Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-12-24
CRUSHED BY COURT.
Judge Stowe Seriously Objects to the
Manner in Which the
APPEAL FOR AN INVESTIGATION
Into the Management of the WorkhOuse
Reached the Grand Jury.
WARMCAsTLE CORROBORATES WARNER

The publication in Yesterdays DISPATCH
OF the charges made against the workhouse
management, and the application to the
grandjury for an investigation, were widely
read yesterday. , i go
There was one person who, while he read
the statement with interest, was greatly dis
pleased with the manner in which the peti-
tion to the grand jury had reached that
body. That was Judge Stowe. When it
was presented to His Honor yesterday MORN
ing by Assistant District Attorney Hay
maker, the Court, alter reading the paper,
placed it in drawer of his desk. He said
1T was in his desk and there it would remain.
Furthermore, he would admonish the gentle
men whose names were attached to the docu-
ment that they were guilty of contempt OF
court. They had no more right to take such
paper to the grand jury than had anyone
to take a newspaper to them and try to
induce them to make finding on matter
contained in it. ,.-
The manner in which the paper, which
reached such a summary end. got be'ore the
grand jury was rather unusual. On Mon
day man rushed up to the window in As
sistant District Attorney rHaymaker's office
aud pushed through an envelope addressed
to j. c. Haymaker, ESQ.,, for the grand jury.
READ TO THE GRAND JURY.
Mr. Havmaker threw it on his desk and
paid no more attention to it for some time.
Several hours afterward he took it into the
grand jury room and read the inclosed petit
ton to the jury. 1t was the first he knew OF
the contents, and when he had finished
reading it he informed the jurors that as yet
they had nothingsto do with the matter. 1t
could not come before them until the matter
had been referred to them by the Court, and
as this paper had not been be ore the Court,
they could not act on it. He had merely
read it to them because the communication
had been addressed to the grand jury.
Mr.. Haymaker yesterday afternoon put
the paper in its proper channel, and its
career ended as soon as Judge Stowe had
6igested its contents.
An endeavor was made yesterday to see
the members of the Board of Workhouse
Managers. County Treasurer William Hill
had gone to a dinner party at Neville
Island, and Mr.. w. A. Magee was confined
to his home by sickness.
Charles G. Donnell was unapproachable
Sn the question under discussion or any
other. He, however, declared it was doubt
less readable story, though he did not read
it, as knew the source from which it eme-
mates.
Addison Lysle declared that the institu-
tion was open to public inspection. He
says he does not think any action will be
taken by the board of managers, as it is en-
tirely with the grand jury.
MR.. WARNER CoRRoBoEATED.
Internal Revenue Collector Warmcastle
indignantly denies that Mr.. Warner asked
him to protect Deputy Burt in his sale of
tobacco at the work house. He said the
question submitted to him was a legal one.
Mr.. Warner told him that enemies had
raised the point, and while the amount in
volved was very trifing he did not like to
be coerced into doing a thing that he did
not think he was legally bound to do. He
had not taken out license tor the sale of
tobacco in the workhouse, as it was not
customary, and he believed that such lnsti-
tutioDs were exempt from the payment of
the tax.
Mr.. warmcastle said: 81 expect the
matter will he settled this week. 1t is
really very trifiing. The license for selling
tobacco is bu; 81 40 year, and next year
under the new tariff bill it will cease en-
trely. Mr.. Warner did not ask for protec-
ton; he merely stated his case, and on my
advice addressed communication on the
subject to the Secretary of the Interior"
County Commissioner-elect Wier has
promised to prepare a statement within the
next day or two giving his connection with
the matter. He denies that he prompted
the presentation OF the application to the
grand jury. .-.s... .......