National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-05-06

lect his name If should hear It called. but j do
not recollect the name now:
in Jersey City. That is my recollection That
is the representation made to me-
Contract for or aooo ssrt, or voaS w WnS
stone awarded to Messrs UConner Shauley.
BY the way, think the other gentleman's name
st any rate either q Of % s sa9ds ha
reeollection OF the contract awarded.
~ Ten Us as al PLY 0ab know aoCTtit A. That is
awarded. They never came forward to execute
the contract, and 1t annulled, as far as know
really az not Know, however, whether it was an
Q. What interest were you to have in ite A.
was to carry out the contract according to
amount II the contract had been carried out. s'''
q Did you ever see the award Of the contract2
Q. Where did you get it, A. 1t was sent to me,
| to my room. ~
g Who sent 1T to your A. Tho Board of Pub
g: Who brought It to your A. don't know:
t tHss u n RI sssi2 G1sR ! e. l hone one
* How did they happsn to send f. ~ S55, A
At the request Of the parties obtaining the con-
q. Were you known to the Board of Public
| W orks as being party interested in getting the
contractf A. cannot say that was i don't
know whether was or not. never said any
Q. What did you do with the awardY A. i sent
It to Messrs. O'Conner Stanley. Now, let me
study minute; perhaps am little hasty there.
es, 1t was sent there, and returned as not being
lit was not such contract as they wanted. II
WRs sent Es'Rs Us ge Of Public
that time was called away, right In this inter
mediate time, and was gone two weeks, and while
they had III and when / came back / was told
that contract or have anything to do with it. 1
think II was returned to them through the mail.
That is my recollection.
Q. Do you know how Messrs. o'Conner Shan
ley happened to make an application for a con-
tract? A. do not.
Q. Do you know whether they ever did make
application themselves? A. / never saw IT, Yes,
they did, am too hasty there; they did make an
application; They were furnished BY some of the
Board OF Public Works with q blank form.
saw the blank form. did not see 1t filled up,
but from the wording Of the contract they must
Il OF their apd
that they would give them contract for so many
thousand yards, the streets to be designated at q
all. They must have made their application.
They got blanks. The only time ever saw Mr.
O'Conner he had the blanks
Q. Where did you first get acquainted with
| these parties-OConner and Shanley2 A. me-
them at the Ebbitt House.
land.
9. Where did you first get acquainted with
Mr. RirtlandF A. At Wizards hotel, few days
Q. How did you happen to get acquainted with
him2 A. Through Mr.. Wilcox.
z. What occurred between you and Mr. Kirt-
land at Wizards hotelY A. I was only Intro
duced to him as a party who had been trying to
get q contract here, and Mr.. Wilcox said to Mr..
my efforts, and let MIR o'Conner & Stanley yet q
contract, in which they could afford to give me
was NJ 'l Hsand seeens to get th.. con-
tract for O'COnner Stanley? A. That was my
understanding. 1 never heard him say so, but
that is the inference given to me.
Q. You were boarding at the EbbItt house? A.
No, sir.
q. How did you happen to meet Mr.. Kirkland
n a nuhM
| Q. Was there IN arrangement for these parties
to meet there togetherf A. Yes, sir. I went
with Mr.. Wilcox there to meet Messrs. O'Conner
& STANLEY, to see them, to see If they would
agree to the proposition submitted to me by Mr..
@. What were you to do in the procurement of
this contractf you were to get twenty per cent.
Q. What were you to dO7 A. 1 was to furnish
q. Money to whonS 4: To help to carry out
the contract to do the FIRST work.
Q. To O'Conner Il ShlnleyP A. Yes SIR
q. These men were strangers to you? A. Yes,
q. Were you to be known in the contractY A.
Q. Was it the understanding that you were not
to be known A. There was nothing said about
that, whether 1 should or should not There was
no understanding about it. 1t was immaterial to
me. They wanted the contract In their name;
was to assist IN putting the work on the streets,
and then was TO have 4 certain interest in the
contract, and SO much Of the profits to accrue
| to me.
U. HOW mucn money Wero YOU to 1urnlshP A.
Five thousand dOliars-the amount specified at
the time. -. -. ..- =
Q. How much pavement were you to put down?
A. Under the agreement where was TO furnish
the o., 900. It was understood that the contract
which was to be awarded would be about 10000
square yards.
@. You were to get 20 per cent. of the profts2
A. Yes, sir; by putting in this amount Of money
| Q. What did you do for the purpose of securing
this cOntractT A. did nothing more than 1 have
Q. Did you make use Of any means to get the
contract? A. No, sir; not q dollar.
Works? A. Only Governor Shepherd. He Is
the only member OF the Board Of Public Works
that know or ever knew. don't know the rest
even by sight, unless Mr. Magruder Il a member
Of the board. ] don't know what his relations
are. know him.
thing to do with in the city hereP A Yes, sir
Q. In any manner, shape or form2 A. Yes, sir;
and the only effort ever made.
q. Directly or Indirectly? A. Yes, sir; directly
or Indirectly.
Q. Did you receive at any time any money from
d dOlaRT ei''H vi -''' u any '0n'fa''' A. NOT
Q; Did any money ever pass through your
Q. Never any at allP A. None at all. Inever
saw sign OF Il In any shape or form, and never
ton with any contract with the Board of Public
Works2 A. Only for myself. I have made an
effort to get o contract, thinking could make
person TO Governor Shepherd first, and then with
drew in favor of these gentlemen and SO stated to
applied for was q much smaller amount nn than
theirs and put It all together, and that what lit
tie means I had would take and put in with
them, and then the proposition which they made
and which have stated
Q. That you stated to Governor Shepherd A.
Yes, sir; told him that I would withdraw my
proposition for the ScharC pavement or any efforts
to get it any further. had never been promised
any seharf pavement contract, though / thought
had prospect OF obtaining Il at the time.
Whether treaty. had or not I am net able to an.
Q. What interest had Mr. Wilcox in this mat
know, With myse HOW Mr. %ileOI WAS iaf ipesrl
ested exactly don't know. I cannot say post
| lively, but my understanding was that he had
similar interest with me. That was the impres.
| sion.
q. Howwas he to get your 20 per cent and who
the Board Of Public Works, Of MI. 0COnnor and
Stanley, as they were paid.
Q. Did You have written agreement with any
| body2 A. Never any agreement entered into.
e EIpGsc o MI XII Kfts M
g. WV Sp d In s 1USs snd "a Mn ny
meet at the Ebbitt housef A. arranged with
Mr.. Wilcox to meetthere, and meet Messrs 0'Con-
being practical, men wanting this large contract,
and by several interests coming together that a
large contract would be awarded Of more profit
to US oil than to get several small contracts
That is the representation made to me.
Q. Do you know what interest Mr.. Kirkland
|
Q. Do you know Mr.. Moore, Of this city2 A, +
do not.
q. Did you ever see him In relation to this con-
tract7 A. don't know the gentleman and
would not know him If he were 10 come in here,
never spoke to anybody but Mr. Shepherd about
| the contract. .r
Q. How many timesP A. say I never spoke
to anybody but Mr.. Shepherd-iet me see; Twill
| call the name in o moment. 1t seems to me one
of Mr.. Shepherds secretaries-I don't remem Der
| the name now-I met him one day. and asked
him to please ask Governor Shepherd to decide
what he was going to do in the matter and le.
me know, as was q little inpatient and other
matters were annoying me, and was anxious to
| know what he was going to 40 about It. disre-
member the gentleman's name, but he used to be
| in Governor shepherds room. ] never met him
| but time or two. saw him IN there one day,
but met him on the street in front Of Mr.. Shep-
herd's business house. asked him II he would
be kind enough to speak to Mr.. Shepherd I
then handed him mole for Mr.. Shepherd, asking
him the same question.
Q. Did you ever carry any letters to Govern or
Shepherd from any person? A. Yes, sir, from
Senatorial friend.
Q. You gave 1t to Governor Shepherd? A.
Yes, sir; that was my first introduction; 1t was
simply telling him who was-just introducing
me; that was all. ...
q. You didn't get that contractf A. The letter
was to the effect that If got the contract would
carry Il out. That Is what my business reputation