Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-11-09

souQy oone. witness never heard Contractor
Emory give any instructions to the workmen.
Sometimes, when the packing was ''uncommon
large" the bricklayers had to stop and help the
packers. He ordered this under Kirlin's in
struction.
HE REcRIvED PRESENTS FnnM vHn CONTRACTION,
Gen. Buyer ssked IL witness had ever re-
ceiyed any compensation from any other source
than the Government. Witness, after much
something"
What was it2" asked the general.
well, I received several presents" after o
From vhom9'
Another pause. and then: From Mr.. Em-
Witness then explained that he frequently
had to stay in the tunnel extra time, and had
arnment ended at s o'clock, and he 'took it"
worked sfter hours. The witness was eyi-
IDENTIFY laboring under mental strain and ex-
citement, and his answers to these questions
KNEW NOTHING OF THE HOLES.
Witnoss said be never knew Of any spaces be-
ing left, but sometimes discovered the packing
being done without mortar, and ordered it
taken out and rectifed
Under examination by Col. Hodges witness
said that he received his appointment from
Major Lydecker, and was ordered to report TO
Air. woodward in the tunnel. The latter gave
him some instructions, and in two or three days
witness received copy Of the Specifications.
Col Craighill asked il the witness had ever
seen Major Lydecker, and was told that he had
not. he applied for the position to the major
by letter, accompanied by a few recommends
tions, and in few days received his appoint
ment.
Witness never discovered bad brick work.
GfOut Was SOmatimee r1aed In Tho third np ton
ring OF the arch The men would ask if they
could grout the top ring, aud he told them that
they could. The keying, both brick masonry
and packing, was put in one bay at q time. II
there was room enough q man would always get
above the arch to pack. II it was not high
enough but one-hah q bay vas keyed. aud the
packer stood on the platform. Witness never
built the stone walls at the end Of the center Of
which so much has been told Whenever be
found his mon building such o wall he made
the men stop and go back and pack solidly be-
hind 1t. He
NRvEa MADE ANY COMPLAINT Op BAD WORK
TO KirliD. lie had neter seen Lieutenant
Townsend get up on the platform to look into
the arch, although he used to look behind the
side walla In the morning witness generally
found the work Of the night before packed up,
but sometimes II was left unfinished. On one
occasion he found the end Of a center packed
up solidly, and 1t made him suspicioua Mas
ters was inspector OF that piece.
Under Captain Chesters cfoss-examination
witness said that the lieutanant came into the
tunpel about once Q week, but thst his coming
was not known to him In advance On the oc-
oasion when he suspected the appearance Of
the stOne-wall at the end Of a center, he had q
hole punched through 1t and found space be-
hind 1t, which he caused to be Allied
Lieut. Townsend discovered that the witness
thought that person standing on the side walls
would have better view OF the packing than
from anywhere else.
SURPRISED AT THB HOLES DISCOVERED NJ LIEUT..
TowSsEND.
Boyoe wss followed by Martin McNamars,
Who never learned trade but is generally en-
ployed as a foreman on various works. He was
employed by Lieut. Townsend 10 May last as
an inspector Of lining in the aquedact tunnel
He ~ss instructed to take charge OF The work
| and see that 1t was done according to specifca-
tions. Col. Kirlin sfterward read him the
specifications. He was employed on Rock
Greek, first east and then west. He watched
the brick work and packing all the time that
he was present. The packing, as far as he
packing was left until two bays were
keyed. He thought that 1t was better
to do that when the packing was
| very heavy (when the roof was very high).
| There were never more than two bays packed
at once. He was very much surprised. he said,
when the holes were punched in the roof Of
| the tunnel by Lieutenant Townsend and vacant
spaces were found in his work. These voids
must have been left while he was away from
| the gang taking cross sections. He was usually
absent from Is minutes to half an hour. He
| was not directly employed by any one else
| than the Government, but sometimes used to
/ pack after O'Clock at SO cents an hour in Or
der to get the work up. He first asked Col
kirlin If he should receive this money and the
| latter told him yes. He never received any
| kind of a present,
NOT EVEN A CIGAR,
| from the contractors or sub-inspectors, and had
no kind of an understanding with either. There
were three or four packers usually working on
a shift. II the packing was very light the
packers could easily concai four feet of bad
| work, but if it was heavy they could not con-
| ceal much. Whenever he found a man doing
| this business he discharged him. Witness sup
| posed that the only motive for such work was
| that the men wanted to do the work as easily
as they could and loaf. About a center and a
| half was done in day.
! The foreman sometimes discharged men for
| loafing. Whenever the brick work was ahead
Of the packing the bricklayers would always be
! stopped until the work was made even. Lieut..
| week, bat witness never saw Major Lydecker
| in the tunnel until he came in to investigate
! the work.
| Upon cross-examination witness said that he
| would have to stand in the same bay with a
| packer in order to detect bad work. He re-
| ceived instructions from both tho lieutenant
and Col. Kirlin to remain on the scaffold az
| much as possible. Sometimes Kirlin would
| find witness standing in the tracks and would
tell him to get back on the scaffold.
| sUB-INsPECToR THOMAS A WITNESS.
! Charles Thomas was the next witness. He
was formerly in the retail lumber business, but
recently was employed as a sub-inspector on
| tho tunnel He was first employed as a rodman
| on the reservoir, but went into the tunnel in
| last July. He received his instructions from
| Col. Kir1in, who gave him copy of the specif-
cations. He began work in the Howard Uniyer-
| sity heading. As far as he knew the work in
the tunnel was good. Witness received 81 or
IS for working over time. The witness knew
but little Of the state of things in the tunnel,
and was quickly discharged by the court.
At 1915 the court took a recess to 1:30.
| THE WORK TOO MUCH HURRIED.
The tunnel court reconvened at half-past /
o'clock, and called Geo. w. Perkins to the
stand. AT present he is a grocery clerk, but
has no trade. In July last he was employed as
an inspector Of masonry in the tunnel for about
J o month. He was never before engaged
in such work. He applied for the
/ place. recommended by Washington mer-
chants, to Colonel Kirlin, who appointed him.
Instructions were given him by Kirlin and
| Briggs. The packing behind the side walls
| was good. As far he knew all of the pack
| ing was done we'll. His duty was to see TO the
building and packing of the side walls, and for