National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-04-18


him that yea here endeayorinQ to secure q
contract, aHd he replied that he would IKE to
cooperate win me, and aid me In securing =
contract. Twas after the death Of Mr. Hun
tingtou, and I was somcwh lat depressed in spirits
at that time, at the dissppoIntment which felt.
I offered 10 give NJ. Brow q 1--WE eentsper square
yard contingent upon the award Of the contract
BY The board that Is, give him q, COO In case OF
100, OO0S square wards, and $10, 600 In case OF
300 200 square yards.
o. Did he make that proposition to you or
YOU 70 himi-A. made that proposition to
him.
O, Being at the time depressed in spirits you
thought YOU would secure his add A. Yes,
Sir.
O. Did you inform Mr., Kirkland that you
were In negotiation with Mr, Browni A. I did
not. - =
8 Q.FDid Mr.. Kirkland know that you werei
A. He knew that Mr.. Brown was anxious that
should get the contract, but knew nothing
more. - T. Z ~ ia
Q. How did Mr.. Brown say he would assist
you'll A. By speaking well Of the pavement,
and using whatever influence he had In the
city. - seAzz ~ sEaa II
Q. With whom did he propose to use his In
fuence; do you remember A. He did not
specify any one psrticulsriy. lido not think he
mentioned any name.
Q. Did you mention any name to himi A.
did not,
o, You simply wanted him to TALK A. !
wanted to cultivate public influence in regard
to our pavement. - 4
o. You thought Mr.. Brown would be good
man for that purposel A. He was most ex-
cellent talker, and good man for that purpose
Q. Did he have any acquaintance herei A,
He had several acquaintances here. -
@. Who were they; what persons did he
know heref A. Well sir do not know that
could call to mind who his acquaintance were.
@. You were staying at the Arlington hotell
A. was stopping at the Arlington hotel; yes,
@. You paid no particular attention as to
what he was doing there after you made this
engagement with hint A. No, sir.
Q. Did he make any report to you, from
time to time, as to his progressl A. He stated
to me that he thought In time the award might
be had; that matters were progressing. !:
Q. You never took the trouble to inquire
how they were progressing A. Except from
those reports that came to my knowledge.
@. What reports do you speak Of nowi A.
From Mr.. Kirkland and from Mr.. Brown.
Q. They simply said to you, from time TO
time, 'matters are progTessingp A. Yes, sir.
@. They did not say to you with whom they
were in communication A. No, strs
70 @. You made no inquiry A. made no
other inquiry other than that l was anxious to
have this award. That ID, made no other
statements than that. think, however, call
ing to mind, that Mr.. Brown introduced me to
Colonel Parsons. / think that was the first
Introduction had to Colonel Parsons. -
z. Did You have any other employment IN
this city except with Mr.. Brown and Mr.. Kirt-
landf A. And Mr.. Parsons . -.
Q. Did you pay Mr., Brown Eve cents per
square yard2 A. did pay him five cents per
square.yard after the award.
Q: Where Z he nowl A. HE'S in Europe.
He lived In Hamburg, believe, and was sp-
pointed United States consul under Mr.. Lin
coin. ~ 49, IA E#.'s--s raa a ..a..i az
Q. ThenI understand you to say 10 the COM
mittee7 that you agreed to pay $S2, 900, one
third of which would belong to you, TO two
men to secure this contract without inquirfng
or knowing the extent Of their influence with
reference to in A. Yes, sir; that is my state
ment. 7'..-L -l. 30 -r.z.a- az.sl ..s
Q. Or the kind OF influence they were exer-
cisingi A. That is my statement.
q. Or with whom they were exercising this
fnfuencei A. Yes, Sir. -F-
On And these were gentlemen thst You had
never met oeforef A. never met them before;
no, sir, $50 e. .9r-s.s.. =.
Y. Gentlemen that you met casually At the
Arlington hotelt A. Yes, sir. They were
stopping there with myself. 60. =
No.. .o....Sr1 AZ - "a - -
Mr.. Page yourseif A. L have had some CON-
Versation with Mr.. Page.
Y. Did you ever make contract with MT;
Fagef A. think that Mr.. Page said that he could
get contract. DeleVe tnat maae prop
osition TO him OF some cents per square yard,
PROVIDED ne would deliver me that contract
within given time. Tne time came, but Il
was not then delivered. extended the time. IL
came again, but was not delivered, and l an
IL r
he oio not comply Win the terms OF the agree
ment;
Y. Dlu you nave TINS arransement Win MT
~ sDout Lns os foa rers nSk1s ine ar
90 Sefanoa Al Ith,rt ,hatT m IN AZ ana
y oeioe "a n InInA snas ntaue lne 1t lso.
ment with MI; k Nj aiter me Arrangement
" s, - ln.oe WIZ MI Aee' w nos leinSioef
uiS % S.y ae ~ suat.
,r, ~ S Sta'G mny YOU inaae .nas srsnge NJ
$1,000 psu ME age, NV you eanie " " 60, a;
T,I up9n me Same pass - Win So.on nsl
TN oontraos M, pona s.id ha oonid -. iO !.
sne In AAi' Aese ee41 No SoetU sss
co6 ~ Isd NJ - a.,
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t ~ onn h a MI. ase eaue " me- posn am
49,. Ia .h Ia " ~ III
~ anu .GeIe meie &c. slat ,haue
" uiS y e,neins tnuSiuuais Mn9 mUuiu uh
uel.z AZ 70 secure tae contract anu uenSe. !. 70
LIE vim gwen siiuo Aof ~ many een'' Per
squAfS yAru.
9. IGep you had concluded tnat arrange
i1ss VIII M ny oeiore you einpioyeu MI
All sianui a. thinA snat y 30:
~: iou Wei NOV using MI. Iage, No,onei
: nIrtianu, anu mi; proWn a. tne same tLme' e.
was using mr' promn ~ tne same 1Lne. ne
We ons " Inc nis' iien inAue 'n' airAnso-
"1n' n.n.
NJ Bur you were not having the services OF
FL Iass az tne game tilns fvu were nating
NE. nc oer.c VI DIoWn anu Airtis .n a. I
'N - no$. am nv qeie Sie@t w suAs poiA'
~ MI: Huooeli. Y, lou say that DeGolyer
q Mcclellan authorized you TO give my
cents per square yard for securing the contracti
A. Yes, sir:
" az ma " eone ous Vi your PI0n1s, OF
neIe you W haNs one.un atser tn4t' a..
mss V So,ne ous VI sneirLol ene groes Pro-
eee 49, Una. was cents oonus' anu VIC were
10 oir T our PronIs aIterWaro:
NJ yonr nrosisS NJ ssr. n came ont ~ tbs
oross aIponnt >'''''o :, w. - -. '''e
q Refo,e tbe-e wa. any div,s,or, IA.
fore there Was anv division
Rv Mr. Wilson: n When d,d vo,, sr.t learn
ANYTHING in regard 70 tbo contrscts n Wssh-
inStonI A. NV attention was nsrticnIariy called
~ con,-sc,s y Washio.o, y tA AN .;,aa nsGoi
ver showed ne tbJs Iot,ar 20 NJ Coo,ohs
O, Now let me zee that latter A The -conv
ia here - 1-o 0p'
q. Let me see the or,o,nal Tb,s "a the
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