The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-08-11
SQUIRE on THE STAND.

ment was maue early tnAt maurice u,
Flynn would appear and testify. Flynn
was present, accompanied by Col, Robert
G. Ingeraoll and K, s, NeWCombe,
Mr.. Squire was the first witness called
and sworn. He testified that he was ap-
pointed Commissioner OF Public Works
on December q, 1854. He had known
Hubert o. Thompson ainCe 1889, and was
afterwards introduced 10 Mr. Flynn. He
formed an intimate acquaintance with
Thompson and at his request went to the
Chicago Convention. HE wanted" con-
tinued the witness, "to use nay services In
securing the vote OF the Massachusetts
delegation" Eie acted as q go.between,
between Gen. Butler, Collector Slmmonds
and others and carried whatever messages
were desired. On returning to New
York he was more or less engaged In try.
ing to bring Butler and Thompson to.
gether, Rs Thompson wanted Butler to
support his nominee.
Lawyer strahan-"Who was his nomi'
nee?" ..
The witness-"C Cleveland. The FIRST time
the proposition was made that witness
should be appointed Commissioner Of
Public Works was on December "a, 1884,
Thompson's office. Thompson said: i
think you can be OF service to me- ]
said: 'How2' Thompson said, you are
aware that politics are very muddled at
present. Edison has nominated a man as
Commissioner OF Public Works whom lie
don't want and we have stopped 1t. Ed.
son wont appoint me; Mayor Grace has
been with me, and has desired me to get
behind him and his nomination, pledging
me at the same time, that II elected he
would nominate me as Commissioner ol
Public Works. Grace has gone back on
me and won't have It," said: "Lst
me know what you want and will as
sist you." Thompson then advised me to
20 and see Mayor Edison and tell him that
We had been school boys together, /
called on Mayor Edison ut ais house on
December "a, 1884, and said to him: Mr..
Mayor; my excuse for calling must be
found In the fact that / have a message
from Thompson" / told him what
Thompson had said and referred to our
old school teacher, B. L. Perry, Of Boston.
The Mayor had not yet understood who
Thompson had wanted made Commits
sioner and he said; "Who Is the man ?"
HRw4s TIE MAN.
am the man, was the reply. The next
day was Christmas and l dined with the
Mayor (Edson) and he was anxious to
knowifI would talk with his brother.in.
law. ! told him that did not want to
talk with Col. Wood or any other man.
After that, on the same day, met Flynn
and Thompson at the Worth House, and
after conversation Thompson and | went
over to the Hotel Brunswick and entered
the reading room there. We talked about
consulting with Charles P. Miller as the
most plant man In New York In case we
should require legal advice and as u man
who had his finger In every pie.
Then Thompson said: ut seems to me
that from the tone OF your conversation
with Edison that you may secure his con.
sent 10 your nomination. But the con-
summation Of the act OF confirmation is
what VIC are after. Now We want little
writing from YOU"
~ don't approve OF little writings, Mr..
Commissioner" was my reply. He said:
"You do as want you to do, aud 1t will
be all right. Now write, December 25,
1884. No, this Is holiday; make 1t the
26th or 9th.
"You don't want a promlssory noteH"
l said.
mo, write Maurice B. Flynn, Esq.
You had better address 1t 10 Flynn as 1
am Commissioner OF Public Works. You
needn't be afraid to write that which l
dictate, for II shant be Of an incrimina-
ting nature"
said, "Mr. Thompson, this is dan
gerous business, and you are playing with
hre," and after some further discussion
wrote the letter OF December 20, 1884.
1.-THE famous letter Of resignation). After.
wards Thompson said: "Now, that's all
right. Leave the rest to me-" ! said,
"You can take II and keep for reflection
in calmer moment, but don't give II 10
any one"
We then soperated and / began a search
for Judge Gildenleeve, whom wished to
consult. did not find the Judge until q
day or two after, however, and be advis.
ed me at once to have the letter destroy.
ed. then called on Thompson at his
office, and said: II want that letter."
A RErESTAsT LETTER WRITER.
Thompson declined to give It TO me, and
| / then called on Flynn and told him
wanted the letter. He said, "What let.
teri" Itold him, and he said: "You are
foolish fellow to write such o letter. Sit
down and will get Il OF once" He went
Of, and when he came back said be could
not get II as II was up town In Thompson's
rooms. insisted upon having Ii and
Flynn told me 10 call upon him on Mon.
day, and / did 90. Flynn handed me my
letter which showed 10 Mt. Brown, who
was present, and then l llta match and
burned the letter up, as supposed. In.
ter saw the Mayor and he said: II
have been waiting all day for you"
u answered, Mr.. Mayor, l have been
detained by circumstances over which
had no CONTROL | was afterwards romi.
mated and confirmed by the votes Of all
those who chose 10 vote for me. Mayor
Edison afterwards asked me II had made
any promises or pledges, and l told him
had made one rather extensive one, but
the letter which comprised II had been
burned. Judge Gilderaleeve, Flynn and
myself met once at the Manhattan Club,
and Flynn said then that the letter had
been destroyed, Some tlmo afterwards
Thompson called upon me when had be.
come Commissioner Of Public Works and
asked me II | would reBign In his favor, |
said III Grace will appoint you will get
out"
The next day Thompson called and said
that the Mayor bad agteed 10 appoint him,
and wrote my reslgnatlon and handed Il
10 II, 8. NewCotnbe, with Instructions that
Il was 10 DO used only In the event Of
Thonpaon's nomination. first heard
that the letter Of December 70, 1884, was
ID existence through lawyer NeWcombe,
who told me In June, 1885, that Thomp.
son had told him that he had H. 1told
Flynn Of this and he Baldi al ithatB 90
I'm afraid he will make trouble for you"
cRvEL AND SHAMEFUL CONDUCT.
Flynn claimed that Thompson had do.
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