, 1877-07-01
A Lean from Harry laurence
How 1t Came atan Oppor-
tune Time.
That Mcneil. Walker, and Others Say
About These Mysterious Trups.
actions.
Additional Loan Made by Walker Last
Observation-Disclosures for the
Grand JURY.


been opened on the lst of June, and from, tha
time on until the award was ulAde in August there
was fucce4sion Of constnnt negotiations bctweer
contractors and contractors. and contractors ant
Commissioners. There was serics OF eudles.
combinations and rccomb:nations. One day
Walker was combining with Atkinson. The mex
day Mcneil was making agreement
with flaming. The next day Tanning entered
Into relations with McMahon. TIC next
day Hinstsale aud Walker Joined teams
Aud the next day came another change In ths
kaleidoscope which brought mp new sets Of com,
binations which bewiidcrcd the reporters at tha,
time, allhongh they are now rrerts easily uudc.-
STOOD Along abpat that time, said T1.ue
''thty we're dickcsinS about tcrtus, ami draw ing
40 papers one day ead tearing them up the ncxt.
Ay Clerks and were kent busy in preparing these
documents between all kinds of partlss4 aud csn-
not for the life of INC remember the terms con.
ditlons Of any of them
Ont OF all this muldle and tumble OF oartfes and
OF interests
ONE TE1SG WAS PLAIN ALL ALONG,
and that WI. that Edwin Walker had on his side,
geonstant!y pledged to him. nearly. II not quite
majority Of :he Board. Ths. seemed cxtEaordina-
r., because A= bid among the hi:h ones.
When proposals were advertised for they were il,
rted either Tor furnishing, cutting, and setting the
Stone and doing a:l the work. for cutting aad
tire Job. but put in one bid to 90 the cutting and
setting At S431 tt0 and he also proposed to far
hsh the 311,CtO cubc feet Of ilmrst 3ne which
Esan figured OFT the building would require at -
eents feo, ooo which made Il total
embasa MADE up hi, er'e5fatcd aefs c soe ts,5 go
bid. which WIS 70 lear going through. Fuf,hcr
down in 1he list Of bidders came Tanning. who had
Al that time combination with Mcneil and Hem
messy. who proposed to do the entire work at
E15, 600 Just ahead nf him came William Nc
Ssii. Si. WIG oacrod t. DO the entire Job for S54o,
Al = ruff fY,f,
IT WAS NOT MATTER OF ACCIDENT,
however. hut it was due to an agreement which
had prevousl; T. been entered into bc;werr these
Contractors The oldt were advertised for early in
May ~ ect 10 work on the JOB, ~ said Tanning
.and figured II ou. stone hy stone, and
Aes sonia!n,ea n ts.r ala su n1 III Co., Thj5h i.
pEodt IN it, and certainly employment for some
yesrs Along about the nidd}, Of the month, Nc
!ute pool. lie said he was able to help, bccause
he was on very Intimate terms with Erani :Asnew
and also with certain newspaper man, Roth
A.new and this newspaper were down on the
K!nc. The former had put up Jury which indier-
ed the Commissioners. and the lattcs bad male
tteauy war On them in his newspaper. I4e said
that backed b; these two ,ucn wt could make
fight on the COMMITS =ioncrH Tat would break up
the Ring. and give ! Chance for honest bidder.
and ] aske,l him what he proposed t, do. So hc
rad that he w"ald put in q bid also. abnut
tas same a. 49,. nine. and that then W.
lennes>y- conGti"ucl tint If we cot The WORK wt
were 10 carry it on jointly aud divide the profits
evenly.
so A'SE1l TOOK FASS1S1's BOOKS
where lie had figured the cost Of eycl vthne
run over them hastily, addrd -, 600 10 flaming
Saa easr ra ana nade up ::;s S50 vo si. iii: n.s
favor; # they lost on the card marked :sa there
was the other ono marked ;'4> 10 fall back ou. IL
heNefi Was thrown "nt. and that scenes. likely
heeaute the County Board Ind declared him ire
spsnslb!c few months l{ure. wen he bid On thu
Court House foundations. wh7 there cane rnn-
do the work; On the ~; Of May ii,ry jrrw ~
thei: celebrated coniroc!, s1iala1.u;, fpr tlyis.yn
Of the profits into three parts in casc thcy cot
wocA-
AFTER TIE Us1,s WERE OPENED
and Walkers namc. like Ahou-ben. -sdlen'7. led
mum wro,r 10, ,t enSd INTO war ,n
and ssnnn= frlt satisfied tha, his part o III. can
tract war being carried out. lie Ind every rra.nn
pretty solid Nearly yea: before light hsd been
made TO e; 1;ctnonl lriad;,e Of the l;card VI
}ra9sr 3nS.is "or- ed 10 get MeSsil m This was
VA. w. TO b. hul, NeSci, was haans % ,ouse for for
sy nue. be ~ * a, on qefy
Ilate terl1s w1th Agnew, and AgHcw was also one
of 1he scaacrs OF the CON bination to oust rsi1,d
Thvrr r great 1es; OF ohscurity aa to wha, hap-
rri:td lar1, ths carly par; Of June. There we.r
perpetual ne!."ts:'1"ne b;:ye"n all so-.r Ut ;co;tc
hui nothing ;i-l|e turned M until the lid nf .oat
1uLIii, when Edwin alker atl his vile c4ecntrd !;
TIE FNLi.}wISt; Ti.E-r-DEEn:
,tal a9's q " af @ E I'M rs s "a M 81 soe ;0d - .S ne
sIt5 t: M ,; W. E,!T,. y alstr III :s T3ltcr bis
Il The rs; ' iar aa , .f III H. y ~, It tss c
~ ...;':. st tv". m. STAG ,tt !a'..s. parry -
.:; ~; !" -, # 70 i>a.; a;:sncr removal
s:s%sa ft r. ."i s t:s sssy ;; :! m: All
isd 7 ~ tFt H. IT, ,s;a AL r. @ ssF
sstcsssd with the s5n over ad authority as sa'd
wt9ssssth TN. vh:fe.s ,as .:!a sa~tn Walker
hr5sxi'1 ss:a:ls ,''s or,,ss q amssIi: tIsvs
cae note 7 asys
sa's "sf n ssy
attcr da:c: one mute To- +. on rayants tn :u das
sas I'll 81 .s soies hsr'ss n,escsi q ~
fss 2: ri cent rer annrm and indorsed b5 the said
Ana w:,r14* the kstd party ot ths h>t IL deFr
sdi3ae
In Ehose hands scorer tts s4me nay s.:
= s1ssa!*: r. ts H. parps.ss
n an u. ns 5 81 f s:a e11x e. 9 m
gaf o, 1ns rsses xhsr2t hfsy s2nfssstd h.t a1d
T s"S ssasef 'S u
se r. ans as as pseee, aa n
To-: Toxn Of LemSnt @ cennty g eok and state q III
# s a d ps
rsi meridian tn thc Town of Lerpaf. County Of Coos
af
3he said tcettob thence south along the west line Ut
sRd tract 10 chatnsi tenSe east parallel tire east
nonh parallel TO the west line Ut said tract. 10 CHAINS
to ihs cast ard vest centrc Hire OF h~ section: thence
west along said ccatEe llnc chalrs, place
oetnanE co:.tautng nine Also tho entire east
n7f Of the southeast quarter OF Sec Tow nshtu ST.
1:asEe H. esst Of the third PRINCIPAL meridian. In the
lot 70 DlucE H. school Section Addition Chicago.
and Also the leaschola interest Of said lot and the nud
nEx thereon situated. To have aad to hold. rte. !
. AMI The said Edwin Wal&cr aad Mary Walker. for |
hemsefvcs and their heirs. cxccuors acltnt*t-r-
oss covenant and agree 10 and With the sad party Ut
aan,ed and !heir asticns that The t,rc of the e.
sealing 1nd hcllScry uf these presents, he we'll !
seiZcd OF SAID premises In fee smpIe, and has good
'cht full power, and lawful authority grant bsr
sAn> and sell the saMe tn manner and form nfare
Ad that the free and clear nf all liens ani
hcunbFxhcea whatever: the REAl-st all ClalD1
+ Fhacsacver etc.
1a Wines whereof the said parties Of the nst part
10 ic:tG st et hands and eealA the day add year
1f61 3t43fG Wrftixn. Enw.S WALkxE, |
MARI VAIAEE. |
ounty In tile STATE aforesaid do hereby ce.Zfy that
tc. EpWAKp D. HosxEE Notary Public. |
IT THAT TIME TKuDg WAS wALKER's LAWYER, !
md hence i happens that John Graham. Trude's !
lerk, Was Trustee. and Tom Boyd, smother clerk |
n lhe othcc. ant now bap:itt minister, was made
uecessor in trust tt ie reasonably certain that.
It tie time when this deed IVES made and these !
,o&es drawn. there had l,cen negotiations what
yer between Mcneil and Walker. McNeirs bid I
md been ignored bJ the County board from the |
'eginning. They etnck ~ their belief that he was
ttWhy." eaid McCa1rey, s'1 ]
souldnt trnFt him to buila a woodshed- ~ These