, 1879-05-21
Of Mr.. llolnanl' asked Mt. MccaCg, giving
hts question All amended FORM

=. $50. -.,--,-'~
O. MI. lio'man'" asked NJ. alcCacg' giving
mo: B!r: nut 10 my recollection"
"D'A hn make any written cnmmnntention
W1iet' lca to the dismissal of Mr. ijol'11anN
MY. Campboll objected The letters would
speak Tor lhetnSelfes.
ibid Mr. hnrilnE ever write Jou nny itttor IN
reference to tl1e dsts'issai 9. ~ ~. holman pe-
!oro you "rotc 70 nun aoous Ut sskeu 'aF' slc'
tnaR, nmenains ll,s inquiry. y,,.a A. p....u
"ht40n't rceol!ect T.. .,. s,., Sal.
w S9u Svel pave oeca"'on 10 hna 1ault
VIII alr nut!!sh
40, hlr.7no cause Mnotescf. re Wao
lnith!us msu latcl!tEeht ouleef-ln1to hooVc Inc
aSsEaEa."
Mf: sWett coming oack 10 eohtcatca point.
nsAcn Mi.nsss u clIe conuuct ol alh!e uut'nE
IN. loster-MMelicr Quarrel on thc n!tb1cct oi
cuttlls, hanlinE' ote, WAS unuechnhata hnu
n,11air, Or pla'a a'd open, aad that of a pro-
ho9,leea zoe. -,,
me prosecution oh1octct1, atid uieto Was
anotler lnn9 argument, the Court snsta,nitE
aM 9o1sct.u,,' n.'t int'ia!'nE 'nt MI s"Sts
eoutn ch1hae iile iofin OF Ills qncslton. Mf'
swctt sasa llo alul'I care 70 sses Tug 1l'attef.
II response 10 AT: Canlpheil, 11e wtncss
sald hc uM ,lI hot WISH II he teAtinony to son"
'faiic; angt'nns PC lad written IN ny lcttefa.
tie wished ti!c latter 70 stnna nGa't1st tile
iornier' because Ills memory Want ohtlfely
peflect'
NH. HILL
Nj, SWEET called Mr., fIllj, AIr, potter's mart
rer Ia good luck, and drew from hin, tI,e state
1nent that lo was a dTa,,gbtstnau in NlullettIs
Office when tic Mueller contract wns male.
" you rseol,eet any Conversation between @
alulieLt afia MuelleT III fele[encc 10 LII nall
inch a,lowancoi''
~ uo."
"state what It vas"
Mr. tat1nhc'i oolectcd aea1n, and inc argu-
nents Waxcd long uhtl earnest, Mr. SWEET
claialihG tant Maitett told Mueller. WHO mantcl
a. 'gli, llht ''c snoulu haee tte hnll.lncl', and
str: Cainfoclt INSISTING !hat there MAS nothing
~ the contract giving Mueller the half.incll,and
that tic ae!ehso was merely trying TO sattlFs1cn
something IN bctHccn the advertisement and
tne contract t!at would Bolster up Mnclier's
claim In ilht respect.
After q yast amount Of ta!k, the Court sail
ll!s pruscnt view was slsAt The objection shouid
ne sustalnea, nut he Wonld consiuer u lurthcr,
as y wy eVlaehllv az tapoftaht matter:
Mr. swoet, to ret tic record clear, asked N1r:
iitl! some furtcr questions, 70 which su replied
lint tne conversation all4.ca to occurred IN the
aratentiht. -oilHe nl tAe supervising Afcnltecss
o1llec that AluiIctt asld Mueller were discussing
the contract; that the conversation occurred, fn
Mlsellefa psopohal aIia INC execution OIL tha con"
tract; tllnt Wltness undcrstood the conversation
10 nc IN reverence 10 tne terms oi contract
Was anything said between tie parties AZ to
whether, aecordnE 10 tue terms ot i!su contract,
MUELLER vas to nave paf t0f t!lr ha!t'inch above
lhe net AMe o. Tue stoi1e'' hsAcu A!Fs s"ttt, ~
Cet TUG objectionable question intray On record:
;" sha!i " present Sustain The objection"
said Tie Court
Mr.. swErr THEN a1r1ArsEp
what lie proposed To proyo, yjz.: thut Nue1ter
clalned a,l Inch over net dimensions; TINT Aiu.
ictt enil he would be entitIcd to an incl il tia
murfi ftr sunlBftne: t]mi. after dtscpasInn. ihe
nnrtirs arrcc,l that. Under this nartirujnr rnn
iract. Musitrr should RECEIVE thu haIf.inch TX.
i'm: tint t1Iry nrrcvd Tint that sinnId he fie
ss,nnlal RI i,to th. writ,cn tntra"t. '1A"s''
Thn trrt anil he ,yn,,d 1ook fl,rtbcr Int In ,,,n
que stiuu In thc evening,
Tt,Is made It necessary for Mr., ITilt to rornnu
Sir Swctt ASKED liz witness sotnc further
nnr,tIung IA to Ills KNOWLEDGE of Aiills. Mr
iiI suii te hntl known him siuce t91!l und Ets
rnnutaion fUr honesty md Integrity wns sofni'
III was ont OF office ycar witness tho,1rhi. h.
tore ,le bcra,nu Mucltcr'e clerk, As far ma liz
knew, At,ks haA nothing TO do with tho discus
sion and settlement of tile details OF the con-
tract.
Mr.. Hoyne gave some hoditlohal reasons IN
SUPPORT q the position already advanced b. Mr..
struction ct the contract was legal question,
nnd that nobody could cyer DO sent to tue Pen'-
In order 70 show t!'at siuel1er's motives wcre
oil r3hs he claimed taat u wy necessary to get
III MI fhe circumstances attendant upon the
tnAktsE OF ti!c contract.
hir. Catnnbell suEge"ted that the Court would
attcna to oil that III the Instructions.
We don't want It all sett!cA In tho instrtlc-
t!t',B," sa1d ~. Horne. we want me Goy-
crnlrcnt tu show fair, open hand here"
Thu court sa!ti II VIVA o alco 4ueat!uHs and oti6
| he would carefully conhsdGr.
To- stt. l4ackner AT. Hill SAID TINT Mllls came
| to Washington III 1o151 complained that Prus.
ahE Wnt lhteIiori,E W!tl tne men, nhu asked
btin tsftness} to Issue Instructions preventing
such Interference With tlo 1ncn directly, aud tc
u'lirtl' FrussnE 10 mnKc hla reports to the con-
tractor Of tho foreman. Witness told him Lint,
| Us PsuBans was evfdently acting IN the Goycrh'
Mont's Interest, le should decline to give any
Suf Gstr,issso.s H. scaW ts v,trcx. stotc ,,u, ur
| LIE "nh Wy iI.J o"iEti- Iisi- "
Isr:toaH NJ. thS IN ,nc,dn, lin halfnri, IN Ita thc
v,m1chrs strn, gaa onir ,li.cbaTcin'r his 1Iutr ~
~, III Gannhc,1 tb.. ,yit n,as ssafcd ,hnf ~ f.
urhnts,nnI I. ''' $''S "'s~'" ''N'N~ '''0'' 90 ~
| TIE COMPLAINT FROM Mills
was that prussiug had discovered antt !nterfercd
with some iEEcgu'arity On TIC part OF the lncn,-