The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1880-08-12
GARFIELD AND THE DE GoLYER
JOB,
The Facts as established In the Circuit COur
Of Cook County, Illinois,

The Facts as established In the Circuit Court
Of Cook County, Illinois.
Chicago, Aug, 9.-Arriving from st, Louis on
Saturday went to the Clerk office of the Circuit
Court for the purpose of examining the records
and papers in the celebrated Chittenden, De Col.
yer u Co. contract suit, and believing that mum.
erous readers Of your excellent paper would like
to know the facts as disclosed by the evidence,
give them as they appear from the records and
papers In the case The style OF the case is Geo.
b Chittenden agt, Robert Mcclellan ct al, No.
l2,lSl. Circuit Court, Cook county, Ill.
On the 10Th day Of June, 1874, Emory A. storrs
filed declaration in writing in said court, ask.
ing for 100000 against De Golyer & Co., as Chit.
tendens share of the profits arising out of the
contract which De Golyer & Co. had with the
Board Of Public Works Of the city OF Washington.
De Golyer & Co. employed ex-senator Doolittle as
their attorney. DoOlittle filed an answer in the
case, setting up deience 1st. That the contract
was void upon its face; I'd. That the contract was
void as against public policy because OF the IS 900
paid James A. Garfield, a member Of Congress- for
his influence as a Congressman in getting the
Board OF Public Works at Washington to give De
1875, an order was made bythe court upon storrs
to reply or demur to the answer storrs demur.
red: full hearing was had upon the demurrer and
the Judge (Farwell, Republican, after careful
consideration Of the case, oveiruled The demurrer
From this decision no appeal was taken, and
storrs did not reply to the answer Judgment was
entered up in favo of the defendants, and the
case, as appears upon the record, was finally dis.
missed on the llth day Of May 1876 for want Of
This places Mr. Garfield in a court Of record in
the position OF having received S5 600 as member
OF Congress and Chairman of the Committee on
appropriations In the House of Representatives,
for his influence In securing the De Golyer pave.
ment contract job.
The declaration states that the profits to De Col.
yer q Co. were 100000; that they got S35 so per
square yard for the pavement and that 1t only
cost them Sl.50 per yard.
The answer positively AYERS that Garfield got
the 1900 for his ilauence as member of Con
gress. The demurrer admits that fact Judge
Farwell held that that fact made the contract Il.
legal and void.
How, then, can Mr.. Garfield escape the record
In tbs casef His biography, which he is now
kuperlntending, may try to explain Il away, but
the facts remain the same.
Emory A. storrs, who was the attorney Of Bah.
eock, the Whisky Ring hero, and who Is now de.
livering paid speeches for Garfield, has got the
papers out Of court here aud carried them of or
locked them up In vault. ] asked for the orig
inal hles at his Office, but his mail in charge
toid me he had gone off TO be absent until the
lst OF September, and had given special instEuo.
tions not TO open the vault. certified copy Of
the pleadiDgsi in that case would make power.
iul campaign document against Garfield. storrs
knows that and thinks he will keep them out OF
the way but Senator Doolittle has copies, and
our republican friends can see them at any time
Dy calling at his office, No. lH Dearborn street,
OhleagO, W. II. H. RUSSELL.