The daily gazette., 1875-07-27
FIRST EDITION
1.-THE Investigation.
be Prosecution Concludes ana
the Defense Opens.

! HYDE IN THE WITNESS CHAIR
E1r TELLS ALL HE KNOWS ABOUT THR
s,x poLLARs-HE KEPT THE MONEY
kNTIL HE FOUND THE OWNER OF 1T
CANDY AND HAYES
suppoRT MR.. HYDE's TESTIMONY
10 MORE CHEERING. fttM
,ast night the investigating COM
Nee met again, and one more wit
g for the prosecution, David II.
vle. Street Commissioner, was ex-
lined in regard to the sixth charge,
6c mismanagement of men to the
(riment of the city" Mr.. Coyle
! examined mainly in regard to the
bch on Second street, from Market
Bhipley, in which Mr.. Hawkins said
re were too many men at work. He
The trench was 113 feet long, Al
B and 8 wide; that it would cost
Tut ss.47 to procure dirt and fill up
ditch, at IS cents per load. Ho
not know, however, what the work
the city.
70 other witnesses being present,
prosecution here rosted tile case.
IN Mr.. Bradford, for the defense.
be and inquired whether 1t was the
bose Of the committee to simply
ent the evidence to Council, or to
brt their conclusions to that BODY.
bald his course OF action would be
ID on the reply.
be resolution authorizing the in.
igation was read and found to con.
Instructions to the committee to
brt to Council.
r. Pickles said it was usual In sucb
Is to report the evidence, and that
committee might present a report
pnnection with the evidence.
,. Adams here called attention to
rule Of CouncN which requires
committees shall report in writing.
to state the conclusions 1t arrived
b. Bradford then opened for the
nse by briefly referring to tho
tges that had been preferred against
Water Department. In regard to
first charge, he ..said that Mr.. Can
1ld not know how the mistake of
originated.
u. Bradford then reviewed the tes-
pny iu support of the other charges
point out its unreliability and the
Gy discrepancy of statements.
u. Pickels-I think MIR. Wilson
/ he sent out men to level off tho
after the trench had been filled.
ir Bradford took exception to Mr.
Fkels' statement, and proceed to re.
ew The other charges.
IN relation to the third charge-the
oWancc OF pay to workmen for time
made he said that the prosecutors
n witnesses had proved that Mr.
rae made the arrangement with Ger. |
y men to allow them one day per
Pek over time, In order to procure
eli services at any time, whenever
|nleu; that the arrangement had not
4 made until after the laying of
commenced, and the city profited
PIE arrangement.
= regard to the sixth charge Mr.
fklns Is the only man who gave apv
mony, and he proved nothing
|eouid not tell the time he saw the
p eight gang bosses smoking their
on the long bank, or the three
Iots doing nothing for two or three
at Tenth and Spruce, and there.
cahnot prove that these men got
of 'he time they performed no
" regard to the charge of drunken.
(, sainsl lhe general foreman, tho
sseu JAILED to say he was drunk
"y 10Th, they merely supposed he
sleep MIR, Dandy was tbe onlv
rronnao ,u,ls Wilness u, in this charge, and
4 y unreliable. "e was
eno P% ms II testimony it appears that
que a note of the time Mr Wiz, la
i, IN was drunk and asleen nj in b;a ~ 'cS nf
- Pn May 25th, one honr pnd "a fifso sts oi-
bn a"u ,ha h .heh allowed him that
E}ifn IN .he s,, book, thus making a note aa.
ny himself. When n mon ~
Shown to be unreliab1a In man Is
should be rejected Ills testi-
s as asgarded Sa did Mr. Mr. Stewart in the same
y "n TO nc n,ol. ola MIR. Dandy. Mr.. 8 had
20 prove any charges, had =, ref" aau
answer the same nnest;ona n neiu-
Panby, and had actiydeie dIes.ions nsi' as
" prosecution. ''y assisted
Fletcher said he saw Mr. MI.
Luak, but did not saw that hat he mc1n, Sad :
TO 10 properly perform is his do.;n do was
tosecn,ineen I,en are the backbone of
n nh'iaslon, ohiaat and they come to Of. f.
er T0itc' uitS lhey could effect in this
n how wlth Infinitely less disbonns n ,mis
lucy could openly uisnohor 1
Eol1clusion, ION MIR. Bradfora ,
4 noso;dI 80 discharge his duty I as RAM ne
1|tnesso. re- and the examination
.., r,'sSs Is then commenced. 'ion
sP ePh Hyde examined
DapbOv, department. Office When VIII an
the nav .ane rae, In and said there was
acco1n, y toii money which could
was wouated su @ for; l asked him % IL :
to @4s san an error in the amouota ntu ~, =,
|ot, as bo ene I'm men and he said there :
Is a 81 ssno,,l1 lie 5ad gone over the sn' {
Et. 7 I.eIona "a, time and found thew s
! the esn1 esAeu him how he aecopnt
mis,o,, s,or and he said he thonrht
le had ne bet,aul IN the bank; / told
anred him to ascertain oo s' that fact, c
not worth % 20 at once; he said
|veniuga.e 'ae ba bank ak. and would see I him
possess'ionne ne still had the money CO
him m;ff''tDn; If day or two after