Year: 1868


only as matter of form; it is supposed to
be my duty to know how many men are
employed in the tenth ward, but
for two or three months after /
at the Erato street branch Office do not
know what becomes OF them after that the
street commissioner receives daily report Is
of the number of men at work the name
Lynch is "man of straw y | drew his
pay / signed the name of Lynch and my
own gave the money to Stanley / know
the name Daniel Donovan, q man of straw (;
the name was brought to me, in Stanley 3
handwriting, TO be put down en- the pay
roll do not know who got the money, but
heard that some woman drew it Widow
Shaeffer is a woman Of straw never drew
her money Murphy drew her money it
was given to me orce to hand to Stanley
never got any of it; was in the quarter
masters department, United States army
was never under arrest was under i. j.
Strang when quit the service; vas once
before the provost court in the matter of a
mule that had been stolen as a wit. ass
knew nothing of safe that was blown
open in the quartermaster's department
never had charge against me while in the
military service.


By Judge Collens-Baker told me he
rented a lot, and he wanted all the large
stock that came into the pound; $50 should
have gone into the treasury from the 9th
October; Baker told me that Mnlligan was
hard up, and that should not be too hard
on him; McGinn once gave me S25 on an
other occasion he gave me $25 when Iasked
him for it !; / gave half Of ii to Stanley Mr.
Clerc has called on me; Mr.. Wyman called
on me, and said that be did not care about
Bakers or Stanley's serapes, but he did not
want the lodge mixed up.


By Judge Walker-I saw about twenty
four loads of ballast on the levee Stanley
told me that he had q warrant on the treas
ury, not in his name, which he wished me
to collect; Stanley gave an erder for
city sand to be hauled to John
Wymsn's, 1 heard Knowltou had a
distillery on Tchoupitoulas street
Mr.. Brown told rae to keep my eye on the
disiillery; my orders were to close the dis
tillery If they had no city permit; they had
no permit; notified them that they could
not continue to ruu; the distillery contin-
ued to run; Brown told me keep account
Of the time; the fine was $40 per day; an
order from the street commissioners Office
was given to me to close the distillery;
finally closed it; no money was ever paid
to either Brown or Baker in the matter that
l know of; gave you the outline of what
knew of this case when first visited you
at your Office.


BY Colonel Field--Never asked Judge
Walker if would be prosecuted for for
gerry in the matter of Moran would have
appeared here even if / had obtained the
police lieutenancy; had a subpoena when
Wyman met me hid myself frem the
officers of this committee gave intorma
| ton of the distillery business to-day
went to Correjolles' house / am no more
anxious in this matter on one side than you
are on the other.


Mr.. Hornor showed the witness six pay
rolls, and he (witness) said the signatures
| at the bottom ware his. Witness here ex
planned and showed that the payrols showr
had been tampered with, having been Gu
and five names been left cut. ! saw Mr.
Brown cut the payroll and leave off fv,
/ names the four men did not receive pay
Brown said it would not do to put thos'
names on the roll.


Judge Walker asked that letter datet
January I, 1868, to the common council
from Mr.. Baker, be entered on the minutes
The letter refers to the resignation Otleret
by Mr.. Stokes as assistant deputy stree
commissioner.


The committee, after hearing one NOR


witness, adjourned until this evening at ST


o'clock.