Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-05-22


@ You say tina. this order was made out to
Ia! lor & Filbert? Was not that done At yonr
request? Did you not request that il should b.
ma 9 cut to them? y. think 80.
Adjourned.
To-day's Session.
The committee was called TO order at 1915
O'Clock this morning.
Col. j. A. Magruder recalled witness made
an explanation with reference to the charge t.
himself of certain checks issued by him, a. ap-
peared by his check books in the hands Of the
committee.
Q. How long after you received the A., 20, Oo1
before you paid ii out? a. About a couple o.
weeks. Paid the banks a good deal of it; don't
know how much lacked OF paying it all.
z. Here is a check book, and every check ex-
cept three is drawn on the 18th of March? A
did GO TO the National Metropolitan bank AND
pay them large amount of that money. PAID
some to the First National bank.
q. When did you receive the mOney? a. The
Governors answer will show the date.
Mr.. Wilson, referring ts the Governors an
swer Ut seems TO have been on the 18th of
March.
Q. Did you pay any money to the Freedmen's
Bank? A. think did; don't recollect how
much.
Witness explained at length hi, system Of
Quite an animated discussion arose between
witness and Judge Wilson, in which witness
Judge Wilson:-No one cast any imputstion
upon you. You gentlemen, at the outset of this
investigation, said you wanted u be fully in
vestigated and fully indicated.
Mr. Magruder:-Yes, fully and fairly inyesti
gated.
MIR. wilson:-Tbat is whatw are trying to do.
Y. H. RHINRHART's STORY.
Philip H. Rhinehart, Sw0rn:-Live in Wash
iDstoD; was chief clerk of the House of Dele
gates one year; was interested in contract for
paving Sd street, which was awarded To myself
ard T.. +. II. FaehtZ, clerk in the Treasury
department; before we got ahead with th-
work 1t was taken from me and put in the hand
of my partner. ID. Z. FOrney was interested IT,
the proceeds; we agreed to pay him one-hslf-
he was TO paw one-third OF that to y. P. Brown.
who was at the time a member of the Board OF
Public Works. K. NJ. Hall also had an interest.
The conditions on receiving the contract were
that the lumber was to be purchased from ). p.
Browns son Austin at S35 per thousand, when
lumber could be bought for sos per thousand
The contract was sold finally TO MIR. Linville;
understood the contract was sold for S1l 900
The money paid was divided as follows: 4 re-
ceived Linviles notes tor 81 900 and $3.50 in
cash. MI Forney settled with ). p. Brown,
and X. Nj. Hall WAS given $500. The settlement
was made in notes and in such manner thai
they could be transferred. Some of the notes
were realized upon at the banking house o.
Lewis johnson & Co. The pavement 1 calcu
lated would cost Faehtz amt myself Sl9i per
yard.
BY Dir. Mattingly:-Haye never hal any ex-
peTience in laying wood payemenfs; FOrueS
stated to me that he had to pay One-thiri of his
halt TO ). Z. Brown; Brown met me once At tn
Pest Office ana said would receive letter:
It.
cool; don't want to tell ali 1 know about this
contract: ! know that FOrney told me Brown
was to have one-third of half, and that h
had paid him the money.
Witness read letter from the Board Of p lb.
lie Works, charging him with Offering mJney
to secure contract, and asking for an rXpl ana
uon. Wines stated that he explained the
matter, and read letter which FUrney aud
FaehtZ persuaded him - stgE, WHICH he sent
20 the Board OF Public works. DENYING tn &C he
had offered n 1nev. and evulaiui-- a cOnvsrsa-
low had hrrR I'M an. rs I,-
Treasury department. Brown, il was uuier-
stood, Was TO Dc paid One-tlIlrl Vi Ons- ha,f o.
he pr0cetcs for pnttng TIE contract through
the Board OF Public Works.
GEpRGE rcLLAEsBEg'S TEsTIND NY.
George FO!ansbee sworn III As had contract
under tie Board OF Public Works; had Let, 81
and streets. Missouri avenue sewer, Tart O.
Siash run sewer Had partner named Horace
). Jacobs Mr.. Ingers0l, o. y. y, WIS utter
esttd with me in tie paving contracts.
&. Who il Mr.. jacobs? \. 4 clerk in Nr
Nulletts Office in the Treasury; he was a full
paTtRer; ali the contracts were Ia NV name.
q. How docs it happen Jacobs was not KNOW
IN yonr contracts? A. They were awarded IL
us name; il was known ON the street that ia
cobs was interested with me. JAS. g. Reynolds,
who WAS interested with me in the Ssh street
sewer, is Waterman in the Treasury depart
ment. Jacobs told me he had the promise o.
the contract, and asked me TO furnish the
means, which did. 1 finally paid him for the
contract one thousand dollar auditors Ger
tifcste. don't know if Jacobs had or lad not
a silent partner.
Q. Do you know if Mr.. j. W. Mcknight hal
any interest? A. he had not through me; be
might have had through Mr.. Jacobs. Mr.
Jacobs never told me he had. Reynolds is not
man OF means. don't know that the Board OF
Public Works knew that Jacobs was interested
with me. i always represented 10 Governor
Shepherd L was doing the work myself.
Reynolds is one-legged soldier, and a hard
working fellow. He WAS not able to go in, and
I bought him out. Have dealt in auditors GER
titicates with W. II. Slater.
JOHN NJ. CARUsI SWORN.
John Carusi, sworn:-Has been a contractor;
had no direct contract under tbs board; laid sou
aid crosswalks on Massachusetts, ave nue..
z. From whom did you get the contract? A.
L got it from the president Of the 18th district
association, George II. Boston.
q. What did yeu pay for it? A. Ten cents a
yard on sod, and five cents profit on the brick
work. Had no written contract with the board.
q. What kind of an assocI alton is this? A. 1
haven't the slightest idea; il is called the work
Insmen's ASSOCIATION.
ARTHUR sHRPagRD's TESTIMONY.
Arthur Shepherd, sworD;-Q- Your lame has
been coupled with a contract, please state W lar
you know concerning it, a. Mr.. Ssitz had
Ueen for long time social and political
friend-Le had assisted me in my camp ign;
after the campaign was over | told Kelly auG
Seitz had 10 way to repay them: SeitZ cam
70 me and said he thought he could get con
tract; he put In bis application and my brother
told him II he could get somebody resp psIble
70 60 in With him be would give him contract;
he asked me to 90 with him 10 Evans; did,
and told Evans that SrItz could get A contract.
and asked Tim 70 make soma arrangements q
go in with n. Evans told me he a too
much TO do and could not 20 in with him. He
then arranged with FIl9eTt. man did not
know. j never received a cent directly OF -
directly OF the profits OF the contract in any
sense.
Witness explained that he acted - an arhi-
traitor for Connolly az his re 5st; he dIi not
want TO, but knowing the work G0nno,ly in
sisted, and witness accepted; told Thomps
/ would sign his report; Thompson then told me
he had declined to serve because he would have
to render a decision against the Engineers de-
partment, and 1t might compromise his position
in the Treasury department.; subsequently,, Al
the request OF my brother, / Withdrew; did 60
as a locker -on when a commission was appointed
with reference to settling the differences be
tween Connolly and the board; the animus Of MIR
Cipss was 30 apparent that did say a word or
two, which think ELECTED replies from Cluss,
which satisfied the commission Of that animus.
Witness also explained the work done by tn
workipgmens association, and the character of
the organization: they were good colored lalor-
ing men and we'll organized.
N. PRANK KELLY's TESTIMONY.
IA. Frank Kelly sworn:-Am an assistant as
sessor of the Board OF Public Works; know
Mr.. Seitz; Seitz Informed me a man named
Taylor had money; went with Seitz to see him
at the Metropolitan Hotel with reference to
selling a contract which Seitz thought he could
get: TAYLOR said IL there 000 snuAre wards