Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-05-28
WASHINGTON.
Startling District Developments.
An Inexhaustible Mine of Cor.
ruption,
Another Member of the Board
Ceniirsms Cluss' Charges.
Shepherds Engineer Refuses to
IndOrse His Cooked Reports.
The Treasurer Testifies to Pro:
h,iscuous LOosenesS.
triangular TersisersatisK.

WAsH,NeTcN, May 27.-In the District
Investigating Committee, Attorney General
Williams appeared and denies that his lots
were graded at the expense Of the Board of
Public Works, but that the contractor who
did the work did so tlror mutual under
standing with Williams that the dirt he
obtained by grading should be a full re-
compense. Documents from the Board of
Public Works were, however, produced
showing that some portion ofthe work done
was paid for by the Board. The contractor
who did the work was called and testified
that he removed from Attorney General
Williams lots 9,S46 cubic yards for which
the Board had paid him the 81, ,lae, and
that upwards Of sl;Sc0 were still due.
Both the Board and Williams had refused
to pay it.
Another Member of the Board who
Knew Nothing Of Its Doingss
DR.. T. b. Blake, member of the Board
Of Public Works, who wRs appointed last
September, was called and examined by
Judge Wilson. He testified the contracts
were not being let because the board had
no means. He had never taken any steps
to get at the exact financial condition of
the Board. Such things never had been
laid before the board. He intended to
straighten things out as soon as posi-
bic. Magrauder's accounts never had
been credited. The auditors
certificates were regarded as checks on the
Treasurer, who paid them in such funds as
he had. Did not think there was any
check whatever on the Treasurer Of the
Board. There is no account kept which
would enable one to know whether his ac-
counts are correct or not. Did not know
anything about how often the Auditor set
tied with the Treasurer. Did not know
they had ever had settlement,
Question. Were you present at meet
ing when Adolph Cluss was admitted to be
perjurer.
Answer. Yes, sir. was, and voted
for it.
Question. What evidence did you have
that he admitted he had perjured himself.
Answer. The evidence taken before the
committee. He said if his name appeared
to certain papers it would be forgery. He
afterwards admitted his signature. Think
ne committed moral forgery.
QUESTION. Do you think 1t was fair TO con-
denim him in his absence? Do you know
when you passed that resolution Mr.. Cluss
was still witness before the committee?
Answer. did not. think he did what
was discreditable. Ny motive was not to
break down his testimony before this COM
mittee. am above that.
Gov. Shepherds Confidential Engineer
Goes Back on Him.
Oertley, the assistent engineer who, Cluss
SAYS did the measurements was recalled,
onA cforad that laa anr,ld not alr-
the tables that he had prepared for the
committee by order of Gov. Shepherd were
absolutely correct.
The Treasurer on Trial.
Treasurer Magruder gave very unsatis-
factory history of the system of book-keep-
ing INDUCED in by him. He was asked 10
explain and indicate where, in his report
for 1873, he had charged himself with a
check for $4,000, and made reference to a
charge of S5S.O00. Mr.. Bass asked him il
he did not select the S5S,000 item because
If was the nearest which would fit. To
this lie made no reply.
The Mother Of Washington.
The monument to the mother of Wash.
| inSton, at Fredricksburgh, is to be com
pleted at a cost of $4,000.
Rear Admiral ShubricK, senior officer on
the retired list, died to-day, aged So. The
Secretary Of the Navy announces his deatI
| in a general order.
| Suffrage Shriekers.
! The House Committee on Judiciary
were to-day discharged from the cOnsidera-
tion Of the petitions of Elizabeth Cady
Stanton, Susan B. Anthony and others
asking Congress to extend 10 women Tho
same protection that cOlcred men enjoy il
the exercise of their right TO vote, and alsC
to give women all civil and political rights
and also from the consideration of petition:
| asking for woman suffrage in the Distric
of Columbia, and all other territories o
/ the United States.