The evening world., 1888-08-25
B O'CLOCK:
EXTRA
CONTRACTOR BRUNTON FLED,
HE DIDN'T WANT TO ANSWER ANY MORE
OF DE LANCEY NICOLL's QUESTIONS.

hCUpatD ~ $50
Law Against Him-secre' arv Morrison
Makes Surprising Admissions
Chairman Fassett. of the Senate Special
Committee, was fifteen minutes late for the
opening Of to-day's session of the committee.
and as he took his seat he remarked senten-
tiously:
IF you had rapid transit in this tow I
would not have now to apologize for being
tardy. It took half an hour for me to get
down from Twenty third street."
Contractor John Brunton did not put In an
appearance in obedience to his subpoena as a
witness to-day, and Lawyer Cantine ex-
planned that Mr.. Brunton had gone to
Poughkeepsie under the supposition that he
was not subpenaed for to-day.
His journal is here" said Mr.. Cantine,
"and 1 should think that was enough"
Chairman Fassett said he supposed the
Mr.. Brunton's case.
Frank NJ. Pierce was then called to the
stand. He is in the machinery business, his
plant being located on the Aqueduct line.
He said. after much badgering from De Ian
cey Nicoll, that he sold his plant to John
Brunton at the Barrett House, but he
wouldn't say whether r. j. Morrison was
present not; The plant was used by brown.
Howard q Go.
To Counsellor Lovatt the wi ness said that
Mclean conducted the work on he Aqueduct
for Brown, Howard d Co. eminently well.
But he had no opinion of Pierce
Clinton Beckwith, recalled by Mr.. Eicoll,
testlhed That "alston ID. B.own's testimony
that, Mclean was responsible for the bad
work done on the Aqueduct was erroneous.
The city had INSPECTORS there whose duly, 1t
wlS to see thut the work was done DrODerly.
piece of work it was Immediately rectified.
They were rightly esponslnie
,;hs counsel IN tor Mc ne sa;d Mr. h. L IGVa CUES,
Mclean since 1856 wien lie became a mem
Per OF the hrm OF brown, Howara q 20.
hlcbe"n put IN siX'sen 10 twenty
hEp entire r. a attention ie the to the sq work. Mee iS%R
7 asked that me inspectors send their orders 70
Inn, Dut .nts was ho' uone. orueft we're
even a do orfe; IN ,be 20 tun u w ,bat wsrs nnt f now
at Se the " Parry UT WE t oiice Of INC Mexican. nO' AH0"H
c III Was prSSu n p ba l tns,i GaE u ! 81, Gns ret;
ohsp,eS ?. T ,%n snu madr cts Torn'r az nm anve Sn
sation oy tne h br McRs 0omi mss h Nm mn
Ia 81 LA" aroa ne ha;ma done M .ha Bronn
Howard q 90 contfac', Dut mar ne had not
WAN asnad what his nurnnse was' Sowan
, mnGn s sh IL n,aS nnna 81 WoRaans S "
M rr;.,os, so;a .ho. M,poo, .o,a h;,,
onca 81 I tha Tarr~ ~t" OFF, e of he 'SS Arm that
Shce az .ne 1FrYsoTn o sn;J , 3a we mn Z ,sn ,n oao
zen, ben.Le fev a nae saia ina! dof $ioo, ou9
work would he overlooked and that LIE TFe
said Eodo Dave Paige s.r had ID to toi don MIN that three
og RecRwit 1nT eaid T little 70 at{en Tuus to II. consid.
.rnn hW,.i Th'u ni ~ TnfaUra IA Iaj IoaS a.
1 tbn 49, !. an tw ,uie ea,rs hcfora anS th q U Uf;ens s
s saS 3 %im t Two noa AfterwarS M M R fMo m't to,d
Jaw INV I 4hat mere .0 Ar,eiwaru mfi io 1ro o~I So1 ~
tbn EN- niee % '"A0u ~
u41oLhoei M. -. .ua
u;iiinna D auoa ISL ~ amo oe atnry ~
f INA IaI, 4; unaoe ~ Ho um q naIt oaIIod eS
'hs stana. Ao ,,..os .h
!, n 'est,neu tha. Il . was appoah'eu d oislh
~ 4 ~ omPslo!IeT once IN na;H IVA Was 9u4
ttne guy hecord ,ateI ana untE 100; rresi-
nhhay4r ELY VII ieoi; assistahI IN
Re . LaW tr pe }Sar as COUNSEL %anam 20 4 y
noara vi 1858. Then ne became priVa.e sec.
Was y a No mnyol " Pmbiiic ASminist,a t9So' b be
W aPPointeu IIptc Aunutsmsia'of Wy
Mayor Grace and still holds that office.
men ior the past sihteen years you nave
II NEIL SGcn continuously III once! asAeo MI
On no l was NOT IN once Ior sons
several months" responded the mild-Voiosd
"NMhessi ...
rhr. NIcon began q Lne o. quessions apou'
Eagecombe avenue, ,when rom flatts par,
WI Sir. b%oaralnan, m~te5ruptea 10 say wa.
i rn;oSt mmitse eApec.eo eVsL 10 s q ~
what %' Edse ssaG s@ avenue nSsS had Ito to S DO with t hi
~HXeStlSatlon. ,...
hf; Nieoli calmly, and then he vent on;
Edgcomb avenue anu New avenue
Se very near the Brunton a. 90
RRerxs. Mr. Morrison said ne nrst me
Uas Ist IN 1870, whea inc Son srn,
teI. ne Knew hyan, OF pruntons hIm