The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-06-26

ward q. Gaynor in the room, called him.
but he declined TO be witness
Mr. GAYsoR ON THE STAND.
Mr. John F. Gaynor was next called He
said he was in Savannah two or three days
in July 1885. He had no contract in Fer
nandina then, and didn't think that there
was an APPROPRIATION for it. He met
Mr.. Curtis here. They were together
one afternoon and nearly all night. Mr.
GaTnor thought that Mr.. Curtis was an
inspector at that time. He had never made
any suggestions he said to Mr.. Curtis
about Fernandina work, and never used
any language that might be interpreted as
Offering to get him transferred 70 Fer
nandiIa as inspector. He did not get into
the contract until last March, and was in
Chill then. He did not suggest TO MIR.
Curtis then, nor had he since. anything
about the work at Fernandina.
Col. Hughes-I don't believe want any
more Information from you.
Mr.. Gaynor-I thought I was the main
man
After the testimony Of Capt. Greene had
been given. Mr.. Gaynor said: Il want to
make the statement under oath that had
no interest in the work on the Altamaha
river"
Capt B. H. Greene was the last witness
examined. He explained that he quit the
IN 1882 to go into the railroad business. He
said that the prospects were quite hattering
and he was going 70 build a railroad. 1t
was his first railroad. He got as far as to
procure a charter, but the railroad did not
blossom out in reality as it had in con-
ception. He had not intended to go into
contracting directly, only incidentally.
CAPT. GREENE's SIDE OF IT.
Capt. Greene's explanation of the inter-
views with Mr.. Curtis were fuller in
detail, but in substance were in harmony
with his sworn statement of June T. as
published in the MORNING NEWS of June
IL He had never suggested to Mr.. Curtis,
he said, that be would give him $500 a
month to go to Fernandina. "In talking
in general way. Mr.. Curtis had said that
whoever got the Fernandina contract
would have hard time, as Lieut.. Carter
had an inexperienced engineer there, and as
comment on that, and in d general
way, Capt. Greene said that it would be
worth $500 to have practical man there,
and in TIE general discussion of the same
subject and in the same general way he
said you know an inexperienced engineer
or Inspector might cost contractor S25 or
$50 day. '"I never suggested to Mr..
Curtis at any time that / would give him
$500 month, unless in his wonderful
imagination that was a sugges-
L
bids had not been opened. As a matter of
fact, didn't expect to get the contract 1t
has not been nv experience that there are
no checks in measurement of stone for deep
water. never told Mr.. Curtis that had
Mr. Brown removed. / hadn't been in Sa-
vannah for six weeks. was in London. l
went to Europe Jan. Is, returned latter
part Of February, and staid in New York
eight days on my return
In conclusion Capt. Greene said: 81
never tried to bride OF corrupt Mr.. Curtis
or any other man. l don't know the IN
spectors at Fernandila bay. can't do
that kind OF business for various reasons.
All statements or insinuations of every
description that have ever employed, in
any way, a lobbyist of any kind in connec-
ton with any work, or any public APP
preparation is an infamous lie, slanderous
lie, whoever says it. have never had
any interest in any contract on the Alta
maha river"
This closed the testimony, but Col
Hughes announced that he would he in the
office to-day and would hear any further
statements that any witness desired to make.
1t is believed, however, that the investiga-
ton is about through with