, 1877-04-15
investigating the Stories Of o..
tions Given to Papers.
Mr.. W. Fl. Eddy Contributes His st:.,
Of Information On the Spbiect. -
And Makes Some Statements Which l..
Promptly and Utterly Denied,
Judge Beokwith Tells About His f7oD,..
tion with the Phillips Tract,
Measrs. Cornell and J. Irvinp ps.
Also upon the Stand.
MORNING SESSION
JOHN M'CAFFERr.

~ s~EVAA VILE 0b8U0>
MORNING SESSION.
JOHN M'CAFFERr.
: The Legislative Investigating Committee wa. ,
the Grand Pacific Yesterday morning, all IN. -
oets present except Senator Morgan John u.
caderJ made personal explanation a. In ~. ~ ~,
Of Mr.. Adams for gravel. He had form.,,|. se q.
that he thought Adams WAS a stsaw-bfd. hnt ~
then had seen reason to alter bis opinion u,,-A
i hid not know who J. H. Shepherd, who mad. .s'
other Did, "as. certain ]. a. shephe.o ". =.
hls employ, but, so far as witness knew h. az
not Did He had asked Shepherd about IT. hn. ~.
later could not remember. Witness a-.,-.I =.
state that no Park Commissioner had at anr ~.
any interest IN any Of his contracts. And h. h.
never borrowed money from the Illfno,x ro,. =
| Trust Company. 40 !"
Mr. Mason wanted to know II the witue., d,d ~.
etasel wentworth avenue for the Town Of Lar. =.
tac rate OF $40 per cubic yard. The witu.,.
conla not remember, and did not thrk that hi.
| contract was carried on at the same tfme .. -.
FIFTY fifth street one, for which s. rs Der yan7
| paid Even If the price named was that rrceix.s
! the reason for the difference WIS that thor. ~s.
less expense for hanlagc on the Wentworth -.v.nn.
job. '4a'
~ Mr. 1TutsdeN-Witness got one contr.ct =
pursuance Of bids which were advertised for pn.
Ill
alclg hau about ten contracts in alt these hin,
made by agreement. Couldn't remember the .,,.4
number OF contracts. The Commissioners .-,,
out requests for bids, which were simplr eso;+.
to dnd ont the priccs, and squeeze witness dou.t,
low figures. Then they would give vitnesa N.
contract aad he had to get his money the best VI,
he could.
By Gen. RoreH-Considered TINT thu Bo,,t
were not practical men as far as regarded contract.
{t%H $Lu&& 81.
t,r,.t;o. 49, ~.u.' w ootalu NJ
.osma.lon. p'd not know in what light Other con.
@f'''o'' ''oAeo upon tue old'. -
,yas then a7vorn and ,-,u..a
..1.,slI A s"o4u ano examined " Ut. mason. HI
.esuaea rs 10 MS connection with the Phi1liw
tfac1, celebrating slightly on the points coptainh1
in witness letter to the Committee a1re.dv rnh
1fshed. pni,t;ns ,vc. afraid ha ~. 4s pap
his lan and came to witness with the sano,.I 10
tnat ne vas going to DC robbed. Witness made
personal contract with Ph.lljos that y.
should prosecute the 1atter's legal c1.tm
III Ths teccive one-1oa:tn interest on the claim,
nar s !,stSs. was aitssWa:as transferred to tht
Excepting the cIsm Of 'sl|na asslnFea anps te
trs,d y. 'ne cnccled the ta1 titles, and
Mil ~ ~ 80 rhe, ips; th VINO was to .eeslre
eep and KerF M toS to wafns sa
S~ 'f";;o. ~, n,ai.rs' ~ nao gSsn n' s"ooeo.
r1S,r, aoge o Hr":ymoa !. not know ANYTHING about
~ Tnnmns.. sI @ W. 'ue ptaopetty tauusht thst
..,i .n lAo soue c'alH ZOE tees. Under
$1,000 tnat There was some contract between A.
s. : rs ana fnilllp, but Cid not know the exact n3-
uls T., u ~ tne ostans. Gals
nieht have hee, ,,,9a e sna sums OF money
1nere 1i11 were some tax titles purchased Witness
I'll n' on Ma1 M @ n3a been entsea b
ssas expenses; H. knew nothing more about the
r 1ha ia" aa .aa. nc mane tne contract with Phillips
sith their concurrence Witnss. nmnsnUT :; nao
eous nc thought necessary: -.
rn oeHaor M M ,oIAa!eor3h-Philps was the Original
'inc oi ;n. 1ie ,and up 90 ne time when Kerr OBJ
irs. J. T. Rnssc e91 70 taaE e1aim + Of dover b
Tie .indg. sc,S WIZ ~ sdtc: ina
ronnd Us sara me ,ana was too low to make dy
hir:, WI who w was h'Tr T,1 10 onr make ~. pond bit
nn,n;s;.;o" uD anto ~ "tt! AWARE mat the Park
,me fabninn, Gs1rs e tae Goa ,and co asked At fra
@ sas eGm to Sso9 s0e The The ss;
~ Il ~; - ;"t ne s's "as ttansfefred to the Park
ID to nav s0o0 m acrc tor tt 1a' tns Iafk koafc
9n;naI nrcc was ~ ssGo 3o' the and althouSh tho
on to perfect the title Was to be deducted from
snd Pts p Gy tne noard The contract between
e.. lie ,sas nn,h1c w. ;aot;s aestroYeo tao
nc ~ = H. vuase pnnlevy and purportins 70 bcs
nj 'cG c6es son'Fa ~ 20 1ar rs he knew bis firm
legal services vi af in '%m,s'on phis 80 an'thng
a. 1,n-n nasihg gong iar enough for that It
interest. that having been turned over to the
20 - ~ ovan- IT, fnl!!ips knew that such was Tho
1n- %aI thn VIZ h3 oolsataon on the wtnessto
ti - tuan Eenqer MIS- legal services In the per-
1ett a., tie ht!e, and to see that Phillips WI
~ a. n:es ~, aemanded that the document pro-
record. anu that they should be f1rn{yhed with
liopy !'2; o. II; Ihe'r reason was. that the paper
wfthdray oeeh produced In the Federal conru
H. W-ua41ti,
-. H. .tussueL sala II should 80 on the record
"anteu 70 follow the matter further.
aHkc oGEA"th eotd the whole question IS to
= ~ tat!e Nas 9lscnssed over and over again
81 smte OF INC title, and spoke to Judge Wilson,
~ .ar sG conslaeted one OF the best reat-estata
5ets Y .i y town, US to what he had ascestained.
les @ wilson wns at that time President OF ths
= supposed to know something about titie 70
estate.
:; =; Trueadcll wanted to know whether Phillips
ID NOT force the Park Board to pag him $500 per
h. !. A..H;tans ,;tans 70 nc lace OF the contract.
hiss n,,d sa'a nat they held bis quarter
= esr; T,rass mnisn "1nla certainly 90 as an Offset
Ir,ct @1nat would E7rc validity to your
TO- TO-. - R.ct,,-,,,,
sy r..st aeainst Phillips transferring big
thn- ~; so91ect 70 the quarter~interest and
tn.ia nhta!t ae transfer to the Park Board
,nr,S- lne yeor 1870 long before the fre.
pItI. +, ~ Unsssa " Judge Dun1evy was bogus -.
doc nnn1ryx ~. Gopy OF the contract:
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