Los Angeles herald., 1892-01-16
DOODLE QUESTION.
Hutch and the Councils In
vestigation.
A Trial Which Ended in Good
Feeling.
The Court and the Witnesses Go
Through the Tunnel.
The Five Dollar q Month Propositfon
Discussed-HutchM Meets the
Issue-The Proceed
ings.


ton, held yesterday afternoon in the
room of the board of public works. 1t
will be remembered that in last Sun
days HERALD was published short
interview with the street superintend-
ent, in which the latter spoke of rumor
charging Councilman Rees with receiv-
ing $5 a month from an employee of the
street department, who had received his
appointment through Mr.. Rees's inhu.
ence. Of course "Anchor-man Hutch"
did not believe this damaging story him
self. Yet council last Monday thought
the matter of sufficient Importance to
summon Mr.. Hutchinson before it and
ask an explanation. The matter was
analyzed and placed before the HERALp's
readers last Tuesday morning in the
report of councils proceedings. By
motion of Mr.. Nickel. however. a
special committee was appointed to
investigate the alleged charges, and
that committee was in session yester-
day. Its members were President Bon
sail, and Councilmen Nickel, Innes and
Tufts. All the other members of the
council, excepting Mr.. Summerland,
were present, however, and several out
siders were interested witnesses of the
remaI Ikabe scene.
Major Bonsall called the committee to
order, and read the HEnALD's two arti-
cles containing the substance of the
story, and then asked for the commit
tees pleasure. The strial," in which
it had been supposed Mr.. Rees would be
the defendant, then proceeded in man
ner suggesting rather an investigation
of Mr.. Hutchinson than anything else
Mr.. Innes had prepared written list of
questions, which, ne said, were intended
to bring out the facts in the case. This
is about the way the affair develop ed:
Mr.. Innes-Did you, Mr.. Hutchinson,
consider it an improperly for Mr.. Rees
to ask you to put man on the street
force?
Mr.. Tufts-That has nothing to do
with this case. Why don't you confne
yourself to that $5-a- month story?
Mr.. Rees-I am anxious that you
proceed with the investigation in a most
thorough manner. If l am guilty, l
want to be branded all over my back
with hot iron, if you please; but if l
am innocent | also want some repara-
ton. 1t looks to me that Mr.. Innes's
question is an introduction into the SUBJ
ject.
Mr.. Tufts-That question has no more
to do with this case than with the north
pole. What do we care what Mr..
Hutchinson considers an impropriety +?
Mr.. Hutchinson-I'll answer Mr..
Innes's question "No."
Mr.. Innes-Did you not state volun-
tarily at the beginning of your term
that you would divide the patronage
among the councilmen?
Mr.. Hutchinson-No, l don't remem-
ber that l did. I think l would have
been very foolish to do SO.
MIR. Innes--Is it not fact that when
you discussed this Marshall matter with
Mr.. Rees you mutually entertained no
i'll feeling?
Mr.. Hutchinson-It depends upon
what you call i'll feeling. We had some
hot words in the debate.
MIR. Rees-It has been said that YOU
called the man Ramsey liar, when he
told you he paid me $5 month.
Mr.. HutchiDson-i did tell him it was
a lie, and | kicked the fellow out OF my
office.
Mr.. Innes DO you think, Mr.. Hutch
inson, as a gentleman and man of
honor, that you did justice in this mat
ter TO Mr. Rees?
Mr.. Hutchinson-I have thought
nothing about it. l did not attribute
any Importance to the matter.
Mr.. lnnes-Suppose | went to work
and spread such reports about you, and
then refrain from explaining, or apollo
gizing, what would you think of me?
Mr.. Hutchinson-I would think ex-
actly the same of you that / do now.
[Laughter.]
Mr.. Innes-What do you think of me
now?
Mr.. Hutchinson-I am not disposed
to answer that question. [Laughter.]
Mr.. Innes-Were you talking with
Commissioner Lewis to whom under
stood you made the statements, before
the HERALD reporter came up?
Mr. Hutchinson-Mr. Lewis and the
reporter were talking when I came
along. Lewis introduced me to the re-
porter.
Mr. Rees-The trouble is that Mr..
Hutchinson did not tell the whole story.
He suppressed that part about his call
ing Ramsey liar.
Mr.. Innes-Don't you think, Mr..
Hutchinson, that it is improper for one
city official to go about the street be-
smirching the garments of another?
Mr. hutchinson propose, Mr.. Innes,
to take the prerogative of an American
citizen, under the protection OF the
American flag, and speak on current
topics, when, where and how | please.
am for the old flag and the approria-
tion.
Mr. McGarry-Just to show how such
Doodle stories get about, ! want to tell
you, gentlemen, of coored man who
came to me some time ago. He wanted
a position on the county buildings, and
asked me in all earnestness, whether it
was true that in order to get the posi-
tion he would have to pay money to Mr..
Rees. Laughter Of course, set him
straight about it, by telling him that
Mr.. Rees had nothing to do with the
county government.
Mr. Rees s(angrily)-Wbat's the colored
mans name? Let us have the whole
storyl How are we to know you are
telling the truth, unless you give us
facts. To circulate such report in this
manner is piece Of ungentlemanly
business
Mr.. McGarry-You don't need to get
not about it l only told the story to
show the utter absurdity of such yarns.
Mr.. Rees-I can stand as much joking,
sir, as any.
MIR. McGarry-Yes, when the Joking
is at somebody else,s pxnensa Rut nv