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

Board Of Public Works. A. very likely may
have gone there.
went TO Mr.. Shepherds private Office. "A: I did
not say that did not 90 TO the Board OF Pub
lie Works; pardon me. - ..e.s.. Il
@. ask you where you did 60 to recover the
award, and you say you did go TO the once OF
Mr. Shepherd and receive TT A. / did. may
have gone to the Board Of Public Works first.
@. You may have went 70 Philadelphia, put
you did not. A. do not know whether Gu
or not, -.-
Q. You swear you do not know whether you
sdid or not go TO Philadelphia TO get the a"aru'
A. This is not farce.
Q. Where did you go to get the awar1, MI;
'Chittendeni A. may have gone to the Doafa
-ofPublic Works. ,
Q. do not ask where you may have gone.
A. I went to Mr.. Shepherds store 70 ge' the
o. Did you 90 to the Office Of the Board Of
Public Works to get iti A. That / do not
know. No, sir; 1 did not 60 there to get It.
got Il at Mr.. Shepherds store.
%. WHY YOU said few moments ago Il was
very likely you went to the Office Of the Board
of Public Works. A. To ascertain II Mr.. Shep-
herd was there, first.
o. How long before you went 10 Mr.. Shep-
herds private Office had Mr.. Brown advised
YOU that an award had been madel A. think
Invent right down to his Office.
@. How long before this had you seen
Colonel Kirtiandi A. Oh, have seen him
from the very time had got to the Arlington
hotel. e.
Q. Did Colonel Kirkland advise you any
award had been madel A. That do not
know.
Q. Did you get the award then when you
went to Mr.. Shepherds private ofncef A.
got the award at that time.
Q. A written awardl A. Yes, SIR.
Q. What did that written award ssyi A. It
awarded to DeGolyer & Mcclellan q contract
for paving two hundred thousand square yards
of paving; one hundred and fry thousand;
the whole 70 be done within five months, at
$3.50 square yard.
o. Was that all, Mr.. Chittendeni Was that
an award of two hundred thousand or one
hundred and fifty thousand square yards Of
pavingl A. 1t was an award of two hundred
thousand square yards, provided DeGolyer &
Mcclellan would put down fifty thousand
square yards and wait for their pay until 1t was
convenient to the District to do so.
Q. What did you do with the award? A.
took 1t to the Arlington and gave 1t to Mr.. De-
7Golyer, in person. He was then at the Airing
ton Hotel.
Q. How long had he been here7 A. he had
been here five or six days-four or five days.
Q. What did you do them 4. lido not know
that understand that question.
Q. What did you then do in connection with
~ contract A. Mr.. DeGolyer then went
= ITemRined here in Washington.
H1Ee the swsrdl A. He took the
Ii him.
did you go to Chicagol A. The
-awzfd was made on the 18th issnd think /
LEFT for Chicago on the 18th or 30th,
Q. Was Mr.. DeGolyer, when here in WASH
-ington, advised by you of the arrangements
you had made with Colonel Kirkland and Mr..
Brown 4. He was.
Q. Why did you go to ChicagOi A. Because
that is my home.
Q. Did you 60 simply IL order to return
bomel A. Certainly; / had been away five
months and ten days.
Q. How happened It, then, you called upon
those gentlemen for these notes and this
money, making in all S97 ,o00l A. Simply be-
cause that was in compliance with the contracts
out that had to be fulfilled.
@. You say Mr.. DeGolyer was advised of
that A. Not of s97, 900. Pardon me, l wish
to correct that one question, Il you say $o7 900.
1t was $92, OO0 Mr.. Mcclellan Is mistaken
about the S97, 900. There was $e7 900 paid all
told, but 500, 600 was the amount received at
Chicago. Five thousand dollars Mr.. Mcclellan
had paid here himself $3.50
Q. The 5000 to Colonel Parsonsi A. Yes,
sir. He drew 8 draft and gave It to me, and
handed that TO Colonel Parsons.
9. When you reached Chicago how long did
you remain there before having an interview
with DeGolyer & Mcclellan, or either of themi
A. | think very likely may have had 1t d.
rectly; probably did.
@, Q. Do you recollect whether you did or mott
not what you very likely did, or may have
done; can you state upon your oath, as a mat
ter Of fact, what you dIdl A. presume saw
them within few hours after my arrival.
Q. Which onei A. Both Of them.
Q. Upon what subiectl. A. In regard to this
business.
Q. What took place at that interview a.
Well, we were congratulsting each other upon
the award Of the contract, and It was stated
what contracts were out that would have 70 be
performed, &c That was understood. Il was
understood, indeed, before left Washington.
Q. What was stated therei A. Ihave given
you, substantially, all that was stated.
Q. What took place at that interviewi A.
We were congratulsting each other upor the
& 8. Were the notes delivered them A. No,
sir; they were not. ...
Q, Any conversation at that time about the
notes or the S25 600 of money, or so, 900 to be
paidl A. To the best Of my recollection, yes;
right of. go
Q. What was stated about itr A. do not
remember. .. -- $3.50 i
Q. Did you say to Mr.. Mcclellan that you
wanted S97, 900, and that part of it was to pay
the national debit A. l never used those
words. --
Q. Did Mr.. Mcclellan at that time-had he
been advised, and did he--know fully the cir
cumstanees connected with this negotiation BY
you at Washington A. He did. received
kilograms from DeGolyer, and sent them q
telegram dated the 2Sth Of June, and before /
went home, stating the terms, and received
from them q telegram that they would pay the
fifty cents per square yard; not to exceed that.
Q. By what line did you send that telegram
a BY the Western Union.
Q. What offceI A. This Office on Pennsyl-
Vonia avenue.
Q. How long before you len for homs Al
must have left two or three days after that.
:. Q. Whom did you direct It tot A. To
DeGolyer & Mcclellan. I had closed my con-
tracts here before went there. Mr.. McClel-
Ian says he knew nothing about IL.
@. What. did you state In that telegram
A. stated in that telegram that the arrange
ments were made for the amounts Of money,
and the time notes-everything complete-and
asked them to answer BY telegram, and ]
received an answer.
Q. The amount to be paid, do you meant
A. Yes, sir.
Q. You stated in the telegram the amounts
which you were to pay for the obtaining Of
derstood; that was before got TO Chicago.
Q. Now, you say at that interview with Mr.
Mcclellan or DeGolyer you didn't cay to Mr..
Mcclellan that portion Of this money was to
be used to pay the national debit A. Why
should have said thatl
Q. I do not know why you should or should
not. A.. hold kilograms authorizing me 10
pay these amounts in Washington.
Q. Where are those kilograms A. have
them in possession. ...
o. HereI A. Yes, SIR; IN my pocket. There
was no necessity for saying TO Mr.. Mcclellan
wanted money 10 pay the national debt with,
for had this thing understood before came
TO Washington. There Is the telegram, dated
June %, 1872, which sent to Chicago.
o. Please read It.
The witness read as follows:
WASHINGTON, D. c., JHns o, 1872.
To DEGoLYER & MCCLELLAN, Ills Prairis
avenue, Chicago:
Thirty thousand cash to be paid. Give al
ready psid.) Three thousand at ffteen days;
ave at one month, five at two; twenty at four;
twenty at five; twenty at nine MONTH; interest
at per cent. VIII lake contract home with
me tonight fer TWO hundred thousand.
Plenty more to follow, believe, but we must
act promptly. Answer quickly.
lsigned) GEORGE X. CHITTENDEE.
/ hold in my hand the answer to that. These
are both copies, accurate copies. l am willing
10 swear that they are correct copies.
@. You made the eopiesi A. Yes, sir.
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