New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-03-24
.eeded 10 show by a

mltted the books. and he proceeded TO show by
carefully arranccd schedule that il every account
rendered the several items were raised on the DIS
TO the State. ~ done In this way ne sa'''
1.-The item IN the ordcr-bOok "ouin De hNe ton'
and The Item IN the ledger SIN tons. MI Noi "'
read from his schedule item after ITEM sHo"."s
that erasures had been made In Hurieys BOOKS
and that quite recently. He took up the bliiS IN
this fashion: The state vas charged February
with 1850 pounds OF coal, and on FEBRUARY WI"
Is 4Is pounds. February an entry on the pooNS
of $50 pounds was raised 10 2SIO) 10 cover the
Ease entries made prior. ,
Mr. Corbin said that these entries covered fraud-
uent entry Of SIS s. and there was no douO' as 10
the fact that these entries were made within
week Reading another bill. he said that on Maich
10 there was an entry of 26ilS pounds o. coai "H'
did not appear on The book on March i oilaie
10 the state Of S. 40 pounds had been raised IRON,
$40 pounds. and later " item OF Xxx POUNDS go
pounds had been added or an excess enaise ri o
ali IN the same bin it shown they were ialse,
.tnd amounted exactly TO tnS correSIlv at the
raised weights would have been $32 ana ina. va
raised to 500 an increase OF 90 PER We're raised
bv inserting a figure before the amount eXlehulnS
the account by 50 many PgefeTred to and
microscope examination showed that the erd tf
SIsS had 6fen the maq books had been cont
uay fasifed. that the footings ms enries
g. @ intnerded +" make ii appear as written sew
eral years were really written "l'"'' ~"
days eu. .h tee
had its attention called to various rasoa bad,e
The amount and page of the ledger ana oraer %
on 70 The Stale Of Si 81 was Acknowledged on
The book but nowhere did it appear th@' 'h'S ""N
been rectified.
BALD ROBBERY IL J FfN ITEM
Item after item gone over in THIS FASHION,
and
Even. the weights on the few slips found dlnered'
and II WAS shown that while Hurleys wagons
carried no more than 200 or $500 pounds, IN
every instance the State charged for loads
OF 5000 and over. Added to this, columns draans
%eie written over as was shown by the fact that
the original balances We're carried over TN ~
ali these errors Mr. COrbin said, the evidence Oh
crookedness was carefully concealed. and negligence
was 50 ceverly advanced That IL was mar" ~ ee'
Darcy was again put on the stand and these over,
Ehq,ses s snoTn TO Of himself trying the
lawyers questions and declared tnat ne kils ~ W.
ing ab9Tf lHers ia his handwrng Then the Wit
ness Fritz was recalled and put through similar
IcTsa:es in weight Of from 800 to 600 pounds up e
1900 and 1000 pounds on single 6 s do ySn
account for these errors, MI trIIu%
Il must have made a mistake, - ,oaor
Her Is and snS Sed to the STATE Of pounds
which does not appeSSr ear on your ofoer O00N i'0"
uV Sonit know except that may have made an
error in noting the number of the page, -,
WHO told you make that raise entry -
"1ii V you pocket the money derived yoursef?'
II did not" m
Ibid any one else! ,,..
No sir; not TO my knowledge - -.
FritTs answer to pointed questions STRUCK tne
audience absurd that at one uiHc 'Heie was
an outburst of laughter. 49,. s .,.,. .A.,
"Gentlemen this Is more a matter for ply thtA
for laughter said Chairman voorhees,; turning
IN the witness. he again asked him II ne had no
selfrespect or regard for himself or MS fanny
Un in fact gave Fritz to understand plainly tnat
~ Committee was in possession OF facts 10 dis
prove all his statements beyond question OF DOUBT
HAGGERTY's UNEXPLAINED NOTES
Daniel Haggerty deputy keeper at the State
Prison and a prominent Democratic local politician
was then placed in the witness-chair De mad been
subpoenaed but could not understand why ne was
wanted. he declared
Here is a note OF yours for $500 drawn on Janu-
airy G. $780, given to Major Hurley, and it has never
been paid. What do you know about it, demanded
Mr.. Corbin. , 49,.
money" answered MI Haggerty. who was astound-
ed BY the production Of the note.
We'll" continued Mr.. Corbin. mere Is ahotner
note of yours for $500 another for Sis2, one Tor S
two more Tor 5000 one $3.50 and for 500. and
several others. What did YOU give those notes for
and who got the money!
Haggerty houndered about for long time, con
tradicting himself with every answer. lie hnaliy
declared that he had given the notes for Hurley's
accommodation. and had never received dollar
on them, and did not give Ford or any state Of
fetal Of the money.
The committee adjourned until Thursday OF next
week.