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

ward and sssist Ia this thing, and II the con.
tract 10 procured, 10 shall be matter cQuaily
Interesting TO Us all"
out OF The psrtnesshtp, A. AsIsnswered you |
befors, Sas6, tsso at arst, and In about two |
0' Dc You eonsidsr that that 10 all you are
emitted toi Al, 4 DO not consider that can |
know until We got through with the costrset, |
vhsoever ve DO We will probably have q set.
tiement'
o. WIS there an agreement drawn up be-
tween M. oieeson. yourself, and MI.
crnsIroet A. Yes, air.
O, was thai In writinRt A. Yes, sir.
a Csn Won produce a eopv Of M A L nevsr
hsd copy, Ida intenS 70 have Que, but did
o. what was the smount Of the pay rolls
the arst time the Arm paid OF upon the work
that the pav rolls we're between Al 100 and
d 500. There WAS other indebtedness though
aCainst us beyoud that for shoyels, black
SMITHS tools, ss. ~ w.
tools, 40. araiost the arm Amounted toi a
NV rseolIectian IL mat there wns one biii
paid q MT, Elyans-s note that had been
Il nv rscoiieetioa Of IL. ''' Wv 80 So
Ah.a w.. a' S..s setoe,. nsve. ha,s 'd hs sSs
Tss msnsy VA M aspo,,,sa .ns sss.s ncw
made, sndt was present At ths time.
In hs 100 ~ n,Rs,,ns ,ns ae En A.
% H.a Won IN. pows, ~ 4, VIA a. anti A
Vbs, To had Ne NJ power Q, Drawing y ont
., ttSss S,,,u.tsS 10 n, G,Iss,r,e Nv IN.
contract ' W ''' ~ "
voeh sve .iSso ~ smouSot hare ssoo oS $500
were az posited in me bank to The credit Of Inc
nrT' A. yes nf. ~ sn !, ua .uppo e",.
| ~. atwh s uu , SVur knoWt
eaEe t I'M, AZ w nns ,,tsss ,aa rut ita h
should cot DC PAID for both HayN A. Well,
sev "eeN' a''e' Wv Work hau oeen In
prSSsrn
Donovan In regard to thst. part, or say other
part OF the eontfaetI a. No, sr untsd
oeIore, ne ntit intim alton th1t ! nag 81 Ss
met the eonnissiosen MT. Crane, who had
, rem 20 Mn 10 you koov, nj. a,e .s.
SON you a,e 20 receive noth'ns LOT the dirt
nlee,oo SAID he DID not know u M; Crsne
tod him that that was the acti Mt. uNcson
to,d me o. IL, and ssid W vas an eotlre mis-
take, was persuaded. and That would pay
so, afterwards, Mr.. aiee,os atsih spoke to
me, NEIL Ire rsoG ,nsS srisnH thsn TOD S, MN
time the atst advance Va. made Of t2,Too and
odd dollsr:; and as stated here the other eve.
time as %' ,st ss. stG very tGs ns
ing that saw the eontrset for the nrstt time.
! q. How did you undefstAnd the contract
| after you read ~ A. I understood IL precisely
a. the Mayor did, And as Mr.. Crane did; un-
der.tood that there va. no pay to be had for
First streets.
| q. Did you talk to the Mayor that morning
sbout in A. simply went to the Mayor as
hand. and called his attention to that provi
sion, sad told him that thought Il was wrong
he said, NO, that I. right" s,id with some
but as was snxiou, this advance should he
made that day would then talk about money,
and talk with him on that subject afterwards,
Q. This was the same day that you received
this s2,ocot A, believe IT was either that
| day or the day before. am not entirely Ger.
| tain which.
| q. You are sure you ddn't get the money at
that interview A. Oh, I am entirely sure
that did not.
q. Do you rcmemeer, when you we're pass 8,
Ing out with check, In company with Mr.
OBeirne, meeting Mr., Crane an hour after
you had thai talk with himl A: / do not re
member II. 1t nay have occurred.
g: Your recolleetion 70 not distinct upoI
ehsci: I do not think ever h'd the check ii
my hands.
q. Dan you give the date Of that Interview
have been the 23d or 2tth Of April, beeause IN y
resollection 10 that the money was drawn OF
the 74th OF April.
q. It was the same day the money wa,
drawni A. say 1t was either that day or the
q. April "a is mentioned herel A. Itell you
| / am not positive that II was that day. Am
not certain SAW the Mayor on the day the
money was drawn. II was either that day OF
| the day before. know there WAS some di m
Guilty about procuring the money from Mt
Bliss, some delay about 1t, and am not sur,
whether ! had the contract In my hand AM
: talked with the Mayor on the 23d or 2ith. !
J | was either the d.y s.fe.. o. ,hs day On whiel
the money was drawn thst ths eonvetsNlo'
between the Mayor anu mJsen ocsutteu, an
men u was ohiy shgh' con'ersAhoh,s uen
nave given. ,,, ,
~ Are you rentlse OF tne h5ors
NO, sirj ana nave oeen amazeu 70 near .he y
port 10 All directlons thst am the orother-in
lay OF the Mayor. ,,, =,
y Ana no pNt Oh your ,smny feia'ou u
MINI A nave never hearu Oh any ia. a.
: q. Wa. there an understanding with IN
! Mayor, when this contrnet was gven ou
: about eetlnY the money-apou' oeins PAU
sdvanee, ,paiu AZ tne wotk pfon,eea q
!. Tb.t. Iaia pot AZ IN timc,'I aiS ef,esyara
ina' ny NJ ~ w ,'tV, ~. ".,., "a w., u
. Y. 1 thlnk ! ande.stood you 10 say, VINE
ob =. ,hs osnIssii.,,' M. IA sir p'o"''e
| " ~ MI t"Pn,hait az as.Mtr,.I II. "A
a T. DID nc iuihii that prom''ef A. lie I'll
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~ wo,a %, ,.n.mh.s ~ NJ than ~
. - LII ~ ~ .h.,h.s * az az az cnrrs,,
80 Js, ssn,E ~ 10 .his ~
snIn. iii in.t r.sd. !, n .trse,
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