, 1881-11-06
WASHINGTON.
Specimens of the Testimony
| in the Pitney tnvesti->
cation. :
When You Are Secretary Is 4
Good Time to Build r. +.
il. a Barn. :
Ten. Thousand Dollars Worth Of
Relics Made Out Of the =.
Naval Fund '
Report Of highly Interesting
Cabinet Meeting Last Z
r.: Month.
Almost a Personal Quarrel Between ar
thur and Macfeagh 0Yer :.
Guiteau.
i;
Lawyers Fears that the Assassin Will
Get Hanged Through Some
Quibb!e.
What the understrappers Thought
of MacVeagt-The Star
Route Speeches.;
The Japanese People Sick and
Tired of Being BuIldozed
by Foreigners.
Unconditional Pardon of ". S.. |
Golsen, Of Chicago; by the
President,
Forthcoming Raids on the Treasuty-Fol-
gar-The Silver Dollar-T4e
Signal Service.
The Japanese. People Sick and
Tired of Being Bu1ldozed
by Foreigners.
Unconditional Pardon of W. s.
Golsen, OF Chicago; by the
President.
Forthcoming Raids on the Treasury
gee-The Silver Dollar-T1e
Signal Service. =

| TIE TESTIMONY HE DID NOT WANT SHOWN.
l. Sptesut Utspatct to Tie Chicago 1+ib4E:-
WASHINGTON, D. G., Nov. 5.-The Wash
in.ton Sunday Gazette, in its comments
upon the Treasury investigation, and upon
the action Of the Senate in refusing to cali for
the testimony, publishes what foliows:
/ The following is 4 part Of the sworn testi-
t mony Ut the investigation Us to how houses
aild stables were repaired:
W"rk done by inc tW- Paul Brown in Govern
ment time, ana puid for by the Government,
! while employed III the United Suites Treasury
| Department.:
| Ey order OF Mr. Frank Hessfer, worked May
u, Ii, II. Is 1875 Secretary Shcrrnaus stables,
! i'll Stanton alley. Charged to the Third Auditors
! Office.
+, Making six large doors for Secretary Sherman.
| Charged to Seco:d Auditors Office
| June Is, il. lS.SWorklnE on Secretary Sher-
| nuns stables. Charged to Superintendent'a
Otlicc.
| July 6, lS7s-Worktny on Secretary Shexman's
s,abies Charged to Organization Division.
July'l5, lSsSW orkiny Secretary Sheruan's 9
! stables. Charged To Registers Office
Aug. n, ls.s-Workiug two ei9htns OF day
i; on Secretary Shtrmun's house, and twenty feet
Of sasL curd- Charged to bureau of Statistics.
Working flvc-eiGnths OF a day on Secretary
Shcrnlans house. Charged to Registers Office
! Sberman's stables. Charged to the Registers
Office.
September, 1S.S-Working six-eighths Of day
on Secretary ShcrmnS ) house. Charged to Ma
tional Bank Redemption Agency.
September. .1sss-W0gklugt tse-e -efghths Of day
on Secretary Sherman's house. Charged to
Registers Office.
Oct Ii, ls7s-"orlzlng four -ei2hths Of day
OIL Secretary Sherulan's stables. Charged to
Murine Hospital =.
Oct II. lS,5-W Working three elghts Of day on
Secretary Shermans house. Charged to Regis
1er's nle-room-
Nov, ,, 1s..s-Working three eiehts Of day at
Secretary Sncrman's house. Charged to making
drawing boards fur Supervising Architects
Office
Nov. IS, ls7s-Worklng five -efghths OF day on
Secre1nry Shermnn's house. Charged to mak-
ing drawing -boards for Supervising Architects
Office.
jan, II, ls7S-Work,nc one-eighth Of day: on
Secretary Shermau's stable, repairing down
spout Churxcd to National Bank Redemption
Agency.
June :, 1s79-Making and fitting fy-scrcens
for staolc windows and doors. Cnar4ted to Ma
tional Bunk Redemption Agency.
June @, l3.9-NorkiuT four-eighths Of day,
requiring doors for tnunure-plts for Secretary
Sherman Charged to Marine Hospital.
THIS ". PAUL DEOWS
also swore that lie had done a great deal OF
which he kept no account, bur for which he
was similarly paiu. His wages were s. per
day now.
will follow this By a Letter regarding
the Superintendent of the cabinet-shop
Frank lIessler, VINO directed Brown to do
the work, just particularized, on Sherman's
house ailu stable:- Il
APRIL -. lsol--ln tho spring Of 1879 made
ali a!lsdnSIt against Frank, ,IIesslcr, tho present
superintendent OF the cab1net-6hop, to the Sec
ret;lry OF the Treasury. and By him referred to
the Chief Clerk FOR investigation, tho churEcs
being the taking OF lumber belonging 10 the
United States Govern menr for his own prlyRte
use ut home without permission, and for using
tho tiMe belonging to the GUvern1uent for his +;
own interest. and for nnv,lk keys t,y which he T
would enter tho hardwarc-room after the {tnen} /
hud left the building in tho !;
evening. Sud affidavit bad been read to the !
said Hessler III my presence, and thas Of the SUI !
pcrntendent of buildings, which he acknowL- :
edged to be true c. N. Miller
THERE WAS CONSIDERABLE TESTIMONY
taken like that 1 have instanced, but you
won't find any reference to it in the lfeline !
report and accompanying letters from Upton !
and Power. l think you now comprehend !;
why such strenuous efforts were made to !
prevent the Senate from asking Mr.. Window !:
10 produce the testimony. The flood Of lively !
however. has caused Sherman's !:
offering 4 resolution directing I'LL invcstiga-
tion into the Treasury continEent fund for i !.
period Ut ten years past. lie wanted it re- t
ferfetl to tic Committee oil Finance Good
old, honest precedent-hunting Senator Nor
ri1l is its Chairman. There never was. any
thing more adroit. 1t is expected BY this ILL
+.1r oF hro~