The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-06-26
COUNTRY'S CAPITAL.
Those Richmond Editors are Said to
Have Fought.
The Report That Elan was Slain Is
Cneontirmed.
architect Hill was Driven to the Wall
Yesterday
And Unearthed From his Refuge oi
Lies.
Letting Fat Contracts 10 a Mythical
Corporation.
6eneral Crook has Been Summoned IA
the City.
miscellaneous Washington News Items,
miscellaneous Washington News Items,

WASHINGTON, June 25,-It Is repor ted
mere that Beirne and Elam. the Richmond
editors, fought duel this morning and
that Elan Was killed. No confirmation.
In the Hill investigation, X. P. Manley,
president OF the Manley. Cooper com.
pany, Philadelphia, testified in relation
70 an ofier OF bribery alleged to have been
made by George l.. Damon, of the United
States Fire-Proof Shutter company. Ros-
ton, His testimony was in effect that he first
saw Damon in Hill's office, who told him
he was very sorry he had not seen him
earlier, as he should certainly have induced
MN not to make bid; Hill then eauested
the witness to withdraw, which he did.
leaving Damon alone with Hill; subse.
quently the proposition was made TO the AT.
orney OF the United States company to paw
Manly " cooper 1880 to withdraw the b,d
OF oner shutters that would be condemned
witness at once replied it would be entering
INTO conspiracy against the government
and the Manly Cooper company could NOT
for an instant entertain it. Upon cross.ex.
animation witness said: 1--WE were willing
to sublet, but under no circumstances
would we withdraw our bid; Damon assured
us they could do work to Hills satisfaction,
put we could not under any circumstances,
and we began to think such was the case
and we were willing to sublet."
EDWARD B. Alliston, counsel for the Man
ly'Cooper company. fully corroborated the
above testimony.
Hill was then recalled and
testiged that Damon had fur
nished vaults and safes for
government, both under contracts and
open orders; In fact most OF this work had
been done by Damon for years; it was let
generally by yearly contracts; Damon had
lot years been the lowest bidder under ad.
vertieement;he was the sole party interested
Ia tnls WORK; he was member of the
United States company.
ColemRn--"This United States comnapv
appears to be incorporated in New York,
and you say Damon does their work in
Boston; now Is there any such compapv as
the United States Fire Proof Shutter Com.
pany, doing business anywhere or manu-
facturi- & anywhere on their own account?''
Answer-"I understood they controlled
faculties for making shutters.h
Question-"Do you consider you have a
good bond, when you have the signature Of
one member of the firm as surety?n
Answer-"As q matter of fact | don't
clerks" 'N' ''' " '''
Question--"Do you mean to say you
bind tue government to contract, without
personally knowing anything in regard tC
the character OF the bond?'
Answer" Why, bless you, yes; il per
sonally examined all the bonds should
have time for nothing else."
Hill said Eo cid not know whether th,
bond was good or not did not remembel
who signed it; probably had an idea at tn,
time as to the responsibility of the prrties
BY Committee-"Do you not require arti
cles OF incorporation as evidence oil the bon,
fide existence of the company ?"
A-"The accounting officers of Tn,
treasury 30 requires; think We have then
in this case in our files.'
Coleman-"We want to see them"
After half an hours delay the file clerl
OF the architects office reported there wa
nothing OF the kind in file but articles in
corporated were doubtless in the secont
comptrollers office.
Chairman New gave instructions to hav,
search made for them. Adjourned.