Omaha daily bee., 1890-06-08

is what inferred.
Odd you ever heart A-No, I did not.
Q.--Might have been for something olscl
40, yes, it mighty1si
Q.-Who else did you ever hear say that
O'Connor got 81 ,S00i Alt was common
report on the streetst ~
Q.-By whoml AtUBy the citizens.
Q.-Give some of their names. h.-There
were lots of them-Luwry, Bechel, Sander.
Q.-Lowry said he had got 81 ,S00l A.
Why, yes, that was common report he did
not say that he knewanything about it, only
IL was rumored. j
Ole said that he heard itl A.-Yes, sir.
Q.-Bechel was catididate for chairmanl
| A.-Yes, sir; so was Lowry.
Q.-Lowry vast Ayes, sir, and 1 be-
| lieve Ford.
Q.-The members of your combine said they
heard he got 81 ,sOOl A.-Yes, sir.
Q.-Ford said sol A.-Yes sir
Q.-And who elsel A.-Lots of others.
Q.-Anybody say they saw him padi A.
| No, sir
Q'-Now, you:say that you heard it rumored
that Morearty got $1,000 Ayes, sir.
same parties.
Q.-Talked over at the same timel A
| Yes sir; have only heard that Osthoff got
| it recently. Mr. Van Dorm SAYS that he
knows the denomination of the bills that Ost-
hoff got.
Q.-Osthoff said that he saw the bills that
! The reporter can read what | said
| Reporter: "Mr Van Dorm says that he
! knows the denomination of the bills that Ost-
| hoff got.n
OF am talking about Moreartyl Alt
was understood that NIorearty got a thou
sand.
! Q.-I understood you to say that Osthoff
said he saw the bills that Morearty got A
| No sir; you are away Off
Q.--Who diu you ever hear say that he got
| this money! A.-The same parties
Q.-Anybody else' A.-Iots of them
Q.-Could you tell onet Al don't think
| 1t is necessary.
Q.---Can youl Al believe could.
Q.-Who are they' A-Well, it was com
mon report on the street every day.
Q.-Who are theyl A.-Well, told you,
! and am not going to tell you any more.
Q.-You refuse to answer that question:
| Ayes, sir
Q.-Why do you refuse to answer it' A.
Because think | gave you enough; 1 told
| you all | knew.
Odd you ever notify the authorities of
| this A.-No, sir; it is not my business.
Q.-Who did you tell first ABOUT thisl A.
I could not tell you.
Odd you tell Simeral firstl A.-No,
Q.-Here is Madsen. Who told you about
his getting any money! A.-The same par
ties.
Q.-The same thing7 A.-Yes sir.
Q.-NOw, in relation 10 the denomination
Van Dorm saw them' A.-No, sir; Mr.. Van
Dorm knew the man that saw the denomina-
tion of the bills that Osthoff got
Q.-What Van Dorm! Al. l..
Q.-What is his business! Ale is In
the bee business.
Q.-He is II member of THE BEE Publish
ing company! Al don't know as he is
member of THE BEE Publishing company
Q.-ls he in their employ Al think not.
Q.-When you say he is in the bee bust
ness, do you mean he is raising becs2 A
Yes, sir; that's what | understand. They are
Italian bees '.
,.Q.-You helped to organize this council,
did you not9 Al don't think I did; that
is, it did not come out the way / wanted it,
/ Q.-You did not get quite all you wanted
You got pretty fair treatment, did you not!
A.-As far as | am personally concerned, |
did, no more.
Q.-As far as your ward is concernedl A.
Well, | think not
Q.-Do all the members of the council get
everything they desire for their wards? A,
I don't know whether they do or not
Odd your ward get its proportion of the
money for grading purposes. Al don't
know whether it did or not. | understood
that Mr.. Olsen got the money and put it
where it would do the most good to his own
property. r
Q.-Is Mr.. Olsen a member from your
warda A.--No, sir.
Redirect by Mr. Simeral:
Q-Did you ever read an article in The
a.
Not that recolect of When | take up THE
BEE only read it casually. haven't much
time.
Q-Did you ever see an article in THE BEE
charging these seven men with bribery! A
! think not Ihave seen their names as be-
longing to the combine.
BY Mr.. Bartlett
Odd you see the article in THE BEE that
is headed ''In the Hands of Boodlers,n and
reads: Our city council is composed of ten
republicans and eight democrats. With a
control of the council these republicans are
in honor bound to prevent the removal of re-
publican officials except for cause. They are
equally in honor bound to prevent by their
votes and influence the substitution of dem
ocrat for a republican officer whose time has
expired, unless he has proven himself to be
incompetent or dishonest. But seven of these
republicans Chaifee Wheelcr Shryer
llberately entered into corrupt combination
WIN eie ue.hocrsIs 10 liule OUT Ghe munlclpal
hands "f oo1ipo controctn,s !, n,i5 @ ,Cn'7 vio
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