The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1869-10-08

Board OF Aldermen, Mr.. Crane, the prose-
cutting wttuoss, with his counsel, Messrs. o.
Gcof sp sps sh w Mayor m and Ma
Bliss, and Edwin l.. Stanton for Mr.. o'Beirne.
u TPoa the suggestion q NJ. Crsse, MT,
TIE capsoity In which he appeared.
Mt. Cook replied that he thought the com
mittee had already been informed ~ letter
NJ. n SGS,a .RR.s counsel ' fsr he Msys
Mr.. look. I appear s counsel for Mr.. Biiss.
MI. Crane. protest against Mr.. Cook, who
other side tthc defence) In this matter, His
place 10 on this side, tproseeution,) II on Any
Mr., Cook; do not appear a. corporation
Mar. Holmes, IL u compatible with your po-
s'Sa as ~ eerpstson .,sorpsy e spgs her.
Mr.. COOK, am not here to answer any
feprs,so, Mr. m sl i and 10 rspre.ent IN par,
attorney / appear as : siti,en Of thl. District
ployment a. a corporation oficer,
Mr.. Holmes. The duties Of your once, A.
understand them, are to sue parties for de-
i'auding the corporation, in suits where 1t IL
Mr.. Cook. / have no response 70 make.
understand my duties and have stated how
Mr.. Crane. here enter my protest against
the corporation attorney, who Is paid s2,eS0
year TO defend the corporation, appearing here
linz ne sasans.stao "'' "eA '""'
Mr.. Cook. with the rermissiou OF tho CON.
eornop.,ian s,tc.a.a tnst 30 ~. sPPeHs -
an attorney distinct from my employment AZ
corporation attorney. 1 appear for Mr..
$500 na mr; bowen, a. sts,eu 10 the isner
viii state In this connection that Mr.. stan
ton also appears for Mr.. Bliss and for MT
The eommi, tee SSrse,sa tss pro,e,. ot M,
1h,an nj WIN the expisnauon o. MT. oook and
10 he er ts,cd q ", IN resaru 10 'he ma''er'
J %J Tn u On me record.
possession Of note. Of testimony previously
stIel Eksmined by MI Holmes, tquestions
q WIFI san ~, ~ MI "; 0aane =.
,,Ss - you state Al you Know IN regard 10
sr.Jina .,.e awnfded 20 John Donovan lot
a streets ,n ss X s,.!s, ana ana First ana
40 wand M J., agasth wrd' A: Before 40
mani ~ , e 20 induige IN slight state.
what yra,n "a, y, 70 ny nN sPPesrahoe, ana
dues, he apst ev.ai,a ns ne,ea oy your ri
whom i met and who was the oniy member OF
that vs.: prepared 70 I give my eSidsSse %ssn.
ever called Tor, and would await the call OF
the committee IN the Mayors once.
gld remain unnl the COMMITTEES adjourned
without calllng me. then returned at the
% next meeting without any further subp9ua,
Ahu ws called to testify. Twas 80 persistent
10 coming, else by failure to do so II might be
Ssetlbed to some purpose to conceal whateyer
might Know 10 thi. matter; In other words,
mat might be unwilling to say under oath ali
.ht Knew about II. After IL was all over,
Afterwards, think, a statement In regard to
my testimony, which l regarded as unsatis
,aetory addressed apolite note to Mr.. Muir
lsShl stahng this fact. ! supposed that HI
would publish ~ bot not doing so, Withdrew
~. when 1 Withdrew It he Informed me tina
h hsrn nah men eon,iSdsd 70 publish 4: pre-
70 Dc published In the Chroniciej you, gentle
mSsn: my , have seen Y or may not.
Wines. slnp BY * oasbt from IN, ,o,,,,
hyo pursued, showing an entire disposition
20 ush WIN iapness and truthfulness with
nent, inssnuch as Mr.. Martssh has 10 two VOC o,
thtee Issues OF his paper insi nuated so strongly
rs 20 nave occssioned friends OF mine to meet
something to do with taking the notes OF the
shorthand reporter 10 your employ.
lIhe reporter viii take occasion to state
mere that me shorthand notes OF the testt
mony OF Mr.; Fry and Mr.. Bliss were stoleI
from the hall OF his private residence, an hou
~ nwo htter y had bees placed there, And ths
uWas Impossible TOT the party who took TIT
I ,.ss, g" =" yh,eh they were inclp,ed to know
wn " 1 20 ne deems this Statement
be convInceS thn,. i. no, She eoh hiaht ma
tho ~ ,,s mere ~ hothlns on when 70 pas
ns.s iH'iuus'''" fei"''oa 10y the WI
NJ Il,
mittec, viii say that can do nothnS my nor nor
he ~, 49, re ,h ment OF what said T.
h.s." S. IN .ae former OCCASION:
al
Tine that had any Idea OF having any cor
s' eHon win any eonttact under THIS corporf
wnminhsy , ,eHaSSn o. y, Ieneta V beifne IN
-. n.,s y. ius ~ 70 hnuteW oleeson io
the pS,pose o. erecting an arrangement =
ni.esnn ~ NJ ~. u'snt oe pIoauoeu LOT IA
IAN Streets nsmsS IN ,h Hu s, 81 .. &c ~
ahnn, ' 4, Gpnt.siI haa some hesitstie
rv1 .s.an,ar y, u" y, e"n,1y new tnlng 70 IN
myseIf came toretber sSan etifin I, uiees1n a.
oprr neey. tihaiy, before this contract wa
WsHt. ~ oi'hs y WassugBested, Ithink D
law iona Donovan, should be put forward a
'"T '.u.ef, insIeau o. ms oWn, ana ~ was dons
~ puTsnn,snSe OF the agreement entered int
Mayor Bowen about II. II was then said :,
ne * me mayor, 10 substance, you know
Mt; rty, ina. l am opuge1 70 give eontrsct
70 we toweS tesponhple oiuuers. 1 shoult
DC gao TO oohse your friends In THIS mattel
and u they put In the lowest responsible bid
oteoorse they wv geit eontraeti but eaI
noI on account OF any lfIenushlp or Psftiant
mat l may have toward you as a friend o
gentiemsp, engage 10 any system o. fsvori
ish, winch ne said ne knew would not as
I" nlm.
The point rested there for the time being
Aitefwaras me biIs were put 10 on Donovan
name, The same bid-eleven cents for gradin
ana ven cents ioT gravenng was made upon Al
lhe sWees olu ior-fltsJ ", N, m: before th
Iuesuoh was ueetde an ieeei ,w an intm,
Won from penerh opeine 'nat heIe wa
some ptooapiitS tnM ndee, wouia Se gNs
70 hnother oiuae. tnsn Donovan, ana ! hs
aHeAuy ,sposeh 70 .he hayor aoout ~, an
Wisheu MIN 70 make ~ esumstena carer
esumate-ahu say WnetheI, taklns the Dids
~ the sreetsi they oeing the same takin
mem ~ o9nplnstloh, ~ Wouii NOT pc u
ioMen oia' ihefei9.e, when heatd that q
was hkeiy 70 give street TO another, calle
.oses we Mayor, out ne was not 10 ms once n |.
ana, As had az engasement AZ the capitol a
eleven o'clock, waited a, i9n5 as could, b.
he NOV sVsins ~ pepetA " bsitnes room,
hatssNa hote 70 MN ltne MaYorIt ten
nm ma no hsNl Aoout the lkellnoou
hhslNthB thh steet 10 another, aud TO
,oInl MN tnat y suGn was his purpose lha'
hopeu ne WouIu tNe 'nem Al, ihasmueh
.DohoNsn ulu NOT GeslIe the other thtee stree
unless ttreet was embraced AiterwsEd
hsnatl, not ircm the mayor, put ! think Ire
CbeiIho, that upon careful estimate ~ "
tpuh1 'hat, embracing Az Jour sFeeta IN 7.
oiu. u was the lowest bii made. 10 ON
wofas, that there woulu pe large sNElhs
the eotpoIaloh az eompstea WIN me low
V vh upon tne var 10y s'Te anu " was up
ma vas aMhueu' 70 uuueIstoou.
,hI,. ma AZ S1u u1sro W sy ~ Iessfa
'np " M, N, ies' siri upon ,hAt point.
y; Dia YOU uhdetsiani thst these parties
o'uIInf IpI Lhsse iVuI stteets, WhlGn you .
made tneif pa the IoWest, were 10 pc PAID
excavation u they got paid Tor embsnkmeI
a. NO, slfi did not know anything ADO
that At the time. ! understood that the BIZ
OF Donovan were the lowest on all the stree