, 1879-05-15


wont into The attlc ktory having heen furnished
by the Government to be used ander other
pfansi' fc nsk.l..
I" don't think 11c did"
story, which cnme in Under new dcs!En"
~ ~ lon't think there was any reference to
aDIi ho toll you that large portion Of the
paid for md nrreptcd for tic purpose OF bolnE
used under Other plat,s OF, thls sumo bItlfnE,
nl, tint for that rcnson they selected the best
pors!ot. OF TINT stock mud put It Into an attic
ii ,hluk l,o SAIL tint tho stone wero stons |
t1nt hatt bcrn rai1 for by the Government, and
mad hsci' lying about tir Ynr.l since the com
anv such explanations rs yon lavo lndtcatcd."
Sir. bUyIngton wns told that his trials as n !
wltncsa wcru nj M r,Nl, and 'o LETT the COURT
fo9 ~ xh sss%pary a Ssa'Fy .,t tin nro.oco,
fell hack oil tho aforesaid letters on tic subject Of
saving, nMl Mr.. Canphe!l proceeded torcel them
oil by tia Fari Thr PURPOSE oE Introducing them
much stone WAS sawcd at'l how much VA. paid
ior fur thn two facrs Of stone throughout the
entire builtlME-as n foundation Tor testimony
to be hereafter Introduced as showing that all
k1tis work MAS unnecessary, htti tic 1loney
merely waste1. because the stone had to DO all
Gilt Oyer nzatn.
1t tho conclusion OF the reading Mr. Doutell
called
MIR. n, l.. HOLMAN,
n to]], t,tclligg!.t-lookEng young man, who tcs-
TILED that liz was now Il resident ot 1t. Louis,
was 81 srars Of aEe, uNl was employed IN tho
Water Works Department at the other rnd OF
the bridge. lie hull formerly been engaged on
the new butldn, hcre, being appointed Assist
mt Superintendent May 3, 1876, nld havi,,g en-
tered ,lnon hts duties shortly before thnt, the
appointment dating bnck. lie remained N that
position III March. ls'a, a. Ars,sean. super
ting, boing directed 10 lool after that work
oct. ID, 1876. When he went thero John IL.
Holman, hts father, Nus Superintendent, aNll
. pss sacssse4 ss, not by at s1'e e bu9 ss
Reed WIS ,nnster.,nason, md Mills, Mue'lcr's
cesk md a}ent, lal M office at the yards.
When the witneas took charge, the ttonc-settsng
wns pretty well np o a. ti'G e. second stor1 1 Hs
1875. Tic defects IN the Stone IN the building
then were very apparent and tllcrc were coli
siderable OF them. About 80 per cont wcrc dis
when ha went there, ind - sealing lad Eono on to
on, null were quite extensive IL tue postIcos.
Tie witness was shown the photos previously
tlon Of The building rs 1t then appeared In
iact, 10 saw the pictures taken, and knew they
were trl,r to thu life. .-..,-..-.
Air. Doute1l exclaimed, with some Triumph
that t1s identified tic photos.
III response to further questions tho witness
stscA11xdf
business. The stouc crulnb1cd of, dis!ntegrat-
iig III .inc dust llsu tneal. IN sono sionea hc
had eccU what was termed cillurescefiec, nnl had
counted as many as three different acalca on ono
stone, one srale above another, like hltstern OF
! I'akcs of frost on wtndow-parc. THIS scaling
was uuitc general, md DESTROYED the skilled ln-
| bor put On stone,-thH good looks mud sharp
| ness OF tho cutting generally. Ihese layers or
scales were thin IN The middle nnd thtckcncd
| out towards the edges. The stone IN tho attic
| tus I'M ha third at ortr
In fact, the stock III The third story WAS tlo best
tn tito buildings a,,tt that IN the attic the poorest.
| III his opntoti, about 80 per cent Of the stone
crlor, freedom fro,n spots, stains, or ltseoloEing
matter.
'.Wl!at proportion Of these lofects could have
been detected Ut tho ttmc OF tho t!rst inspect3n
os osked I'd Mr. ir.Is BoutelI, it, ' ''' '"e
Mr. Swett ran tu an objection to the wtncas'
! expressing, nj, opinion on something which he
oyidcnt!y knew nothing ahout:
| might out Ut certain bones mike up q
aIcgathcrlum or any sort OF I'LL atlit'lnl that The
Court might order, sts 1t were, but he didn't
asa hoy Water;Wo1Ss % man from !, T.: t. Louis Louis
tho tavts Us made. [Laughtcr.1
The Court said II Was tho sntne question he
l,al passed on before, nnl nc would allow the
Witness to H.1swer. j. .
M M ss nss sas ' too a5ss yosnE S9tos e e. q
m export.
The Court sald 1t would be proper to Jay tho
tonan.on ionn " intanl,fs a' To Ills familiarity
Mir. nontcll, prnceedfrE to1ay proper founda-
WIS very familiar With ths stone, a,sd especially
It's aeeets o ~, aetss,s c1a 0e
anl petroleum spots inssils-eo.l't not DO DE-
they must be kuown By ts,e a,iarry1nal, who llad