, 1865-02-17

4s5 feet walls, below grade ..... Il 1o
$3.50 brick, la1d in chimney. 1a0o 1000
Bath Houss-Report Of 1861.
GS9 cubic feet foundation WALL 13.00 1000
231 yards wall, aboge...... 4.23 8.2i
Harden House-R<pors Of 1861.
1s,ss5 rnbLle walls: ...... ii Il
=. Hardsn's House-Repork Of 1853.
SIT cords rubble work iounda~
oriei in Partition Innings
as7,o25 brick in arches .......... 1760 so
1Ess& N;ag-Report Of 1861.
+ e. cubic feet foundation alls II
1Fsst Wzng-Rsport Of 1861.
COT cubic feet wills, {ehanso Of
o,sas cubic feet cell foundation, ~. IL
tcHtnGe OF Efaae)- II II
1Iorkshop No. G-Repor& Of 1868.
il sH,ail openings. ..-............. 1000 TOO
Boiler Houss No. 1-Report of1 1863.
19s n brick in chimney. 1a.0o 1000
DANIEL GOODMAN.
We concur in the above Comparative estimates.
N.P. LoBEHo,
VIM z. 1oRT1sEn's TESTIMONY.
lin. f. 16ortsner, suorn, says-I reside at Chi
csgo; am, by occupation, mason and builder.
Have been contractor for the erection Of public
Sea1a 9eDse eavs had tns about sDtgsa,
Joliet Penitentialy; have nad no contract on thai
work, and hare bad no knowledge. Of the work
until last week. / was at the Pen1tentlary last
week, and examined tho work thoroughly.
Mcssrs. Goodman and Loberg accompanied rue,
pnd teok Part IN ths examination q tlie work
lation to tho measurement, quality Of the work,
and estimates Of the cost Of tic same, before this
committee thie evening, and bis testimony corre-
spends In every particular with my own examine
ton and estimates. examined the brick work
Of the femalc prison, which was especially assign
Cd ne to ssasniee .! togna r. a,easaSensats
thousand. 1wonld bave done II II fer eight or nine.
: W. +. MORTIMER.
Il. r. Lo1En1's TESTIMONY.
A. T: LoteTg Suorz-I rcside ut Chicago: an
py a6a Rsan
not been a contractor, Or Interested Ii any con-
trac for building the State Penltentiary at Joliet
bad no knowledge Of the work until went to
examine 1t last week. by direction OF Mr. Cook,
chairman Of this committee. m1de the exam-
inatton Of the work Inst week. Messrs- Goodman
nna M9rttneF % Meze associated With me t4 tae e5
building vas especially ASSIGNED for my c1aml-
nation. found the quantities. correspoaded
w1a u TIC paIns H. found tns pEtses Of th
hare put up at t6e time tkey were laid for s9.S
per thousand. Il nm not nlisfnformel, The price
paid by the State was 5000 per thousand. Tie
they were lid for 500 per thousand. The be- State @
was charged S17 o. per thousand. / have heard
the Testimony Of III. Goodman, as to his estimates
they arc substantially correct n, p. LonNo,
Dantd Goodman recalled: My estimates alluded
to IN the last part Of my testimony, given this
eyer; evening Of the comparative cost Of different por-
DANIEL GoopxAs.
rEsT1AosT OF cnAs. 4. READ, ESQ.
In the summer Of 1863. DR.. John L. Hendricks,
cago, and aaid he desired to consult @ me- as a an A.
torneJ, abont bringing suit against Sam K.
Casey, to settlo uap the partnership accounts, Re
.atd, i9 their settlement Of their partnership, Mr..
tHendEicks) did not believe ought % b
charged to 1ee partnership account Of Hendricks
& Casey. He showed to me piece OF paper, On
which WIS written down a statement showing thG.
horse end carriage had been furnished, Of pre-
ssnss t9 F ssvses at
son was, Or for what services. I nm not sure
whether horee md buggy or psir Of horses and
Initial letters were written certain sums OF money.
How many diaerent sums Of money wcra set down
opposite fniuals have forgotten, but think from
Initials thesa Seie, @cSF aA. y. H. e, 9 95oos r.
The other, sums ranged from 500 10 $1,000.
This Is ny he.t recollection about them. / may
Casey to come to my office to rec If the matter
conlo not be tcttled. he came. l told him what
the claim o. Dr.. aend51cks vas; he replied that
everything that vas done BY him Was with the
knowledge OF Dr.. Hendricks, and that be ought
not to make fuss about It. There was some con-
,aa. xs5sHop aeePt the paper et which cannot no
about the matter. Before he lelt be said be would
go and sec Hendricks, and see Il the matter could
not be settled. told him TINT In the meantime
Rhonld proceed to prepare bill In chancerY to he
flied, NJ my client had ordered me to press the
nastter3s tast as possible. Mr. Casey LETT the Of
ice and the mnter fingered along tor two o. three
me that Mr. Casey or Nj. Odell had seen hIm, aud
they we're trying 70 settle 1t. Mr. Odell enc day,
came to my office, bringing a letter from my cit.
been settled: that liz. 0dell would ply my ices;
and ordering ms 70 give some Of the papers to Nr.
Qdeil, and send the balance to hlu, (Mr. Hen.
prepared rough DRAFT Of it. l received other
papers about the penitenuary, buk what tbs con
tents were do not remember. lhaye none OF the
.o-pid the papers state what these SUMS we're
given fors
A-1hey did not.
Q.--At the time Dr., Hendricks called on you to
se.ai1 5nn; and Eayc sou that paper. what did he
4. Hc said lie received the paper from Mr.. Casey,
and that Mr. Casey, claimed that the amounts
shown by 1t were paid ont 1t Springfield for the
benefit q the partnerrhip Of HendrisEs i G,scy, e.
but he lIeudHcks} believed that The money shown
the s9ss wns 1d 1Hs tS e. tho
fnd out whether i was 20 Or not as be aad Casey
had had come difficulty, aad lie thought Casey was
going to cheat him.
e: stats whether Yen have copy 9! the letter In
A. presume I have copy, because kccpn
q 81 ny stte1s In a171 ~ e ettsr book
Hendricks claim, when he called upon 5ou to
Settle.
A. stated to Mr. Casey 3tr. Hendricks claim as
1,a nave t.a.ea apose: san"ea 4r: C1sey me
aseg renied 1h iat ns nsnSTeas p
aoo1t ths subject matter of the paper and ought
Sta1n ,hasar aass H. ss., .,,+taa 4h.+ .ho
paper was In liz own hsndwriiin@. u'''so 'n'' 'ae
=. uou tAlnA ~ stattu ne w1ote II but nc
gaSe NJ 20 Understand that nc 1afnlsnoa tae paper
" b. stale Whet6er Dr.. Hendricks nsed anv names
o. ne meoefs % sG g shs legislature 10 whom ne
me dia noi aa be ' aia not state tn ghon tbc
ho1ses and carriage given settSeF ssS I'D NJ Il:
State .vhat von to]d Mr.. casev the content,
of the Eli in cha1lcery were, as to tie purposes
for Whirh the mOnev had been applted.
4. did tel! him that be would Be required to
eoE rhat nnrnose' and that Hendreks ca| |med that
Tie M money was did out to Eet through the Pitman
is2,a = st,,,. f,,,v and n,,,,en1.r,x what answer
5tr rnsav msda tn fhaf
4. If. Casey reniied that Dr., Hendricks knew
about the subject natter of The psper anl that he
stotn f - whctheT be lid or lid not aosr the
charges stated to him By you in regard to these
moneys hsyiDg been paid e members Of tae Gsa-
man 1ensc.
4. DO did not deny thai it was paid to get
through the Pit.nan lease, and did not tell what it
and said It was mean for Hendricks to make fuss
about it. -
1.r.s. JANIS .:s LOVES TESTIMONY
pason Il Mn'' assou' oA"'' Ae' f'''ueAt' An' 0ssa
4. James Lowe age, 4s, residence, Quincy, ILL.,;
stata rhcrc 1nn wero and at Whist you were
en19serd IN t1,e winter Of ISG3.
/. vas - assistant enrolling md engzossing clerk
Of he scn.tc. s IN Springfield then II session.