, 1877-06-02

| HohKed with water, and these brIckB should bt
Many Of lilo hrleks used were 70 eoft bat tbey ca
n9t tss.s sssoioagsay ,as, .e.ked m: y.
sorb ereat desl d wstcr rbe sar nortsr nv va. :"
Pretty fasr qestisy, tns mos: n,straefy laid, IN
fontth inches thick by actual measurement, IN,
tae bad joints very Irregular. The interior al III,
wa1!a md piers Contained hats and vcsY roft bricl
p9ses, Fair specimens Of the brick with n,or,a
sdd1I'sslpE sd1"n 81 Hc sssn a. Mortimer Tapuen
otets or, r Tn!s aid wl.h NE local snpefntendeni,
.s nFoQfcas OF tho work. nut being there Or rallied
VI, nssts ss. esss sssTasS IL Il 'ss e wall. +
81; Error: 1, ID i could only s. "1 detetmiasd mined
she ''Sz Sz.lns: 10 q '"ily II. ioes''n oees' "a
ten!ent 10 make this daily and eonpta,t G: amir,
t H.. ~ 'asst s npoa s contractor Win
only nv Tie work " all A. Intervals Of fun iva
s Wseks TO three months, and then was only thete
Tbs spcciaeatlone called for bond .etones to bo
laid throughout ali interior walls wherever neccs
saryt snu !iele should have been from eoYentY dva
should have been many bearing .s.ones aso; tste
aretscs fe IT, asG ,xh d9zen AL told The heavy work
built this nneh heavier for SONIC rc.son, aaa moi in
sssss. ~stSs S! ny
crushing of the Wall. TO sum up, tl!cn. lie nup.
.na built q wretehod breE in poot CIV w.y, wi.hons
Each one Of these allegations II m a6toluie faet
Anu cannot be denied, and The shorthand fcport or
tno evidence slows IT. Ia It any wonder that ii
lit hid been built right woula II hs,a .tooa tbo
snnt H. Every expert who tcstaed beiots tho Cor.
Sa awpfs s1 ths sppprt s1 1.en WI
nave endured great deal more. and tIis tcntimuny
aiso can b found In tbs shorthand report. anI sny
Rssssta Rssssss T sitt Ss$s ss;,
Imposed On tho KoeSford p,eis. s' what now now
ray snpy nsant.ose1toe and teJectnz many
blaine r. the minds ol al ialr men. ''''1 ''''
iet tho ltock5oEd verdict places most OF tho
t1n G 70 s i,.a AZ Efsa went up hsss and
does this man!fett nninrncss afisef Vii, bricIy
explain that also: At. Rtchsfson, Tho contractor,
~ % s1sssdtnS!y able man. an active po,Ican
iss,des 81 spttngdeid. the poltical centro Of tic
s1a1s, 1nns, y ths s9nt;as9s for The Illinois State
anu influence coinpstbd to nline ase thousand 10
one. l!e was on the building Al tho tins Oi tho
asfsIuent aa displayed eon.In,ate coolncss ana
Eslattyes and fnancIal hackers, who arc inicrcsed
y W.hin Gs =, hhnesess h. and eahnot tet him fs!l.
err IS + ;h:d ssi isoa he pSssiss e.
4nnatuta'ly made mo tho cause, md T,E C,tca"o
ThtbCsx in particular seemed open only 10 statc.
mems @ TasoTnnls to Richaraon and prejnd'cln to
senI 5causstng suspenaton of public oplnson iii
sss seen fepna VIZ
tHo probable damages he woull be rgliUvu1, but
s as bctr Of eGeftc; Implied crushing ne and nothing
oa,e es and"ns o H. tg rnx ts about ha
,na tie i..f tnon on 4 werc unaule 10 resist IT,
l,tiSh more 1dxcre verdict was drawn up. which was
lutlerworsh, their chief spokesmau. srhiutcS H.
|tcateet partisan indccencJ, and actually insultu
ssss.; n.ust s' noyinston and others s'king
"a, nt,oduess I've want no aore ot shs eor 81
h esdence s ~ as1 ths,e
detective" And again, '.T,cse experts from chi.
ago q "a M 70 worn g. pack Of lIea." Now, evesy
'osed to mine, md have had competition viii
ome @ Of them utmost btsur. .Outede II their IN.
sy ior me- ThGS taay so.s ays no n'ts.
Ion that the walls and piers sufficient II cor.
uty, md IL to-day outside OF Ii, in tie mina Of
,yory fair aad nnptojudiced man. Yet tho jpry
l!sfeearl1nv AL tho evidence, tho sworn opinions
4 Messre: hoyingtun, ljaner, WtlIolt, CluycianJ.
human. TApruE. Gen. Smith, BurIlng, and Wtcht,
aa me to blame. hfcssrr. Wight and islyilnR WeFc
ot examined beyond their report malo viii ticn.
ith but IN this report thoy statr, .'Tbat lad the
'Foslsions q the plans and specifications bcen |
of,np1ltea wI,h shs margin that exists between
ef It Probable TINT tho failure aid NOT have DC.
nrscd" This ID from The short hand report, This
tho most scveee statement mado neaif,st mu ty |
40 expefs And made, too, At a ttnlo when tho |
cmenu upon them was 10 tno0t carefully dccIjn |
mid the excitement Of the inquiry int1 tho causo
The dlsaseer. and this ia about al the 1uieTJ.
sstlmony worthy OF much attention, aud IL re-. |
luvc6 INC from blame,
furnished tu this Jury all tho Information IN nv
owct have distorted md conceslcd nothing
or eleven days 1strusHled with this oyctvbul1I.
AZ current alone. with few friends, anil mott OF |
tnse oseTaWed. With no capital 10 tho bnidnr 10 |
f1n9 inc fflcnds and &dlIusents. anl l!ttle or no |
es,staneo froln any Eoufcg. Dut 1t Waa rsujcyp, 1
'sght a. well itase stall away altogether, Tho |
:rdict Y ignoses the testimony. ind clears thc man
90 II really fo'ronsibls. legally and nnratIy. 1t
lyes n,o pleasure to say that 1nd noT tiers
I'D do not believe In t'Cfowncr's 'nucst law IA
'id dann by tho Rockford Jury, who can ecasol
~ think for thenlsclycB. As excitement and pa5-
on do away reason VII! tcsuniu her sway, and
% large larry Of tho public will locate tho blsmu
hoEo IL belongs.
I feel that 6avo not boon fairly uscsi, 10 far,
hc verdict OF this Jury atleMptx 10 throw cloud
my professional character, and ttayrs me nj
dFces. kh&ll not ltnk under tho blow how
ioF, and an coNhdcDt that ttuIe aud other turlcs
'sstbly may ruHcEsu the present Judgment. Very