, 1870-03-14
TINE SUPERVISORS,
proceedings Of The Sixth F,av
OIL The Spring Meeting,
An Attempt Mndc to Inpeach
the Veracity Of Supervisor.
Engineer Thomas On the Witne,s
stand-He Explains His
Position.
What Became Of ths Old Plpo. aud
the proceeda Of fila sale.


usAu4f. tAt AQlMA SEQVNs
The Beard OF Supervisors met 1t 10 4. m m
Saturday. There Ea1 large attendance or vpeo-
tAtcrs outside the ya1llug. President Ktarney
took lie chair. The CLERK called the roll, and tae
m7uu'es OF the preceding meeting we1e read and
adopted
nr6ACuNINT,
1ne PRESIDENT ta d sezt pe:1tion1 and cor,-
rruttcatoss were IN order, snd then luyl,ed su.
relv1tor Dato'as TO tate the chxt1.
Srpe.sltor Da1ods took the chair. and the Pres.
itsnt took aess on the moor Of the noake.
The CLERK read the following:
~ Aerr-aslf fh.ard u s<perr..+.:
,1s ,;:i ses,9s s;s s9sss 4
eoss th.s Ssss u
Atdtr,m uheh /. wosid spptss thst Ia H9mpSy SS9s
e"eir ~tr!s On the e1aei Of raid trial against ine
dp. sa 49, q ia it.of ss osa3 81 &
4 iss ,o gncss 81 e,;tssi2F .he IS Ms,;i:
it''rsesfcl5 t1l':zi':td TO ,oTf saaG;se.e ees:d:
FErssdens Netrhwrrsc1a Manufacturing Company,
The depozi1!nc> re Is Ioloxs:
.. AFFIDAVIT or ACEnoFP,
Nsh 81 fh,n"a. County Of Cook, ts. The North
tst'trT'. Aa-.nfeftur7n3 Company II j. J. KtaT-
,e-'nn al i"she csFeuit coursseJ Cook Csaatg-
Asa tnestupou said complainant cnls AZ 4 wit.
rs: aen;, eeIhna. who. eeite prst duly sxotu
ME hut III. rsntb, ana heIUR 1utesroRx'ed oy con.
r.Atan + sto!ic1:or, oeportd II follows:
W. ntpF; n:sSg s G. e.sa aoa
SugerFteor OF The toEn tf Herr ca'c3gn.
q Are Mu seauat. ted Nth John Humphrey
ase ac~ :on:: 4 ies: sooas stx moths
tiulh ziH rtraesss among hts assoclxrcs ant
tt1zth5r-, SD. II &c. "hss Is the sarne-g.od o
ron hy to.,cltors for <eferdant 70 iur1her snswc
OF que*to }
1si,rTa 1 = ssass seraea,! ns ~ 1 hs2ss s'an -
z. Wlat+'ns sans: p,jee.ed to =. inesm
o. oPo9 p sn;. MI na%oP.s' .sg P.S
pm ft'1usr, ls7e. at Co7nsy U,erts ott1oe
.: II L., for fnt p1rD Sc CT ,nsesaQsstuz the
tie COZ. as,s. Tss nc, csl,ed 70 order, sishoasn
ZONE ~er- 'h'F~. stated tnt Re uEul rs, and
inn nr:: sv.5. III. HUI pnrey zore ii the 70.
70 orcer q: 1o-e'. en'cb VA Eos uoEe: afro Ha1
iL'"rc I'd n sure1Eisor iuio7 that the CON uttte
tahlo eetn csed 70 order at all
4 Do you kpax the motive Of the occasion
cpon w'l:a Mr Hsmpnrey swo5e before the Po
Ike co1,r. March l, a:d EAs Ar. Humphrey 10.
1-ttl a. do tpox the oca.lon. Il was 3 suit
NeevstE tte serne stre plalntst1e, and Hatt1eil
4 Eros, tie nrrtuda:sr. It wss on the shortage
cf coal te!rtrtd 20 tho Door up3n county orders
IL s.e vi: r5s cal.d By tue defc2daauL j
don't klo~ rha: be ~a. Interested.
" u fku AIoH III Aly IS69Iu1QH BAF1pX QEGu
llou7ceo i4'6 the Bosrd Q! 67perstsorn, GU.
decre'cr. CT .: slIsd sgalnfs Mr.. Twph'g Al
aAy 'lne a,u u IN, CO you remember Vhatael
isn usir i; rroseD & to59scsea to a. ,seemps &c s
t-t' sta '1isievsutl H. do LOT Know OF saca 4
q Do Jtu krov CT Nr. Twohigs being de,
1ounted teiore the hoard BY suPetv.sor Gray
l. doTor-
Characterization b. the dsfen5ans: Q. Hos
long Late 5on been member Of 1nls poard7 4.
Since :hEr fRl.
.s1ratnt-Frst became acquainted With Mi
,9 aoq '1 eoe11s nt La se
hin IN tie Board Of SnoerEtsors at the laa: De
cemoer tersior. Tee mestrR OF 1ns Co nutrses
veas,aa,e The fbcrtase Of coA which had beer
wt1tpeu ty ne. I weighed thn ccat and had I
Teq.es ~
It, Tofn there Eas q meeting called OF Feor7ayl
eto1tye-tlgs'e tie anne. and ftce1Teu notice t
~ u s:s =: ~ e p e e r.
in ib:re ssa IN snss e. = :; Il oe e
fioD IRE Clerks once more shsn nom nve % t.,
n!nuies II time. Ard the Clerks odice Is dow1
pcrTi'el. shst was in the c!erE's onc. :: Il n
IN: .tt1ttr* teiore ard aft.r. could no
ssess sst positively that -. n ths CLERK. one
loak 1t my ~xten, nor ~1u Iswear thAt was ther
1ea nlnntes b-:ore CT amer o:2o. When ven
e eSef I'D ~ 0i 4sa ii i s.
/ VIII 20. rvtar tn7t The coumit1ee did rot mee
ss:!Isc ..s IA ne ers. etaee before Il = !.
clrh rF .:t. Han phrs9. theta. The tssuo TO
asitd befu1e the Police Court was that llsrl
o. tie e. ssey nsd
itetTal eale1 a TIE SIDE Of tue people "
Nj Harrbrty testlued TO tas meeting Of Il
committee: 'fs' net n II 80 and that he ca.le
tneE u c,dtr E's atd nv settuoa, dnsrs on
n 4 Z - frA FrRa Vf,ff fhae httFz
bang called a u 20. ana this further point, thI
be scs''nso ha' want a*s. u II 20. which Y,
xsr tsefs M liz NJ na1enrt
Dsst haf, RDd htse. co feelings Of hostility Wha
eEer ags'lEs ": Humphrsy o7ta'da the Board
s1ne1.i.ere- 'h'ns he u pretty clever fellow
otard -.
Ie1 rt1e csttd before thIs committee TO se1t!I
a. to the shorsaRs weights OF coal7 l. fe
q. D,d any Of the committee know you We
r,e:f1ft,.. = Tn,nt they did. Talked to y
-. :.:eR S1!Ra'9BAh 9Bh to t..afy sefo,s t,
crmnwn e a, inst tlme. 4. No.
,,4s, Vt wn:o 5ou x.nt 70 ne Tr..4uters oes
Err. ard nad .ou been IN Tbs CIerk . once for H.
das:t atq nsd 1oe = ,o1E M 1etors iaa.: A. dld {
tf,., m,nu.es before ths, 10 the bert Of my reco
e; s:.'e whether prior to your going AVA, ,
II as y6u was Informed BY zry uembe. Of II
caa nj tee. ard b. whom, that ihe comna!tsee h.
10: Msn called to order. {ubjec.et to by defeu
sast} A. vAs not Informed Of anything Of Ii
e W.. here .sy sppearapee, a. th.s tin.
~, = nre.ux oi tas soanitsee .aa In teaa:o1
~ Sate wfetstr NJ aumpnrer, before tn
i:Te Cndf s.a'ed that there had hee1 Al In
En- 8, ,ne q The ssszes ss.nst as'.we
= "a 80, Via. ~ xsse @ & 1a:e@sns q aa :
o. Did he siate II the Police Coo1t that III
ecu nitee vt1e ready to proceed Win the ,nrei
usshSr, A. tna: 1qn wsfe 70: present, or word
t>izred}: uENrr AckuoP7.
suntc1'hcd hnd sForn to before ce, this 4sh da
"t hs:co. l6'c.
AFFIDAVIT OF Mn. 1soBs1os.
Apd 'ftrtu2on The eompls1oaut called, ~
re nret e~crn 10 testify to the truth. the who
ia'o, and noshtu1 bus the uulh. deposed n fo
8. wn., Is ,ou, name sas. res,denc,. and q,
rTnpaMon7 A. Dsn- bsepsson; -: .ChisaS'
fs1tef:
sots a. an.
rn4. ncsr 5oa present On re mornnx Of Fe!
comn; s'v =. oe eten n,I 70 se tesamonJ nefors =
non1d n s. snns11s<. on os aooss aod Psnper o. i
geIe 1n.,e r. sp e,,nns &c Wnsn @ ana hox long Je
esee to orde1 b. NJ an@phreV Fe1 b. 9
I 1ent il t6sfe js.s asoas i. .0Ho' 4 mls1 u q
!Se eoos Hisn III. RosthtnVton- I kat .tere tai
ing VIA hin, aoou; one thlns a1d smother: don
lemt inter vhat l did nol leave there until II q
Looked =, q! *asca and remkTted to II
Worta1Etop. ":e;: g. hons to dinner; Il wan,
qssiuI q T.; ~; Wor'ninaton and III. Ac
nen .sot oot o. me E!stst ct1oe soResner, Tt
cenmnMae a, 1n = nes ea:sd 70 otdes wntla vi
thtte-tnet !: 70 oo ~! nnstnesa. Tntre We
n+nhe.s Blt1trE siourd there.
g, D,e scn rsax y III: HEEL nnmp1:sJs testif5 hefo
.yati st ustt ptl: / Brc. ~ 10 the ttune the col
m!tiee Is called TO order o. February = 1s74
A. die,
q. What ncar did he stase7 a. uuders,o