The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-03-25
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PITIFUL SPECTACLE.
Hurley's Bookkeepers on
the Rack Before the
Senate Committee.
WAS FORD PAID THIS WAY ?
Daniel Haggerty, a State Prison
Keeper, Accommodated the
Coal Merchant With
Notes.
WAS FORD PAID THIS WAY ?
Special to the jersey City Ne,cs.

TRENTON, March rs, 1S95.-The Voor-
hees Investigating Committee continued
it's examination in the expenditures for
coal for the State House Saturday after
noon. Gln Fritz, Hurley's former book
keeper, was recalled. Item after item
was gone over, showing increases in
weight of from 500 to 900 pounds up to
5000 and to 1900 pounds on single bills
rendered to the State, and Mr.. Corbin
asked:-"How do you account for these
errors, Mr.. Fritz?'
st must nave made a mistake"
"Fere is another item charged on your
ledger, page u, and billed to the State. of
q, 1872 pounds, which does not appear on
your order book. How do you account
for that?'
st don't know, except hat I nay have
made an error in noting the number of
the page"
who told you to make thai false en-
try?"
mo one told me-"
IBID you pocket the money derived
yoursef?"
81 did not"
Did anyone else?"
mo, sir; not to my knowledge"
Were you drunk when you made this
entry?" asked Chairman voorhees,.
Il was not?' said the Witness, with
Other items were shown. all charged
without any entry on any of the books,
charge the State for goods which were
not charged on any book.
DO you me ga to say that you entered
error% asked Mr.. Corbin.
ut must nave been" returne Fritz.
You are sure Q were, not drunk
ag:a No, si askf I w asai not," r ypHFdeeT Fritz,
gazing steadily at MI. voorhees,.
And you are a graduate of a business
MORE PITIFUL THAN LAUGHABLE.
The witness did. not reply to this.
Fritz's answer, tes~ pointed questions
one time there was an outburst of laugh
aGentlemen, this . is more a matter
for pity than for laughter" said Chair
Turning to he Witness he again asked
him if he had mo- self-respect or regard
CAV n'i Fritz 10 Understand plainly thai;
the. committee wasfin possession of facts
to disproves tll his statements beyond a
IT must have changed them from the
stub books" answered 1.-THE witness, in
answer to another question as to how
he sS -SeSou Mr. F Eff ssr said c anshias; voor-
hees, lido you realize the position you
are in before this committee and the
co on anab ss If the he s Witness. slowly and
with emphasis.
"Do you know that this testimony is
reported stenograghically and may "a be
County against you? Have you no regard
for your wife and family?"
But the witness was apparently not to
81 realize my position and can do no
more han 1 am doing"
Tel the s,,s TRUTH Vt .ai en- ,b yo9 1b are no5 tell tell
II beg your pardon, sir retorted the
witness, 81 want to say I am telling the
Counsel Corbin continued to show that
in some cases an even 500 had been add
ed, and in others a certain percentage OF
HHow do you account for it?" asked
Mr.. Corbin.
st don't know,
There's no use of examining this wit
ness any further at the present" said
Mr.. Corbin, and Fritz was temporarily
excused
Daniel Hagerty, Deputy Inspector at the
Daniel Hagerty, Deputy inspector, at the
State Prison. was called and asked to eN-
npaior s Huriey a aod several Ut hls ch leaogs draW sn
by Hurley to his credit.
Here is a not for $500, drawn on Janu-
my Eyes. os Sir" Ae
Here is another for $500; is that
yours?"
And another not for 1892: is that
yours?"
And a check for s5oo?'
Another for s2oo?"
.o6Hase; more for s2oo2',
Eyes, SIR
SIN another for s25o?'
iGVGGA sir
And one more for s1oo?''
yes"
Another for the same amount?'
And one more. the last on June IA.
1894 for 500. Was that yours. too"
How did you come to give that note?"
ut was settling up a maturing mort
gage"
II guess not, for Hurley paid it, pur-
sued Mr.. corbln. Then returning to the
HgRLEY owgD HIM MONEY;
And those checks; how did he come
to .R Bay oa 5hsm mt to the geu money!
account Of this noteg
notes. 1 just signed them for his accom-
mediation"
rs that all?"
why didn't you indorse the notes?"I
81 had no bank ~accountsa and rave him
the notes in order to keep his credit up.
Where did you sign that note?o
.Oh, I don't remember that. 1t is so
long ago."
st believe it was"
Wasn't it at the State House?"
st don't think So"
Wasn't it in the Trenton Bank?"
cit might have been"
fright at the cashiers window and de-
posted at once?o
You're right. / believe. Your memory
is better than mine"
MIR. Corbin attempted to show that the
transaction was a peculiar one, but Sena-
tor Skirrn explained that the transaction
was customary among business men and
the witness was excused.
During the progress of the examination
several Assemblynen were present.
among them Mr.. Skinner of Essex.
He suggested several questions to Coun-
sci Corbsn. but few of them were acted
upon.
adjourned until Thursday morning at 10
O'clock. It was not made clear just what
object Mr.. Corbin had in examining
what DO you expect to prove through
Hagerty?'' Mr.. C~orbin-was asked after
adjournment. )
"Oh. that hasn't developed yet" he re-
Piled with a smile. Q course, ] cannot
say anything noH, but just wait and you
will be surprised, | think