National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-04-07

answer the question, IL you please. The chair
man has indicated that It Is proper one. A. !
say will answer It. 1 have not flung away
clients that had before, and therefore have
attended to business since the Organization OF
the government for Andrew Gleason; TO some
extent for Patrick Culinane; for Hilbert and
Taylor to some extent; and for Vsndenberg-l
tried several suits in the courts for him-and
perhaps some others.
g: For John O. Evansi A. No, sir; not -di-
srectly fol-. JohnaO Evans. "
2. Well, indirectly for him, A. No, sir; not
indirectly for John o. Evans. have attended
to case In which he may have some interest,
for Mr.. Mace. = W -. -. =
By Mr.. Stanton: Q. That is a patent case, is
1t nou A. patent case, involving the validity
Of pavement which was laid down by Mr..
By Mr.. Wilson: Q. Have YOU been the
attorney of John Collinsl A. No, sir.
By the Chairman: Q. Have you stated alll
A. / may not have stated all.
Q. But all that you can remember A. All
that Just now remember. -.l-s -l.E.
By Mr.. Wilson:sQ. Charles Z. Evans, or the
party that he representa- A. Yes; have
attended to one or two cases for Mr.. Evans.
O. Were you the counsel for that partyi
The Witness. For whoml Mr.. Evansl
Mr.. Wilson. Yes; or the party that he rep
resents. A. In case involving damages
sustained bv q DR.. Maxwell, from falling down
and spraining his leg. De-
Q. Were you the advising counsel of that
partyi -......... .-....... ..-.-. ~
The Witness. Generali
Mr.: Wilson. Yes. go.
40, no, sir; Mr.. carusi is his general
attorney. q ~.
Q. There are two of the Gleasons; wereyo
counsel for both Of theml A. No, sir; for An
drew. The only case in which was in any
for oAk fNr- Nka La, hat ho
construed, was In the Seventh street case,
which was pending In the court in which Lin
Vile and Gleason were made incidentally parties
in connection with the board. %
Q. Were you also attorney for Linvillel A.
No, sir; have at times filed papers for them,
but not in the position of attorney, and never
received any compensation for that, but did
so because 1t became necessary for full ex-
PLANTATION of the action of tie board. --.r D..
By Mr.. Christy: @. l will ask you if this
case in which you have appeared, and in which
John o. Evans has an interest, that is called a
patent case, does not relate to certain improve
ments made by John o. Evans for the Board of
Public Worksl A. 1t relates to the validity of
the patent, the conflict between Mace and
others as to an Infringement of the patent.
Q. Does not that case relate to this: royalty
claimed by Mr.. Mace against John o. Evans
and othersi A. Mr.. Mace claims o royalty.
Q. For pavement laid by John o. Evans
for the Board of Public Worksi A. He claims
a royalty.
The Chairman. Mr.. Christy, do not think
it is very material to go into the details.
Mr.. Christy. do not care to go into details,
but counsel suggests to the witness that this is
patent case.
Mr.. Stanton. So it is, as the record will
show. O..
Mr.. Christy. Very true; but wish to show
that Mace is claiming of John o. Evans roy
atty for pavement laid by the Board Of Pub
lie Works. b.. ..... ...--. -.
By the Chairman: Q. Is that the case which
you are in! A. Yes, SIR; but with that branch
Of it have not anything to do. The only
question with which have had anything to do
is the contest between Mr.. Mace and the party
with whom he is In litigation, as to an infringe
ment by Evans of an alleged anterior patent.
BY Mr.. Christy: Q. Did you advise the let
ting of contract to Samuel Strong, providing
for the payment of a percentage upon the
amount Of the cost of tho work. A. know
of no such contract.
Q. And you were not advised with in regard
10 any such contract A. do not know of
any such contract. --
Q. Do you know that Samuel Strong did GER
tain work upon r street, which was the lay
ing of sewer and making the excavation
there, upon which he was paid Is per cent?
A. do not. - --
v. LII yOu az biiiiC auNloS JIG oOnio vi
Public Works what they had right, under
the law, to make contracts of that eharactera
A. / was not called upon to advise them in re-
lation to that. ... .-'
Mr.. Merrick. offer in evidence q tabular
statement, taken from the reports of the Board
of Public Works of1S72-'73, showing the prices
that they paid for IL and 15-inch sewerage as
charged to the streets; also certain tabular
statements, taken from the Governors answer,
showing that the prices which were charged
to the General Government in their settle
ment with the Government for similar sew
erage. ....
Mr.. Mattingly. Were they made by you'll
Mr.. Merrick. The were made under my direc-
ton.
Mr.. Mattinglv. If you have examined them,
and say they were accurate, I have no objec-
ton.
Mr.. Merrick. Well, sir they are; If they are
not accurate you can impeach them.
The following are the statements put In evil
dence by Mr. Merrick:
COST OF SEWER PER LINEAR FOOT, AS APPEARS
FROM REPORTS OF 1877 AND rs.
Report of Board OF Public Works. 1872.