National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-04-02

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with it, and he had better see somebody else.
Q. That was what want to know; whethe
you designedly or Intentionally, or whether 20
dld, 70 your recollection or knowledge, CIV
him to understand that any arrangement tina
he might make with Mr.. Kilbourn would be a
arrangement in regard TO which you woul
have secret INTEREST," A. No, sir; byno means
II is false statement.
Mr.. Harrington. Mr.. Chairman, in this con
nection would like to hear the president of tn
company.
Mr., Christy: would like TO ask the Gov
ernor one or two questions. When was the &C
organizing the present government passed. A
On the 2ist of February, 1871.
| o, When did it, in fact, go into operation
A. On the first of June, 1871.
Q. How soon did the Board of Public Work
undertake TO exercise the controll Was no
there q controversy between the board AM
Mayor Emcryl A. Mayor Emery undertook
to let some contracts during the interregnum
and the Board of Public Works enjoined him
The case was decided about the LIST Of June
1871.
The LIST of June, 1871.
| Q. Then you took possession! A. Yes, sir.
Q. Were you at any time connected with thu
| District government in any capacityl A. wal
an alderman under the old corporation o
Washington, elected the same time that Mr.
Emery was.
| Mr. Harrington. In connection with this ex
PLANTATION, the President of the Metropoli:
Paving Company is here, and ] would like tc
have him sworn in order that he might produce
the original letters that Mr.. Shepherd wrote to
that company at the time he went into Office
seyering his connection with those companies
believe he has the original letters here and
can produce them.
The Chairman. Governor Shepherd has
stated distinctly the facts in relation to that.
Mr.. Harrington. 1t is for the committee
The Chairman. think we can rest on that
Mr.. Harrington. am willing to rest on it,
l am sure.
PHILIP A. JULIEN SWORN.
By the Chairman, lat the suggestion Of the
counsel for the memorialists:) Q. State your re,
the city editor
Q. We're you the city editor at the time that
article before you was prepared A. Yes, sir
Q. State what you know about the publica-
ton of that article. You wrote it, believed
A. Yes, sir; wrote. It.
O. State the facts. A. Ny recollection about
the matter is that it was written from general
conversation-street talk among the con-
tractors-the day of the consultation. knew
of the invitation being sent to certain con-
tractors, and didn't go to the Board of Public
Works that day at all. ! was not near there.
Whatever / might have written here-it oc-
cupies, believe, one half of the column-was
written after a general conversation with the
contractors as met them along the street.
Q. Do you remember what contractors A.
simply remember one, and that is simply on
one point about Mr.. Shinn. happened to re-
call that Mr.. Frank II. Finley was there. He
is the only one / remember, but it was from
private talk among the contractors.
Q. What was the private talk among the
contractorsl A. The letting Of contracts; that
is, the agreement between them and the board
in regard to this scale of prices which had been
adopted.
@. Do you know anything in relation to cir
cular sent privately to certain contractors A.
saw a copy Of circnlar similar to this: "The
Board of Public Works desire to have an inter-
view with you tomorrow, Thursday, at l
o'clock, in their rooms, Morrison building"
That is copy of the circular.
Q. Were you at the building that dayG A.
was not.
Q. Do you know who were there? A. /
simply remember this one gentleman, Mr.. Fin
ley; l suppose there were number of contract
ors there, but don't remember, of any others,
though. There is portion of this, of course,
which is taken from the Board of Public Works
record-this contract portion. That / think
was published in the Star, or it was gotten by
one Of the other reporters.
By Mr.. Wilson: Q. Did you learn how many
persons were there that dayi A. do not re-
member at all.
@. Have you any recollection as to whether
there were many or few? A. think there
were quite number there.
Q. Do you know whether there were any
there excepting those to whom this circular
had been sentl A. do not know.
Q. Do you know whether the circular had
been sent to contractors generally or to par
ticular contractorsl A. My impression from
this article is that a large majority of the
known contractors were there. That is my
recollection of it. 1t was talked about all over
town that day among contractors. 1t was the
topic of conversation generally.
Mr.. Wilson. Let me look at that. 1 never
read it. Paper HANDED Mr.. Wilson.
By Mr.. Bass: Q. How about the ''key-hole"
portioni A. That is little fancy sketch.
Q. Were you the reporter who had your eye
at the key-holei A. drew on my imagination
there little.
Blythe Chairman: Q. You picked this informa-
ton from the contractors upon the street, A.
Yes, sir.
Q. You think you talked with a number of
theml A. Yes, sir; must have. The only
gentleman remember in this specific case was
Mr.. Shinn.
Mr.. Bass. think it is very easy to find out
who was there by calling somebody who was
Mr. Christy. We thought that was the very
highest evidence, and that which purported
absolute verify, THE NATIONAL REPUBLICAN.
The Witness. It is ordinarily.
By Mr.. Wilson: Q. Do you know anything
of any fact OF this kind having transpired:
'Mr. Shepherd, who occupied the chair at the
head of the table, quietly announced that the
gentlemen had b. invited there for the pur-
pose of q consu he desired that the in
terview should Ite, and he should re-
quest all that h vcen invited, including
the reporters, to WI lfdraw."
A. As ! said before, was not present.
Q. You have no knowledge of Mr.. Shepherd
having done any such thing as thatl A. No,
sir; was not present at all. Very probably he
did 1t though.
Q. Do you know any one who was therel A.
know Mr.. Finley was there-Frank II. Fin
ley. -a.-
Q. Where does he liyel A. Seventh street is
his place of business. Mr.. Riley A. Shinn
was there, as will be seen by this report.
Mr.. Wilson. don't see why these parties
who were there cannot be summoned and this
matter settled at once.
Mr.. Stewart.'I don't think tina. article is
evidence at all.
Mr.. Mattingly. That is what 1 suggested two
weeks ago.
The Chairman. Mr.. Wilson suggested whether
I is not possible to have somebody who was
present on this occasion summoned.
Mr.. Christy. We have now learned that Mr..
Finley was there and Mr.. Riley A. Shinn. If
he committee will permit, will subpoena them
both.
The Chairman. The committee will order
hem summoned.
Mr.; Wilson. 1 hope you will do it and have
this thing settled.
By Mr.. Christy: Q. desire to ask a further
question. From whom did you get the circu-
ar, the copy of which is contained in that re-
port! A. That could not tell you.
Q. Has your connection with the paper con-
tfnued since that timel A. Yes, sir.
Q. Have you had any interview with any one
On the subject of this report on or about the
tins It was in the .paperl A. have. Mr.
Shepherd and the day that the committee or
he counsel introduced this report
Q. mean prior to thatl 4. No, sir.
Q. Did any one request you to contradict any
there or correct anyl A. No, sir.
Mr.. Christy. desire to call the attention of
he committee TO the fact that the sergeant-at-
Arms has received telegraphic dispatch from
Robert Mcclellan. who pleads impecuniosity, |
ind charging the responsibility upon certain |
parties whom shall not mention now. He
tates that he is unable to come, and desires TO
,e informed as to the direction from which he |
S to receive sufficient to bring him here.
The Chairman. The Sergeant-at-Arms will
/ suppose, on the subject.
Mr.. Christy. He did not this morning. Ny
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