Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-04-24
A SENSATIONAL INVESTIGATION.
Maurice B. Flynn and Governor Hill'i
 Letters-That S1O,OOO Note.

maurice B. Flynn and Governor Htlfs Letters-That S1O,OOO Note.
 FEW YORK, April 24-The investigation of the acqueduct commission was continued nere yesterday. Senator Pierce, at the re- quest of Governor Hill, demanded that Rol- hn M. Squire be requested to produce the alleged damaging letters from Governor Hill which he claimed to have in his possession.
 Roll1n M Squire was now recalled and asked to produce the famous Hill letters They were dated Feb 20, 1885; June 26, July 1, Sept 2S, Nov. 12, 1885; May 10, 1886; July 9, 1886. The letter of July 1 asked for the re- instatement of Mir. Nelson, of Westchester, who had been dismissed from Squires depart ment Squire said he told Governor Hill that Nelson had been removed by his (Squires) predecessor, and that if he were reinstated it would cause trouble. He said the governor rldiculed his fears, and that Nelson was then taken back
 The other letters from Governor Hill were unimportant
 Chamberlain Twins was called and told about the deposition of Mir. Squire, which was caused, he said, by the discovery that Squire's reputation in his native town was bad. The removal was at first opposed by Governor Hill, until the production of the famous Sqnire letter.
 
 called. He came from the west in 1884, where he was railroad contractor. He made 1000 miles of the Northern Pacific Witness said OBrien came to him and said he would like to raise money to take up a S1O,O0O note of Governor Hills, which was indorsed by Muller & O'Brien. He indorsed the note When the note matured another note for $1O,O00 was substituted, signed by John O'Brfen and indorsed by Maurice B. Flynn. This was done twice afterward. The face value of the note was finally re- duced to $5,OO0.
 He then gave history of the contract for section 12. The witness said he had received $1 800 from Peterson, which Peterson said he had been asked to contribute toward taking up Governor Hills note. In speaking to O'Brien about to money he said to him that he (O'Brien) had better take Peterson's money back to him, as he (witness did not believe in contributing money for political purposes Witness told O'Brien that if he did not take the money back it would be charged against his own account
 O'Brien, witness said, favored the aqueduct bill. When witness asked O'Brien when he expected to get the money back that was con tributed toward taking up Hills note, O'Brien | said he would take care of it himself O'Brien frequently approached witness about paying political assessments. Witness could not see why he, a Republican, should pay Demo- cratic assessments. He opposed bringing politics into the business. O'Brien re- piled that the Democrats were friendly to him (O'Brien) and they should contribute something. The $6,O00 note was taken up by the firm at O'Brien's request after the fal campaign, and 800 also contributed to the Democratic committee. The political assess ment payments were made three weeks after the firm got the contract. These contribu- tions were the occasion of quarrel between witness and his partner O'Brien. Witness promised Gen. Tracy to produce at the next hearing some important letters concerning political assessments.
 Delaney Nicou was called as a witness, and testified that he went to Albany to op- pose Squire and Flynn's application to the governor to have the attorney general take charge of the trial of those persons. The governor refused to interfere, and said the county officials were competent to conduct the case. In conversation, the governor told Nicon that he was anxious to see the case pushed. He suggested that the trial be under sections 53 and 54, which would make the charges stronger. He did not say how he would act on the petition for Squire's removal, but said there was no | friend so close to him as to make him defect | from his duty.
 | Adjourned until Saturday.