The Rock Island Argus., 1882-02-24

receive any pay from the city fer the time
he was out at the cemetery.
The hauling of the dirt to witness's lot
had improved it considerably, but he did
not know whether the improvement
amounted to 800.
Witness refused to state whether he con
sidered it right to ask the laboring men tc
contribute one or two dollars to give Mr..
Warren present. He had been asked to
do so by bosses when he was laborine
man and he then did not consider it right
Tho payments to Warren were monthly
and sometimes longer period intervened'
Sometimes the amount was $50, and some
times less than that amount. He paid
Warren $50 one time, and less than that
amount twice Witness told Warren where
the money came from, and Warren con-
tinued him in the employ of the city. Wit
ness did not hear of any presentation to
Warren, and did not care whether there was
anv presentation. Witness knew OF the
citvs teams hauling rock to Kane's alley.
The namber was about twelve. Hereported
it to Warren, as he thought it was city
work The work was finished IN one day
Witness never paid money to Coyne OF
Kane.
In paying money to Warren, he made
out no list of names or the amounts each
man paid. He simply told him the men
who had given, He was sure that he had
given Warren all the money he collected
from the men.
Witness heard Warren tell Lyons team
ster, on the day the brick were delivered al
Reaches, to have the brick so delivered
charged individually to Warren. One man
who was working for the city dug the
well for Reach, but witness did not know
whether he was paid by the city or Kane,
who had the contract. The man so en-
ployed was Gillispic. Witness had sub
scribed S5 on Coyne's list, but he did not
pay it, as Warren put stop to the collec-
ton business before witness had paid the
money.
JAMES KANE,
another foreman, stated.under oath that he
had been in the employ of the city about
four years. He was employed before War
ren became street commissioner. Witness
did not keep the ''time" of the men, as
Warren attended to that. Witness report
ed to Warren. Witness never gave any
man more tine than he was entitled to.
Witness had collected money from the men
to assist widow. At another time he had
collected money from the men to payWarren
the money Warren had advanced them. This
WAS iOT Tie IfiSIl VINO DOfTONtU lS
spend on July 4th. He never had collect
ed any money from the laborcrs. Witness
never collected any assessment to buy War
rem watch or instrument. He had put
down $2 to Coyne to get Warren watch,
Witness never paid the So as Warren
stopped the collection, before witness had
paid it. Witness laid the brick
in Reaches well, and saw the brick deliy-
cred by Lyons teamster. He thought it
was about the Sth or 9th of August. Wit
ness was positive that he was not paid by
the city during the time that he was en-
gagged on the well. He employed one
man and paid him. Witness was paid by
Roach.
Witness had leaned money to the men,
and had asked them for it. He had told
one man that if he did not pay it back he
would discharge him. Witness claimed
more time than Warren would allow him.
At the time witness worked at the foot
of Eleventh street in laying Drain pipe that
extended to Warren and Parks residences,
he was paid by tie city. In the Hanskin
sewer on Twentieth street. the contract
was taken by Warren. Witness laid the
sewer pipe but had not yet been paid for
it by Warren. Hewas sure that he did
not receive pay from the city while he-was
thus engaged.
At II o'clock the committee adjourned
to meet Friday evening at 7:15 o'clock.