New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-08-23

ham there are enough weli-meahhg ci"Ne"' y.
avoid that and help me fight those fellows oo"n.
He shouted that the Investigating CommitNo VS."
holding his money oscK 10 oe'' ''oA ''-'N
the head with ,X -
Tn his calmer moments he gave sKctcn u
h,s history as n contractor. and incidentally "en-
toned that he was once associated 10 "in' w"
Thomas c. Platt. and engaged with ni,' % -
Government work The members OF inc hin' -
p,ou-n Howard & Co. he said. were " N 'u'"-
mincs, OF Chicago; William b Howaio' U >"ors
Walston H. Brown. Ncw-fork: Georse On"" .s.,
Chicago Archibald Mclean the WINES ooaI'n.
and himself lie added when anes''on'u -
about it, that Calvin ). brice vas ,S ,ha,
Tho firm. Chambers having sold OUT anu ''a'
Cr,,o, Reck,yjth had taken A. j. MeDean
;r,oros, and WAS also a member OF the hrm ho"'
.n,rv CHANGED TO SERIOUS ATTENTION
ne course his eccen,rcities caused SHOUTS Vi
,.rrh,er hut the nirth gave place to the intense
,,,cnce and wafchfulness OF keen interest WHICH, IL
,,oueut Of pcttishncss, the worrieu "i'ii'''
crossed his legs and declared: , . =,
1T souoh, nv way thrt-lgh and didn't BUY II"
rrorvbodv tells mc / have made mistake
What ." said Mr.. NicolL
.Isav fought my way and did not Guy III anu
Am told by everybody that nave mate .n
take" replied the Witness scaloo "V
pcctcd effect Of his words ., x,.u
NV, ~ ,ous rou that?n asked Mr. Nicoll,
.,xo,ah,ornc himself up and becoming all ouSi-
80 who tells you that2 Name one person
who does" .oa rrcasilv
1he witness was DUMB lie moved uhcas"S
IN his chair. and his brows contrac'eu
-, should chnnga that By saying that tneS 'o''
mo 7 hadn't policy enough he said =, ,
rut Won understand that you should nave
paid your way?
Yes ,;a .hat,p
"Now. who was the person VINO saiu O""o
Il don't know. I've been toia I" % ,'''D'
nuoth canny Mr.. Mclean, now on nis sussD ..ioa
Mr. Nicoll reflected moment, ana Then "'e1
saTirc. Tell me the name of one human
- Who inhabits Manhattan Island OK l"riS-
t,wn who has told you that.
,,.,v ro,p HIM Bur lie WOULD GIVE NO NAM Ii
prt Mclean had lost his tongue and ms n'ino'S
- ,oi,cd him for the moment piu NV
-, o,rhodv who has paid his way throu'n
asked the chairman. ,,u .or ,his
.Wel.- said the glum witness say uN'
4. Ia. b.er frequently said TO me by huinei'u
persona ,,.,o.iorce
Mr.. Nicon made gesture oil ,,npa . ,o,S NJ.
On right; tell me onsf A-weh' ,hey ".u ~, ~
had not Motley enough in the whole "o'A
u,tle more grease tisaueh'oi'' - -. ,sonle
INV have natural tendency to differ from pe0p'e
have YOU not? fLaughteri Anu ,,,o rs,,,e
o-You consider yourself tTaesOie n'Uh,ar, -
-. leave out the lambIke tLauph'eiI -
Will eu me the name Of any person ~ho s''u ~
,.a not nut grease enough on. or had nov U.s. 'V"
.rongb, Al don't want 10 mention any ho. ..,. a..
onut want you to. Did any OF your pa. W.
I, ~ vou7 A. (pointne toward the spce'aV
,sk anv person there and ask II 1t amt 'ne "a
vos.,s Ridrwav and Fish had been list uii,,
hatbIcSslv 10 this tantazing queSlloh-ioIasiLLs
and Mr.. KdgwaE, now ,, arOSG TT0 probed.
s,,or Fas.ett--There is not any DOUBT In 'he AaD
a, the committee that the witness Sh0u'l ss So,n,
question. 1t gets down to INC ''i' WV
Of this inquiry -, ..o ,,.;,rees in hi
Dei, ,snrsnssive tones who WAS the person WI
thcught lie should have been more p'i'''''
The shullng answer was A,,,,, roc
WI ,he,a,s mel sons stated 20 me h''" y P
- pr, ~ YOU Use the word bribery IN cohnec.o
,,th tina. didn't understand any one 70 max" A''A
n who were those that told you' Tell me one "
so,,, think they meant that at the une'
- rhen no one ever did advise you 70 buy your w
throughf mo snswcrl Ala. o,,.v snous
- o-what do you mean by not having p'A'' -A
N and grease enoughY mo anS"et)
N v,1NLY TRYING TO PERSUADE HIN
Mr. Nicol reasoned with Mr. McBeah' iou
an old contractor" said he: you have had MAI
aealn~s with public officials. and guess you Kio
r.. are doing about as well as most me
VIVA. yont TO know is the name OF one n,f
who Id you you made mistake IN nou ouSi'
your way through?
.No pcrson!" was the answer
Dwell what dit yau meani Al mean "ha' -
tough, nv way through, and did not buy W.
o-Dld you try buy It Al ad not ,,
Senator Fassett-Did anybody buy their way through
A-Not that know Of - -...-~s
o,odv over bought their through how CIT you on
,.o,. ,hs rest q, thems A-wei you're accusing ever
u have not accused anybody, asked you Que
ton Answer H. A-Probaoy my e'nu"'' "'N
drer from ha rest Of them
Mr. Nlcol-Dld anybody ever su9re" any person vi
you should buy Q mems to get 'hioueA'
o-Then there s nothing left OF itf h'-ieS . t'S
deal left OF It, tLau2htfD
THE STORY FINALLY COMES OUT.
Tho witness nlaved nervous,y with his vat
chain lie looked at the faces OF the commute
mon There was not smile among them.
looked at Mr.. Nicolrs countenancc; 1t was sr
and determined. He looked at Mr. Ridsway
Mr.. Fish; they stared back at him. Inc couh
and reporters around the Ions table bent iorwa
with their anxious faces turned To him. Eve
man in the audience was Srranlng his eyes d
So Mr. Mclean sighed and gave in. SAD
lust before the question OF this bad work
the Aqueduct came up. man came 10 me d
the Commissioners 1T would settle inc WIZ
q0s' Who was the man ?" said Mr.. Nicon empf
. The Hon BENJAMIN LIE Fevrc," said the W
ness. adding with laugh, II good Democra
owbere did he tell you that? Ain my once
Utrrytown. ~
owbeni AIN January, 1888.
Odd YOU send for Benjamin lie Fevre' A.
sir. He came to me.
o-wba, day was It OF January Al can't recone
I'm what part OF Januaryf You ma1e ihshlo
49, q, a., A-No sir; but think can locate
s.,e nv looking back over the records in my office
n VIVA, is the occupation Of Nj. lie Fevre A
10 lawyer
4 understood
Odd YOU know him before Ayes sir TOT
msnthA
o-what conversation aid you havef Ale told
tia, Mr. David Paige came 10 him with that proposiu
Odd he come 10 you Ga any other busines''
lie did not
q w. ,raa with xnui IL YVES alone ln ny on