The Evening critic., 1882-01-03
THE TREASURY INVESTIGATION.
What CGm,ntttcc-mau Says


Nobody. We are simply booking into
the mode and manner Of the expenditure
of the Treasury contingent fund. You will
observe that the resolution under which
We are working was drawn by senator
sherman, aud it keeps us within the
contingent fund Of the Treasury eXclu.
sivcly."
"Then the committee have no hopes of
catching Mr.. sherman in anything that
looks bad?p
"As said before we are not after Sher-
man"
1t has been suggested, Senator, that your
committee was kind of calcimiuing COM
miftcc.'
"Yes, r,uow IL has, but the country will
find out before long that there is not a
word of truth in the assertion. We are
going to the bottom of the matter lift takes
all summer, and nobody will be white
washed either"
"Do you think eX-Secetary sherman
will come out OF it rs white as the driven
snow -
1--WE are not after Mr. Sherman in par
tcular. He may come out very clean and
he may come ont like Attorney-Geueral
Williams did. | don't know of one thing
he. or any other man will be
either screened of, or purposely
smirched by. We want facts and don't care
who they hurt. ! am sure of one thing,
however, and that is that it was not sup
posed by Mr.. Sherman that he would suffer
by the investigation or he never would
. have offered the resolution. He is not the
man to be caught in II trap that he sets
himself. s least ! don't think lie is
Testimony To-day.
Mr.. John Paul Brown was before tn g
committee to-day, aud the following memo.
randum is par; of his testimony; IL is
an account of work done by Blown and
material furnished, which WAS paid for out
of the contingent fund Of the Treasury for
Mr. Sherman's private purposes while he
was Secretary of the Treasury. Mr.. Brown
was at the time employed at the United
States Treasury cabinet shop, under Frank
Hesslcr aud did the work under his dircc-
tiOns.
May, 1s7S-15, IL, Il and 1S-Six heavy
doors to manure pits; charged TO the Third
Auditors office.
Making doors aud repairing stables; to
Second Auditors office.
r. June 10 and i-Worlicd ut the stable, in
Stanton alley, cla,s. Il tO. .snperntendent's
office.
July G-W Worked at the stables; charged
10 Organization Division.
July l3-Worked ut stables charged to
Registers fle.roonl.
August 29-rwenty feet Of sash cord for
| Mr.. Shemans house, and worked on the
same of n day charged to the Bureau of
Statistics, and Of II day charged to Regis
| ter's office; worked on stables of Il day
charged TO Registers office.
! Septembsr--Worked at Secretary Saec-
| mans house 6-S of II day; charged to
| National Bureau Redemption Agency.
October 15--Workrd at Mr.. Pitney's
! rooms, on Thirteenth street between | and
| X. repairing windows, .5s of Il day.
October I1-WOvked ut Secretary Sher-
mans stables rented by eX Senator Pomeroy,
As of day; charged to Marine Hospital.
October 3l-Worked on. Secretary Sier-
mans house ;I-s Of day; charged to Reg
| ister's file room.
November 9-Worked at Secretary Sher-
mans house repairing blinds ;;s of a day;
| charged to making drawing boards
November 1S - Worked at Secretary
/ Sheiman,s house repairing hydrant and
bookcase 5s Of day.
| January II, ls19-l-S Of day on Secre-
tary Sherman's stable, rented by ex-senator
Pomeroy, fixing down spout; charged TO y.
b. II. A.
June 5-Fitting fylsceens to to Secretary
Sheman's stable, 3s of day; charged to
n. i. Il. A.
June G-Rcpairing doors for manure pits,
four. eighths OF a day; charged TO the Marine
Hospital The stables are in Stanton
alley, between Thirteenth and Fourteenth
streets ana r ana Il.
All the above work was done by me and
my wages paid by the Government. The
house referred to is the one Mr. Sherman
lived in while Secretary of the Treasury.
THE will Of Henry Thorn was admitted
10 probate to day and letters testamentary
issued 10 Columbus w. Thorn, of this city,
and Wm. II. Shryock, of Baltimore, the
executors on boud of $4,000.
THE regular sessions of the Spencerian
Business College were resumed this morn.
ing, with full attendance of students look
ing brighter and happier for their week OF
recreation.
J.. STARLING THOMAS has filed a bin IN
equity against Mary A. Thomas aud others
heirs Of the late Christopher Y aud john
Y.Thomas, praying the sale of part Of lOt
a sub. div. OF lot 10, square lJ3, and dis.
uibution Of the proceeds.
THE following officers OF the Firemeu ;,
Insurance Company we're this morning
ne. elected to serve the ensuing term A. \
Wilson. presidents &. W. Howard secretary
Thos. Parker. Yicr-p president. Directors
A. A. Wilson, Thos. Parker, Andrew Roth
well, VIM. +. Howard, los. Eedlern Wm
J. Wilson, f. q. Davis Daniel kolb, Frank
Hume, +. 4. lntz, ir, Geo. w. CgOploy
Samuel T.. Wheatley, and John NJ Water
THE visitors to the Washington Ches
and Checker Club last evening had IN,
pleasure Of witnessing one of the tnes
exhibitions Of chess playing that has been
held in this city for years. The main .ea
tuTe Of attraction was q consultation game
between DR.. W. T.. Jones, II, j. Anderio,
aud j. Il, Rose, on one side. und g.. Jack son
Jacob Ficnch and H. Blagpeman, ON tia
other, with DR.. - e.. Bancroft rs umpire
Aiier au cYcitiug battle OF over four hour
the game was declared drawn. Interesting
games Of chess aud checkers can be seen
every evening at the rooms 0t l. he ci lb
No. 1920 New Nork avenue. The reguld
mectin; ~ the ehb Will be held This even
ing.
Postmaster ienerai Howe dsfusl his
qualifications for his new office in these re.
marks TO thicago interviewer II hlg
determined that. as a fundamental priu H.
pie, / will use whatever money Cnngrcs
gives me 10 make the postal service aa el
ilcient as possible 10 sGdll be my aim no
to spend more money than is appropriate
for the use Of nav Department. Wait th
minuliH Of my work / have no acguaiar
ancc While was In tine seuata the Pos
tai department Committee was one Of th
Few important committees on which di'
! not sCrNe. am not no ail tmil lar wit