The Evening post. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1888-1889, 1888-11-07
THE AouEpuCT SCANDAL.
More Damaging Testimony Given Before
the Court of Inquiry.

More Damaging Testimony Given Before
tho Court OF Inquiry.
The court Of inquiry appointed by |
the Secretary of War to investigate the |
aqucduct scandal met at 1880 this |
morning Tn, first witness placed in
the stand was Andrew Dorsey, brick
layer. His testimony related lprinci- |
pally to the dry packing and general
bad character of the work done in the
Howard University shaft lie was fol-
lowed by his brother Morgan Dorsey.
lie testified to the dry packing in the
Howard University shaft. He stated
| that he had been a brick mason for
years. lie said he began work in the
tunnel in S1d but when General Rhgcr
| asked if he was not mistaken the wit
ness corrected himself and said he meant
! 1880 On pressing Dorsey MS to how
long he had been employed in the tun-
! mel the witness corrected himself by
saying it was / $50 that he began work
and continued till the spring of l 1888.
! The witness said that IL was loose
! packing over the key. There was day
and night work carried on in the Howard
! University shaft Sometimes IL was
keyed up in the day time and sometimes
| at night. lie had worked on both sides
of the shaft Mr.. Matthews was one
of The inspectors on that shaft. lie was
on duty at night time Matthews or
dercd part of the key closed up but
| the witness said IT. was not done nor
could he tell Gen. Kruger why IL was not
done. On several occasions the inspector
had ordered certain places filed up,
but the packers failed to comply with
tho order.
In answer to n question from Gen.
| Ruger, the witness snid the inspector
had the authority to order the hackers to
do good work.
Lieut.. Townshend asked the witness if
Inspector Harper had witnessed any of
the bad work in the Howard University
shaft. In response to his question the
witness said that Inspector Harper had
seen the dry packing and had told the
men that if any more occurred he would
report them The inspector instantly
ordered mortar to be thrown on the dry
packing.
Lieut. Townshend wanted to know If
Harper had ordered any of the work to
be done over.
The witness said no, Harper had on
one or two occasions ordered some of
the keyed portion of the tunnel to be
torn out to see If it was good work. 1t
was nearly all dry packing over the
key and Harper let it go. The other
inspector did the same. The witness
said it was not all bad work only by
packing. Mr.. Frederick Kendall, one
of the Kendall Bros, who was among
those making charges of bad work, was
the next witness.
Mr. Kendall said he worked in the Cham
plain avenue shaft. The spaces above the
arch in this shaft were always hlled II In
spector Harper was present, but IL absent
the spaces were left open. Inspector Harper
saw the dry packing and let 1t go. The brick
work, said the witness, in the Champlain ave-
nue. shaft was good, and the packing under
! T.. 4 IasI ID T,,e N
places there were two and three ring work,
} this was determined br Chief Inspector Kirin.
The packing done during the day, said the
witness, was all good; 1t was laid In mortar.
After finishing his work on the Champlain
avenue shaft, the witness said he worked on
: the Rock Creek shaft east and west. The
middle bay in the shaft, as rule, had no
+ packing over it. Mcnamara was the inspector
and foreman on the shaft and gave orders tC
| the mason and packer. Palmer was the con
tractor on this part Of the work. He gave nj
orders.
The same gang OF brick-masons and packers
that worked on the east side Of Rock Creel
: worked also the west side. Mcnamara was II
charge. The same kind ofwork was executed
Most OF the brickworlS was good. The las
, work the witness performed was on the Rock
: Creek shaft.
l Knew When the Officers Were Comm;
4 In response to n question from Col, Hodge
4 the witness said that Chief Inspector Kirliu
Y gave his orders to the inspectors. He Away
Il knew when Lieut.. Townsend was coming
and word would be given to have the worl
5 look in frst-class style.
{ The witness said he considered II bad jol
C when dry packing was used.
The witness said in response to Lieut.
c Townsend that he never Informed any on
: connected with the government of the ba,
t work. Inspector O'Brien saw all tho ba,
: work. and was present nearly all the time
Pains was taken to cover UP the back worl
! for Chief Inspector kirln.
c When the witness left the work he was III
/ der Mcnamara. In regard to the affidavit G
: George w. Kendall tue witness said he ha'
d seen it. There was more dry packing don
@ under Mcnamara than O'Brien. Patrick Cai
: lin was sworn and testified that The man wa
n brick mason. and had worked at the trad
r since 1870. Had worked III the New Yor
!, aqueduct tunnel and on one In Detroit, Mict
d Had worked five days In the tunnel 1t wa
n at the Champlain avenue shaft east. Worke
=, under Mcnamara.
MoSamara Hurried Them.
II, The first course of brick work was fair; tn
II second could be better. The joints on Ii
+. first course were filled, but on the secon
n course were not filed. He couldn't fill til
II joints because he hadn't time. McNamar
hurried the men so that they didn't have tim
70 to do good work.
n Mcnamara, he said, was no bricklayer, an
couldn't tell whether the joints were filled Q
he not. The packing was very bad. "You coul
pr drive drove of sheep through the top of TIL
ne key.n
s- The witness said that he had some troubl
5. with Inspector Kirlin, because he said to on
IL Of the coiored employees that the work was nc
w being done properly, The inspector said /
Ia would report him II he did not shut up abol
nc the work
I'd The court took recess at l O'Clock for a
ne hour.
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