, 1873-08-07
Examination Of the Charges Against
County Commissioner Singer.
a CLEAR Oaso Of Malice or Mistaken
Identity.
The milwaukee, Charges Against
Superintendent Wasliburn.
Failure Of Council Committee to Make
Anything Out Of Them.
THE SINGER CASE.

THE SINGER CASE.
Tho Special Committee Of tho Donrd of County
Commissioners, consisting of 1fossrB. Harrison,
Russell, and Crawford, appointed to Investigate
certain charges against Commissioner II. NJ.
Singer, mot ycstorday afternoon at tho Doard
rooms,
Tho members Of Tho Committoo, Mr.. Singer,
Mr.. Hen!ey, ono of tie persons making tho
charges, woro present.
Tho Committee organized, and 1t was
askod If William Dunn, who had made charges.
relative to. Mr.. sngor'a connection with the
County Juil ntonowork was present. ue did not
onBwer.
Mr.. Singer asked tho Committee whether his
acousorB were to substantlato tho charges, or ho
was to rofuto thorn. Tho aflldavita wero In tho
nature Of charges, and, il tho Committee saw 1t,
he WAS ready to moet them.
Tho Committee thought tloy should hear Mr..
Hoaloy'a testimony, and lot the Commissioner
rogpond.
Mr.. Healey, hoing sworn, eoid u little aftor'
noon Of juno Il ho loft tho Board Of Public
Works with Mr. prindivillo, and told him Lis
business Mt hIr. Gays Office Gil LaSa1lo street,
whore ho was going. Mr.. prindiyillo
pointed out nlr. Gays Office to him.
and ho went ovor there. At tho top
OF the stairs was 4 young man. On tho floor Of
tho corridor, and against tho wall at tho door Of
the room, lay apart of n plan. 11o heard A1r.
Singor'R yoico In tho room, and Saw tho side Of
his faco, and SO stopped at tho door. Ho was
certain 1t WAS MIR. Singer, having known him 30
long. Tho talk wns about alterations to moot
tho yiewa of tho Committee, II which were mnlo
Mr. Singer pledged hmsclf and his friends to
voto for it, ainco it would load to tho ,tBo Of his
etonc. Mr. Hoaloy at first intended TO go in,
but thought It was bottor not. Tho
young man refcrrrd TO ap ptaulipc in tho
hall WIS emo 10 had econ in Mr.. Sing
or's Office, and who had been thoro for
some years. Who Mr.. Singer was talking
to bo did not know, and did not know MI. Gay.
Tho room waB ono III tho front OF tho building
at tho end Of tho corridor. What tho plan WIS
he could not say. Nothing else happened. When
he loft he told soma friouds, atd tioy sud such
things ought to be ventilated. So lo was 70.
quegtcd to call on some reporter and open it up.
lie mot, ut lunch, Bomo occasional reporters,
WHO told him to 60 to an architoct. So ho went
to Titloys. 10 was not in, but Hcnloy told tho
young nlen. III the afternoon ha told Armstrong
l. Egan how things we're getting act IN for
them. In fact lie took particular pains TO
noise it about. In Mr.. Singers conversation
place Us soou as ho could, suco he was afraid
of being caught there. Which way tho door
opened ho could not say Mr.. siugor waa On
tic right Of tho door. Tic plan lay directly out
in tho hall.
In TGl}F 10 NIT. EilEGT, no BnlQ U4 nAN known
him we'll tirty-Bix sears, aud did not think ho
could layo been mistaken in tho identity, Thero
might llavo boon three or four other Persons in
Mr. GayH oflico, but he saw only one form. Tho
ing Just nov. hnying hocn Working on Kailkukoo
sandstone, His renson for Htirring up tho thing
was because lie ,yas alyiBod to- Ho had nevor hnl
any strife till Inst spring. whom hIr. Singer ran
against him little in letting tho work for tic
jail. Tho witness wanted 10 get contract for
f11rniHl,iny Knukn1cD btnue At the Enn Of this
conversation, he could not say whether AIR.
6ngor WAS aitting or standing, tand they wero
not over eight foot apart. IIo saw 11r. SinCor's
sfico was produced, ard Ill. Hoaley was nslcd
il he was the you1 liz man Ao saw OH tho stairs.
Mr.. Il: WAS not quito certain. and SO examined
time times Ills aeaso, % and one Of them en- night have
been juno ii, but lo mover wns thero at auy
timo TINT Mr.. Singer was There waa no otiol
man i'll Mr.. Singers employ, who went to archi;
Gays Office.
Thosoupon brother Of Afr. Kimball's was
sent for, who il i'll tue habit of driving with Mr.
Singer.
Alr. A. L. Marsh stated that BIr. Hoaloy had
told him of this matter ut tho ti1no it occurred
and seemed to believe it waB Mr.. Singer he saw
business, and told lliln tits 10 nhow tLoro was q
ring forulod
ILL., LHAlA, LlS HLEl1itGEkt Bull lli+~ 't[-
day afternoon about the middle Of juno, ~.
Hoaley I,ad told him those crcunsIances Just aA
reluted to tho Doard, and tllewitneas Ind replied
that it ,yas serious matter, aud would do fo.
bis firm. il truo. uealoy paid ho had told Tilley
and intended to speak to otllor architects.
Mr., prindiyilIo stated that Hcaloy had aslioi
him about church to be built on tho Nortl
sllo, and he salj lo did not know, but that nor
haps Mr. Gay, who WIS church arcl.itect
might !; so 10 walked along With him antl poi1,tot
ont tho oi1ico
NIr. parsona employed in Tilly's Office, swort
that, on Saturday in Juno, Mr. ueuloy hui
called ut tho office.
THE pErEssH.
Mr.. Gay, tho architect, said that 1lr. Singoi
had neyor been in his Office till two days ago
and had not talked with him in IN.
other olfico IN tho building. Hc waB no
8. in the habit Of laying down paper
in tho corridor, and tho description Healo
gavo Of tho room seemed to Indicate That le ha
gotten around to tho door to the drauglting
room. No man hEl over spoken to linn in re
gard to tho Court House. There vas a contract
11lo1if ffa u1,n