National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-05-02

II 2. Do you know where Brown was to get the
moneyl A. Well, he has property in New
York That inquired about, and he was eoin1
to get property from Boston from his brother
in-law.
d. Do you know where he was to get the
money with which he was to pay his portion Of
his purchased A. No, do not.
| o. Did you have any information from himf
Al inquired, when this negotiation was
entered into, whether that was true that he
| told me about his property In New York.
Q. Did you have any information as to whore
the money was to come fromls A. supposed
| that he was man Of means.
Y. DID you have any information Is 20 where
he was 70 get the moneyto be used in this
transactionl A. No, sir. LI-Z.AgA4 s
i Q. None whateyeri A. He told me that he
could draw on his brother-in-laW In Boston In Q
minute, or have telegram TO bring &c here,
but he did not do Il. s.s-r-..5 49,
l Q. Did you have any information Of any
parties IN this city connected IN that transac-
toni "A. No, sir. - - 81.
2. DID You have any information or intima-
tion OF That kindf A. No, sir. + am positive
that there was nobody connected with II,
l. By Mr.. Thurman: q. Was his Hardwood
estate the same property that Mr. Corcoraa
has since sold to the Soldiers Homsa A. Yes,
sir. $500 - -
4 BY Mr.. Wilson: O. Who was assoc,..ea
with you in connection with the procurement
fof contracts In this city aside from Mr.. Moord
/ A. Mr.. Moore was not connected with me in
4 procuring contract. I .r
Q. Very well; now leaving Mr.. Moore out of
the question entirely, who was associated with
youi a. There was no one.
Q. Directly or indIrettlyl A. No one, SIR.
/ q. Noone- at all! A. No, sir. e..
Q. Did you have ANYTHING to do with any
other contracts In this ely than the DeGolyer
q Mcclellan contract A. Well, 1 expected to
have, bat there were no contracts awarded.
q. Did you havo anything TO do with any
other coutrActsi Were you negotiating with
any other partiesi A. Well, believe was.
" Who were they! A. II was q New York
firm, but as they did not get any contracts
y Just wait minute; who were theyi A.
0'Conner s. Stanley.
/ O. Any otherl A. No, sir. s-..-.,
Q. Did you enter into negotiations with any
other person or firm than DcGolyer & McCIel-
Ian, and 0 Conner e Shanleyi A never had
any negotiations wi b them at all.
| q. Well, win say ChAleEden, O'CoIn,r &
Shanleyl A. No, sir.
/ Q. None at all! A. No, sir. .-......
| q. We're the same persons that were inter-
csted with you In the DcGolyer & Mcclellan
contract, interested with you in the 0'Conner
| u Stanley coniraeti A. Oh, no.
4 y Did you have anybody interested with you
In the OiConncr & Stanley contract! A. No,
sir. 49,, r4
/ Q. Nobody at ALI A. I think there was
l no, sir. did not have any connection Per-
sons were TO furnish them lumber, but | had no
. o.. b..
| Q. Persons farnishel who lum, eri A. O'Con-
uer & Stanley.
Q. Who were those persouss A. I think
men by the name of Nickersen 8 Reed.
/ Q. Who was keedi A. l think q lumber
| man. ..lI-z-.-. r..s.
Q. Where does he Ilve' A. do not know
/ y. What was the arran1 cement, now, In re-
gard TO furnlshir & that lum erl A. That do
4 not know, sir. He was to get so much square
yard believe they furnished lt cured. That
do not know much about.
4 Q. Outside of that you bad no connection
with any person, or association with any per-
son, 10 connection with the 0'Connor & Shan
4 ley eontractf A. No. SIR
Il q. What had that lumber business TO do
with your part of the contrsctl A. They were
anxious that O'Cornor & Stanley should get
the contract so that they could furnish the
lumber. 20 i'a=
Q. DID their furnishing tho lumber have any,
thing to do with Jour procurement of the con.
tract, or the compensation tina. you we're to
receive for procuring the coutravl A. What
was 70 make OF Of It was my negotiating It
through Reed, Think. think had an inter-
view With o'Connor once. He was to pay so
much, but there was no money here, and he
did not get any contract.
Q. Just state what your arrangement was.
A. Well, do not remember what IL was.
QSYou have no sort Of recollection about 10
A.. No, am sick of 1t, and have forgotten It.
Q. You say that there was no contract
awarded in that easel A. No, sir think
| not.
| @. Let me see II I can refresh your recolicc:
ton little. Is that your signaturei CShow-
ing witness paper. A. Yes, sir.
i Q. Do YOU know whose Handwriting that Isl
A. L do not.
Q. Do you recollect of ever seeing that paper
bcforei A. That Is my signature; 1 do not
know as ever saw the paper.
Q. viii read it to you.
J Whereas the board Of Public Works OF the Dis
srict Of Ge,amois hs, awarded contract to
for the laying Of 5000 square yards OF ". odcR
pavement st s.so per square yard. and noriaed
square yards Of Belgian stone pavemsnt will Be
awarded them, said award and Office bearing
date July u, l5T3, and II Is believed that upon he
completion or the work above mentioned that
other work will be given said D Connor s. STANLEY
IN the District Of Columbia BY the said Board Of
, And, whereas, Albert B. Kirkland and other,
have been Instrumental In securing for said
and laid the foundation for othor work In the Dis
triet Of Oolumbis; Therefore, it is hereby agreed
) by and between Messrs. o.COlnor & STANLEY, Of
Newark, N. J., contractors, Of the one part, and
Albert B. Kirkland, o. Greenbush, N. Y, OF the
second part, TO Wit: That In consideration Of the
| services and money expended by said Kirkland IN
personal expenses or otherwise IN securing said
contracts for said QConnor stanley, that the
to said Kirkland or hts legal representatives. the
sum o. sixty lool cents per square yard for each
OConnof shaniey. or .Ssir Legal rsSrsss St.
tives or assigns in the District OF Columbia, pay
J able weekly or monthly 10 the same proportion
lor said work from the said hoard Of Public
Works, and IN the same currency, whether cash or
And Il IS further agreed By said O'Counor &
STANLEY that II other work such as grading or
.tfssesseSsTing Is Secured for them y Or through
|, Kirtisrd, for himself and his associates, saoh
ssa ss a@s e o e e Ss aUsf
progresses, and In the samo kind Of pay as is re-
J eslysd b ShssaId 0'oonnor & shsnisy from said
) This agreement is hereby binding upon the un-
dersgnsd and their heirs, executors or assigns.
D oCosNoa b SaiSIsV, tsEAL.J
4 ALBERT 3. KIRKLAND, IsEAL.l
Witness: A. w. RRgD. tsRAL.l
Q. Did you enter into that agreement A.
presume did, but do not remember the con-
: ditlons Of Il at all.
@. When did you enter into that agreement
A. Well, that do not remember. twas some
time last year; during lass summer, think.
Q. Did you enter into 10 as Of the day that IL
beIrs datsi A. think it was last summer or
last spring. -.
@. Now, having heard that agreement read,
do you not now remember that a contract was
awarded to O'Conner & Stanley to lay g, 900
square yards CT wood pavement A Ipresums
thcrs was an award made. | did rot know
anything about that. They did Lot go to WORK.
The last beard of il they sad they would not
; go to work under II; that thsre was no money
j! here.
O. You made this agreement that they were
to pay you 90 centsl A. did not know any
thing about that. My object was to assist Reed
: who was furnishing lumber here, and met
. O'Conner & Stanley here.
Q. You had an agreement with O'Conner 81
SEanleyi a. 1t appears 30 from that.