The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-05-01
THE WASHINGTON FRAUDS.

AA0 WA04ANO4V4v e 1AO00s
Testimony OF Governor shepherd-Con-
tracts Which Were Secured by Bribery
and Broken by tho Persons Bribcd-
How $4,000 Was Discreetly Bestowed
Upon Public Omcers of the District.
WASHINGTON, April 80 1874.
In the District OF Columbia Investigating Com.
mittee this morning Governor Shepherd was
the stand and submitted six letters bearing the
De Golyer Mcclellan contract.
It appeared from his evidence that William G.
Moore, partner OF Governor Shepherd unknown
TO him, interested himself in procuring the con-
tract and was offered portion OF the proceeds OF
the notes given by Chttenden and Kir land. The
Governor upon learning the fact at once dissolved
his business relations with Moore, which he an
nounced in the morning papers. 1t also ap-
peared that Maltingly, Of the counsel for
the District, had an interview with Kirkland.
The first he had heard or the De Golyer McCel-
Ian contract was one day, In passing the First
National Bank, Mr.. Huntington called him and
said, "What are you doing about contracts
now ~ he the witness) said, I'VE are going
through our annual examination before Congress,
and are doing nothing;" Mr.. Huntington said,
81 have Q friend who wants q contract;' witness
replied, "Tell him to put in his bid and take his
chances;" subsequently Governor Cooke came to
witness ana said that Mr.. G. b. Parsons had
friend who represented . Chicago arm, who
wanted Q contract: witness told the Governor
that the friend could put in bid, but the award
would be decide upon the merits of the pave
ment subsequently, after MI. Parsons had made an
argument before the Board OF Public Works re-
garding the De G0lyer 4 Mcclellan pavement NO.
2 General Garfield spoke to witness, and said he
was employed by Mr.. Parsons to represent his
(ParsonsD interest in the De Golyer patent One
OF the arguments made by General Garfield was
that the Board OF Public Works should give the
West show, inasmnch as majority Of the con-
tractors were Eastern men. The contract was
nnally awarded at full meeting Of the Board Of
Public Works. subsequently witness ascertained
that De Golyer b Mcclellan were not men OF
the means that had been represented to the Board
and That the work was not being done satislacto-
CoRRuPTioN DISCLOSED.
In 1873 witness received the first ntimation that
money had been paid to secure the contract by
letter written from Racine, Wis, by ex-senator
irst reci IL that De Goiyer 4 McClean had
been stopped In their operations IN Washington.
and then pr to there m
inc to bCsrd II II faSc %oss
to their own order for s725oo or these notes
making So, 500 paid in cash. The notes We're
given to pay the nfty cents per yard as the pave
me0C was 6lO OOWus Out Tie bOaTQ IrOm Time 70
time has declined to designate the streets to be
paved, In violation OF the spirit and letter OF the
contract which contemplated the period OF nve
months for 100 900 yards ana the other $4,000 the
same season or the next"
THE NOTES DIsHoNoRED.
The writer then complains that MI. Mcclellan
protests against the violation Of the contract and
that he cannot and he Will not pay any more OF
the notes il sued upon, and, II not TO le bill to
cancel them upon the OBVIOUS ground that they
are ws 81 esa ane Se pan
professional duty, but one from which must not
UPON receipt Of this letter Governor Shepherd
dictated the reply TO Governor Cooke, and. under
date OF August %, writes to the effect that the
tory and that the Board had been more lenient
than they should have been with the frm The
concludes BY ng that s Boar Board
which your letter furnishes-that the nrm OF De
Golyer Mcclellan were dealing with outside par
them in any arrangements. ana can therefore
have no possible objection to their development
'''e'S ~ now TO AVOID TROUBLE"
! On the 25th OIL August, 1873 Chittenden writes
from Chicago to Shepherd. IN which he intimates
had previously died) had become Disguised with
washington and had abandoned all Idea Of any
ton OF Mr.. Shepherd to give them no more work.
The witness alludes to the matter Of the notes
having been put IN ex-senator Doolittle's hands to
snow, Mr.. Shepherd, I ask Of you the favor to
extend this contract and avoid impending trouble
Should you conclude to do 1t, send for me and 90
II through me. will see that such disposition Is
made Of all questions which may now embarrass
TO this letter Mr.. Shepherd replied as folows:-
BOARD or PUBLIC w wo..a D,n Ias Sa
n % SSsSsn S.:s letter
Snd that i really pertains . matters affecting
Public ;sa9s you me sg McG ns
ceedings This intention on their part confess
e %"ss:
a against Is we shall Wiling have
soa sns Court and
RETURN OF THE NOTES ASKED
Again on the "a ofSepemner Hon; a. o. cnncsrn
Ing the stoppaQe Of work on the contracts, IN
which, after speaking Of the notes given BY Mr..
.:Mr. Cnittenden desires that the work be
awarded by him under the award, 50 that he can
him him '"y Nj. 9. does not claim that either
you any member OF o, Inc 30 a sao ak Knew "
Compelled to account In advance at the
o. % cents ns e me- NJ
| request is just one. Give him the work agreed
upon or return him his notes, and write you this
note that Justice may be done him, feeling conf
dent that III Is in your power that It Will be DONE
would see you in person rather than write you
ns 70 this letter Governor Shepherd replied on the
9th OF September, In substance as foll0ws:-
"Of this matter the Board knows nothing and
can take no cognizance. Had they known that
such jobDery was going on no contract would have
been awarded these parties. As 1t Ia. the work
which was done bv them was Of such an inferior
nature, the material and process OF treating so
unsatisfactory, that they could not DO otherwise
than stop the work. 1t Is no use for them to
whine on account OF such stoppage, as we have
our power to help them. earnestly
hope that these parties, II they have made any
payments to outside Jobbers, will recover 1t by suit
as would like 70 see this class OF cattle brought
eat rod hnt a tnxv tor