New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-04-06
KINNARD'S BAD MEMORY.
PROBING THE TRENTON STATE HOUSE
SCANDAL


BITR>ToRs MADE IT PAY.
(BY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRlBuNEl
Trenton April THE Voorhees, investigating
Committee devoted the entire day to Fire CoihIiS
sioner Hugh Kinnards books and the old Board
| of Arbitration More startling discoveries were
made and il was clearly shown, Mr.. 'orpi'
thought that about 81 per cent of the recelP'' l'
painting and decorating the state House ""ie"
| went into the Golfers OF the firm OF Wh''n INC
| Democratic Commissioner OF Newark Is inc "'"''
was paid to others. The name Of smith was
| iueeIed about significantly by the Newark man. ms
books aud the committee in connection WIN d 90,
| check which had been drawn. along with seVerai
| others 10 blank 1t did not appear what oh'I'
! was meant beyond the fact that ne Nv" III
! Newark The showing made of the state board
| of Arbitration clearly proved the wisdom "i IN"
LEGISLATURE in dispensing with that trio ana ther
clerk There was a rumor here to-day to the erect
/ that United States Senator James smith, Jf,
| whose friendship for Barney" Ford Is alleged to
have kept that individual in Office for three years
and who is on Ford's bond for S01. may be called
| upon to make good some OF the stcangs OF ford
Mr. Kinnard's Job book'-one OF the many MISS
| ing books-turncd up to-day. and. as was eA-
pectcd is the key to the apparently crooked deal
nrs OF MIR. Kinnards missing partner, Mrfrl'k
Martin Kinnard was the first witness called To-
day and he still declares that he does not kno"
where Martin Is. and he showed equal KNOWLEDGE
OF his business. MI Corolh ASK" MN i
Martin was on the payroll Of the firm when ne DIS
appeared Immediately after the Republicans 3D.
tanned complete control Of the State last No
yember The witness said he was Then the
LAWYER read a note from the firms ledger, dated
Dcce mber g. 1858. stating that on tins day MI.
Klnnard had bought the interest OF Martin ana
Robert Caddock. The witness admitted this to
be correct
THINGS KINNARD COULD NOT EXPLAIN
Mr.. Kinnard became painfully tangled up in try
ing TO explain that Martin owed him $500 when
the books showed that he owed Martin Sl'"'. i"'
examination continued as follows:
@ see that your bill to the state rendered n
January lSg Wa for $2,ls2 ~. ana tnth' loohirb
further on. hnl charged from September 4" 10 De
ccrf..r e. 1892 sundries agIresaung $50 ~ ana
then. on the same dItc. SUI - II ADDED. 10" no
You account for that? a cannot accoun, iof IT,,
O-Your accounts throughout we're ctr'iuiF KIP
ami on this date / find los pounds OF pant lofty
IN. ,l,v4t labor and two ladders. How 90 you a.
count for hat Vel. don't know, unless II
was ON account Of some late purchases "" made
from local firms in Trenton.
V-What would that have to do with it? Al am
o. Her." in Your bill o. December. 1882. amount,
ir % q 3d. find that hat bill has been RAISED
from !29 a. or about p per Srnt t, }S tIw q" YOU
account for that Al am ture hoh kuo"; um
less it was. as have explained, by buying lroi"
the Mercer oil company $40 ..,,.,- 49,,
{! And IN January. 1895 bin OF S2His = mas
raii S7I So rlorc charged in your books can
you explain ma, Ahu f nm, Where the state was
tbi ogl, No. or lo5 pounds e-s used. and
thar viii. ii9 days labor was paid for. your books
show th" actual number OF days was ohlE f4' OF
ninety laws less Than wa pad for can YOU *
plnlr THAI Al cannot
{! The Gougc Heating company !: charged win
Journal ana In ms job book the item H. Trans
ferroi charged 20 and paid Tor hy me Ttat-. NlH
,r.i ,hr Governor saiI the bu was Improperly
charccl n me hr-' place. and the account was
transferred 70 the STATE.
.r.NrE\sE-. PAID FOR ~ PAINT AND LABOR
Mr. rlrA.r referred to several Items charged "oN-
renso 20 Trenton" amounting loo an 10 N2iw The
nrst was 81 d, the second So. the third g.
AMI th. last $poe 'Do You consider these proper
charg's7' aske. Mr Corbin
q DO"
Mr Corbln continued:
. Then Why didn't you 50 charse them? A
{! Bu' hc-e expense" are CHARGED To- ,hc STATE
a. pounds ~ "a. mt anu labor N-'h j. was ny
b,okkeepcr who all that
This was followed by q, genera, laugh by the ldfg"
crowd Of spectators present and kinn'rd became
badly confused Mr. Corbiu called th" attention
~ the committee 20 the fact thai item ~ S" -
haa been raised hy intcriinlng S5' .. making the
bll charged 20 and paid by the STATE s. Nj
K!nnarI began - cNpostuiatc. saying tn" Increase
must have been dI" 20 IN error 81 wouldn't he
addict "a"cus" my bo1kSc"psr ~ such crooked
work l. is incapable OF explanation that b" would
T.. guilty 81 such crookcluess a. these accounts
believe H."
shouldn't think you would" said Nj Corhn.
''.uasmueh 90 you received al ~" checks md.
continued NJ 'orhn. 'in your bill - January. lN''
70 the STATE. the largest yon hal St-io II
,ha, no tented entry whatever appears IN your
hooks The account IS for 500 worth OF Labor and
two tons ~ paint. That means 1ia DAYS ~ iabor.
Vet 300 record appears on your books. Their" Is
absolutely nothing on the subject 90 this most i'm
portant 10 all your transactions with the state
except IN q limo where the charge is entered Tho
work involved covered period ~ hv~ months.
Sow. pclse explain why there is mo- detailed record
I'm any - the books YOU hay" produced"
Il am sure I cannot explain IT," SAID kinnard.
KI.AMES HIS WICKED PARTNER.
Tho witness became nervous ami admitted that
his books indicated that crooked work Was carried
on but be Lana DO" blame ON his missing partner
Mcrrck Martin. Mr.. C1rbn showed many bills
o. 4, similar character to those quoted and then
took up a bin dated January. 1850. for E2.'S2 g.
check FOR so drawn 10 ~" order of Mr. KInnlrl
had a note ON tn- chcck-s'Ib reading Deduct from
state Ilous" account" Mr. Kinnard said this was
20 per cent of the last h 20 Which he wds entitled
by reason az having personally supcrntcnd"I tho
state House work che Ks amounting about
sono drawn e. Blank" put in evidence. but
The witness could not explain them The examina-
ton proceeded as follows.
@ Mi Kinnard. want to call your attention 10
tn item OF January 20 lNi IN your 'ob book which
l. - $50" and the rest 81 the last word is erased
Now. what DOES that mean a don't know.
O-l.ook AZ 1t closely and tell us what that word
was Al think II means store for State House.
. State House IL long word. Don't YOU think
il means soneth hing else
Might it no, mean Skirm or Smith" slyly inter
iccicd Chairman Voorhees,.
Yes that's IL Store for Smith" said Knnard.
"Do YOU mean that Smith received that money"
asked Mr.. Corbn.
"Oh. TO; mean that stands for Smith. | do
not mean that Smith received the money. In fact
Smith dd not"
WAS Smith I'm the habit OF receiving stores?'
well he might have been. but do not believe
ne got that"
well. who did get it2'
"If any one did. think IT was Ford
TEN CENTS 4 MILE FOR ARBITRATORS.
At the afternoon session Mr.. Corbn took up the
extravagances OF the old State Board of Arbitra-