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whole truth? A. / should have avoided an-
swerng the question, sir.
q. We have asked you questions here In re-
gard 70 Mr.. Moore? A. He has never been
Benefited by q cent Of this money, and be has
been very much injured as it Is.
y. After You came back from Chicago, after
negotiating the first notes, cid you not 90 to
Mr.. Moore and tell him that you had realized
So much money, and agree or Offer 70 divide
Win IA nm IN, ana give hln part Of the money? A.
money with him AZ all. offered to give him a
portion Of the notes.
GOV, sHRPHERD's POSITION
Witness was examined closely a. To hts efforts
10 negotiate the notes IN New York, Albany
and Chicago, and this lei to the following:
y. Did you not know that negotiating these
notes would necessarily .ad 10 The fact that
you had received them in washiu gtOn from q
contractor: A. stated the fact that it was q
bOhus.
q. And you told them that you received the n
As bonus from contractor whose cOntr at
you RegOtiated2 A. 90 not know Is l toll
them that, told them it was q bonus paid fUr
contract; did not say that got IL or who got
IL my name does not appear on the notes.
q. You say that Governor Shepherd wa u
have 10 part OF that bonus? A. None whatever,
q. No member of the Board of Public Works
was TO have IL? A. None whatever; they we're
NV notes absolutely; I considered myself the
entire owner OF them, 10 act and do lust a 1
pleased Win themi none OF them ever pr0d.sd
Q. Did they rot ali think 1t was very strange
that there should be this large bonus of AZ, e80
ia lOuA hhHN- VI uOAtc iCG ODNAuluK CUItT 4CI3
A. oh, 1 do not know that
z. Was 1t not the necessary inference that
somebody must have been corrupted? 4. Oh,
q. II Governor Shepherd did not get sny DOR
ton OF this, did you rot know that this was a
great outrage upon him TO be taking these notes
around as bonus? a. DO not know why Gov
eTnor Shepherd should be hurt.
Y. Have not the newspapers taken IL a ne
Ssssary consequence, and charged the Board of
fubhe Works with corruption? Did you not
know that WAS the necessary consequence? If
man came TO You with $4,000 OF notes for a
contract that he had negotiated, would you not
think there was something wrong about il? A.
This measure passed through Congress, and
there was large amount of money used. Is the
inference President Grant got any OF il?
q. That makes no difference. Did You not
think It tended to degrade the Board OF Public
Works? A. No, sir. / did not.
VISITS TO SHEPHERDS STORE.
-. Dld yen ever 20 70 Governor Shepherds
store IN company with Mr.. ChitteEden to see
Col Moore? A. L don't remember OF ever going
there with him; 10, sir. i think he has stopped
outside IN carriage, VI something OF that Kind,
when / went in.
q. lie that the fact, that he stopped outside?
do yeu feoollect occasions OF that kind in the
not sure.
Q. Your object Of course was-and II is per-
feetiy evident TO all of us-to make some money
ont OF this II you could. That was YOUR design.
You, Of course, were trying to do il in the NEST
adTolt way, suppose, that your ingenuity could
suggest. For the purpose OF carving out that
plan, Old you, as part of your arrangement, go
with ChitteDden to Mir. Shepherds store ami
leave Ch1ttenden outside, you going in and hay-
ing an interview with Col. Moore and coming
back, for the purpose of inducing Chittenden to
belsye, OF letting him INFER, n he cav ut, that
Was perfectly willing that he should infer
that.
q. Did you have any information while you
were here negotiating contracts that any men,
her OF the Beard OF Public Works, from any
source, Was receiving, or was to receive, money
as consideration Tor awarding contracts 10
any particular person OF persons? A. No, sir;
have no knowledge Of anything OF the kind.
y Did you have any Information that any
other person or persons were negotiating con-
tracts and receiving bonuses? A. No, sir.
q. Did you have any acquaintance with any
member OF the Board Pubic Works? a. No,
q. Did you have any bank account here in
Warrington? A. Simply that one with Riggs
Y. Any other bank account? a. No, sir.
q Did Col. Moore at any time intimate or
give you to understand that he could procure
al his line entirely.
2. Did he give YOU at any time, any informa
Ton that he could be Influential In securing the
award of this contract? A. No, sir; he knew
the clerks up in the office, and all that 1 ever
went there TO ask him about was what had been
Gone AT the board-whether contracts had bsen
considered or any awards made.
GOVERNOR sHEPHEks WANTED HIM. II
J y. when You left town the other day, and N
connection with this investigation, you knew
that yoU we're To leave. Who did you advise Of
Tie fact that you were going and would not tes-
uiy? "A. co EOt think anybody.
q. Mr. StCrrs must have known. A. No, sir;
90 not think lie did.
=. Colonel Moore knew. "A. told him that
thought 4 was going.
e. What did Colonel Moore say? a. "WelI,'
rays ne, "Aleck wants you; but" says he, 'if
You DO not Ike the publicity OF 1t, let it stand
then.
q. Colonel MoOre's name had not been men-
toned. A. No, sir.
=. lie skid that Governor Shepherd wanted
m nnf had r..an
this, YOU had better let IL stand Is il was. A.
he did not say anything about that told him
dlshked very much the publicity of 1t, aud 1
thought would clear out. 1 came here, how
ever, To testify. L told him that, and | kept
kept quiet for two or three days until Chitten-
deu got through with his testim ony.
Y. Have you had any interview with any per-
sOn connected with the inyestig alton since you
reached this city to-day? A. No one except
hr. Storrs, II he Is connected with it in any way
To-day's Session.
The committee was called to order this N lrn-
ing at half-past ten O'Clock.
E.B. Townsend made a slight amendment To |
his testimony delivered yesterday.
NOT A SECRET MEETING.
Ihonss morgan was sworn, aud testified |
that he was AZ meeting OF contractors called |
by the Board of Public Works; he was invited |
a. bidder At the rooms on \ street; the prices |
fixed by the board were discussed; Mr.. SheD-
herd announced the prices; it was not a secret |
meeting; the doors were open; the contractors |
we're generally dissatisfied with the prices fixed |
Witness testified that he did the work at 1
Mount Vernon park, and that he received some |
OF his pay in certificates.
Y. Was any member Of the Legislature in
terested in this contract? A. No, sir.
Witness testified that about one half of the /
Tagging laid in the streets intersecting the /
Mount Vernon park came from the property
yards Of the Board Of Publ Works aud was
old material He explained a. length the IN an
ner of the work done by him. A man named /
John Burns was jointly interested with witness /
in the contract; he received one-half OF the |
net profits OF the work.
TIE STREET SEWER A GOOD JoA.
henry Gsntz, sworn.-Is of the urn of Gantz
x Appleby; built the Il street sewer from Tth |
10 10th street; no salmon bricks were used in /
the sewer; Mr.. Sorreu was a bricklsyer under
me- the statement made by him that one third /
OF the bricks were salmon brick is untrue; some /
or the bricks were light in color, but were sound
ana hard; the sewer IL well constructed; con-
sicered IL q rrst-class job; IL was the first Job |
had here, and wanted 10 make good work; IL
Is considered hrst-class work by practical men;
never lad any controversy with anybody con- |
corning the character OF the brick; tls contract
was awarded me upon bid made
FRANCIS Reeside, sworn:-Hss been brick
fuua~ |