, 1877-02-07
RICE FIVE CENTS.

1I ;s,akNas . NhlteHe HesH!nR operation. VIII prob
| ie.natns that reports wli.ewashtpg lie Richard
son JOB were made while the Testimony which
exposed thc whole was hurried of to the print
onis Gus o. ths rcash Of co!reapondents, and vas
"noc matter lad been forgotten.
IN Tie testimony then taken and thus
| :. HEAtLr surr1tsssEb
crs apPeated %et that TIC pen!tcnt.ry c9mmsson
1Ionsc CommitsIonert, Who ti'cn @ o'i anti
since since haye remained in ~ oaiciai T tsno. no.
fsSs' s and en S1 an fsss5',en fss,s on, III
Commissioners acting as eobctwccrs, 'e vas thee
contract cent made non'inal1y with them. but really
With ltirhar.lson, who was present, for ali tio
@ @sione;Tork on tic new state-lIouect And hi
st!!1 ia IL forcc the State House act reontrinT
all contracts for work on the new state.jIouse
to bc let, after advertisement ior proposals, tt,
ine lowest bidder: let this contract giving
eFtly let, and
10 CONCEAL THE LIFTING
the Pcn!tcntlarg Commissioners were put in a.
soeetween g. !, dummies, and have 50 acted
state-llousc Commissioners l,ave w not ' durei r"I
make payment TO Richardson, but have ron.
iessed their official ignorance Of the frnuL bv
maK1ng oat " thc @arrants upon the Treasury ii.
but TO tue pcnitentiary Wnrlc1,, WHO has been
required to tntloFse these warrants lit blank Ia
, ttchaFdson: And tle amount they In round.
t about fashion paid Rieharslson L. al nearly u
can bc asccrtaincd, over 81, ,0U,0O.
Upon THIS INTERESTING Tortc
o. now tho atate-ilousc Commissioners covcrtiy
let at faucy figures, and to the exclusion Of aii
so. sato TIC cnti5c cat,stone work for the
" Richardson concerning thnt meeting Of thu
two Commissions ns follows:
4'-WGrs you present at TINT Joint mcetingf
4.-at whoae Instance, and sos wha, purpo.c
n-Fo' tho purpose OF revising agures for thts
Q.-That yoa were to receive,
49,. .A.-Cetfa:nls. The pcnitcntfn.T was 10 receive
INC Inc ptlcet. bnt was to do the work for them
Q.-Thcn At whose Instance lid you snnear a.
A.-Xt tits 'astines Of both. Ny own Of courc.
~: A,:HMy own and the Commissioners Of the iii.
2npd to p tss rs9enta5, Commissioner. request
Al enn,t say., II went to the meeting. I
st vent With tie understanding was TO meet them
Iook oser them and rec whether We would agree tu
such and such figures.
gss!,y; tof youTrcii, III she Penltsas'asy Com.
h.-Astlng in my own individual capacity
V.-Por yourself. ~ .r.
A.-ict, sif. ''
,41To assee upon figures to be reeeired for work
40. Il. The fcn!te entiary Commissioners
was e do tic work Tor them. ''~ ~~ '"'' 3''
.,Msss yon at The meeting At the request of tue
a.! presume was.
Q.-Fion, which ono Of The Commissioners did
roy receive such . request.
answered that once, II eycfl attended meeting
where both tho CoulmIsHnncra Of The Pcnttcutjafy
ia ryst ns's tss'Ss y S9 fHSs gS,t nist,s; re-; l:
can'i kny.
3:-l IN ttyins to get at wha. object you had In
NJ statc: lia<. ae f"nata.torv Commit.
:y et a1.>: .1s st@s Mpoa s%tx
Gad az ~" .%sh aH't* ."f'' so"sd aarft 10 10 oI
tl'aEe. a. and ts o1ctal report OF tho lnvc,tt:a
ton , e ls7 which wasn't atlowei to sec iayli;ht
until the whole matter had been lost sight of upucf
coveF Ut the whitswashtng suport,)
This statement Ut Richardson .ltsclosrs
THE ATnoClTr or Tits LETTING 70 HIM
q tl.oU00 worth of work by the State House
commissioners, who then aud snuv ltayv rc-
manned IN utleial ignorance Of his existence. null
price they were by law compelled to pay Tor tl1at
stonc.wurk In order to SUPPORT the Pcntcntiary.
hen TIA {'f"iftnftdrv tomtaluioHtrs ayrfei
ttpon H1grts rom Tie stdte- Ioase Commandment
THAT"
TIE FRAUD STATED ANOTHER NAY
IN other words. those Commissioners, In yIo1a..
non u tc lar recurring the Nurk to be let tu thu
1owcst bidder, n,ntc tho contract for IT, with tue
rtilItcnttaFy Commission as d go-betwccp, met
iachatt!son at thu prices named by ltjtsi, autl
they called lll'n tha Penlsentiary; and. retlaIn-
own art In making this contract Ia violation Ut
the Law requiring work to be let to the lowest
bidder, they from that tlny to this llol,r paid
thIa m III inronsi 'saq 1o tir ren'tentia1y dummy AA
r4eo's-tdoos.to"fraef, under cover of wlIel, the
1ob ~as culsu11nated. that Ills testimony upon
page p ~ u tho practically suppressed report
v:;-l,a 9uy other subject como before the Com
missioner. for their consideration othor than tito
revising Of estimates foe stone.cutltngs
A.-!tont know: can't remember 80 far back.
before then. than tho revising Ut tlrsu vstu1utes:
aeg 'if S TX <,1 ts"x ssx1:,
al fAs fInS i st1Htd fhfs roAtFurf.
hEvs!tin1H At LAST cAtLa SPADE A erApE.
,as psn,tsntlary afst , cont:.'osr y Janes IL beser
kaine fact substantially, an.i drew tho hue dis
titlc&lun between uticial knowledge and official
tsnoTancc tllat la4uitc too EsADd tn be lost. liz
,ssa'neT tpaEss No~l VI 1hv praesica!ly'sap-
HY NJ iitre--r would like 10 settle tAis on,
point. 80 that mar nn!lcrata,.a IT,. Now. l want
nize NJ itfehardson a. contractor for llolny tho
htale' lloaso work ut joslotf want that question
A4sixstsa IL. sfa."9 T. e M Man a. Hoard,
,:' NO sir; VIC au not recognize lin ~ \ con.
Q.--no Won know; ts.o yoa any mean. Of
knowins on!clay Or unotticIal]y that he does this
A.-well. sit, no statement mado to us.
W 10 you KNOW whether hu loes tho work or
,A.-Wrll, slr, I hare been shors great many
sn1 It was represented to that hs has tho IAbof
under hs4 conttaci With Tue ren!tent!ary cunlnls.