National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-05-06
FRIDAY, MAY !,


TESTIMONY OF JEROME j. HIND. =
Jerome J. Hind, sworn:
By Mr.. Wilson: Q. Where do you reside? A.
Decatur, Alabama.
Q. How long have you lived thereP A. Since
1865.
Q. How long have you been in the city of Wash
ington?
Witness Do you mean since have been here
this last time or in coming to Washington How
do understand the question:
Mr.. Wilson. In coming to Washington. A. !
have been visiting Washington off and on ever
since September, 1886.
@. How long have you been here this last time?
A. 1 arrived here in the latter part of December:
I thipk about the 1sth or 10th; cannot remember
positively as to the date.
Q. When before that time were you here? A. I
have been here off and on at various times was
here off and on during the summer and during
the spring. Icame-I got here, believe, on the
18th Of February, 1878, and remained here some
three months. was here until, l believe, I was
of again few days in June, and then returned,
went up in the mountains, and was gone until
September, and then ! returned here again.
was here a few days and went home, and then re-
turned in December.
Q. Were you here during the year 1872 at any
timer A. Yes, sir; 1 don't remember exactly
without my diary.
q. What is your business in Washington A
Mail contractor.
Carrying mails from various parts Of the South
Mississippi and Alabama.
Q. BY what mode Of conveyanceF A. Various
modes. What is termed pack-mules or horses,
steam, and by stage. -
tracts with the Board Of Public works in this this
city2 A No, sir; have not.
Q. Either directly or Indirectly A. No, sir;
@. Have you represented anybody else with
contracts as contractor with the Board of Public
Worksf A. No, cir. -- " -
sented ANYBODY at all. If you will allow mel
don't know what your idea is in putting these
questiOns-If you WIN allow me, I VIII qualify
that In this way. II you ask me II ever applied
for a contract, answer did, but never got Il.
l represented myself, and nobody else in that.
g; You applied for contract; when did you do
thatf A. 1t was in April, year ago: the latter
part Of April, put my FIRST application in.
Q. What kind Of contract did you apply for?
f Masn a 9 tSs g sshsRP SI
work was to be done, as I supposed on F street
When made the application, didn't make any
formal application; / didn't make any written ap-
g To whom ala you make your application
cstioni A. In that application, parties that we're
to assist me in it-one gentleman only-Mr
Abrams: He was the prime mover in that pertic-
q. To whom did you make your application
=. 70 ". Shepherd: .-..r..
A. No, SIR. was advised by Mr.. Abrams that
such contract would be let, and to see Mr. Shep-
herd. He thought could get 1t, and he wanted
to do the work. ...gr.--r s--..-.at
o. Do you know whether MI. Abrams had been
o contractor under the Board Of Public Worksf
A. don't; i know he did work for the board:
whether he did 1t directly for the board or some
body else, don't know. have heard him speak
r..
6. Had rs done much work for the Board Of
Public Worker A. I don't know that; he did not
tell me; never asked HIM.
| Q. Do you know MI. Wilcox A. lido. o..
q. Were you interested in any way In any con-
tractf A. When was trying to get this con:
tract-for this pavement known as the SchArn
pavement-fer + street, / met Mr.. Wilcox one
day. Some one had told him was trying TO get
this contract, and he said to me II would sban-
don my efforts In that direction to get contract,
that there could be q contract got In which he
would interest me, and would make as much
money as out OF the contract was trying to get.
Q. Mr.. Wilcox told you thatPI Yes, sir.
@. What was the contractf A. It was Q wood
contract as understood It OF the time, but after