New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-04-28

charge of the $1,000 ATN9 he only nH, naa about
Payn hai fn GIa p nn Relieve Mr. Plat in IT,
Then YOU dld not believe Smith was t ,bnre was
truth? A.-When he talked money h''o"
something in ii. 0-auGhier'
Fireman Peter II. Ward. of the same company,
also Terrified that he had heard portions OIL 'ie
conversation which Smith had win conway "''N
Sheridan.
THE BOOK THAT CONBOY FOUND
Horny C,nbov. q fireman Of Engine Company
No. % testified that he had found iheiiio'""-
dun book in the eng.nehouse on a DAY III MA O'
He said he had looked AT the book ana 'ne' .'"n
thrown it on n bench, where Fireman N"'"i'''"
had found II later Conboy was led through d
long examination by Mr.. Root In the e'o' :.
prove that the book which belonged 10 AS
slstant Foreman Koran, had con'aiheo d"
count of assessments which had been pa'' '' Wv
officers of the Sixth Battalion. Inc "i'h'''
not be made to admit Eat ne rene'hpe'" w."
was IN ~, hoax lie admitted that he had tod
Mr.. Root lately that he had read "s"''' uN
names in the book. but ne refused to ADMIT uhoer
oath what he had told the counSel III 'ne pc
ence of Mr. Ougg It evident from 'he IN.
animation that Conbov had previously declared
that the book contained the names OF al vi nv
officers in the Sixth Battalion WIN -" see op e.,
site the names of the assistant lolc a., th,t
opposite the names Of the foremen ana no
20 X D." had been written In front of eaCh "diic
except one. which was marked y. " .H T. :.
ness also had said that Koran was caii' sa,,rd ~
at the engine house after the book was iUu'lu;
Mr. Raines handed to the witness DOCK VIM"
had been produced by Assistant Foreman 49,
and Conboy said 1t appeared TO ,n,,sa bu, rho
book he had found in the enRine-house' W.. Vie
page which ne had noticed In the book Whe" he
found Il was missing. 10 40. va
Fireman James j Campbell testified that ne
found the memorandum book under the per,h IN
the engine house and handed il to Engineer JAWS
asking to whom 1t belonged. Assistant l''. IN
Koran who vas standing near mem ,nI,'n a,,,
hook and took it, Campbell said he h'd Only
glance at the book He said 10 Koran. In Joke:
That must he u collection book n" h"u OILY
seen a column OF figures and some Wr''.ns -. i ~
riI but he could not remember what tn" hH'res
were The men I'm the engine nous" hau J'Ncu
with Koran about the book ana had address,!
him 30. X" and Koran bad also )'Neh "" a,1
it, one day Koran thrcr the hook ON i"tI', anu an,
said If any # the men wanted - look ~ ~" nn1R
thor. il was. Nobody looked In the DOCK, Ihc
witness denied that h. had told Fireman logan
that b. had seen the sums $50 and so written III
the book hut there was talk about the c'S',,
mousse that the officers had been assessed Suc'
sums FOR their amendment 49,.
he had heard Rccan ask Campbell about the bo3N'
but he dil not hear Campbell say whht ~ !" Wv
book K-cau had said that the for'neh hdn ~. ~
nav 500 and th, assistant foremcn had t. pay 500
Then Campbell said that WAS another joke on
Koran, as there would have 70 De TWO aSSeS'
mcntS
a TILT BETWEEN TIE LAWYERS
Mr. Roo, continued 10 question IN" witness On
his knowledge Tho book and its contents. and NJ
length Mr. Eaines abruptly interrupted the exam
nation AMI said:
Here We are nearing the close n nc sd ' ,rT
mon; SATURDAY night and my 'fl', ~ ss'' KIN
ink ind ont something that h"s Cup 90
The Nnoc of ~ afcrnooa anl 10 r., got ~, no,S
yet think j Is nm. wy r' 10 ,',s ,,..',l,on.
say II nrmiy. ana WIN a'''IE yilenrc Il he
ms evidence ~ bring forward he Us c'r'A'uF n"'
showing r ~ ID" way n" i' si'N'"H 10 '''''
Ia cum h.'T ~. ,, g. ,.ss,r,. or me To- say
MI l'"'' ~ ~ -, .,,., ,h,r nv friend
s'm"'hi"- ABOUT ih's o''S a. ,,at ne book r,n.
ha and arircs AMI Il ,c-tlin'y produced
,'-..., ,,r a.. minds ~ tho m,u who law
~ j. referred 10 payments bv IN" oficers 81
iho battalion for H. rurposc o. arec'ng - 9ll
~, mon .av nat ~, book witch ls produced &"
IN" boob ,hg' Jaw M, ,.,aorrn,.m ~ .hc as.
S"s.mrnir or i,> . ,r,.h - tbs lon, You
| m, m N . ing KIM 1- ,; nav
/ "',ti 90 vI f"r ,no uurrosc ~ see!ug What
VS. ''G,''} m '' - ,So book 70 The stand ami
! id. h,m ,csi.fy in The usual way. whether th"r"
an Mr. '' Zoo, ho,.I- H,cau.c am such dot
a. to cal AZ accused person 20 siv" cvideHc"
"g9.nsi mm."f I'm, he fl. no, an acsu.ea person
~ Vn,.-Ho II an a-ru.-,l person He j. one
o. 9, ,lg NH rro,c ia, ,herc i~ such = con-
'f'' $3.50. ,,,.e-,,,t,,.. nook
REGAIN o. 'hH ID
NH. t,..c.- f-rgIr. -
/ Engineer i''''''F ''''''. .,
| voe th.u called T. tA" stand Examined 10y 'i.
/
J lN'ot' ~ f'''''
remember a TAX hai With Fireman Camp'e II
/ > e., - 49,, 80. - . J.fc.r.. house No =.
/ IL 'J a.. b. &c I'm the l.,k tnr nam" - 'arh
/ u. '"'' '' '. ,t,. '..t.,4,o Tho names
/ ON" ,,- ,,,. nm, 81, In ns irrs and opposite
/ -. w.. .+, r.'u.i's names So win 'hc "Nc"p-
,,U"' 49, .,. ili..r sho Va mafk,i y. O. IL
/ ~" p tt - me- ami also -a,l tina, bee
fore 'm" Of the names Inc ''''''S
Ty Mr. Ra!n~a -Dil he no. tell you his knowl"Ig'
| OF ihe BOOK was sAan' ma't ,,r'.@f
| "a tinw many men have yOu taken down 10 Mr.
| otfg... orirr9 \ / have not taken any down. bat
,urd In Mr Roots Office A-Ycs sr
~ "'' ,{;, 20" ~ having male a payrncn, OF
! g. 90 FOR corrupt purposes? Ayes. cir. 49,. 1850,
! g i i a ~ ma ~ "" " s,r