New-York tribune., 1899-06-09
GARDINER FAILS TO APPEAR.

GARDINER FAILS TO APPEAR.
William j. Mckenna. sworn.
Mr.. Moss-Have you produced some papers from
the District Attorneys office? Some one from the
General Sessions? Clerk Of the General sessions'
Al have here something received By myself from
Colonel Gardiner. requesting a duplicate OF re-
port already furnished.
O-Yes; do you have II? A-That Is duplicate
of the only report which know OF, yet II doesn't
answer the description emDooIed III your su"P"""
duces tecum
Q.-I see that one Of the subpenas you hand me
is addressed "Hon. Asa Bird Gardiner. Dstrict-At'
torney." Who sent that to you? Alt was taken
by me In his absence
Ole was in the office at the time? A.-Not at
the time.
Q.-It was so stated? A.-He was there this
morning and went away.
Q.-It was stated to the subpoena server that
Colonel Gardiner there, and 1t was thought
you would 10 It. A.-1is office Is on the moor
above mine 1t came down and heard he had gone
for the day. and I accepted IT,
Q.-Has he gone for the day? Al presume he
has didn't see him at all to-day. nave peeh
told so.
Owe wanted Mr.. Gardiner himself. You are
the chief clerk there. are you? A-Yes
OWN you be kind enough to serve that upon
Colonel Gardiner for attendance tomorrow morn
ing? Al will hand It to him.
Q.-You will attend to Il? A-Yes sir
Mr.. MossLThat is all.
Daniel Engelhard resumed the witness chair.
Mr. MossoNow, Mr.. Engelhard, you say there
were no increases made east OF Thrd-aye. In your
Sa1wsn, ySu 99rignssy figured increases east OF
Q.-Dont you remember figuring increases east
of Thrd-ave. and turning them In at the office,
having the struck on A sn nrrsase
there.
Q-You did consider increases and they were
pencil, weren't
Q.-And they were brought into the office? A
Q.-And they were dlsapproved at the office? A.
Q.IThey were rejected? Al never knew they
were rejected.
RUBBED OUT HIS FIRST FIGURES.
,Q,-There was a new book made uup' Al fur
ON a new book? A.-Not IN new book
Q-On the same book? A.-On the same book
Q.-These increases, were, in pencil then, were
they? A.-Yes, sir: all our figures in the field book
are In pencil
Q-And then you rubbed those out? A-Yes, sir:
Q-And furnished 1t over again. What made
you put increases down? Al was going over es,
fair assessment would be-
Q-What Increases did you put on7 Al don't
O'@Have you any record of those pencil figures
you made? A-Nc. / rubbed those all out
Q-You have no other copy OF them? A;-No.
Q-What was the aggregate? Al don't re-
OFT was hundreds Of thousands Of dollars? A.
o"What was the area Of that dlstrict1giys me
ninth-st. east of Third-ave to Fifty -nnthst east
of second-ave to seventieth-st
Q.-How many hundreds or thousanas Or inctease S,e
did you show in your pencil hguresg Al doh'
... ..,, so
Q-Are you sure Of It? Al am quite sure
II was not millions. ,..
Q.-YOu are sure it was not! Al ani ou''o
sure 1t not millions; LII. .o 4.
Q-Wasn't it one million; are you quite s sure e
was not one million? Al think IL was less 'Ha"
a. million, j not sure.
Q.-You are not sure? A.-No
ure-about a million dollars? A.-Less than that
Qon how many pieces OF 2rSpesy Spa was about
a million dollars, distributed? A7FIye Us thousand
Q.-On 5000 pieces7 A.-About SoW pieces
THOSE FIGURES WERE TOO HIGH
o.-That represented your individual Judgment
did it not? A.-Yes. , ,,,r,, w,.r
Q.-Were you acting honestly ana nairy wmTa nya
YOU put that increase on? Alt was mere
me morandum.
when You put that Increase on? AaGsT,ainy Hs,
no o.-Exactiy. mtiyDS A1Yes
oAnd was the estimate I'll that no5yE You took down
Sys you tRSs TSs book to the s %s IN
Q-who was It that asked you to S revise 3, "F A.
oNWho did you report YOU had Snnt put y miIliGh Hth
dollars increase to? A n baS iTsead denStv aSDH who as
ne pbat adoining property and in conversation
which had with them, In order to equalize, o pc
lieye. was little hgh; my estimate was "''''
t66'-Were not your Instructions TO value all the
nronerty at its full market value! A-Ahu equai-
o.-What does that mean and eaualize'S A1ro An,,r,
eouallze with the adjoining property. III the eh'i'
Rnt You are always equal If you the full
market value? At IS the difference in the mar
oIWhat is 1t that you trying TO- eGnsllrer Gaz.y
In
ar the fair market value they are all bound 10 DO
equalized. aren't they? Ayes.
HOW THE DEPUTIES EoUALIzE
o-Certainly II you have valued your prop
ertv AT its fair market value and the adjoining
district is valued at its market value what was
there to eaualize? AIN order to agree, you might
get on one side of the street similar piece oi
property to that the other side. and they wou'o
sell for different prices. and the value would vary
and In order to equaze the deputies ADJOINING one
another would agree on what was fair valuation
O-But an attempt TO equalize values across the
street would not affect 5000 pieces of property A
1t would affect the territory-the section.
Q.-It would affect the territory? Alt wouid
affect all that part Of the town
Q-How did you eqIalize your section py taxing
off the increase when oIher sections were being
increased all along the line? A.-They were not
increased where l was taking of
o.-What section was taken off along yours?
A-What section IT was don't know. don't
know OF any section taken OF.
O-What section did you equalize with? A
Section g. Volume or 4.
Q-Who had that? A.-Mr Moore.
o.-Had M Moore brought In figures Of In
crease? Al don't know.
Mr. Moss-Is Mr. Moore here?
Mr. Moore-Yes, sir.
Mr. Moss-We will swear Mr.. Moore right there.
want 70 ask him one question
MOORE IN THE SAME PLIGHT.
James s. Moore sworn.
Mr.. Moss-You are the deputy in charge Of the
district referred TO by the witness Section 3? A.
Yes.
O.-Dld you make pencil memoranda upon your
book originally increasing your assessments In
that district? Ayes.