, 1877-07-01
Tr',de. and remained there for some tItne-how
:3. Is one OF the uncertainties, but probably until
October Of the same yeur.

Tn'de. and remained there for some t,rne-nou
! October Of the same yenr.
on THE Srn OF AUGUST,
I the hcht came ia elimination, The Joint Com.
| om1rendcd tic acceptance Of Walkers bid oi
Sht5 otd. 7'teE there went up howl from the
| etonc mcn. On The 13th Of August, the Committee
fc1e.eMblcd aud tecons!desed its action; ans! OF
the 18th Of Au:uSt, to the surprise Of everybody
! excerpt the few wh weso inside, Mcneil cas,r M
s"n aa ~ MS DID va pHt thsoh hY tns
~ Inc hlc* Of the papers for last summer and real.
VIVA, was then poo.tsaed in the light oi ~hat
the reporters had s,ol at the :st}s Of great truths.
ont were not able 10 drag then. into tue light
All last SUMNER
rnEEE WAS rAIK ABOUT s40,ooo,
which had tc:u put up 10 eecure tho contract. Al
one tnc it wa* $40. 0Uo in mtncy: nt another time
Sio oo' In aand hut all The were constant
!" ny sto. M IVY. Cc story was that Walker had
- Hl~s sIt Uno, and came 10 HIM to borrow ST.
:'oe IL hcls hn make up the sum. This $40, Oao
wAa repeated in two forns- In one case it wns
| an original ~: 600, aid in another casr The
story ran that Walker nut up $40, DUI. 4 Ciucin-
,,asi man raised him aud ate It 3G{ 600. md then
NAlAtr was compelled to double on himself and
mtke II SS0 600. Thar hc ever raised any such
s.;a1 fs unlikely, hecasse he didn't succeed in get
ting his hi@ MD through; anu, il any money wns
PIT up, it VIE proha o only the $4u zoo and NTH
~ n'orc; Or perhaps $40, 900 and few thousands
70 buot IN the shape of retainer 1t ID one Of the
aosurtl;!ee Of aceldcnt-one of
THOsE D1ABOLlCAL CONDOLENCES
tpat occur oiten to the most innocent o1 people
that there should have been these rnnorx in cscu-
iaiion about Nalket payinG money to get the con-
tFaci' taAt ihe Joint Committee on Public Build
lnes aud Public Sexviec sbonid on the 6th Of Au-
gust have given Walker the contract on bis orgi
nal tla: that. about the middle Ut August TuE
TMlntAE shonid state that Walker had borrowed
money frolu Mike Mcdonald ) partner to eccurcthe
s'a ysas sas .rps! 81 dsst 4sss*' @sss e
10 secure the sum OF S., onU borrowed by Walker
from Henry Cpcaayne the land pledged 10 secure
ne money being the property known rs ..rhc
roc streets. There are very few people in Chlca-
80, probably who ever heard Of inc name Of Henry
tockayuc, or hare tie rctnotcs, ides to whom it
prised when .hey arc told that il is the genuine
name OF Harry Lawrence. 1t is tile name which
nh,rfy When and nnqssnt 9sed to bar
feelings Of his aacd parents, he sled
vcon. The 70 next snes ranI
Jury should Eni out what this ST, 600 wis borrowed
for II the Jolnt Committee five votes we're cast
for Walkers bid.
Now. the rexdes is respectfully asked If this Ia
not series Of coneideHces which il calculated 10
shake his faith in mankind. 1fa man were i'll
be wonld say that
THOSE NOTES
were made In June and pat into Truac's hands for
the benefit Of tn: County Ring; that they inseled
paid S., 600, teing the sum borrowed iron, HARRY
Lawrence; and thal therefore the Joiat Committee
On lu6a ,ba y; a'laings and rublic sefsice
ing dore that they ehoa1d turn around,
four days later. and reconsider their action 1t Is
,itae WIS ,at tbe os fased By ths ncwspaers m t:
and stone the letting OF the contract at 50
catrnva-anta high rae scared the Commissioners,
anu forced them to back water- 1t waa asserted
ttat while McCa1.ey, Holden, and one or two
others: were in favor Of going on, il would oe i'm.
possible fot then, to bull'ioze cieary and tho
received any money into stanuing By Walker
in the face Of the puolic indignation which
tAe the, letting Ct the contract to him would
board tacy probably could not hase counted on On
more than six. 1t might also be possible that the
drop was because Walker didn't live up 10 the
Was, the action WAS recs,rtsidcred. and 1icNcil't
BID was recommended bt the Committee ard
adopted By the Board. Shortly after this Was
MIR. FASHISo CAME TO THE FRONT
once more fannins. f1ll Of g1,e', said to re-
Mr. y. around Mike McDonald's place. They
were holding conferences, and l knew was
tnr9wed They got hold of OH. # tas
Hcnnc.sy, and destroyed all they could lay their
hauus On. l was ofered SO, 600 to withdraw my
time looked on With much confidence Then tic
music bryan in the coirt4. Injunction prucee3- |
iass we're started by ballard, and they drageesI |
October, UNTIL the tail-end Of the latter month";
Judge Faswelt decided HAT the Court. in that case
IT least had no power to interfere with the county
was SIGNED and MeSc1 became the con-rarior for |
lhe construction OF the Court fouse. Walker came
up sud went"u his bond, along with Dan O!lara and
otht r.. in the sum Of $e:5, 00O. Mcneil WAS |
1t Nu time }uuked pn nj ]
A RESPONSIBLE BEING IN THE TRANSACTIONS. !
lie WIS dummy. t.uEehc mask, who was
aAen up ti,e 1noln"ni that il way found necessary
. drop Walkers original bid. Mcneil never could I
1ave had the contract but for Walker. iItt getin.
was att eeas asd on Il the 's' interval between
= question but that. during That
line. he matin an agreement with Walker that II |
t the jos, he wuuid assign it over 10 tt,v latter.
scNc'l's maine 1a- never mentioned Until the aay
hat The Committee awarded him the contract ex-
:rt tn be rit,cncd 81 straw bidder. and that day
liz stone, and he .ad h" Thought he could get 1t
:ala Walker. ~ have had il" c"nscrsatio, with
lin on tho SUBJECT" aad Nc, "but I
urnns to Walker, wio stood convenient;
]. t.hind him, tc a+f:d if he could, aud
Sa'kcf saia, ,.tsEss!n'y'' There is nc qucstton
4e-r, rosae hours bttare reilcarst' al Mci'onalts
" e'tewheer, and then rcs;ted in tue
scu H'ithout walks-, AZ stated Mcneil
:ppf,t never hayc .o:lrn the ino. Nifhnut assign
nc II 10 Walker hH never could hase CARRIED it On.
tFIt ~hIt' "'N stol!e tAblI
,une ih"u hc nosta have t,rn tamIcTed anil |
,eeyiirI hy t:,c touuty t;o+r that he would have
,ren compelled TO il.ru,s up til. contract.
Suun 2!ter the Courts decided that Mcneil Aa!
he job. he did
FORMALLY Ass1G:S IT TO wAAKEH,
he consideration bc.n. tlc nominal ne Q: SIN 900,
md Ct. actual u,s OF s. day paid to f,ssl aH s.,-
,erintrnder1~o Of the .u1,ry woyis- Mrs.!I hIg-
lied for SO. init lad ~ come down +" 81.
shich pretty .,'"d pay for average
.caIl+c, a::A i..,H. att"r ha:in2 tcen In limbo.
II III Mr. T;4sc,'r i,:ns f:,r auut FIX .nnr,,ll-
hcsc extraordinary mites can't to the surface
YAin. Acc.'F1. to The starry NJ q legal Cc,tle- !
iai.. who is pretty deep IN tne iraia.ctl"n, When
sac time 10 as+;.h the job, t'1rrc was dis
u,t q. to what ero.ilt be l'-ld l"s it. Mcneil !
insisted that it worth sAl, oW, Walker that II
;as worth $40 U,;0. Tcy split the difference. an'
,sdt it SO, UJU. This wls a guess. ! he esact
mount wa< 10 BE- asrc rtaiuc from ti,ne to time
+, building nc:4re1 complexion. anil wns 10 b4 p?
,er Thus: when the basement Was up, there ewnnA
ave been 80 much proa. and Mcneil woula have
;ce:. cd it. so with the tfsf ftury. anti so OIL.
ccurtlng to this fame ic..a! gentleman, a pre-
l,,;.larY uayrncnt made br handing OYER I"
IcNcii two Of there old 81; 100 mites, which were |
len loug- past due.
1t must h. turnc in mind TINT these 1otce were
lat.e On the I'D of June, t~o months nsfoze the
,i,tract was let. n1 fully Two weeks before il was
xprcted that 1t NO I'D bc @cs, that Mcneil At thl5
me had tlu conversation with Walker for Nc !
ell statcajn August that he hau exchanged words
ith HGlker the subject Of stol1c: that. there
,rc, these nntss co:1a nrt have hecn made out for
IL purpoSe Of buying from Mcneil a contract which
obody expected he wpn]d Fecnre; that they could |
H. ~AeH FEryH i