, 1861-10-26

A--because It Was 50. Q-Whe1 they signed
tnat eoansct were Colby snn Eiataofpe TO
eQmpese to4t Wefk! A:-Ihey we're ~
HoH m1en a,a Jon 5ecelye 81 tfc1n a re & &ctty on
tn41 eonRsa! :A.-so1ne $a.UW think. Y.
VINO Naa present when u Was aeat8nedf |
A--1 aons knoW. Q.-What was SAID. A.
- CONT q knoMIs on WIS nothing but pa5gatn and
Fsis: Fs,13.,, aaI otnef eonuac@ 0oC9lDy anu
nMndpst ths,, -. - t3e aas tSeaoer ~. ma9 ~
SmnaoIf 81 aod py .aey nsTa eohunets tor unlon
1lTS5 ia auu ,aE ialh stleety A-lasy men1 "
i,a,: pR! Ra! taem anytn1ng lot Inose! A.
4anaas W. ~ 1a9n 1smg me p2nKa -MA any
a11a. p~1x 49, ~ ~etoy ana 70 = :exk Is
epnw x what IA tas eae ,' pookss e1.s SSseaoay: S
,,osfr h,.s:n,,s ~ res .sS ...s.a7 y. ,s
Ares q josT ttmes oser, ard do'tt prapos: to
IT.: Tan g hgsr.a .s. .aMtnh 11i tbat,s mt d,pn,8sa
Mr. Lsfiin'n ':-' oA' 1ua' no' oiellneo.
HtfntSa-"I don't care whether It il digni.
NEG OF ,f9 not." :,
Drn ycu ever see the western Avenue
Wo{k a1ter It was comp!eted7 q. Yes, sir.
paid from the city? a. Yes, suppose SO.
q. Has there much work done? a. I think
about Il GOO worth @. How much work
did Taylor do? 4. It wouldn't amount to |
~, think nj :. 9 Were you at New York when
o How uoh et gns vas rfesesa ms9e f
$1,000. Q. Was there a sale made for |
Oneida county, New York? 4, Yes, for |
$2,Oo, I believe; there was sale
made for Arizona Or New Mexico, or some Of |
tEose countries where the silver mines are.
We took stock IN mining company for psy-
ment belie!e, but it didn't amount to any
thlIg. EEithorFe 6cld Eesiduary right for
the Wfo.e United States without ratification
bJ the company; and this, with the fact that
Colby co]ls scted some s., $50 which he wouldn't
deliver up, broke the company up. Colby said
the money was in the safe but didn't believe
It, C.-HATa yor taken 6ur interest in f|7 ar
prosecution Al don't know that nave,
.Q.-You consider Mr.. Colby great rascal,
don't your Al don't propose to give You
my opinion. Mr.. Colby Il . good nasafee1 ii1an.
4r. Pan 6urt'a-"Ihat's all. Ms; La1in.'
Titness-" Any Misunderstanding we've
had, we'll bury :"
Mr: Edn Barea-" Oh, yes; ne are too much
alike.n
TESTIMONY OF GEORGE ". wusoy
-1u., f,.+- ,cr,voxo- =, 1oeo, lut+,.e. .x
anired Ses5 csr,;}icate and identihed his aigna.
% tnIe.1i ala not Trite this ! think Colby did:
iI aisned It st GoIbY's reouest: be said tRat he
waited me to exaIaine The work On Western
Avenue and give him a certific cate az Ward
and The Maror wanted one: We vent over
and examined The rosd: il Was a
etG1my DAY il vas enouinp. we were
then half an. hour; We took no nar-
ticular Measurements, simply drove aver: +
have examined the work since ana find tho
work is done on the west Side Of the street
Cut Of the city limits and lacks h1nrk and a
half of hefn5 finiahsd the Ubo1a lan1tb tha
sfone n annee.s 1Tne fron fost * sf+eas, ae
itches deem fhe most of fhe waV. II Ia tas ~
! twelve feet wide the stone on The top IS well
broken; Q-Do jon nov think upon exam
1ElnE the street and looking at the speci1ca-
f!oae, that 1t Is in accordance with them? 4.
NC. Ell: -..
1oAfd Ho'den-Q--Youss ssy you signed thst
cerhhcate, Without proper examination Of
the WorK? A--1ee, sir; signed it upon
| Celh1 g assurances. Q.-Wes that your usual
method Of doing business while city official
| A~-No, sir.
TESTIMONY OF ]. :. THOMPSON.
Odd YOU sign Ibis certificate Ar
did. Odd yop write It :? A.-No. sir
| Colby did in December. Colby reuuestPd ma
/ TO 20 ont and examine the work. We lid and
EeHt over HE work and JUDGED from annear.
ances there migbt be the amount Of stone m
be sfate6-We fetnrred and Colby drew m =
certifiigte and reoueeted us to eienit, I oh.
| iecfed as 1 bed nof snfficienttv eEaminad the
| work. He sasnred ns twas done ali r:phf
| and We gave The certifcste' He did not sfata
| that The Tork Was done from Chfcapo 4vanne
| down to Lake street. The work 1n9ks nrettv
| hard now- The snecif3natinn cs11a ffor 30
7xidth nf tEe1ve feet mt IN sn1ne nisoea * = ;s
not +bat E;5a nnw Si5 ~ 49, s,.tI;E - -
| shout the work while it was being done the
broken stone came under the specifications,
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