, 1876-09-05
A Day Spent OH the Stone Bust.
ness.
MIR. Woodbridge Unable to Get In
Egan's Testimony.
Hs States the Case on Boha1f Of the
Petitioners.
Responses by Couuty.Attorncy nountree
and Judge Otis.


day With quarrymen, "ll!ng" Commissioners,
and dty utilciale, who t6ok deep Interest III
tho proceedings.
Ou tho opening Of tho Court, Judge Farwcll
said ilo had not read over atI tic papers icl In
tho cnsc, but he felt disposed
TO ALLOW T1tE AMENDMENTS TO THE A1Lf.
County-Attorney Rountrec said In that case
hs would have TO prepare MI An6wcr eotting |
forth everything TINT the County Board had |
doio 10 induce tho city 10 fulfill lts part Of The
contract. lie objected to private Individual |
making uso Of this, md urged alan thai no tn-
junction could bo Issued on tho strength uf the
amendments.
The Court said he would let the amendment
bo madc, and heAr whatever the other side llal
TO offer in opposition, at tho came t!mo rcscrv-
ing their rights. :,
County-Attorncy Rountree then read in detail
all the steps taken by the County Board with
reference 10 the building Of tho Courthouse.
Tic adoption OF plans and conferences With the
city, md the agreements entered into, we're also
set forth.
EalA's TESTIMONY.
Mr.. Woodbridge obtained leave to nle an af!l-
ilavlt 10 provo that the contract between Fan
ntng and McNci, was still In existence. The
counsel wished to have tic Clerk Of tho Grand
"AiJ *AAl4!4leA W n"SA ~ HH's ~'A'4 Nb"- A''"
tcstiacd to In regard to pcrtolat.
Tho Co,lrt VIVA not i1Isposed to allow thle
Mr.. Woodbridge eail ho expected To prove
that Egan went before tho Grand Jury aud
sworc that hc was approached by Pcriolat with
a proposition TINT hc should ba employed to OBJ
tnin tho position Of architect; that Egan nctual-
~ .s1n,s pHa ,roa re.,p"d E"n',sre1 w ~ ''
The Court atlll tl,pugbt this could not DO I'D
,uittel. II Pcriulat was around trying to cor
runt neon1a. tl1o County Commissioners were
not t to: % blame un1css they had something to do
by Teti9|st t%!tki1E ahs1t It; J., ro.,,,,..,,,,x.
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Te snd theS sS are no. no 1e.ent
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Esan testlnea 10 ~ t.i. IcHnIu H1 ~, ~ nel'o'at' ne
'sit H. e WssdSfssi assa%s ss tsst h !. con.
connect him IT. sho'Sn thas ferio'at atated s
presence o o.'incts " ~ ..'c ~, H.;
ias u sGGm ~ o s,,ts su thc stateen
link that cop;,sff him m NJ. w,tf tS 1
tssson 70 ry .e" what .l Egan Sc sN9rG t.
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not ssac tat TIC Te9 e. svcnse y We H. aans
ns' Me eaflnos era orsclvcs q tnc same sofI
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tssano"s nnssn. a'1a e"'ofee LUIS = 'tse1'eo y. WIZ
INC Eontim& ;IIo w! ne ny ausy 70 cans1ue5 Sn
your positlon anH :tnc ohoarEassnlents yol
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, o,,so,t VI rarf"iot o,,n.s'a,nt In,
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Soanss'@a't'i''es ~ "o''u p'o'o
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can show t1t gs ssc this threat ts majority
nave oRposeea EEnu: n. a,.,, thov tt,rr him M,
thsns ,yoo,,bri,,r.-1 ,,,oh N, f,outtt IN ,n1.,.
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siano an T4ias o,es s|ar4 10 "as ~ os'''s p'S1'
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Gouaty-Attn1rley nonhtteeIdt I.nse a9o ~,
te, W. w n,E ~ ,uT,,, ~ ti. anni',r " pt"sn
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xenS @ 10 @ cl1S th y MI ,rni,a m I imanc
!efcn mste Ply !nonsn @ !. ..st sau %uu'u 'noaeo
nc! Mus!u ~ VIE as @ ~ a,,t vptfae'' = ,
Iha alinaYfIs very I"ieu onti. 'i,. =, zvn,,,r
J4nRo V1's pIescntetl ~ aa,aay1 % g. Ml,i'n ~
& mf ,o assSc. Ut, ~ rynoat aSns% IL ,znrk ~, ~
fully r. accordance With tie speeillsatlons' aud
that tho "ofKtaailsii'p 1,rst was sFsoitap1c'
onono inn or,,,,nn, M: EnH,oK u hef =, tio n1o,nt.
ssd ~ eoa nt @ a''tePaifo tbs leFn, proRS
nlasnan! llad s1:l. direct interest III the quss.
uon before tle Court being taxpayer, tt,at ~ 70
was fully enttttttt 70 @ hearing; Iho pls,ntils
appreciated tbs difficulty ot cataDlishirg
charge Of this nature. Those who would not
hssitate to uss tor official ssi'oans IT. t. acs
thcF pirate nnrposes W1a no. noa he,tnIs
agninat Them. 1t wus funnred tlyet tho 1utld-