National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-03-28

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he vsnted No 70 see 4, / suppose, 81 klyf1a
me mopey, II rave Il TO him.
O, What did &c ssyf He aSked me 70 sive
him 5000, and II fslt delicate about Il 10 70
up and leave TIE oSo0O % II VIII. q lave hef
. check there IN Ge6rxetown.
Q. Whist did you ssyi A. I begun te laugh.
saw II was coming nearly TO . close, and did
NOT say anything. - Z. I
9. You Just laughed 4. Yes. si,; smiled;
thanked him for the check and walked Oh.
9. You did not mako auy rcplyf A. NO,
Gir; L did not: began to smiis.
O. Whom did YOU tell Of this Arsti A.
told diasreut people Where thsy were getting
The money. .,-, v.u
sir; about : month or two I suppose, sitsr that
when I could net get. any money. ID not DO
anything about It then, stu hed al my car
ti6cates.
O. When did you hrst ten Of III A. TO the
best Of my knowledee I heve spcssn Of y IN
difsreut places, 70 tell 700 Tie truth. -
Q. asked you when you arss told III A.
suppose, maybe, SIR, about couple OF months,
or two or three mouths. = F.TF
Q. To whomi A. To different contractor
where was at.
Q. To whom did you first communicate thisl
A. do not know, sir. There was come Of them
there. and have said II had Riven him this
money would have got my money. could
not tell You to whom. / have spoken Of Il In
q great many places where different contractors
were speaking how they were getting money
from the board, and thin9s Of that Kind. =
mrnicated III A. No, sir, I spoke of It diff.
ferept tfmes to different neonle.
O. DID YOU sneak of n before you had Diff
Guilty in getting YOUR money from the board
before Col MaSroder had refused to give you
some ,noneyi "A. I did not sneak OF 1t until
after he had the last of the money given out.
When this man offered me at the hank IS cents,
I think snoke of n: but not untn after the
money was ali paid and they got this approph-
alton. got none of 1t, and sfter that then I
smoke of h. @ b.. U
%. You were pretty anoryl A. had to be
when / had sisO. ono III certiacates in my
pocket and got no money,
O. If Won mad rot the money Won would not
have said anything about III A. I would. /
would tell ro,; the s,me thing If Won brought
me here. 4 ali not come for the Board of
Public Works or for the memorialises, I came
here to tell the truth.
o. WHY aid YOU not tell of tbs Immediately,
A. I wanted to get all the mcley Icould out of
him. Twas trying to coax C out Of him. That
il the reason aid ncs want to say anything
about 1t until got nv money.
O. You first tried 20 coax 1t out Of him? A..
Yes sir.
O. Then now did YOU try to get 1t out of
him, A. Il was no use; could not; he had
not apy.
o. What efforts did YOU make afterwards
O. Did YOU not make any effort to get the
money besides having your certificates In your
pocket A. No, sir; was going to sue, until he
settled. %
O. Did you say anything to drive him to do
it, A. told him, believe, would sue him If
he did not give the money. ..-
Q. When Col. Magruder told you that you
did not divide fair. did not that draw out some
remark from vow. A. do not know. I got
o. Did you say anything more thenl A.
O You had not communicated this thcna
mis- was on that occasion. You had not told
of this then! A. No, sir; had not told of it
then. /
Q. When he told you YOU did not divide fair
what did you say to him. A. To tell you the
truth, I think / told him to 20 to hell. You
must excuse me got angry about II. Invent
began to curse him and all the board,
Q. You cursed pretty freely that dayl A.
believe did, to tel, you the truth.
Q. How long after you got angry about It did
you tell of thisl A. In some conversation in
places have spoken of Il, right awsy
after that.
Q. You did not tell of it that day! A. Well,
indeed, now, sir; to tell you the honest truth,
cannot say whether did or not.
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lately, when you did not get your money! A.
It was not long afterward when did tell of it,
Tor the reason did not get my money.
@. Were you not rs angry that day rs YOU
nave been ut any time during the last five
Vearsi A. suppose was little angry.
Q. As angry as you usually get! A. Any
body would get angry under the circum-
stances. -.0
Q. Were you not As angry as people usually
get, A: may have been little angry, but I
ingry.
Q. Then you told that Colonel Magruder
wanted the 900! A. Yes, sir.
Q. Did you also tell that, II you had given
hat, you would have got your money! A. I
Expect If had given him that could get the
money wanted. am very sorry didn't, and
wouldn't have all the certificates now hold.
Q. Did you tell the other contractors on
hoe uoy suot snos - WIG Ieoooh yo0 uru nuI
yet your money! A. don't know. 1t was
ome time about there, or little after, told
hem of it. have told in the street the res
'on didn't get the money. What have told
Iou have told In different places.
Q. You say You have no cause Of complaint
Is against Governor shepherd-he treated you
Telll A. Yes, sir; he trested me right. He
ras very kind, and he got the last IS, 600 that
got from Mr.. MagIuder. Governor Shepherd
made me get 1t. He wouldn't have given 4
only he made him.
Q. IN settling the work and determining when
he pay w3s due was not Governor Shepherd
member OF the board to audit the work and de- |
ermine when It was donea A. Yes, sir; he was |
resident Of the board when was doing the |
york. ---..--.
Q. His order. were generally pretty persus-
i've, If not conclusiyea A. Yes, sir. There was |
10 use Of any other man talking. He was |
boss" He had to be, for he knew more than |
he whole kit Of them.
@. Then In Whist he would do with regard 10 |
holding back your pay for thepurpose OF secuf- |
ng the proper completion Of your contract |
here w.s no doubt about his motives, sup
,osea A. No, Er. cent Mr.. Hine to Mr.. |
shepherd to have my business settled.
Q: You say that You I'D grading for the |
ofmer administration for II to Is or 10 centss
les, nr; 10 Genus was the general Price:
@. And that you could afford veiy well to |
10 grading at that prices A. Yes, str.
2. You had large contract for grading. |
This contract OF yours va: large grading |