The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1881-11-10
SHERMAN
And the Treasury Custodian
CrOOkednesS.

CrOOkednesS.
WASHINGTON, Nov. THE Gazette
published what purpOrts to be portion
of the testimoney given by w. Paul
Brown before the committee appointed
by Secretary Window to investigate the
methods of disbuTsing the contingent
fund of the Treasury Department. Mr..
Brown was employed in the cabinet
shop of the Treasury Department, and
swOre that he was detailed by Frank
Hessler, the Superintendent, to perform
certain labor on dwelling house re-
Gently constructed by Secretary Sher-
man and now occupied by him. Mr..
Brown submitted the following mend
randa as part of his testimony before
the committees:
Work done by me, w. Paul Brown, in
Government time and paid for by the
Government, while employed in the
United States Treasury Department, by
order of Mr.. Frank Hessler.
Worked May 10, I6, IL and Is, 1873, on
Secretary Sherman's stables in Stanton
alley; charged to the Third Auditors
office.
Making six large doors for Secretary
Sherman, charged to Second Auditors
j June 10 and IA, Working on
Secretary Sherman's stables; charged
to Superintendent's office. y
July g.. 1878-WOrking on Secretary
SheFman's stables; charged to Organi-
zatiOn Division.
Z July II, 1878-WOrking on Secretary
Sherman's stables; charged to Registers
office. a
Aug. 30, 1878-Workiug two-eighths
of day on Secretary Sherman's, house
and 20 feet of sash-cord; charged to
Bureau of Statistics. Working five
eighths of day on Secretary Sherman's
house; charged to Registers office.
Working five-eighths of day on Secre-
taTy Sherman's stable; charged to Reg
ister's office.
Sept. IS, Working six-eighths of
a day on Secretary Sherman's stable;
charged to National Bank Redemption
Agency.
Sep. 18, 1878-Working four-eighths of
a day on Secretary Sherman's stable;
charged to Marine Hospital.
Oct. 81, 1878-WOrking three-eighths of
day on Secretary Sherman's house;
charged to Registers file-rO6m.
NOV.9 8, 1S78-WOrking three-eighths of
day at Secretary Sherman's house;
charged to making drawing boards for
Supervising Architects office,
Nov. 18, 1878-WOrking five-eighths of
day on Secretary Sherman's house;
charged to making drawing boards for
Supervising Architects office.
Jan. II, 1879-WOrking one eighth of
day on Secretary Sherman's stable, re-
pairing down spout charged to National
Bank Redemption Agency.
June ., 1S79-Making and fitting fly
screens for seable windows and doors;
charged to National Bank Redemption
Agency.
June 8, 1979.-WOrking fOur-eighths
of a day repairing doors for manure
pits for Secretary Sherman, charged to
Marine Hospital.
Brown also swOre he had done work
on Sherman's house while employed in
the Treasury Department, in addition to
that above described, of which he kept
no record. When the report of the
Treasury Investigating Committee was
called for by the Senate, motion to in
clude the testimony on which the report
was based, was defeated on the ground
that it consisted mainly of newspaper
reports and statements not made under
oath. The testimony is not of this char
acter, but, on the contrary, was all given
under oath. The committee fully eX-
pected to proceed with the inquiry, and
were surprised to learn that their unfin-
ished labOrs had been brought sum-
marily to a close. So much has been
said about the character of the tes-
timOny taken by the committee that it
is likely another effort will be made
when Congress assemblies to secure its
publication, and it is also likely that
the Investigation will be continued by
a committee of the House of Represent
tatives. Mr.. Pitney, who was the Gus
todian of the Treasury building, and
who was discharged in consequence of
the revelations made before the investi-
eating committee, alleges that he acted
under the orders of his superior officers,
and that ne has been sacrificed to screen
them. He also alleges that he possesses
documentary and other evidence that
will clear him and place the RESPONSE
bility for Irregularities where it pro-
perly belongs.