The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-02-13
How His Donation Parties are
Worked.

donated to the Street Commissioner.
The evidence will be continued this
evening when it is expected that this as
sessment business will be fully exposed.
The proceeding last Saturday night was
as follows:
JAMES w. CURNYN.
testified that he made an affidavit of the
labor in November 1881: was employed
by Warren, and worked 175 hours. He
worked Is hours for Warren after the
working day was over He went to the
country one day and returned the next.
He worked for the city after this. He was
paid $1,000, at $1.75 per day. The aft
davit was made at the instance of Mr..
Bennett. He was not employed by the
city at the present time because he would
not put on rubber boots and pull eenters
out the sewer. Mr.. Connors discharged
him. He was employed by the city pre-
vious to November The IS hours he
worked for Warren, he received no com
pensation from Warren. John Heater and
team went out with the witness after hay.
1t took them % minutes to go from Hea
tors to the bluff.
On the cross-examination be stated that
November, and stated that Griffin and
Riley pulled centers most of the time in
November He had It's hours down in the
book. He destroyed some before Bennett
interviewed him.
said that he acknowledged his signature to
the affidavit The teamster delivered the
brick; Warren told Redecker to have him
(witness) send brick. He didn't know
that the teamster delivered the brick of his
own knowledge. He received check for
the !, ZOO brick through the teamster. The
latter said that he left part of the load at
the old sewer and part at the well. The
City Clerk pays for the brick delivered to
the city. Warren paid for the brick men
toned on the 4th of February, 1882. The
witness keeps an account of all brick fur
nished for sewers. The 90, 400 brick de-
livered for the city in August, was paid in
full previous to February. He has fur
nished the brick since August, and did not
think ne had made an error of 1000 brick.
He keeps an account Of the brick as they
leave the yard, and only knew of that 200
contract price is 1925 although $40 or
even Gil is charged to outside parties.
He was paid for all brick delivered since
August, and did not know that the city
owed for any brick until Warren told him.
This occurred along in October. He got
the check on the same day that the brick
was delivered, although they are sometimes
given after the delivery. Previous to the
January meeting told Warren that there
was difference of 1 800 brick due him.
The 200 brick were selected in part
500 for the well and were ordered to be
sent there.
j. W. ROACH
testified to his affidavit and then said that |
be had purchased 1000 brick for Warren
for $3.50 per m, and the receipt for thati
amount was signed by Warren. He |
believed that the brick were mixed He |
ordered only 500. The brick were scarce |
1t the time and witness asked Warren to
get 500 for him. He did net understand
hat the brick were tpr the city, nor that |
he receipt had anything to say about ''the |
;ity" or Rock Island" per Warren. 1t |
vas dated the sth month and the 9th day I
They were delivered between two and
our o'clock. Bennett gave him to under
stand that because he Bennett) was an
,fficer and alderman of the city that the
witness was obliged to testify what he
NEW of the matter. When he signed the
4fidavit Justice Chopper was present. and
you'd not have made it if he had not felt
obliged to do so. He signed it under pro
est, because he did not want to get mixed
Up in the matter, nor did he want to injure
Warren because the latter had done him a
avor. He signed the first paper volun-
arily, but refused to sign the affidavit two
II three times. On the 9th OF August he
eceived the brick and paid for them. On :
he cross exsmination Warren told the
S"h1stSA W SSh WIsuOSo kildt AC w afISuj
you'd pay for the brick or words to that
fleet. The witness had his receipt He
Understood that If he did not sign the afil
avit he would be sent to jail I
DANIEL sHEEHAN,
vas formerly working for the city, while
ity was to pay him he worked for no one
lse. He paid money to Connors. foreman
or Warren. He understood that every
'erson at work had to pay one dollar per
Month. lie saw others pay money to Con-
ors. The last time he paid Connors wasl
a September, 1880 He asked Warren if
q got the money and Warren confessed
nat he did. Witness knew that if he did ,
ot pay it he would be discharged. He
id not ask for money He sent after the
cams to Eleventh street. He did not
FORK a month the previous year He paid
i all about $500
PETER GuRNYN I1
sstifed that he worked for the city in | .
s81, and received pay from the city. Hell !
i'd not work for anybody else at that time.
e hauled some after the days work was ]
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