New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-05-04


was forced to testify he would involve persons high
in station and repeated the thing IN substance
to Mr.. Storrs, Chicago lawyer and counsel Tor
Chittenden. TO be sure, Kirkland denied yesterday
that he had said anything of the kind but his denia
was not considered worth much.
All at once there was change. Kirtland had
been In this city day or two, passing at the WASH
ington Hotel under the assumed name of Buchanan,
and at the Ebbitt House as Hoyle, and was intend
ing to go before the Committee when he was DIS
covered by Mr. Mattingly, Gov Shepherds counsel
and Mr. Storrs, Chittenden's counsel What the
result of their conferences was is not known, but
very soon after he went over to Georgetown, and
thence to Alexandria, where he took freight-boat
for New-York He says that his throat was troubling
him. and so he concluded to go around that way.
During all of this time the Sergeantat Arms OF the
Senate was employing detectives i'll this city and III
New-York to find him.
When at last Kirkland is captured and taken be-
fore the Committee his tone Is very different from
what it was two weeks ago and before he had seen
Mattingly and Storrs. There is no danger now that
his appearance before the Committee will " make
anybody sorry' he is no longer "perfecting
scheme to "kuock the legs from under certain
crowd" and he has no longer any disposition TO
rise TO explain his position" In short the whole
effect of his testimony is damaging that it leaves
the CONVICTION tudt AdClS III
ton with this most corrupt job have been suppressed,
and it looks very much as though the counsel for
the District Government OF the counsel for Chit
tenden had been instrumental ia conceahng the
facts.
But Kirkland had connection with other contracts,
aud although he remembered very little about
them, there are or two documents preserved
that show how the business was done. For instance,
the following agreement has been unearthed:
Whereas The Board of Public Works of the District OF
Columbia has awarded contract to Nessrs OConner
d Stanley OF Newark. " j., for the laying OF $500
square yards of wooden pavement at s. so per square
yard and notified said O'COnner & STANLEY that con-
tract for 900 square yards OF Belgian stone pavement
will be awarded them, said award aud notice bearing
July 1873, and it is believed that upon the COM
pletion OF the work above mentioned other work
Will be given said OConDer Stanley in the District OF
Columbia by said Board OF Public Works. and
Whereas Albert b. Kirkland and Others have been In
struInenta In securing SAID OConnor Stanley the
awards above mentioned and laid the foundation for
other workin the District Of Columbia therefore 1t is
agreed by and between IMessrs OConner Stanley OF
Newark " j. contractors, OF the part, and Albert
b. Kirkland of Greenbush y. " OF the second part to
WITT that in consideration Of tho services and money
expended by said Kirkland in personal expenses or
otherwise securing said contracts for said OConner&
shanley, the said OConncr STANLEY hereby agree
pay the said Kirkland or his legal representatives
the of sixty cents per square yard for each and
every square yard Of pavement laid by said OConner
Stanley their legal representatives or assigns IN the
District Of Columbia, payable weekly monthly in the
same proportion that the said 0COnner Stanley re-
ceiye their pay for said work from the sad Board OF
Public Works in the same currency, whether cash or
certificates, that they receive for the same.
And it is further agreed by said O'Conner Stanley
that il other work. such grading streeseweTng is
secured for them by or through said Kirkland or his
friends interested with him, that said OCOnner Shan
ley shall pay said Kirkland, for himself and his asso-
Gates such compensation commissions as may be
agreed the same TO DO paid as the work
progresses and in the same kind OF pay as IS received
by the said O'Conner Stanley from said Board OF
Public Works.
This agreement is hereby binding upon the under
signed and tneT heirs, executors OF assigns.
Witness our aud seals at the City Of Washing
ton, u. c.. this 30th day Of July, 1871
OCoNSER d STANLEY. tSeall
ALBERT b. kIRTLAND. loealI !
witness A. ". Reed, lseal.l
When this was read to Kirkland he seemed to be
very much surprised, and gave to the Committee no
further information than the document itself con-
tains Another agreement growing out OF this Is
the following:
WASHINGTON, D. c., Aug. 0, 1s73.-In consideration
valuable services, and dollar in money hereby
acknowledged as received from Gardner H. WILCOX,
hereby assign and agree TO pay, or authorize 10 DC
paid to said Wilcox the following amounts from
the proceeds of the within contract or agreement
namely From the proceeds Of the first $4,000 square
yards OF pavement the Of $1,000 and 20 cents per
square yard OF the 60 cents square yard to be
paid upon all other pavements laid by SAID OCon-
ner Stanley, assigns in accordance with the within
agreement, and said OCOnner d Stanley are hereby
authorized TO pay to said Wilcox, or order, such
amounts as are hereinabove mentioned TO be allowed
and paid him. and deduct the from the amounts
agreed 10 be paid the within agreement or con-
tract and pay able in the funds aud at the same
time as received by said o'COnnor Stanley on
said contract.
The Committee will probably attempt to follow
the lead opened by these agreements