Wilmington daily commercial., 1875-07-20
The Temperature, To-day.
AZ REaIsrERED 1t THE ooMHEBoIAL oYFIcE-
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The water Inyesiiga ion

FURTHER ISQrIRY INTO THE CnARGE O. LntiSKES-
NESS amongst FoBEMES ASD BossEs-1HE MIS-
MANAGEMENT OF MEN To THE DETBiMEsT or
THE CITY.
The Water Investigation was Resumed last
evening, with prospect OF being ended this
week. Tho Committee Will probably get
through with the examination OF its witnesses
tonight, and as the Testimony for the defence
is understood to be mainly denial Of the
charges of drunkenness by the production Of
witnesses who have been intimately associated
with the bosses, their ninety witnesses eau be
soon disposed Of it is thought. Some time
will be consumed, however II intimatons are
worth anything, in an effort TO prove that the
whole investigation is a ''put mp job and to
connect Mr.. Plckels chairman OF the commit
tee with it, The examinations arc now conduct
ed in Odd Fellows Hall, where tho Council
chamber furniture has been removed, and where
the upper end of the room has been devoted to
Council purposes by the extenrion OF railing
across the middle Of the room. This arrange
ment is temporary. during the enlargement Of
the City Hall building.
The examination was resumed by further
cross questioning of James Fletcher by Mr.
Bradford, who said that he only .-aw Mr. johnson
under the influence Of liquor once, but he could
not fix the day, Us hewas also unable to do Oh
the occasions OF Mr.. MeIntre's alleged drunken
ness further than that the last time Wss on II
his belief that he was never sober, although he
declined to give his reaHons for such belief.
q. G. Carpenter, day watclman q. the sA-in,
had not seen any of the foremen or bosses I'm
der the influence Of liquor duuug the holding of
his present Office but said that before he assumed
it, about zix weeks ago, he had very E,tle opp0r-
| tunIty to see such things. Beius subsequently
recalled, he said lie lad reen Mr.. AlcIntre and
Mr. Evan Grub gong in the direction of the
Z" Weeping Willow one Friday afternoon four
| ffssff
same afternoon lie saw Mr. Mclntiie going 10 or
coming froul the same place alone, He could
| not however, see Mr.. llclntIre enter or leave
the house.
Robert Pyle, wlo for three weeks wa build
| ing house between the new basin and O.d
Klngs Road, frequently he sail sAw per-oaA 20
ing IN the direction of the Weeping Willow dur
ing working hours, and Mr.. Mclntire most OF
all. lis workmen, lie further Fad, repeatedly
called his attention to their going, h1t lie did 10;
watch them, nor yet ~sa he near enough I.
| see WI ether they staggered or nn-. ~
one time ho recognized Evan Grub wish
| MIR. Melntire, hut could not name any o.hcg-.
| Being cross examined lie SAID he did rot Guy
| go into the " Weeping Willow during working
hours but he did not watch closely.
| AlOnZo Beck knew nothing OF the sile9eI
drunkenness or the going after drnEe TO tho
Weeping Willow"
This WAS the extent OF the progress made
with the fifth specitcst:On la-t night, but while
waiting for Witnesses the e!xth, charging m.s'
MANAGEMENT or men to the detrlment uf the
| city, was tal'en up and Juo. ". Hawkins, WAl
| hal preferred the charges, examined. He sall
| he lad seen as many as eight men =tatGirg Il,
gether a. one time on the long bank tAlk4ng, al {
1n one occasion during tho eally part Of june Lt
| also saw three cOluted men at lu and spruce
| streets with nothing to work wiiii and nothing
| to do. They sad to him they had been sen1
| there by the time keeper, and asked him wLat
they should do. He hrst saw then
| there, lie said, Oh II Monday, and again on Tues.
day. aud also f1r three days Afterwards, the laH'
time bailing ont the ditch. He had a,-o seen &c
many men IN the ditch IA Second street between
| naihot az! Iat.all Htraat7 that they could moi
work. He also said that lie had seen Mr.. Wick
eraham and Mr.. Cunby quar:eling about ti,e
work, ,geHteulating as if coming to blows. Wlck
erzham subsequently Informed Inn that air
| Candy had ordered him of the works. but he
| declined TO leave until bidden by SIr, Hyde tC
\ do go.
| On lia cross examination Mr.. Hawkins denied
any present OF previous connection with the Wa
ter Department, but declined to say whether Lt
| had over hauled pipe for the Water Depagtinep
on Maryland Avenue. Hir oily object, lie said
| IN pseferrng the chargen wa 10 rot ltheu
| before Council no knew nothing begOud
| h.H own testimony, nor yet Of the char
ges of drunkenness although he VAS with tbs
| DnsHes frequently. lie signed tie PAPER o
charges, he naid, without thinking: ws- arrureJ
that all that was contained in them could L'
| proven. although he had his own doubts abou
| II at trzt refused to slGn Int being preseet
| did 80 not ten miuutes before lho charges weit
| presented to Council. He declined TO say wh'
| brought the charges to hiui, because he said h
| didu want any more mems heads cuL off, al,
because the witneeAeA employed on the reser
| yoir We're now afraid to come. lie thought i
the duty Of every citizen TO prefer charges fo
investigation, but had no thought OF implicstull
| Mr. HYDE or any one else behIdo the Wate
Committee. With Mr. Hyde lie contested u,
very warm friendship aud Hs,d he bad alwey
| drliked the man from ilst riglt.
| Tic adjournment was made UCGi 80 tli
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