The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-10-30


cuu-" he iiIoroI with the commission. Four
days after gaVr that testimony before the com
nit'". he called ri my ufi or. and W. had con
v"rsai-uu which Immediately noted down at
th, tune
llirrr Mr. iIurr~ roal what purnortcd to be
miutt 's Of n conversation between MIR. Bridge
ford and himself Wherein the former WIS rep
resent Il rs snyine that he wanted the fight be-
tween them to end. that he was sorry Tor what
h" had .ionc and the un'ru stories he had Id
the future, ~ his wife had impressed upon MA
mini tn" d"sirnlility of thpt policy. While tn"
reading WAS guinE IN Mr.. Hridgcforl shook his
lrad smiled very "oncmr'upuslv, aud gave IT
lrt.ncc 10 the bri"i Omnl'nihry Too thin
too thin"
Mr.. bridfcf9rl seemed; Mr. Harris wen, on
him ia hi7 an, d--. aud - iett' r"f l.omu''nda-
ton was given hlm MGR ~ to clear him of any
which hr was not responsible. Ia order that HIS
rcpui'iun ~ hudrr m.tui NOT suffer. To
a. onni for Nj; J.. AZ tori's rr.sent hostility.
Mr. Harris snid that u" had JUDGMENT against
Mr. Is. tor fG.uuu. in sat 's!a tiun of which that
gentleman had offered his house, which ho
would not take because il was too mii IA en- UNI
l"rrll with other claims. mud IN" would ncrut
nothing but III. money H"nrr tn present plot
against him. Furthermore. the witness exhibit
ed q letter from Mr.. Bangs ono Of the contrn,-
| tors spoken ~ hy Mr.. Briigrlord. denying that
/ h" had over paid any percentages for Mr.. IIar-
Mr. Cole took the witness in hand for cross
examination. and with difficulty persuaded Mr..
hnrrlS to r"s!sn ms nratoiical pose ANA take
O.. Do und.crsiani you to say that. as far as
! were honest and honestly carried out, A.-Su
that every contract was Jet 10 th" lowest bidder.
! after ndvrrtisr mont. That contract to the Now
! ork Granite Compuny was l'l after MIR. Tw.cl-
! troubles had 'onmrnr"l. ana alter II had been
/ advertised two months in tho newspapers. and
! lri So low that the comp ny fnilrd. II YER had
w,y ND If ~ "n. az t," .t ~, gi ri fnls"koos
/ oyer told 10y mortal man when Mr. Brdecfurd
! swrars had An interest in that quarry. There
Ia q q 1 Nf III g. y b so !
/ rw.od whe Was sitting toy tho side Of the
/ w'tn 49,. and had -'"m"d To- b" takin- rnthw
! lau-uiilN amused Interest In hie story hru .al
/ ut and De-. kod al him with SURPRISE Wl % hr
I diSaNow"d conu't ON Will i.e 81 ln" quarry
/ company and Mr.. Egd-oturl. rcd aud nl x
/ nanl wns with DIM u.ly restrained from RISING
To- rerivl
Q-Whm WAS done with that $1,000. bali
| o' VIII b was ru.sol hy vou aud NAH Gy Mr
/ Hrd-o.urlf "A portion was for Gomez, --
I li"l. t'g't ii going, Il nnd ur"n ruli"d every
Thing taken out. and " hal o. .,t int .li TO-
| g't % iutnu hot and there was % hr-c sum to
! h' "Ni ndri from private means the Its
w.u. & 'io %; tli'nH iHrsr sum hud o. Zee ~
/ Nurn a' to HiNn luf th" measures proposed ANIL
liOu Nrrr WE some spent ia "nt 'riiIlnmens g.
Q.-For whai purpose? A.-Tu mako them
/ go"l-nntur'd, aud to e't them o. vo'' lnr~' AZ
Ciptoi. and max" Albany a. agreeable 10 them
nh. wtn.-s ropuluied any knowledge ~
part "i that money having been raised rom
Q-rr,m lrst to last Won do not know Of am,
! impropr''y gigwng out of contracts IN tnc
%Nnl ~ p,opi i:2i q,,'t nrgg .G ''r all oS-
g Do y'u know whnt The Capitol }. Is cost
now. uN told; A-Ncariy tsOOOOou. think:
Q.-l- il your opinion. is ono who served
! long iimN "a thn roWmis~l 'n, that $1,000 Wn
/ huS boon honestly cNnrnd.d on my luhli.
| VIII ny 10y exactly honestly.
. rnw implies that YOU think there has