Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-04-27

aehDg Ior copy OF any letters tleir nIm
Mr.. Gloss, the attorney.
On the 18th Mr. Gamewel replied as fol-
lows; - am sorry 10 say We have 90 copies
your city, as we do not keep a copying book.
making IL rule not 10 yrite n letter that
We are afraid TO have shown. Father says
that he does not think he shall answer
the letter of Mr.. Schools attorney at ali,
but il he does 1t will be TO the effect that
after q letter leaves our hands, whether It be
from under our control, and that we never
heard of letter addressed to certain pe.-
son being in the possession of another homes.
person, without the consent of the party to
whom 1t was written. We look upon Ii as
a bold attempt TO blackmail, and
WE ARE NOT SCARED WORTH A CENT"
February 10 last, Slower wrote TO witness
that certain articles appeared in newspa.
pers referring 10 Gamewells contracts, and
stating that certain eX -employe I'm the tel =
egraph Office had letters in his possession
which would show that money had been
paid 10 certain officials in order TO get the
COL tract. Slower had no doubt that the fig
ures were furnished by SeibOld. Witness did
not know or care whether Gamewell q Co.
sent him letters of the date mentioned; did
know that he never received letters from
Gamewell & Co., or any one else, profering
any pecuniary reward for official influence.
SINCE SCHOOLS REMOVAL
there had been no trouble with the repeater
or battery, and no disappointed creditors
came clamOriDg about the Office. SelOOi1
stated Immediately after bis removal that
unless he was reinstated be would make
such an expose that Congress would never
make an appropriation TO reimburse the
District for the expense OF erecting the tele-
graph. SeibOld, when on the police force,
had been reduced from the rank of sergeant
TO that of a private. There was no unkind
feeling on witness part before the dismissal,
and he had persistently thus far declined To
make known the .seI eral causes of SeibOlds
removal.
Mr.. Miles, under DISCRIMINATION by
Mr.. Gloss, explained again the manner in
which the irregularities in the machinery
had occurred. Had no direct evidence that
Mr.. Seibold had ever tempered with the iu-
sirument. SeibOd was employed by Mr..
Gamewel to work, there being. as witness
ties. Believed that SeibOld was paid S65 for
The three or four weeks that he worked for
Gamewell. (Seibold says he only received
$40 5O.) Remembered having 800 collected
for Gamewell & Co., and wrote them say
ing that he would give the money TO Seibold
II they &c: Il Co said so. Was not acting as
Gamewell's agent. Seibold wanted more
Co. for that reason. He (Miles) never re-
ceiyed cent Of reward or pay from Game
We'll Co. in any shape.
STATEMENT BY Mr. CRONIN.
Mr. Martin CrOnin, chief of the fire depart
ment, stated that he knew nothing OF the
causes OF the Irregularities In the alarms;
had simply complained of the irregularities.
Seibold had done him an injustice in stating
that he (witness) had conspired against HIM.
Mr.. Miles asked witness to indOrse the
charges as TO the matter of irregularities.
Mr.. Seitold then stated that he withdrew
all statements connecting Mr.. Cronin with
the conspiracy to remove him.
Assistant Chief Drew made similar state
ment TO that of Chief CrOnin.
WITNESS WHO DID GET MONEY BUT
WON'T SAY HOW MUCH.
Mr.. Joshua X. Rogers, one of the clerks of
the House at the last Congress, was sworn,
and testified that he was a resident of SYRIA
cuse, n. Y; was formerly connected with the
in the Patept Office. When Seibold told
witness that he Isl was d discharged witness
was surprised. Mr.. Miles gave as the rea,
because Seibold was in debt. Mr.. Miles told
witness OF the 500, and that Seibold said
that he did not think that he (S.) had been
properly remuDerated. Witness acted as an
agent for Gamewell 4 Co. in getting the pas
sage OF the law making the appropriation
for the contract. Mr.. Miles, Mr.. Williams
and MT. Cronin took great deal OF interest
In getting the bill passed. Witness does no:
know whether Mr.. Miles was paid anything;
understood that he was. If witness was told
so by any one 1t was by Slower.
witness said he had been paid by Game
well 4 Co. for his services in helping to get
the bill through, bat declined to state how
much he was paid.
MR.. sEiBoLD WAS RECALLED,
and testified that Miles had told MIN he
would be most handsomely remembered.
Miles brother in-law, Richards, was getting
slUo month lot the same work he did; he got
$1,000 altogether; he saw the HOrner letter,
but did not furnish the data on which it was
based. Slower told witness that it had cost
S25 900 TO get the telegraph Appropriation of
$4,000 through Congress, and vet the con-
tractors cleared $50, 600.
This, Mr.. Gloss said, closed the testimony.
Mr.. Collins made a motion, which was
adopt d, that the secretary be directed to
prepare record OF the proceedings, with &C
company papers, for transmission to the
District Commissioners. Adjourned.
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