Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-03-28
oil. Nasruder, upon an order from Gov. shep.

Col, Nagruder, upon an order from Gov. shep-
herd: -
Q. You say Won have no eause Of compl siat a.
against Governor Shepherd-he treated you
we'll? 4. g. sir; he treated me right. He wa
very kind, and he got the lass IS 600 that got
rom Mt. Magruder. Governor Shepherd made
me get it. He wouldn't have given 1t otherwise,
q. In settling the work aud determining when
the pay mas due, was not Governor Shepherd q
member of the board to audit the work, aud de-
termine when IL was done? A. Yes, sir; he was
president Of the board when i was doing the
work.
Q. His orders were generally pretty persua-
sive, IL not conclusive? A. Yes, sir. There
no use of any other man talking He was
nooss:" He had TO be, for he knew more than
the whole kit Of them.
col JAS. A. MAGRUDER's SWORN STATEMENT.
After Cullinane had retired, Col James A
Magruder, under oath, made the following
siatement:-Now, gentlemen, want to say here
that there is not one word of truth from begin
ming to end in the statement that Mr.. Gull
name has just sworn 10 here before you in re-
gard to anything that transpired between me
ana him. never made such q proposition 10
him IN either form that he suggested, aud |
never heard of such q thing until this inyesti-
CATION commenced. When Mr. Gleason came
TO me and told me that Pat Cullinsne had said
that had offered to pay him and make a set
Element with him If he would give me $1,000,
said: "Wen, that is a very singular statement
Tor hlm to make, and nybody that knows Pat
CulIinane would know very well that he would
have given me 5000 very soon, rather than
taking 1t Afterwards to take off $4,000 In his
settlement" Now he comes mp here and saws
that This was year before. / say here, on my
oath that there is not word of truth from the
commencement to the end of his ST stement in
regard 70 his conversation with me in relation
to this $500, and the first have ever heard of
IL was since this investigation commenced and
viii put my word against his in the comma
nifty where have been living nearly all nv
life. and be has been living eighteen years.
By Mr. Hamilton:-Q. May You not have said
to him in a joking way that ne should give
nor to anybody; never said it to any contractor
or any man; never made a proposition to any
one to pay them money or give them contracts,
sissgatio1 cia,hs sney would give me any con-
think my character here will bear me out in
That statement, and think the men here that
have dealt with will say the same thing 1 said
| did not believe that Pat would say such a
thing said he may be talking in the street. but
he will never 60 before committee or anywhere
and swear to it, because there is not a word of
ruth IN it rom the commencement TO the end OF
IL, not one word.
By The Charman:-Q. is that all YOU wish to
say! A. That is all L wish to say on that sub
lect, because my word is against his, excepting
ne says that there were two messengers there
Ihose two messengers have been there ever
since L have. One OF them was in the room
There never was any difficulty between Us;
there never was any feeling between Pat and
myself until ii came 70 this street, when Cover
nor Shepherd asked me not to pay these certid-
Gates until that thing was arranged; that his
work was badly done, and that the board must
arrange it before he got any more. The mo
ment that this thing was done L signed that
him, IF you will come here on a certain day I
will have the bonds ready to pay you." He had
agreed TO take District bonds. L went no and
got the bonds and paid him. Says he, "i have
some more certificates that have been put up.
and will have to 60 and get them" L said
Bring them here az fast as you can; want to
get rid OF you." We took OFF $4,000 of the
amount Of certificates that had been issued 10
him, and settled with him in that way.
MORE ABOUT CULLINANE's WORK.
done by Cullinane the following extracts from
the journal of the Board of Public Works were
oneTed In evidence, dated June 10, 1873:
done on street by p. Cu!linane, that il is the
opinion OF the board that he was entirely to
blame for the bad manner in which il was done
and that he utterly failed TO discharge his duty;
and appearances indicate COLLISION between
himself and the contractor"
Vice President Willard, of the Board of Pub
nc Works, inspected the work on IL street, and
his report showed that "First, the specifications
call for twelve inches OF stone, broken 80 az b.
pass through ring three inches In diameter b,
its largest dimensions. On digging eight holes
In different parts of the street he found many OF
the stones OF large size, and extending only to
oeptn OF from seven to nine inches. He also
Ioand that the stone was very generally mixed
with gravel and sand, while the specifications
state That the stone shall be screened from al
dlrt and PARTICLES less than one quarter of an
osm ~ ans ane TOP course was covered with
from intsiI,oantr a.;,oa tn,oI mau0n derived
streat an e ~, nceiusn1 sIong tine line OF the
fonnd that the ro,,t U0I sensDss sources, be
and ,ha ae 49,, .ae roiIng Wa lhsufncienty done,
raIiv mt 40 49,, oa stone were very gene
In viev NJ thesa Tscts us, I'LL ,..,
ber IsSs tRa 49, ~ On p w lou vi SepIem,
into the toiio,vi,s = y. Z uphc VOLS entered
SWberaas C,ass, IS ss"ont VIII vu,nnahe;
tba ROAD ~ ph,in law existeq between
Colnmhio snd pa,r;.L Cn;v " ING DIstIIct o.
n contracts nf s.;d Gu Uu.na x IN reference
straat - a. a.. Su III tcI improving Ak
~ eS;, ~ I'll Sae ely =. wSsnington, II agreed
-roInt dne seM CUyy,sn.. ~ ION sns total
.Srenna 80 ~ asa tne sum VI SIo,VVO,
ia conss Y, t te 1ascter oi tne Mork IN
ene Juagmept or - Ryssu' sno sne smount
e pi,.y charged sgains. .ns MetropoEAn
haloxa company, wnich said anon Is 10 be
eIesIte, nxed oy said board and said compeny,
oUnes 70 DC issued 70 the said Culinane for bal
"n Eo, W. Nm
fore tha ceer uus. W. requested 70 produce be-
~ tha p.s nistIee nis pznk DOCKS rs treasurer
~ t"e oo@u vi Iuohc Works
co.s
Ao~"y sessAOn'
Inc committee was called TO order at quar-
ter after o'clock.
Samuel Strong was called, but did NOT re-
snond
mr. ohristle ASKED tae committee 70 take no
tice OF has absence.
Au;onp aa;1 tba