The daily gazette., 1875-07-20


,m ,myrss WHO KNEW NOTHING, AND
WITNESS WHO TOLD A LONG STORY.
k.,o investigating Committee resum
/ ;,s ~ snss;ons, last evening, in the Dad
1 EIows' t' lIall, which is now used as a
Io,ioc Mace of Council, while the
o;rs H. the City Hall arc going on.
!" entire committee was present with
| arrnntion of Mr.. Adams, and quite
roe audience was in attendance.
iames Flctcher's cross-examination
,''mcd-I 'm only saw Mr.. Thompson
.1nr % tbe influence of liquor once,
cannot recall the time; it was after
hSag made gang-boss; I cannot de-
nine by any circumstance, the
~, I d,,e ot The first time / saw Mr..
ntire under the influence Of liquor;
vc no particular basis for my opin-
that MIR, Wickersham was never
er on tho works, and l decline to
wer why | arrived at that opinion;
nye not attempted, since the last
etinr to fix the dates of the times l
either of the men under the infiu-
e of. liquor.
G. Carpenter, examined-Am m
Eed at the new basin as day wat CHI
and have been there about six
eks, about two weeks as watchman;
|c never seen any of the foremen or
9 bosses, to my knowledge, under
influence Of liquor during working
hrs; before | was watchman ] had no
bortunity of seeing any drunkenness
|he works, and since then l am con-
Int there has been none.
number OF witnesses were here
ed, but were not present, being, it
thought, at the City Hall, where
probably supposed the committee
Fe still meeting. A messenger was
for them.
PIN W. Hawkins, the signer of the
hgcs, was here called and examined
elation to the sixth charge The
hagement of the men on the basin
the detriment of the CITY," His
tlmony was as follows: e'k a.
saw eight men on the long bank as
Yemen; | have seen them all in
bg together, talking; that is pretty
b. all know; | saw three negroes
4 day, at Tenth and Spruce; they
BED Inc where they should go,
Bing they had been sent there by the
be.kecper, but had no tools to work
Etl, and nothing to do; l saw them
y on Monday and again the next
y talked to them both days and
fy asked me what to do, as they
ought had something te 90 with
fem; told them to stay there until
Fey were calle,l for-they would not
docked, as they were sent there; /
Pw tlcn there three days after that,
pt was not close enough to speak to
Pem; the last time | saw them they
Ere balling out the ditch.
saw Mr. WiclSersham and Mr.. VIM.
|, Canby quarreling one morning, at
|e works; | was not near enough to
|ar, but saw them making gestures
expected TO see them strike each
Per- saw Mr., Wickersham after
lds and he said that Mr.. Candy had
rIed him Off Of the works; he said
would never 60 till Mr.. Hyde told
l5-that lie would not go for Mr..
ny, This is all | know.
Ms~cAamined Question. Was
ever employed in the Water De-
lmeuty
4 'r."tf--i AIN not ON trial, and that
'~ProPer question. | was never
'otH by any department of the
| never hauled for Mr.. Hyde, or
'or department.
o lHrher questions relative to his
lAB pipe 10 Maryland avenue, wit
'sall said he wasnot on trial, and
cd t0answur.
,ha Dta you ever haul pipe recently
Hr departments
4 T. 40, ana think these questions
'l' loHl loolery; never was in any
''nI'cG'ed with the Water Depart.
NJ neither have within the mast
a weeks, kepta close supervision
81 8p,n c Co,Inn;i pnSini ! presented the charges
~ ' Go'inGli in order to get an In.
4FIft9tnl; l Know nothing of their
"A :, ''i ifalslty beyond what / have
,'} know nothing about the fore.
e h ",1, oTlnE : drunk, although | have
"a M, V',. no,o, 20 me works frequently; /
,a "i ;oi,, i'alnc n, to the charges because
f : thau, iuau M Canby would not pre.
II b,s tneta TO Council; | had great
4 led. II + 81 INC G 1lme that they could be
"a 5id Ta' 81 at u l. llrst refused to sign them
w VIZ Eo after consideration.
VINO brcaght these cIaroes ,o
indeclinc to answer
NJ Mas II James Danbys
% %s ne present at the timer
ti1d iho o,,. mead off of every fellow
m"ra nan out, and I don't want to have
uont recollect savino M NJ
re' as "lnever did ike .foe " Hud..m 9iri NO T
u = saw M' Mr.. Hyde drunk.
i in ti tIo oI,ickels-Some saw more
|ween 'nG M trench on Second street.
IA Ien wa. Market and Tatnail. than
(, and J'n ,Io,' one man would get in and
$lid a,' aet 'len get out while The other
|.fe twe w. a IN and shovel; l think there
le noad d"oHeh more men there than
hers rrSam,nation animate of the fifth charge ee
hrtbe hpyle, examined-I worked
not snen "asin about three weeks: /
B Willow y ,''iiy men go in thc"Weep.
b dirccM,i,on diM, l only saw them go In