, 1870-04-08

hE i FuI-c, depusesl that liz knew MeGrath. aud
IhAt AcGsah dill not call at the otT1ce or shop OF
NalWnE1h, TNohl3 Fu1.c At the tiMc be stated
In his AFFIDAVIT in rrl.1oo 10 work on Inc basc-
yneilt nf The CeuTt l]ntt.t.
John wcvliuaa, another salesman f,r walworth,
IHohlg Furhc, gave similar testimony.
Andru Peterson dc1AtBed that he wAs foreman of
the Wurk Of eIcayattng nnl conetctlne tho sui
t'nse1lent Of the oll Court House. and he found
large amount nf night slI n the sirptl of fourteen
Inches which had - Re nHc.l with ash-s and ctn-
<tcss before Il could le removed iac night sol!
came frnN the uyernontng Of a sewer
ltufus 1'nsr. aErhitect, drposetl that tfe pt-ht
s stMt aas removed No pl2ns uf the wurk Of exts-
SaanS nad M 1 1sSn - furnished at my lime " Rose /
Wm. !. Twohig drposca that Thomas wse never
employed tJ ~atwnrsh, TWhhi9 4 Furs;' tn any
nsx or Or manner nan = o. f
iit rse or any where else. That Thomxs never re-
stEcd any moneya OF valuah es from said flr1n for
1.vrr agree! u let the Court Horse work @ to to
..1ilce With Mc6Fash when the door ''' was RS
<Na'Eatl> would think HIN fTwohig1 very mean
1san ahd a sc9un'lrel; nor did III ever state 70
MdTasa 3st mt . Loessss hal t, h II eozne1 not
an! kind; nor did be ever offer Mcf3Fath sqoo. 1t
anr "ther sum to let him m; nor t!tt McGrafa
othrF sum, out Of the suh-t,ases,ent tob
John Futsc. OF the sanle nr1a, Ieposesl to the
Charles Mcmillan dcpcscd ,hn, s1cG,a.a told
1if.l that he wouli mt take Thpi1aS' measurement
-, y the excavation to he Aonc, III. ifat he Went
E, ,nn;I , ne % sntessnsnt ~ and examined AMI meas
casa chai!nan, Of the Atm Of Rose Chapman.
ttrV*+ similarly TO Mr. Kvse, tt, lhr elect taat al
Tim.
M. THOMAS pErosr11ox
Ar. william II. Thomas epcsed ~ follows:
SCI. ~ Mnois Caot t'ora.s. City # fAez;..
William Il; Thomas, tins ,,ist duly s.vnr,,. nn
'h l. ssss'as so LEI '1 it, es & ~ H. d'ss,:
saEp.cr + ihs caot County, tu, Iio:,ti md tia.
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1T n bad ;!xslscd Isna, rTefcsttons, dr.einzs
sSa a T. fer s : @ a
II. any lEcs.r'?ent OF q n>tc any surt1 rhowins
e aa "a; e TT RI e e Ii. X g
a. 1T .sa oas e. a., 9' 1 s
or ro u: he nikht e.u.o his., figures ias saii
e..in e I'D eont!sa MT nj ns e sztr III IA
I'm ne Eaa f,rrrsntrd to otlrr n1s that the sat
a r. "a = s E. .i5,, ~ g, ~ S 4
tF.,It5;s t;oI n: i ;eud Is + 4 va
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9s Il IT, e. d. IL e e M
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VII, Tw"htf cr any aat e: dit s iyi.s oF
ia Ia t. t. ';. sss III, to oiisa s ~, il IL
& .py ~ s09s & h a9tx see
ilsss:; ns1 dia b I'll lin. he I'D IL.
stf2 s!s Y ,Sis :. 4. I'll :7
=, III @ ~ ss1sl sss..ns as
ss Ssas;y GI; sa5!s ssss 81 q
nS .ts s;nE ts1 a.. hc
X S.. r s ss se se1 Al Al 4. H.
~ ' ~ rs, & hnsT Ma71 aGqnt @ ;hs septssst VI.
f. ,1s n.t s:r s;s m ~ Taoas
14Ishet ;s.ss t!.. 4 tin,e pr7ras tao I'LL dsy
IN: q q IL hi r.: ias5 & apT ;,5 IL
ss,n e.. Y T!.Eoat ssr aitFiat th1eash .he
vail or cuilsns tae tara
SIT Ea'sTfea 7;S sSd .""n to fs iii. tzd.y Of
.'cESG; Gs::ozr, c,uass clsss-
snnnicat.op. said It VA. sil rir,! vii. IN, rScro
t,"n Of tht item ot .+S for eAvanIzrl Iron; m
tF'ltr hpH hstn drawn on the Treasury for tac ts
1tltSs to sign his order. ta,t they had aec: keep.
IL: i l7ck N!ta his .,drk, &El t Eisoull eet III
rnt; witness woul rst s.rn III" o:ler ;vi.houf The
taI,rtinn OF the Building COMMITTEE; that cn.a-
1.:,1tct Exvc III sAlmitt. nntl witness signed the
~; TWShig wa, keal task p Ills xork ii long
;;c work was I.oi G;sisac, sa ii spite at thai. thr
= 1'ritscc cr!r:eh hin II be rail; w:1--s llai
=, seac cscr IL" r:ns .o s:.sssn-s thcr, ~: II.
ing 10 5000: he hal hcen PAIL the
~ s, a,n"nnt ~ & hi: contract, Witch was
s.s ts nse s1t;ss Z; ~ si ,s 81, n !, III r.;
tian.lr Cam!nittce Was t:t,>ac.i: The 1}uiltllng
r'n,,ttce h:d esi:c ri;ssgr Ct t.,s Court l1cusc
was no responsibility On h!n IN the matter: the
~trI nad not t'cen aecri.ctt nr the county. hiid
liz tr.as Msrv s;lli :susi; w''nrss h4l mi even
1:i.td re w1rk WAS rL,E.letc!: witness vent he
f'-.: tic Building ccr:mI:,ee saI feii tssEa lie
rvotts Fur.- werr not raid fcr ,acss S;H' cItlss
was NtAnse ~Hnefs wnu!d not ,r-.t!fv tn their
,is ," xe5s ,r ofa ,ss,ss .y ssts T.. Il
E,ru scct u cou 1ef1 out; tiat would be worth
q ous s1.:t,: the gaiSsn!zea iron In The ines,
se worth probably couple Of dollars; plas.e1ins
the nuea would mot cost one-haN Of $500: Il
sss al III ,he saass w.nsss iii nos Is nne een:
tract, utr did be intend to pay Tor 1t; the Building
s:.u.ia!,tcc rad le. The contract; be was merely
.taI@'.tutcntfni: that committee put Ar. TFohtx
r:,,cr s2a ceh ta,l to hare The WORK du1c W Sep.
fem'rr ], but the county prevented him iron,
<oinE an With bis worS, and he sat,i he should be
:,aisr. .sor Gage said the committee should ~,
'2:nas,s 70 The contractor, xau nus pay bis money
we-r tr have l,crn pnt In, when Mr. Ralmann came
sN': wi:h bis lette. ss5!ne The building wsa going
lni them IN. becsuse, If It fell one Of tnose 1e
ZEN might Kct hsuAth, mud 1t would be impossible
~ hid out Mnat particular brick ttruke Aame par
EAuon-
Supervisor Dclsnn asked Ar. Thomas II he
M 1ho1nas snswefed tnai If tbe r. MN VIM
&ioIc thai ind2nmAinty letter was fept fron His
:cs 6e Void cet n1 i'll eesca Taal 1s se he ,ss as
supervisor Deiton ssil the committee w,,nrd n
te treated - gentlemen They did not want any
MI Thomas s.ld there vas one individual ther11
w.rs members Of tne committee who vcfc rad; s.i:
70 Lack htm up, There wIs an at1dav.t put Il
asainst hun BY Inst 'nan spo4at,ngto MI McGra,tl)
which wns ~ base fn1seheod II wAa ever d.
M 4c1rash ave shall see; We shsn PROV
Several sapeHtsorA "Ssma The members o
Tho comulttcn." ...
There was considerable confusion, and ncaEl
and aste, him question apiece. at the sanc time
Finally, Thomas was sent out TO get the bill 0
1ae ltsement with Thomas The eo1orcd folk
committee TAXED EenesanJ @ ii = oI 81 sns fiiseentl
Amendment, Ac
T!se Chairman told Ar. McGr..h that il be cou
nna anyoDe who eaw him 50 Into the bascmrn
Wild iaomaA to ..r:ng him up
~ ~; ASGIath eeuseaded that nc VIA right, IN