The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1890-10-08

one Jay i. Lee. and has also read said inter
view. marked exhibit D." That said All.
dayit Of his brother regarding said interview
Is true IN every particular to the persona
knowledge of this deponent.
Deponent further SAYS. for himself, IN ad-
ditiOn 10 what his brother has stated In said
affidavit, that the alleged Interview as re-
ported by said Lee il without any foundation
whatever and that this deponent positively
asserts that re never had any conversation
whatever with said Lee as stated I'm said In.
interview, either directly or indirectly, al
the time as 10 said alleged interview stated
or at any other time, and that the only con-
yersatiOn ever had by said Lee. 10 tho knowl-
edge OF this deponent, was as in his brothers
afiidaylt stated, and at this time depO-
nent's said brother. w. III. Eberts and Mr.
Bros, were present.
JOHN M. EBERTs.
Subscribed and sworn 20 before me this 9th
JAMES L. THOMSON,
Notary Public In and for Wayne county
Mich.
state OF Michigan, County Of Wayne, IS.
James l.. Thomson, being first duly sworn
says that he resides In the city of Detroit.
Mich. That he was in the year 1887 and still
is in the employment OF Eberts Bros, who
are engaged in the roofing business in said
city. That he has read the at1davits OF
w. III Eberts and John NJ. EDerts, who
he knows the contents Of each of said afii-
davits made relative TO an interview alleged
TO have been had with one Jay Il. Lee on
or about May =, 1887. That he is the one
there referred 20 by eacn OF said afidavits,
and that he was present at the time of said
alleged interview. and the matter stated by
said w. III. Eberts and John NJ. Eberts with
regard TO what took place on that occasion
Is true 10 tho personal knowledge OF this
deponent, and nothing was stated whatever
as reported in the claimed interview by said
Lee. or anything Of a ike import, as this de-
ponent can positively state, Us he heard
everything that occurred on that occasion
between Lee and Mr.. w. II. Eberts.
JAMES L. THOMSON.
Subscribed and sworn TO before me this
ROBERT W.WEBB.
Mich.
1t viii be seen from the foregoing affi-
davits OF the parties who furnished ma
terials, who contracted for the erection Of
the buildings, aud who laid the states,
that neither the brick nor the states, nor
any other building material was sold by
me TO the institution as is charged in Nc
Elroy's indictment. McElroy. however,
knows as well as anybody can know, tn at
when the buildings in question were con-
tracted for and let to the lowest bidders
that the successful bidders had Just,
BplAtNs oIA INLdA AAssh " viii
me as an individual, for any Of the mate
rails entering into said buildings. But
he must have some material from which
to spin his yarn, and therefore the build
ing materials were selected.
THE MILK SELLING CHARGES.
It is also charged by McElroy that
wrongfully sold milk TO the institution of
the schoo! for the blind. The public
should know about this milk business and
where the shoe pinches. therefore state,
without fear OF contradiction, that the
difference grew out OF my breaking up
extravagant purchases Of milk which
found were being made by McElroy from
a very particular friend and bosom COM
panion of his, one A. j. Holcomb, whom
discovered was selling milk TO the Reform
School here at Lansing at four cents per
quart, and at the same time supplying it
TO his friend McElroy for the institution
of the School for the Blind at five cents
per quart. l objected to this arrange
ment. Tho vouchers IN the auditor gen
erars Office will speak for themselves on
this subject and show that Mr.. Holcomb
WAS simultaneously supplying the Reform
School aud the School for the Blind with
milk, the former at four cents per quart
and the latter at five cents per quart. l
su oInit herewith abstract OF vouchers in
the auditor generals office showing dates,
quantities, rates and amounts purchased
Of said HolcOmb aS follows.