, 1869-02-24
The EslimRfes and the Fig.
uling.
A Stranger Threatens Mr., Gsrnsey with
the Penitentia1y if He Goes to
Springfield
Character of the Work Done on ths
New 6tats House.
Tbs Frles Of silence.

q. Where do you seeidc7 A. IL Chicago.
z 1ew a3,s,, long have ,ou resided therc' a.
q. What IL Jour bu,sness1 4. Architect.
Z: How 1orG hayc you been engaged In that
&. Narc J5u had one la'terlyi 4. Yes, sir.
bad one Inst year. and one the year hcforc last
;, q. Two years ago had you a psrtne'' A.
q. Who vas 1t, A.. John c. cochrsne. i.
q. Tbs present ARCHITECT Of the state House
@. Bow long were Jon In business With HIN
fnnn9F iroasS ons se. i Mss
.. nasinE II tnc line that ,ou we're In p.rtnor-
n onst s psas' 70 s, g. VIE
up white was IN that partnership.
q. The ones which we're finally acrcptedt A.
q. who drew themf A.. woll sir. Two or
thtse different past;ss wosks4 upou them ihsd
ta2ta Setaetn u ny partncs sna myss tnst
should undertake ihe ro:unc Of them up. and
should take tre. private hack ONCE, aud msko
the onlee as be had had the o1l:e before went il
with him: thst ho would undertake to nm tha
hnsinora Of thc Office. and do any necessary work
q, To get the plans adopted, do you ms1ni a. |
Ies, h.: that wss unde.s!ood be.wecn Us.
q. About when Va. this conversational a. I /
csnIot tell without going lit,le back. cannot
very well Five the exact d1,cs, hut havo t3kc1 |
S% ay ss u1 q s
oil waa about Tho month OF May. 1871 There |
was little ekescn thcn made OF Tho ground Aour
vcnt to Springfield With tho intention. a. tic told
mr., Ct 1acrtiEg the Iomm''storers and talking |
The matter o,er, and xe.,.nx 'nslI ideas ~
Ss's ;ss s,!se!iaa e!:a .; II .hs s:
Oh The lover door, Ta,l was ps~7.ou4 70 ,ua &c.
Tns VA =. 9ny sks!sa ns ,n
wc3t into the hack on'ce tnd worked apon. rIx
weeks. until the pla1s were made. Mr.. Cpchtane.
way ,nu plans ve,c to be made. ETC.. Fncy wera
gotten up unuCE my supesSisiuR in that way
Itey w,rc sthl to spFtneasla-or raken there ~
O.. VA. there .ny conversation betwcan you
/ apo bin a. to what cacn saoult do tn leeasd 10
"a, "A. 1t vas unaes.tood, q said before, that
was TO make these plans. Mr. coeh,ana lid no:
want ;, 70 max, then .s1 At nfat; but urged
hack tf1cc, be would UNDERTAKE all the other
I'D sTn moi ~ wssh wi % DO aay, of eoarte H.s
i STRANGER ana Joutg man. .rhe plans were
drawn and sent to Springfield. came down to
NJ coming dosni Lad conversation vlh = State
Aonse Commissioner. Mt. Philip WAdsHorth
q: W.s t, beiole teu a:at tko;ch was serr to
spftrR Rfcu! A. ell he was Ia there several times.
Il is two years ago. and hsT- III Kept tie da ca.
| l.
after he brought this preliminary tkech 10 Spring
4. At that time, or st an, othar along about that
| period. was anything ea,d By III. Cochtale TO
5ou. OF By Mr. Watt tsxorsh TO you, soont what
tlthrr Of them wonld do II the Job could be &C.
p.es III Il. S oahlsne
knew Al that time that was his pkrner aud en-
tttiee to my shar Of the l1oeesd' OF the inst.su-
lyon are J. une man, just starting IN ousiasss.
a. d although you have conc Ia, work on these
III. E.dsvo9,n IN. one or or two otde1s. thst yoas 70 II
lame orRht not to be put on the design; and Mr..
Wsdewur, l. aud Mr. R cd arc frienda Of mine, and
they arc rot very well aequatn'ed WIN yo1 !: aud:
oel's fesf man. and be !. iu bad odor With .ns
ncrs, nd they viii brlps tha, up against you
ard Mr. Weas~orth el5a he eancnt work to Ret
this through un eas yons name "a taken oG rc:
> Tnon.t'atso, but mauo up my mind th.t thty n,d
t II al understood tuas my name ii u1d MI On
Mr.: Cocfrane promised NE, AID he promised NJ
ny s 4s.y Ga ne
Of the >tAse House. ~
q. Was IN, other thiuE psom.aed, you oy any
4 q. Did .on. curing the 1ime th4t tn.s trausac
4 ,ioa was going on tine acctnsanc: Of the n2,ns
saa a IL e
Coeh,s1 : Gang 70 nc one day IN tbe otilee. .nt
Wsd.wor:h nve lton.and dosla.s Il he viii e.
through ibis Job I conf remember the coz
ns1 od ne s %
a ttercd 4f. waaswogth that anaouut nt moneY !
be would el,e him ,ee lob; and think he fol
4 aIJthlrg then. had no idea Of this ever COMM
Z iee.ion. 49,. -
duitte .his time! A. Mr. WadswoytA sai1 b
l. kew hs. shepard pretty uc!t--of Co.k coulty-
i sh,pard vii WORK ior ,he pl.n, ana the sayai
- { will u nd him H." And Mr.. >hcpttd csue IN tn
next Gay aud ehrwt d,htm through the plan. An
he tueg, sled ,nat the cnds Of the building looke
T. a,t!e low. and that shty ought TO be raised An
q We tpokc Of This French root which yon see Q
;. tht !,an, 40 f va. pIsced in oecaa:s Of n.
q. 10 yea krow whether at that tim. 9th.
a. No, tr, that wss hefore. while the plans wei
h ~ orr tt1ee !; II wae hetore, re plast were c,
IL the 1nfcdc 0! Ju1y the ptans !. b as.d, az
then they were ~ be on exhibition for tho wsck
Of 9wo nights before the plaIs Wesc Submitted, Y
- ~ Eacswouh came atouId 10 tho Office, and VI
!" '" ccch1ate wss th.Tc: BE came By limitation
l. Mt. Coer5aEc. M wife was there; and u
Il se cood 70
Ii was ftistcd then. already. ard VIC took hi
right through and showed hs1a all the points al
Is urder-tand it. ae was ttcre from about
ps the evening to about II O'Clock. probably. |
,c II me- that eTer'ug that tho Job should so to Il
q. Then 1t was cent to sp.tEEac1ds a. Il
nj q. What trsrsplred ,her. A. 1t was Sc
Is, here on exhsh!tten, Fucss. ten or twelve da}
~ Mr Ccchraue, thllt. csme down win II. md
I'D Of he ecrne and nj. rlot stostee-he building
through the cent.c-and MI. Cochrane rent
raj tescFranh ior nc 70 come dom ssd bring aud
so BIZ loom. At The Leland siouse: and be said I.
,,y he wanted rae 10 e1tlsin them 10 dttrea. pass
1T who wanted 10 know nrout them, snd rttJ
nk lrcm.mtes one cen,ltman pats,cnlarty, that y
- @,nd nd se VII rem 4nser ii Il slsia ,hcfs and
III, ET. Bsekx,th came down vita nc At inst ,ic
leh Tnaf was tho tecont time that he came dosn
ON viii 1t M init IL tstae a g o1 btfo1c' l. Vi. Coehr.
. "a, AID pr,r Judge BcckW1th,"
ron M1s cocsssne, 1 eoaia aos ss:1er taas 81
ran Is, unless ''pscl,m1na1y"a little. Mr. VS.
e t1s ,;s9 HS OF a.,
the Robu toa." he stated 20 70 As. Coeh1ans;,,
h,e II. and isst i. JndFr BcckW1th." DE- ra7s, ..
f M s Il
ss ~ ~: !o:SIs tsas
was Springfield Il sil1 et1s h,a 'noa: :.nd dos.
inc iold hin eid moi kzow Judge Bcckwt:h
w. wtat hit influence vAt, and whether he had
FNe F ter 20 OF Tot, lie said &c wanted him 10 80,
t do The teousand dollars xas pnt On the nnok: M
dis. pa,d to Judpe Beckwtsh. that Eas tie fstt :
who ns ~tul oo"r. AN .oHa na,Etv,;h h. ~ .ssn ~
Oh, an sra ~ srn WnniH vote fof ihe pIau,
q. Yox ray that you came 'Wn on te:egr
to caue down and brig Mr. Beckwtth W1tn
When vas thatf a. That was the Eight ostas
she'd q. Wtat ;,antptrsd there, and did yon rat
ntry pate In the plaEs ard know whAt vas Go!ng
sen.e t N she y liz bese' .na
these plan: 10 different members On tnc CIV ~
eea tee ana 10 a1s body that wanted sn5 "a
rum Mr. Cochraue in The corridor, and he told
,rth. tEat the alans had Just then been iatof1
'A'N' adoptta In the Governors room. He tola
uty. ouet, hut that ,tcJ had BEEN adopted ard tn
.t,nt has iii right. Ee came right ont Of the
c.uor'e room as that tinc.
D ex- adSn, the rian.' /. was cot IN the SC
Il, q Chtube1. don't know where tier were.
,at,Ic ftr / rad got trough ard sochrane had
mt Tsna ff 'pto 1ic 'ne 10 e I'D EAT
II ~ AZ onlcd. I vent back At o'clock the
at Of I. Have you had apy dlasnlty with "; &c
raEe subsequently 10 uat lu1e' a. 0~'
~. q. Wa ,n,Te T. reward offered fos tbs
e plan W.;eh ssoud be apptoSe e., inr bc.t de
co.r msssr 1a n,ne ee's seus Rn.t tecsns Of
cola'5 Mum 6 a. Mt. coehi@-- went doan " =
tho 8: whsEEi 4: Right tss attsr !. ~ I'll, plan
sner.l ven; up ae came ~ s,snst ,h's dH q ~ =
,e Will Mt. IN, rs'h mn or went dowa Alter
.ndilo for II. tua Teek q. 70, b came eaet = =
hafe u.aItRed thts matter" md 1sNs,"'