New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-05-12
Congress may Ak and determine the fares tols' nmp
charges to be paid for the transportation OF persons ~
property Oh this railroad or any part OF 1t.
THE DISTRICT INVESTIGATION
GOV. SHEPHERDS cRoss-ExAMINArIoN CONTINUE


GOV. SHEPHERDS CRoss-ExAMINATIoN CONTINUED
CONCLUSION OF THE TESTIMONY FOR TIE De
FENsE-FUTURE COURSE OF THE INVESTIGATION
GENERAL PRESS DIsPATcH.l
WASHINGTON, May 1.-The Governor war
crosse examined UP TO the hour OF adjournment ou
various subjects. In several instances, IN 'hU
sale of real estate, he stated that no had taken
partial payment in sewer bonds, at the sane thie
selling the property at the lowest market vaiue
He held now in his possession possibly <2o'ooV
bonds, acquired Through real estate Sales anu
always accepted tue same because no did not think IL
became him cot 70 receive District securities, and tha
he had ta faith IN them. He further testified, tha'
although the President Of the Board often awarded
contracts, no contracts OF any moment were aWafdsu
without consultation with the Board and the approVa
Of a majority of It's members.
Treasurer Magruder was called, and explained tna'
the against the property OF Senators Bay
ard and Edmunds abated ia lieu OF claim lof
damages. No settlement n similar kind had ever been
made with other parties because had not been asked
He considered that tho Board got of cheap in setting
In the manner they did
Counsel for the memorialists continued the Cross
examination OF Gov. Shepherd, who said that he had
the whole system OF improvements to so over again. as
far as he individually concerned. ho would pursue
the same had been pursued by the Board h'
did not see why he should not award contracts TO
Hallatt Kilbourne, inasmuch as he was man
OF business and responsible. He did not consider him
success letter-wrter; he thought John o. Evans
the best business he ever knew, and as con-
tractor OF the squarest men he ever met had ue
contract awarded the lowest bidders he Thought
the District would be in IA state OF fhaos today.
He thought that wherever any great amount OF Work
was be DONE there be found contractors as
foolish Do Golyer and Mcclellan; they tried
TO do bad work to offset the bonuses paid Ior
the contracts, but "gOt Bit" Ho thought all the
done in the District including the soddlng ana
parking done in accordance with the speelncatos
set forth in the contracts He did not know That COOk
the Dstrct-AttOrney was accepting employ uent from
contractors; had he known IL he would not have per-
mtted It. He made any purchase OF real estate
in advance OF anticipated Improvements not publicly
announced. He had but real estate trdnsac-
ton with Kibourne and Salter IN his life, and that was
five years ago.
The defense rested their upon the conclusion OF
Gov Shepherds testimony Tomorrow II Is expected
Mr.. Harrington will make statement with reference
10 the recent safe burglary.
The Committee will hereafter conduct the inyestga
ton In its Mr. BlcksendOrer the engineer OF
tho Committee IL ready TO report tue results oil The
measurements made by him on Government property
IL is possible he will be called tomorrow.
The memoriaists propose 10 submit very little reDut
ting testimony.