New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-03-20
CHARGES AGAINST MIR. JONES.
INVESTIGATION BY THE PARK BOARD.
TESTIMONY CONCERNING GENERAL vIELEs ALL1-
GAIIoNs--MR. JoNEss DENIALs.

TESTIMONY CONCERNING GENERAL NihbH ~
GATIoSs--MR. JoNEss DENIALs.
From 10 a. IN. until p. m. yesterday, with VIII
an bnnrs recess the Park considered the
cnarSes of mieappicaton OF property made by James
Miller former carpenter OF the Department; aYa ih
politicians employees OF the Department and others IN,
teresed Charles Brooke apPearea as
0 UhnSer S Geners veie report o. March IA NIL
Ts, S csHIsS' to should Sy tn. aside
General Vele expressed Willingness to proceed rom
edv and declared that the testimony taken by General
Viele could not be expunged FOR an ma 90 the
stand He asserted that he saw sewing machine be-
longing to Mr. Jones boxed OF the carpenter snoP %
December 90 thirty feet TI SSnt ST.
lid had ao been made In the shop ior Hr @ -, tie
Denortment wagon for its transportation. Mt Olife
broke IN with the question How dld You nave 30 acn
time to learn about ali thisf" wheroupon Mr; heaoey
sbot IN his feet with the exclamation: II object lie ls
here as a cit and payer he is worth
This astonnded everybody yet after pause Muller went
on: II have Deen employed on aud of IN the Dclsrb
ment for twenty years at saary VI I9 9n ~ o
to = iss2 Hay saw the S' mSchSe packed between
December 26 ana D." Mr.. Brooke thought IL proper
vears &c capp@neT who was worth 100000, shond
be inquired into, aud sad: ARE you "oTV" 9lVVV0''
Mr.. Miler-NO, not quite that
Mr.. BrOoke--How much, then
MIR. Mlller-Wel, quarter OF that'
Mr.. BrO0ke-S25,OOOf
Mr.. Millcr-Yes. -, 49,. ,, .
The carpenter added that he made HIS charges rom
sense of ius &c 10 the public and to himself DE had nO
dc ms until AFTER his suspension lie bad aeTward
been summoned before General Nele at the Arschai anu
lad there given lis sworn testimony. Property Clcrh
Van Valkeniurg had sworn him. He had known a man
naIued william Sexton but had not spoken TO him Tor
year and half. Tie did not know positively that inc
lumber referred TO belonged TO the Department. ,.,
Mr. Wales here called attention 10 Inc OV-laWt' WHICH
put all property I'm charge OF tue FRO efy Clerh.
Therefore said the Commissioner IL 10 not pertinent
to Try the superintendent Win the care Vi the
property
MR.. JONES on THE STAND.
euperiutcndent Jones took the stand whereupon Mr.
Wales read printed report OF an Interview WITH Gene
Vlele, who charged that lumber u tine Depafiineht
worth 80 900 had been reported Ms purchased and ye
the property clerk knew nothing vi III tht iueI han
been wasted, Mr. Jones said that az ne knew dDout
the machine that lie had met MI Nanklfer foreman
Of tie machineshop ana had asked him where he could
get his sewing repaired lie Was tod where his
could done. Mr. Jones knew nothing Oi any lumber
Of the Department having been used Tor packing or
purp he had never 10 his knowelSo used any
5000 referred to by General Niele' Mr. Jones
stated that II embraced dineien1 Its oil lunGe..
property clerk had a COPY OF the r,qusuon for each
The witness had objected 10 some OF thc lumber because
il not of the requisite qualify ana ne nad nol cer
fed TO certain bills until better material was supplied
tie average number Of quarts OF grain daJ was lI
teen. Foremal McGoveIn aud CGnmiss!oneI Olhe eui;
measured and weighed several bags OF grain aud mad
found the average weight 80 pounds inc gram WAS
bought by weigh, and yea by measure
GENERAL YIELE ANGRY.
General VcIe broke in here wtha very ncisive spcccl
When Mr. Viele buys cat, he buys them ~ the Gag
bushels to the bag. On inquiry AT CONVEX. ~ h,ely
stables ind THAI Oats are D0dglt lncFe III TIC sau'o
"%Nyr Rr,oke-Tben General viele should have begun
an lnves i-atiOn 20 Learn his own duIic- ana nave
learned he Departments method oi maSrg purchases
Instead OF going o hVery slaors TO iin 'n' b,
s9cb ieniaae ad1c-scd to me ljcct 10 your 81. ak
'n :" M, i'm has manner Tack you 10 reserve your
whether Won are 10 conc here and make sucl charges"
Mr. HrOOKp-I DC MiOue Dll INSIST J.iai NC
not have injected here the paelce o. hvery stagie'
never consulted with regari 10 these charges
against As TO his figures II /. 10 any lnfact-
ca1e abatement NO one could Judge anything bout II
nuess lac knew all the facts and The workings OF the
Department. Comm s.ioner Viee IS totally incompetent
Commissioner viele (wrlthfuly and so-nyI-sir' You
must not say tEai. 49,,
MIR Jones-I shall say IT, My character a. superntend-
emf Is involved. Ihe Commissioner cannOt Judge ne
knows nothing of tle matter h- has not aNaied himself
OF the opportunity offered Iin 10 Tue ln.
ter but myself could give him the fAc's ana LIS
statement u ali buncombe - ,
Mr.. Jones-l have. a. the shop. ana / Gan chow the
measure aud value Of them all ana challenge any oI
to say That my Department 10 not as "c'i
conducted as mat OF o., any private person ntorm,
lion, but the Commissioner did not ask me Ior
it, General Vieles acts turning to the Board, WINE
General Viee strobe ana down the roop nave done
more i'm two 10 demorAlze the Department tan
wa. ever done before all the time have been con
neeied WIN IT, arg s ent bTe ard thre and
policemen taken from tneir regular duties
Mr. Crimmns-DO You refer u all the commissioners
Mr. Ione No, 10 General Velc. YOn have acted
Ike a gentleman.
A RECESS TAKEN.
After q recess o. one hour Mr. Jones stated that ne
received daily reports Of all work done, ana knew hs
business As he said that lie was cOnyesant
with his work, and, Le added 81 am not second u
General VIee."
A paper purporting to lie copy OF a statement
made by William Sex on, former cmplOye or the
DEPARTMENT. VINO died recently introduced, TO the
effect that Miller had offered SextOa money 10 appear
against Mr. Jones and others. "HarTy' Der holt. OF
ehund aud ScvcDthavr state
that he mad received a "mcKle-penny" OF the
Deoartucnts property. IsadOrc IsaacS, Acnacl DUny
and William Mcdonald testified 10 right Use Of all
The nv estgation will be continued Monday next
when MIXERS charges against Head Carpenter MarstOu
and other employees will be taken up.