
obtained this return. / know STORM Enails
now. but did not know hin. then. ,...
The Deputy Secretary of state, Mr.. i@hrdic';
testified that Mathew Hale of Ait'ny, called ana
inquired OF MN IL wv tOllt. "" ~
Dutchess County in the secretary OF o'ales
Office. and that witness answered that they were
not and that they had not been received;
GEORGE Bliss said that he had tnoHght anu
David B. Hill would appear and give his lestmo,y;
Mr.. Hill was then in Albany, AMI haI lEilma,iG
i'm letter that he would prefer to give ms
testimony before Judge Learned However, II
did not matter, since Mr. III had Dcen sunPoehasH
Feb %pp 10. Mr.. Fiero then said: Mr. Hill
viii certainly appear in Judge Culcn'S court on
February 10.
rX-Jndgc Learned will have the testimony taken
before him as referee Transcribed from the ntehos-
raphcrs notes. and sent 10 Judge Culeh III
Brooklyn