, 1873-09-20

mifatoncra boitV aware of hla co-Imrthernhip With
Doyle and tohtlst cnlld in nny lawful naiinur hnys
!ntincnccd tho actions Of tho board unless sono Of
them were
s1LrNr pArTxEns WITH uour1A1stAHrs.
Dcfoudnnt eoys thnt siiyorsnan wns uuy ontenstbly
IN tho employ Of comrainas. anl really thero to
lroteo tho iutorests of tusivauas whose nu,cs woro
Ho admits that Samuel Ashton, Esq, QUO
ct m .llo oommis9,tonors. drew W = mo'aoranlan Luz
nnt, but doubts whothor Asltou WA al,lllod 10 by
conrlanaata or ruw 1t up In tho dlanlcres!el kind
ness OF bis hoart styoran elthor rs clerk for tho
thoirs what c"pscity 10 actod defendant l'an mover
been sbs to dcsornne III his own 1nlit-kopt tue cor-
tract until 1t waa fnnllc, and then
DELtvEnEp 1r TO DEFENDANT,
in whoso poshesB!on It now IA.
Defendant denioa Tint Doyle h Johnson furnished
tract Or o1orclsed any nsrvision oyer the men, but
tint they haa ~ oieo aeross tho ursGt aud wore fso
" gu sas 0ns ~, s'sisss sss hi.
an to forbld compainans Or my other oHtu!aers
long befora silsern,sns departure at .lvy lni
rglta in tho second contract and oicntatt did not
charged III tho bin, md ho has nuyor cousprcd with
6iivorman induced him to Leave tho city, Or given
or offered to gye any money to hays tno % sosaft & de
trary Notwithstanding ,.u
no knowledge Of what notnoraa las t'eon discover
cd manufactured or brnaBht to llght from
THE AlClI1FEB OK A8uFOha pFf1oA1
or from Tho fertile imagination Of tho corlainantB,
from which tho contract incnt!onesl IN thc b sail to
bo copy Of the draft in said AShsons ohlce, was
defendant admits that ho has refuscd and does still
reflgp to allow comrniuants nny llaillrr
with Ills bisincss ns IL docs ny concern tnsn tney
by experience that business should koop their OWL
affairs to themselves, or. III other words,
MIND 7ltEfl OWN nus1NRsa.
It ia not truc that defendant is tusolfent or that tho
materials and credit In this contract were Furnished by
comp'ainants. nut hc deiendan did, thS lst Of sgp.
order tho Commissioners, for the sum u $2t
but TINT ho not aware Of any clas Oh tho part vi
Appointed 10 botll bill and answcr aro number OF
aHldayits aud exhibits.
An 3nJnncuon will 10 asked by comrlninants at a
carly day aganst Bailey to cuoin him from proceed
ing with the work. and tho decision will 10 looked for
warl 10 With intefest.
Tho reporter Ind interview with Mr. Bailey, late
yeaterday ufternoon to clcar u certain pons In re-
gard to the commc,icement Of tto paEtnership.
ntmated TO you that younust take other parties into
partnersliip with you? ..-.-.., 49,.
days after, WAS sent for 10 tho Committee, aud an
formed BY A1r. Aahton that ! had bettor take i'll
sf;aer aa oa s Tae n to Sua ew whs
who Ind al interest, to make him moro faithful.
Ashton said that ho objected to my having Com.
he saw mo again aul Baid Mike, you had bettor take
Doyle l. Johnson IN. am Iii tho building, end
tlhRa Will get Alog 0etket 1UGy nfa tf1cnt8 OF mime
and want to help them alouga little. Yon cannot
havo tho conract unless you do, because object to
your calling yourself Bailey Company" When you
haFe no partner.
I.opoEter--What did you tell hiln7
Ar. Ba!1oy-1 told him tat they had mover lono my
1nason-work, and didn't think they would 10 any
benefit,
Rerorter-W'hat lid yo1t aay when sou first went to
work With Doyle 1: johnson
Mr Ballcy-Nothing much was said. They had Oh
office tho road and kept going hack md forth,
and sad TINT ut that timo they woro bu'1ting house
for Sam Ashton, md ie good friend Of tha!re.
Doyle suid "You'l have to lot us n Mike And, III
fact, they scared into 1t, aud innlly ut ihcm fl.
At tho tiino figured on the foundation did not
know Ganl Ashton frum side Of solo leather.
ucporter-Did sou have any specific agreement M
to your Share before tho contract was drawn In Nj
ve1nEer7
MI. Butlcy-No; wen. to work on my contract,
anl hry helped around t1lrEo tn overseeing, Jousol
especially. They aent 3lyeruau there 10 keep thc
time.
neporter-IIow did you come to mako tho contract
between you nnl Doyle l. Johnson
Mr. Bntley-We11, Ashton kept utter nil tho time,
saying that lo Was the attorney Of Dnyo al johnson,
md wanted 10 get things aettled afratt Of hl
all the timc, bit didn't know who la until soulo
three or four weeks aitcrward.