New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-06-22
AFFAIRS IN BROOKLYN.
THE TRIAL OF ALDERMAN M'KEE GOES ON.
WITNESSES TESTIFY ABOUT THE FRAUDULENT
ELL. OF PATRICK ROSS FOR STANDS.

ELL OF PATRICK ROSS FOR STANDS.
The trial Of District Alderman William J. Nc
Kec upon the charS' OF aiding and abettnS the pres
entation OF the fraudulent bill OF Patrick Ross OF
Sl1 400 for the Grandstands used by the city OH
Columbus Day. last flll was continued yesterday III
the Court o; Sessions. The case was opened DI NV
repetition of the statement made by Assistant DIS
trict- Attorney Clarke, when he opened the case DC
fore the previous Jury. which could not hnish IL Dc
cause OF Associate Justice Kely's Illness lie Shu
that an irrespOn.bc person named PatrIcR hoss Pun
in n hill for 81 400 and that Alderman Mckee Ger
tilted that 1t correct when 1t was ialse anu
fraudulent cla and the person who presented IL was
gu,lty OF felony. Equally guilty was the ceiehuah',
who certlf 10 the regularity of the claim ana auei
IN securing its payment. The real cost OF 'he s'""u
was 81 5O2 20 and this gave $751; % pToh' 10 SUM
ON. Tina, some one was James II. Pigott, a city
employe who had right TO make contract 10 40
work for the city. lie got $1,000, ana where 'ne
rcs, went The Jury must determine. Ross was not
worth any money and not responsible, ana ne
did not make enough of the Job TO buy pair oil
shoes.
The same witnesses who tesuhed before "eio
called Alexander c. snyder said that he sold LUMBER
for 81 $50 to pgo,t who paid him. Frederick W.
Starr also sold lumber TO Picott, who PAID MN BLOW
Nails were sold TO Pgott by samuel Gwenloven. frcu-
erck sies!icd constructed the stands for flgo' "'u
employed forty fifty men for four days AZ Oh u'S'
There were four stands each about LOU leet ioie'
30 feet wide and L. feet high In the rear ITO ~
psId sG77 80 by pigou. None of them knew h'ss Vt
had ANY thing to do with him. c. H. Southland 'es'i.
fled that he purchased the lumber OF the STANDS anu
tore them down and paid Figott 300.
Colonel NJ j. Cummings, City Clerk, pfouu0eu u"
minutes Of the Aldermen and read resolution o"eioo
by Mckee ON March IL 1892, providing for Coiu"'ol
celebration and the appointment OF comNhl'ee' vi
which Mckee was chairman. He also reau o'noI
resolutions providing for the expenditure vi pV.uo
o., ,h. c,Iehraton The committee had never repo 'ed
70 the board. ,, . a.,
CITY Auditor Weber called to TESTIFY 10 the
hills OF Ross but said that his deputy approved vi
- - h ,ovor saw Them Deputy Controller
smith identified the warrants drawn to pay the DF
presented by Ross. Deputy CITY Works Commissioner
Nuriba testified mat contract WIS ever uldu ~,
IRE stands and bids not ADVERTISED ioi.
sXtde,c. mai IIgott was employed III me buiulnSs
nrparimeI last iall. Martin Ross was called To ti.i
an regard TO the bank account OF MS uncie' .i
Hoss with whom in partnership rs d VIZ
rOOfcr six months ago. lie shIu NJ 1rio Oh
an account with the Kings County BANK iHc o. ar
ssion of the bunk account of Iarick Ross WAS otece
~ by the defence and when judge Moore louhu u ,h
counsel wished TO argue the question ne cXcs 'd
iury until to-day. lie then heard the areuhet, ~" h
vii decide the matter to-day, when the ual VIII oe
continued.