The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-02-28
WITNESS WARREN.
His General Denial Of all
Charges.
The Investigation Closed
Last Evening.
Committee Meeting Wednes.
day to make a Report.
WITNESS WARREN.

/ The investigation of Street Commission
er Warren and his official conduct. wal
completed last night, as to the taking O
testimony. The chief witness on tn,
stand was Warren. the official whose con
duct is under investigation. He deniet
everything, and the only admission which
he allowed himself to make was in regarG
to the brick for the Roach well. He adj
mitted that he told the city clerk that The
brick had been paid for at the time of de
livery, when such payment had not beer
made until the 9Th of the present month.
The testimony in full was as follows;
PETER MCMAHON
was recalled. He stated that while hs
worked for the city he borrowed no money
from Kane or any foreman. He gave Kane
So and O'Connor S., and did not expect
to get it back. Kane said at the time that
he would make it all right with the wit
ness in respect to time. He gave Kane
the money in the spring of 1881. He re
fused to give Kane So and left the employ
of the city.
W. Surr teamed for the city Id 1881
He hauled dirt for O'Connor's lot.
Peter Larkin was recalled. He stated
that he went to see about his time, O'Con
nor looked at the book. He was credited
with five and ene-half days, and claimed
eight. Went to Warren's house. O'Con
nor left the book with Warren. Witness
only got paid for five and one-half days
and had never been paid for the balance
of the time which he claimed.
JOHN KINNEY
carried water for the sewer hands in 1881
He was employed by Warren. Had paid
so cents TO Coyne who said the more that
was given, the earlier the donor would Sc
cure work in the spring
Peter Curnyn was recalled. In relating
how the blowing for the sewer was accom-
plished, he told the mayor that he did not
think it policy nor economy for the city,
for the men to go to Warren's stable in the
morning to secure their orders before GO
ing to work. Kane at one time. during the
progress of the sewer work, was under the
influence of liquor so that he staggered
Kane was not in fit condition to do his
work.
G. w. Houser was employed by the
marshal in 1880. He noticed advertise
ment about, fencing Union Square Saw
Warren about it. Warren expected to
make $3.50 out of the fencing He told
witness to keep quiet and he would work
it up. He expected whoever got the job
to pay him $3.50, and intimated as much
to witness. Witness charged IS cents
per foot and his bill would aggregate 5000,
JOS. Curnyn recalled, stated that he
worked at the sewer the day that Gillespie
rIrxrp f1.fsrr rail-
walled it up. They worked two DAYS on
that job; MuIqueen did the blowing after
o'clock. Bisant started to work the
next morning, after O'Clock. Knew Rat
ferty and was positive that Rafferty, had
taken Warren's cow to the pasture after
o'clock Rafferty, commenced work many
mornings at 8 o'clock. The boy would
cave at o'clock and sometimes before
hat hour. Witness had to carry water
because Rafferty, was absent.
Thomas Thornton stated that he went
lown to 18th street gas ditch. The men
we're blowing at the time, and had four
lorses at work. Bisant and Mulaueen's
cams were the only ones engaged in the
work..
ALBERT WARREN
treet commissioner testified that he EN-
,loyed O'Connsr, Kane and Coyne as his
bremen. The latter was also sidewalk
commissioner. About the first Of last Au-
'ust Roach wanted his well dug Kane
.sked to get off that he might dig the well. |
Roach desired about one half load of brick. |
On the 9th of that month Warren sent out
york to Lyon that he wanted 500-brick. |
The brick came in the afternoon and Kane
'aid Witness 81 20 forsthe half load Kane |
lso asked TO get off that he might wall I'D
he well. Witness gave receipt for the |
tcond 500 brick that arrived He erased |
90 on the check and inserted 1000 to make |
p for two loads that had been hauled. |
his was On the 10th of August. W itnsss
id not know who paid him for the second |
90 brick. He told the teamster to tell Lv- I
n to charge the first 500 to him and gave
i'm the same instructions about the second |
%.
Witness delivered 400 brick to havor /
arse for the purpose of walling up fur
ace, and gave n check to the teamster
IT 600. The mayor paid him for 400, and
lie remaining 200 was delivered to the
ty.
The teamster informed him that the may
had paid for the 400 brick
The cement for the city was checked on
elivery by the number of bags, and was
counted for by the weight Witness did
IT remember that Shean had ever told him
at Shean had given 81 to Coyne. He
ard that collection was being taken up
buy him some instruments, ana he at
ice stopped it.
The lot where some filing had been done
d not belong to witness. but was the
operty of his cousin. Witness intended
pay for the work but had never done SO,
O'Connor had asked the men to perform
e work gratuitously and they had con-
ntsd. He saw teams hauling dirt in
Connor's lot on election day. Witness {
pit the time of his foreman. He advanc-
small sums OF money to O'Connor and ,
ler men, and had always received ID
ok. O'Connor had never paid witness
,ney at his residence, barn or at the l
sthOdist church, and did not know that q
Connor had collected money from the
Y employees for the witness benefit or :
any other purpose. A laborer once
cred him money but he declined it.
Ltness took the contract for building
!nsgen's sewer. He had no agreement
tn Kane or partnership IN the latter con- :
ct or the gas jobs. He collected the i
ney from the gas company rs an accom- v
alton for Kane. )
There were 2,000 brick delivered to the
w Works, which were originally in
ded for the city. The brick secured by u
PlOw Works were afterwards returned. ii
n 1880 a certain amount was required :
be delivered in certain time, but in
II there was no certainty when theyl
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