The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-06-22
HERE AND THERE.
The Hill neutrality-suspicious. and
New Indulge in
A Little Plain Talk -Murch Under
Cross-Examination.
Lorillard's Lucky Day On the Turf
Looms Up,
Ahs ne Scoops the Shekels From the
Beaten Brltishers.
Rollins Won't Represen, New Hamu.
shire Agaia-Safe Assertion.
Bismarck In Bad Health-Floods In
Germany.
Miscellaneous Afhar Na,., ~.
And he Scoops the Shekels From IN,
Beaten Brltishers.
Rollins Won't Represen, New Hamu.
shire Agaia-Safe Assertion.
Bismarck In Bad Health-Floods IN
Germany.
Miscellaneous Other News Notes,
Tho Nm Investigation

"NshiN"roN, June -l.-ln the Hill in
vestigation Coleman asked to be furnished
with all contracts made by the United
States for tre-prooi shutters. Chairman
New replied the reQuisition was too general
and must be made more perfect
Coleman--"If they will furnish us with
all contracts We can readily see what wa
want without letting them know In advance
Just what We propose to do. When prose.
cution is compelled to depend on the de-
tense for their papers, 1t is pretty difficult
matter TO specify in advance particular pa.
pers may be required, especially as In soma
instances, when we do not know what M.
pers are In existence" -"
New then adverted to the statement of
counsel made yesterday in regard 10 iha
conduct OF the investigation and charac.
tetlzed any statement that the commission
Is giving the investigation half hearted
support or is disposed to impede il as abso.
lutely untrue. "'''
Coleman--No such statement was made.
what said was to show the adminisira.
ton Is not Offering or atiording any assis.
lance III the prosecution of the inyestiga
ton and which is being carried on at the
expense OF private individuals and is In
great contrast with the support shown Tho
prosecution Of the star route cases. '''
~ did not intend nor do desire IN 70.
ilect upon the committee, who are doing
all IN their power to further the ipyestjca.
tlon, ana are ailording us every facility"
mr.. Ne".--" You are as familiar az any
OF us OF the laws regulating the disbu rse.
ment OF funds by the treasury department,
and you know We have no money either
fees. fS pay vow witness ssoD,d or ., attorney
the grand jury and procure indictments
then | have no doubt you would have
every encouragement from the admins.
tration to which you allude, and the de-
partment OF Justice would assure the ex.
penses OF the prosecution, but in this case
it is totally different" '''N>
Murch then took the stand for cross.ex.
animation.
In answer to a question as to whom he
represented before the committee, Murch
replied he represented himself alone. and
the statement attributed to him. that he
was being paid by the stone cutters, was
false. ""'
Question.-"ls not your only rea.
son for attempting TO connect Hill
with the fraund the fact thai
ne was member OF a commission before
which you appeared. and that the commits
sion refused to listen to your demands ?
THAT'S true; the fact that he was .
member OF the commission and that he wa,
made aware OF the frauds and still persist
ed IN ms course is my reason for cofifieotinl
him with the frauds.
| Q.-Do you not know that if Hill had ac.
ceded to your demands ii would have re
suited In breaking all existing contracts
and would have compelled the government
10 ilnish It's buildings with a totally differ
ent kind Of granite?
Al know nothing of the kind; know
there were twenty quarries In east Main,
owned and controlled by separate parties
who were then furnishing granite and conlr
and would have furnished the same oualit,
OF granite, both in texture and appearances
as that which was then being used.
Y III the 10 per cent. contracts had beer
abrogated, would not the government hsy,
been compelled to pay the prices which
your stone.cutters would have demanded
Ave offered to do the work for $3 pe
day, and Hill, under the modified contracts
paid SO 90
The cross ss-examination was pursued n
great length. Witness said the creates
frauds upon the Philadelphia building wer,
perpetrated after Hill became superyisinp
architect and after superintendent ha1
been put IN charge by the architect
oulce' ms superintendent wa
incompetent and permitte,
the grossest frauds, yet he is employed IL
the architects office. In reply to a ques
Ton by Coleman, witness said that hi.
ground OF complaint against Mr.. Hill wa
that alter having his attention called to tn,
gross frauds which we're being perpetrate,
he still went ahead and made modified con
tracts based upon fraudulent and excessive
rates which had been paid under the i
per cent contracts. This concluded In
examination of Murch.
The Hill investigating committee decided
to confine itself for the present at least, [,
nearing testimony concerning the Phladel
phia contracts, and will not leave the cit,
Tor the purpose of taking evidence relatipj
to other public buildings. The investiga
ton will be hastened and not prolonged
through the summer.