The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1869-05-29

West anu owners hghinN tuc comfnlssloncf
Of the Fourth wardi
rcl,. Pr,iSeni Of ns Fourth Wsrd R,puoriee.
sra. The under,igned, members Of the CON.
%l tee sBp0,sss,a a SSss ss si ';,pS s.
gate charge. against the othelsi conduct Of
Fourth w:tS you'd ,s report
At O'Clock on Monday, the ai.h instant, and
Spos to them s Tsss s Z. .ss SSy ss
amining the books and accounts Of said com.
missioner, after having heard and examined
os s sso,s sS.vs. sSs hsr.ss sssa
including one witness introduced by Messrs.
Briseoe and West against Mt. Crane, they
proper or dishonorable In the ofieial conduct
Of said Crapei on thu other hand, his dealings
.1h his to have SSSr
All OF which Is respectfully submitted.
RonnnT ball,
W. II. NALLEY,
A. X. BRowpE,
Committee.
Iva, not present at the exsmiaatiou OF the |
before the committee, and upon sneh examIns. |
report. VIZ. 8. MoRsE.
Mr.. J. II. oro.,m,n being duly sworn, "a
Crane, commI..ioaer, e., drawn on the Cor.
poration, to laborers holding such orders for
Corporation work In the Fourth ward, and for
request, sometimes OF Mr.. Crane aud som
times Of The men & .hs%.eiys. that he I0ros
use OF his (Crohmsn's) money, but never to
exceed ten per cent; that there was never any
any benefit from hi, esshing said orders that
10 no instance did Mr. Crane derive any bene
at therefrom whatever; J. II. oEosssAs.
the peace 10 and for Washington county, d.
L. J. KLorrxs, j. p.
Mr.: $. P. E,gy being duly sworn, say. at
OF the Fourth ward, and for the benefit OF Cor.
| poration laborers under said Crane, he htd
sn .1 Sf,n
the full smouut In value Of such orders that
there was never any understanding that Mr..
or benedt Whatever from said trsns,otIons,
and that said Crane In no instance ever has
received any proht therefron
Sworn and subscribed before me Justice OF
the peace In and for Washington county, DO,
on this 18th day OF Nay, A. ID. isoo.
MI II. Crane, so%%l.sioSss, of he foun,
ward. ehaneed TO be In his store one evening,
end alter some eonvsrsation about the dificul-
I ,eir pay. asked him tBsiI Il he could noi
trntsh goods TO these men at cash prices, and
AXE his tOr.ne,s crdera On the ecrporsticn
an nee To ,S Ssp %sS; sS.. :. B.i
consented, ana had so turnhhcd ssid men 90
employed under Crane on his orders with such
| goods as they needed from his store ut cash
| prices; that In no instance, at no time, was
| there ever an intimstion or an undertaking
that he toranel was to receive any ptoat, per:
oentare or Interest 10 such trAnsaotfons, and
In no instance has Nj. Crane received benent
| or pront therefrom. RoBEnr BALL.
sworn and subscribed before me; slp,tice OF
| the peace in and Tor the county OF Warrington,
| ID. o., on this 2Ith day OF May, 1850.
DAVID R. SIXTH, J. p. tsHALl
MT: Th9m" williams, teolored,l being duly
Crane, Comml.sIoner Fourth ward, lacking
one day, for the corporation At "a per day,
for sia dollarsi one on MI. Crossnaa for si6i
Gne on .o%S one else fcs which a%ou NJ
Crane 10 money, s71; the whole amounting TO
so. This was all received for my work OF
| thirty.hve days, l did not know until saw
Sp fG 90 moi Hao% now SH but Tf s.ae
come.
dollar. In groceries, proven to have been de-
,nsx .ng mat ne MAD inc soods % the
amouNted 10 40 much NV A"o" "e '"u '"''
his
WILLIAM X WILLIAMS.
marx;
| u
Mr.. ]. II. Crane. being daiy sworn. .sys he f..
Commissioner OF the Fourth ward. washing.
ton, d. o.; produces hts books OF seoount,
WIN laoororl empioyei 90 the oorpsrsntloa
soa .sv.s ie WV were kent nv MIN snI arc n,
books OF original entries, as; that thew are
true and correct to the best OF his knowledgc
s 40 nele'i thst oy them he has oye,Psid Thss'
CATION; thai he gave orders on ditferent psttie,
when the corporation vas upt in fund, 10 nav
iaborers, to supply men so employed under
him, and INT ~ no Instance hs, he ever dc.
=, ss,s1, gba,oas, 5,p 20 w y proao
paid ]. III, OeArE,
Sworn and subscribed before me, q Justice OF
tho psses In and Tor the eounty OF Washing
'oh' D. w. on tho z"h asy OF My, lso''
49, g..
NAV u. T}
I hereby certify that / have examined the
pay rolls Of H. Crane, oommissiorer o. In
sSs ,n Ms 'Y ,sao IA ana Az, m soea:.1
eyerv 1,rtisyinr, and. furthermope. tbat thsx
are made out 10 such q manner as to prove
Mr., Crane to be 4 gentleman OF correct bust.
ne" hao"s' fhxpps.ck A BoswELL,,
.e'' "'or ~ w.
Jrnarp.sc rna,a 6aors,a Nv $780,
Of Teyos ancomnanicd ~ h,s liz Ia
dapghter on Tbnraday yi.Ifsd How'd IIni'
ysrslty' They ware pccciyeS nv Gen How.
ard ana sbown thro,rh The W rions S,visions
Of the Frsesmsn's Rnreau anS tSe e nor%a1
and law denaTtments of The tIniverstx Az n
the latter Mace The Jndgc tool occasio, In
/. The presence Of several N The Ia W stnJents
to present comics Of his weli.known and val.
nablc works, WPaschaI,s Annotatca Cons,i
tuition" and 'sAnnotatod DIacs, ar Tho Jams
Of Texas.D The nTcscntotion was made in
a few apnroprIate and nicosino rcmarls In
which tbc indge exnrcsseJ resret the, Az
nrivcJ ~ weoI1h he was oniS ala ~ aiSo
IL tbe institntion thess worIs the mo- W t moi
If his own brainI Ia boned tbat ne msm.
. bars ofthe c,ass might spccoed In ,ha ~,
he wonIS extesd n hearty weIcomc N o,w y,
, them in The professional 'fcld on Teyas
! The present was received with a TttIny 70,
sponse by Professor John NJ. Lanpston.
General Howard renewed tho a1pression NJ
thanks and assured The ind0e thnt moi tbc
amor,t given but The motive and svmnathy
of the piyer were the measure Of vajuci
Amer n cheering word or two from tho
medical Professor Robert Reybprn and a
! vote of thanks from tSe members of Tho
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