Evening journal., 1891-01-29
MR. LEES STATEMENT.
He Explains the Manner In which h
Was Given the $50.

Was Given the $50.
Regiatrar Lee writes as follows OF the
charge of bribery:
"At meeting of the Board of Health
held Tuesday evening, while l was at
Dover, the evening papers report that
Thomas Pagan said he had given me a
bribe of $50 in the year 1887, to use my
influence for him.
"Now | would say most positively this
Is not so, and wish you would publish
this statement of facts in regard TO the
$50 received from Mr. Pagan. During
the month Of January, 1887 at the request
OF James Winchester, colored, brother
20 Fred Winchester, one of the success
full bidders for the garbage contracts
was appointed administrator for Isaac
Granger, colored, deceased, who at the
time Of his death had the contract for
removing garbage from the second dis
trlct
Mr.. Pagan during the same month
was awarded the contract for removing
the garbage from this district, to com
mence work on February 1, and rot
having any carts TO begin the work with,
bought Of me the entire outfit left by
Granger for the sum of $40, giving me
his note at three months for the same,
which note / endorsed and paid to John
NJ Solomon In a business transaction.
When the note mRtuled Mr.. Pagan paid
me $50 on account and new note for
the balance, which think was renewed a
seconds time, and finally paid by Mr.
Pagan have q copy of the final settle
ment Of the estate of Isaac Granger from
registrar of wills, which shows how the
money was applied.
Now, In regard TO the meeting of the
Board OF Health Tuesday evening. when
my character was attacked. | think IL
was a most ungentlemanly action on the
part of the booard, during my absence
from the city, which they all knew. as
mailed the notices of the meeting TO each
Of them from Dover. Common decency
demanded that | should at least have
been informed of the intention to attack
my character, SO as | might have my side
stated also. That it was the intention of
ihe board to attack my character during
ny absence is very plain, as Mayor Har
'ington informed me yesterday in Dover |
hat he was invited to be present on |
Monday last.
mir. Editor, / stated before that |
thought there was collusion on the part |
If the garbage contractors and Executive |
officer Mcdonnell. l now reiterate It /
with my reasons for so doing The pro
Dosas for removing garbage for the |
,oming year were opened publicly on
January g. and the consideration was
one week During the week
n examing the proposals found eight
If them irregular. some not taving free
lold bond as required by law, amongst
hem were two from Thomas Pagan and
me from Lelion Collins. Collins came
nto the Office on Saturday, told him in
he presence Of Mr.. Mcdonnell about his
lid being irregular and why it was irreg
liar
He went out, followed by Mcdonnell. |
nd on Monday afternoon had a verbal
MESSAGE from DR.. Wales, By Mcconnell.
me to send the proposals TO
lis office had taken the proposals to
he city solicitors office, and was unable
0 get them until the next day, Tuesday,
.fter dinner All of Tuesday forenoon
Mcdonnell was very anxious 70 get them.
1e said he would find the city solicitor
md, | learned. went in search OF him |
md found him at the Court House, and |
the proposals Of him. The
'ity solicitor refused TO give them to sny /
eived them from Mr. LYMAN found |
lcConnell utanding on the corner walt
pg for them told him | would deliver
hem 70 Or. Wales. Immediately went
o the ciice Of DE-. Wales, where | &c
verrd Them TO the woman VINO came to
he door
before the door was closed, McCon-
ell walked in the Office and took posses-
fF ltaf I IL
ny afternoon about six hours before the |
ontracts were awarded In less then
wo honrs time Mcconnell had selected
he TWO irregular bids Of Fagan's and one
4 Collins's, and was at Fagan's stable
WITH them having additional names put
n those three bids to make them regular
nd leaving the five irregular bids Of the
ther parties as they We're Now If Nc
'onheli did Rot know in advance Of the
Meeting OF the board who were to have
he contracts awarded them. why was he
o particular in having those three parti
ular BIDS msde regular
DR.. shorlldge admitted to me on
aturday last Ia the presence Of witnes-
es that those bids had had additional
ames placed on them since they were
pened ana read in the meeting OF the
oard. Another reason why say there
J collusion. is at the meeting Of the
oard when the contracts were awarded
he proposals were not there nor do
now II they have ever been returned
tut instead OF returning them to the
oard room, the proper place for them.
ney were ssnt after being "doctoredn bv
avlng names added thereto, to a certain
ewspaper office to try and prove that /
"a been lying about them
Another reason ! say there is collu-
ion, and this time more than collusion.
or II proclEims an interest. have been
lformed by respectable citizen Of this
ity, aud viii give his name If desired
nat Collins aud Winchester were
oliclted by Mcconnell to give him their
ids IN blank, that he might have the
rice put IN them, so as 10 raise all the
istricts uniformly They both hesi
ated, but finally gave them to him and
ny one could see az glance that III the
our bids 70 which the contracts were
warded, tue words and figures are all
-ritten by the same person. This incl
ent | showed TO Dr Springer and Others
efore / left the bids at DR.. wales's
aice WILLIAM n Tpr
The Statement Cerroborated.
James Winchester. eolored. stated this
forming that he was the boudsnan for
William Il. Lee, in the latter's admins
ration OF the estate Of Isaac Granger. a