National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-05-22

Mr.. W. o.. Dayton's house, on Twelfth street.
Q. Who were present when those papers were
drawni A. Mr.. Dayton, Ksyanaugh, and Mr..
Taylor. Mr.. Kavansugh b in the Treasury
Department, now, believe. His first name Is
Thomas.
Q. Was the street designated that you were
to have when this arrangement was frst gore
intoa A. Yes, sir.
Q. What street was thsu A. Tenth street,
between'F and N.
Q. Did you ever see Governor Shepherd per-
sonalIy in regard to this matter at any time
in reg.ri to the contract A. Yes, SIR.
Q. Wheref A. At his office on Four and-a-
half street.
Q. DID you ever have any conversation with
John o. Evans in regard to this mAtteT7 A.
Yes, sir.
Q. WHIST was IT. A.. went thre with Mr..
Arthur Shepherd, and he said thas It was
wood pavement and he did; not like to inter-
fere with il, but 60 round and sec Mr.. ClephaDe.
think he sent me around to see Mr.. Clephane,
who represented some company. did see NJ.
Clephane.
Q. How did you get your portios Of this
money! A. 1 got it from the National Metro
politan bank. d.. Nlbert gave Me-. Kelly the
check and we divided at the bank.
Q. Did Csyanaugh get his portion: ofitf A.
No, sir. Mr.. Csvanaugh sold tho contract;
that is, he got this purchaser, Mr.. Beidler-
He thought they were going to have the Key
stone paving, believe, at the tina, and after
ward they concluded not to let him have u,
think.
Q. Do you know whore this agreement is
that was drawn upa A. Mr.. j. s. Bei1ler has
them. He lives on Chestnut street, in Phils-
delphia.
q. About what time did this occurf A..
Sometime in August, fS72, l believe.
@. Have you had anything TO DO with any other
contracts with the Board Of Public Works.
A. No, SIR. ID. ..-.-
Q. Do you know of any other person who
has procured contracts from the board that
have been sold, or ont of which money has
been procured, where the parties themselves
did not do the work. A. I cannot say, Of my
own personal knowledge y
O. Was there any arrangement at the time
this matter was agreed upon as to who was TO
do the work in the event this contract was
awarded that you received A. Mr.. Shepherd
said If l would bring him q responsible party
to do It / could have q contract.
Q. Have you any papers in your possession
that will throw any light upon this or any
other matter connected with the affairs OF the
District governmental. No, SIR; not at pres
emit.
Q. Not at present. A. No sir.
o. Have you had anyl A. / think 50.
Q. Who has got them now? A. do not
know at present. cannot say.
Q. What is your impression as to who has
theml A. That cannot say.
Q. To.whom did you give them' A. To Mr.
Beidler, Think.
Q. Any other papers than thosel A. No,
sir.
Q. Have you had any other papers in your
possession2 A. No, SIR.
Q. Were the papers that you gave TO MI.
Beidler simply the contract that you have re-
ferred to, or any other papers than that
The Witness. With regard to that contract
Mr.. Wilson. All in regard to this contract
A. Yes, sir.
O. Did you give him any other paper than
simply this contract A. No, sir.
@. Who did the wrlting-shs drawing up of
that contract A. did, think.
q. What was that contract about-what was
the agreement that was to BET A. That he
was to pay So much money for it-s6,O0O, l
think, for the street.
Q. Who signed the agreement A. Mr..
Beidler, as the agent of Taylor & Hilbert.
Q. Who signed it on their partl A. 1t was
simply signed by Beidler-simpiy this agree
ment to pay.
Q. Did 1t state to whom the money was to
be paidl A. To me.
| O, Who witnessed the agreement, If any
bodyi A. Mr.. Dayton and Mr.. Cayapaugh were
present at the time it was executed.
Q. Was there any money paid at that par
ticular timel A. No, sir.
Q. Who was present when the money ar
rangement was nader A. Mr.. Taylor, Mr.
Kelly, Mr.. Filbert and myself.
O, You saw the money was divided. How
did the parties get together and divide the
money! A. went down to Mr.. Kelly, to the
bank, and drew the money they paid me,
and went down and paid Mr.. Shepherd.
Q. Where afterwardi A. Down at the RE,
PUBLICAN office, I think.
Q. Did you see Mr.. Shepherd get the money!
A. No, sir. - .i -
O. How do you know that he got IT. A. Be
cause he. has so stated to me.
Q. You didn't yourself know that fact' a.
No, sir.
9. Mr.. Arthur Shepherd A. Yes, sir.
By Mr.. Stewart: Q. You three were ass9-
ciatcd in getting contracts; who were the par
ties associated with you'll A. l put in the
application; we went in together, Mr.. Kelly,
Mr.. Shepherd and myself.
| Q. How. did il come about How did you
come to organize for the purposei Where were
you and when? A. At different places; at the
| REPUBLICAN Office, one place. -r--...-
Q. Was Mr.. Shepherd connected with the
REPUBLICAN, object A. Yes, sir.
Q. Who wrote the application A. did.
Q. Who was present when it was donel A.
1 think Mr.. Kelly was present.
q. You put in an application and spoke to
Governor Shepherd about fl A. Yes, sir.
| Q. And he said If you got responsible party
he would let you have contract A. Yes,
sir.
Q. He did let you have a contract A. When
received the contract IL was not In my own
name at all; It was in Taylor g. Filbert's name.
Q. Who received the contract A. re-
ceiyed 1t from the secretary of the board.
| Q. How did you happen to receive It II 1t
was not for youl A. Governor Shepherd au-
thorized the secretary to give IL to me.
@. In Taylor g. Filbert's name. A. Yes,
sir.
@. Then what did you dol A. went down
stairs and met DIR. Flbert and went up to his
office and got the money for it.
@. Right thenl A. That same day.
Q. You had q contract with him previously
to that. Did you make this contract with hi!n
for 81, 900 before or after you got the contract
A. Before; not with him, but with his agent,
8. J. BelIler.
Q. Then after you got the contract you
wanted the S6,000l A. Yes, sir.
Q. He would not give itF A. No, sir; Gov
ernor Shepherd told me he gave too much for
it, he could not afford it.
Q. Who could not afford it7 A. That he
could not-Mr. Fflbert could not afford to pay
that price for it.
Q. And do the work. A. Yes, sir.
Q. That is wha: Mr.. Filbert told you, A.
| Yes, sir.
Q. But he gave you s2,5oo, A. He paid
TWENTY-FIVE cents square yard; think that
was the sum.
Q. Who was present when he paid the money
overt A. Mr.. Frank Kelly, Mr.. Biedler, and
I think this man Slater.
Q. You took one third and he took the
other two thirdsl A. Yes, sir.
Q. And how did you ascertain he gave that
other half of his one third to Arthur Sbep-
herdl A. He said so.
Q. Whol A. Mr.. Kelly and Mr.. Shepherd,
both.
Q. How long after that did you see Mr..
Shepherd A. That night.
Q. He said he had got mis- partl A. Yes, sir.
Q. Where were You when he said It'll A
Down at The REPUBLICAN office.
By Mr.. Mattingly: Q. When did you see Mr..
Clephane; before or after the contract was
awarded A. Before.
Q. Why was that pending the application for
the contract were you trying to sell it outi A.
Yes. sir.
Q. With that view, you went to Mr.. Evans
and Mr. Clephanel A. Yes, sir, I saw Mr..
Evans and Mr.. Clephane, hut could not nego-
tiate with them.
Q. You then went 10 DR.. Filbertl A. Yes,
sir; and he made the negotiations with his
agent; afterward with himself.
By Mr.. Christy: Q. In what business was
Mr.. Frank Kelley ct that timel A. think he
was assistant assessor. He was assistant TO
George Bcal, superintendent of assessments