, 1877-04-17
Generous Friends Who Gave His
Boy Couple Of Ponies.
Mr.. Derby TestiAes in a General Way
About Nothing at All.
Some More About Opttons...What Mr.
Greenchnnm Does Not Know.
Mysterious Disappearance Of Phillips
Judge Dunlevy and His
Documents.
information Kindly Furnished by Him
to Various City Fapers.

to Various City Papers.
MORNING SESSION.
Nit. DERRY.
Gen. Rowett and Mr.. Trucsdet! vefs tho only
members Of the Legislative Investigating Commit.
tee on haull yesterday morning, but, although no
quorum was present, 1t waa decided TO 60 ahead,
and moment later Mr. Goodrich put in an sppcar.
ance, followed shortly aftor BY Senator South.
worth.
William II. Kerry was tho dfst witness sworn.
Examined by Nj. Mason, he said that April ], 1870
b. was appointed Superintendent of Grand boulo-
yard and that in tho spring OF lB12 he was pro-
NOTED 10 tho position Of General Superintendent.
1 man named Reilly, employed a. psrk potIco-
man, lives on tho Cornell and Gage property I'd.
jscent to tho park. in 1871 witness was sent to
Joliet To inspect some gravel pits OF these be-
Ing tho Henry pit. 1fr Gage Instructed him to
examine certasn pits, bat he lid not remember tho
nnn1es Of the oxncss Witness SAW ! man At
Joliet who claimed to have put In bid for grnvei
aud ho examined thrco pits and look samples
ofthc gravel. which ho handed 10 Gage. The wit
ness hnd no knowledge "A Ia whether tho pills Werc
those from which the gravel was to bc taken. but
man nsmcd Shepherd. now with John MeCancry.
Identified them, and accompanied witness ovef tho
ground. a. did soma other Dan. name unknown.
Witness reoofted that the gravel In tho Henry pit
WAS the bost. aud that WAS used on Pavilion park
way, undeF McCa1ery's contract. Knew Of u1hn
named John Dosco who was connected In some
way. Never received any present from McCAGery,
Dclice, or Shepherd. Witness' son waa presented
with pony by man on Archer avenuc; could not
remember the name OF this generous skFhuGst.
Did not think the man had anything to do with tho
parks, Knew him. bat did not know his name,
and did not know whether tho gift was made in
s Or 1ss Ths donor t9souEht TIE 70 as the
not as" neS,antcd With the man, % but Witness
sst sGsT @ sas 5 s 10 sRs
en to tho lsd unless II might be that tas man hsd
with him ia hauing apd teamipg for thu 1lolling
Mills rio 10y lad Loaf one pony .beiore this.
which hrst pony vas presented to him by Dclice:
1irercd under eontfaea In conntction with tho en-
guecr.
e., - gsi,s .y e. ia b esesgad sGrd
s. S4s i s sht va sss @
kad In MecsGetys contract, but hs looked ates il
delivery. When witness went 70 Joliet he knew
he Of hS ceuid :sy heth
vitneaa. did not invite Shepherd 70 20; mot him
on Tho train. Thought tho pony mas donated after
~ III. Mtoe-Graded Grand boulevard M..
Waits was Chief Engineer, and Witness reported to
.Ff @ u1s1 s charge Of the work d0n' In tho
Ty III. NslTicf-Thc engineer sct hia stakes and
Tho contractors had 10 III In gravel un 70 those
stun supplied. Witness had Charge o. III matters
ct construction, and 1iscd in The park. Had son
,as.s rns st9s "! 4 "a sey q s park To-
.nd teams belonging e the Hoard. Sold horse il
70 ne e'es e s ns:o Il f. so
g e. m and ss rendered f.
Was deducted from Eyckts pay roll. - =
In answer to GA. iiowoss, witness said that hs
sorcn. DID not remember eyer 10 bare told
Commissioner hat his boy had received tho pony
:. present. Tue Hoard built pound At WesteFnn
spose to any person outside hts own famiy about
seE PossibIy spoEe ot III It 10 ,is % comit.ionsqs;
90, a,a Mt know a9a therefore conant ny; thought
exe s o,hers hight H"sis sss RnoSa they ssw
the boy riding on tic pony and very likely Tie boy
IN Gtn. a. NoKs.t-so 1ss member Of vttn...' family
" vi &c sqsnsstsa sth o. related y sny nsmSs.
DIZZY - Il SsitoYsthsI: Y i, ,JIauKatsf: ,~., .s
ii ttsasn Wis rnt st ~ ene;1nst ehe H. nah.
cock inspected crctuhauscs In tbo East, end drcw
plans foi these Witness was satisfied ihat tho
estimats. Thern w.. va stnh,o ~ ~ifnc.s hnssc'
lad auothcf Il Fifty aflh strce. liz sidway ssatt
turned inns. n ten',c,a IL; hoinwnr ~" ~ ~ IL
Mason. rsal co.nsl iapt ~ hoF.s u Mtns,a. wbo
worked him on acronnt Of fhn nark in nxrnnn1a
for Ill keep. Witness bought gras. and nsy for liz
pArk, Mr sIdwny vtt slxty hnsheis of nntx nnt al
sesF.ioad, and III. Cornell had sbout liz saias
amoaht. Ha were rendered for these lots At tho
aeton s:seed on betors thc purchass. rid 10
eha;gtd ttc .aue p.tcs q :" s%ssy s | aud Gosne!s
bili VA handed u liz secrrtayy "a w% cos.
!ectcd tbr amUunt from s"rnrIi mi Stdw"v f5at.
wcfr Slim n r"tat, - ~ e, ~" =, tst A. @
saving VA ats bx saklnx ear.'oS o< ''t tcok ".
lopx tio ani mnI;t+I.n ~ oSHs,ions +, arrtvs ~
ihu boitom 5aeta a",nt Xxi. tHrosndnn. ~ .shn,assi.
Ind rctaii transactiSn '"'- '''As"ooA' "Ae'I'A'0
Witness ~.n .iinsna =, t.. ,w, .ura
COW b. eorcau,ont With t,a pssk tioHrH sni shssn
ann,ale fcI ii thx uuhiIe crfh nj.n nv ssr"sn,unC
Il being considered "a ,,att Of witness sasry iiis
son bull. hiaa barn. paid FOR he iuubos. lid
the labor himself ani ksnt lie team ti.rss Tie
P4tk l,oatd never paid doias On iii seeount.
issioncrs, ~ dI jasVe nu5.bsr u othcr norsons.
nolght " ths market pftce and paid the bli. Il
rsns over ths part 'ns nfse' IN n' 'a''
In anaweF to Dir. Tfucsdcll nltnses sa{d that hs
hsd been farmer, shin IuilaHs' sn,t "1ain.