, 1879-08-14

Mr. tarinncl' mud Mr. kpkland maid M ntten-
Tim tt' HIN. nn1 thu Committee were evItlrht!y
"s s esi +" Il: 4sr":r w1 ssp T. 'af 5
slentcd tlnt ho li.ui ever made any suggestions
atM,ut !le rosctees Ht all.
Mr.. Huber mud Mr.. Long both charged that
sir. tirInncii asked III. Iiui,cr why ho did not
m1kc those statements before.
Wltness rcpltcd TINT It wns
BECAUSE 1tR WAS AFRAID.
Mr.. Osinncll--Of what
Sfr. ilubrr-I tfnn't know.
AID. thclps-pon't YOU know that con-
tractor Inns right 10 change panal tsarcassIc-
MI. ilubcr-1 .1oll't know; but
AID. r.1ops-Of whom were you atralaa
WItuess did not likr 70 tell, but. ns lie wns
eans rea:s.!,ed; am? l,sslt"tl.lEl, ANSWERED.
to him last raiursday Of FRIDAY, ami asked htH
L ho intended to 20 before tl!e Investigating
to tho experts; TINT II he did hc would run him
AID. Pllclps-Mr. Cook Is powcriess here. Tell
ali YOU know.
Witness said he was Threatened bv Aid. Cook,
WIN told him f!,nt he must t.ko hack what l,o
had said to the experts before t'lr Committee.
III rcsn1nso to 1ieslsnns by sir. Bonlcisf, Wit
ness said Ar. Cook lid not nsk him to supprcsa
anything or tell lIc: but he kattl Tint Il hc dil
moi make It right l,e' wonld run him out OF
town. Witness waa 80 afraid Of sir. Coox tlult
20 could not screw up his eournso 10 thc stlci'
III. Bont1old-Dm Mr. Cook ever mike any
changcs In tl'e plans, Or ask sou toa
WttncRs-Nn, air: not tilut know nf.
Mr. Bontiett-}i1 you lnve any Idea other
thun tint Mr. CooIs did not wish yOn to convey
OH Tic paTs q !lsc l'uiIng Comn'ttcci
Witness jfd not know exactly what ho
thought. only that he was afraid.
Contlnu!nG, witness said hc Thought the atone
sR. TAPER
nskcd and obtatued leave to cxp1nin. Ilc de-
nicl the statements mnlu bY the dsAagttstsan.
IIo said there was gront deal nj feeling against
Him III the drnwlng-ro0nl because ho had cou.
uclIod Mn Lung TO make aotlle corrections In
building, which II wns Impossible to follow OH
accnunt Of dfscrcpanetos, all Of which tlo OK
plalned fully. lie had row with Long nt the
time, unA Lang had never treated hin ticcentiY
after t!1At When lie came tn tile Office for in
structfDns. Long cnine dnwn to the ynrd mil
asked hin not to tell the boys at the Office TINT
tic had to alter ILLS plans, or that lie lad tnnle
mistakes IN them.
Tl,e,l, as statements wcrc In order, Mr. Long
desired to trY bis l'nnd. lfc said TINT the only
truth In what str, 1npper had stntch was tflu
point Of lIs asking Mr. Upper not to toll the
bosa nt tn, office, etc.
was imminent. but tho pnrtles wcre pacllcd.
Tile Committee took a recess for dinner.
In the afternoon
"UNCLE n1lLrn M'NEtL
appeared with two at]ldavits md very
rod face. lie could nut allow the state
mcnts Of Mr.. CcavelAnd to 20 uncDnts,t1tct-
cd, uo said. Ills own affidavit, which
ever w having toId sir. clcaveia,M Tint Mr. Franz
Wilkle WIS interested IT. tho brtck-work "t tue
f,N f..
the aamo form: wt1. the diffcrcnce TINT It stated
TINT Franc Wilkie was not Interested in tho
brick.work: and was signed BY Ny: Angus.
Mr.. Mcneil stated that Mr.. Reed hah told
revenge for tlsc attacks which THO TINES was
nx6 asps6 up ap0n nua 's sa aes @% Sns na 1 sn ss'
tuyer Thought Of such thing. Whero did yoa
get tint fromfh Turning to bis colleague he
he Isl"
Crlmlnat!o,e nnl denominations seemed to he
the order Of tho day.
Ex-ALD. 4. n. COOK
wanted to make statement. l1c had heard of
CORRECT ths Impressions nade; !!e went into
Mr. HUBER o'cc and nskel HIN i hc l'ad ever
asked him to change thu plaus. Mr.. llubcr re-
piled tfit be lad asked in to change tic Dose
not suit him. Mr. Cook then asked him. again
plans. md Mr.. Huber said "No." "Wclt,n
said Mr.: Cook. ~ 'nye been ~ this town
iayo my reputation destroyed in any
suct, wav. 1want you to 20 bnfore tic Inyestl-
eating Commistce 9,d make statement, aud
Sc: me right" Mr.. llnbcr tod him TINT no WIS
tuc. air. Cook snid. IVery wcll: i want yo,,
to state things lust as they ase. ntNl set nu
' eant AFFORD to i: i 70 ths way i: Ms. ceo's
atatcd That ho said nothing about trotting Mr..
Huber out Of town, or Offering hlm pcrsonal
Violence.
M,s JOHN 3, DIXON,
OF the Law Department, WIS yacd in, he llay-
Ing been prcseut at Tho cunycraatlot, bctssne1
c1.Atd. Eook nnd h1r. 1lut'er. He fully verified
nothing said about running Huber out Of town.
Or nny tllrcats whatever used except tint Mr.
Cook told Huber tint II lle did mt tnAe bark
what hu had sulI be would snakc him prove it.
md Mr.. Huber said ho was willing IL retrnrt
everything t1.nt ho Ind Bafd tn the experts.
Tile prevailing impression was TINT tho young
man Huber was trying to gath u littlo cheap no.
tostcty.
Mtt. KIRKLAND
WIS the first witness called hy tlIr Committee In
tile nttcrnonn. flc la,! bcon IN Charge ef thu
works. Ut the Clty,tiat nbout ak weeks l]e
examined the asllall pIers, md thought they
were not strong enough to bcnr the weight
which they wcrc cal!etl ,tDnn to hcart liu also.
no bonhstonrs lie thought Il singular, and
asked Mr.. Huber, tl,n t!tnugiltstnnr, abont IT.
1luhes sald il,ut tic contractors cid mt think
they were called tpon to put them in. Witness
thought they should hayu gonc ill., Witness
was Of tho opinton tlIat tho brick-wors
was lin snccial bcartnE factor nj tic
picr, md 1l}at thu atono-work WIS sim
ply matter Of ornamcbtatton. H. this
bclel Witness thought 1le was burno out by the
experts. lilo examined thu work with tile cx-
purts. IIo would not say Tint lle examined
every siouc. lls WIS surtlrsett to see su Largo
Wnrk bcirg pllt III III lint manner. There WIS
diversity 0f opinion regarding alle strength Ut
the piers. Thcrc had been grcat tlcal d! tnlk
about tho expenso to tl.e taxpAycra III takliW
down tho work and bull3nE It oyur aguiu. lis
could honcstly Say that llo thnnght tho work
could MI 10 done for S5,o0}. llo did nut cali
any stone q bond.stonu unless 1t ran clear
through tho wall, 1Io thought stona oyer
tapping few inchea would have no tenring
| weight whatever. hr. Kirkland differed from
all lno other witnesses in tho boarInE weight Of
| thu piers. liu placed no reliance whatever
| III tho sto,,e.rork llo took thu wllnIo thing,
| brick mud stone, as q brick pier simply, anil
| they would nut carry uycr thirty or forty tons.
| IIo considered t!lnt tho ptgrs would tn butter
| solid that hollow. tho Testimony OF oil tho
| miner builders who had bocn before tho Com
| 1nlttte to the contrary Notwithstanding llu
fo,1r off