The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-12-19
THE INVESTIGATION.

Gen. St. Clair, Col. staInalEer aud Mr
fancy Tes:ify-st. Chairs Sworn Tosti.
mony Confirms His Interview Which tho
Register Disoredited.
Following is the account OF the lnvesti-
CATION published in the Chicago Post:
The special committee OF the Worlds
Fair board of control, appointed at the
request of National Commissioner j.
w. st. Clair to investigate charges pre-
ferred against him by labor organiza-
tions OF alleged improper connection
with the award of the fancy and Conkey
printing concessions, met at President
Palmers Office at IL o'clock Saturday.
The committee consisted of President
7. w. Palmer, Vice President James A.
Mckenzie and Commissioner L. 3. Mar
tindaIe, of the board OF control. The
labor committeeman present were John
O. Harding, president OF the Typograph-
ical Union, and Frank A. Kidd, organ
izer.
was the subject OF the investigation,
was an attentive listener to the owl
dence. @. II. fancy, the concessionalre
for the Worlds Fair directory, was on
hand. D. E. Stalnaker, OF West Viz
ginia, friend Of Mr.. fancy, and who
was connected by rumor with the con-
cession, was also present
At tho beginning OF tho proceedings
President Palmer moved that all testl-
mony be given under oath. Commits
sioner st. Clair said that while he knew
the committee had no authority to pro.
coed under oath, he was willing that
witnesses should be examined ludlc-
Tally. Secretary Dickinson read the
resolution in accordance with which the
investigation was made.
Mr.. fancy was then called and sworn
by notary public.
''Mr. fancy, has ]. w. st. Clair any
interest, directly or indirectly, remotely
or Immediately, in the printing con.
cession which stands in your nameT
asked President Palmer.
TtNone whatever" replied Mr.. fancy.
"That is conclusive and the other
side can take the witness" said Presi-
dent Palmer. %.
concession was granted?" asked Judge
Martindale.
ayes, sir" ., =.
estate your relations with Mr.. St.
Clair"
rASEY TELLS ABOUT HIS CONCESSION.
"Air. St olair's relations with me
have been those of a friend. Last
spring, through Mr.. stalnakcr, no OBJ
tanned the directory concession for US.
/ came on here and figured around and
thought should get the concession for
nothing. Then, rather than that there
shonld be any question about the mat
ter. we offered $4,000 for tho conces-
sion. found that our plant would DC
crowded with the work. lwrote to other
printing houses. / wrote to two firms
In New York. We could not get any
one to do the work satisfactorily. Then
/ ran across Conkey. understood he
was after another concession, and we
Thought we could work both OF them to-
gather as well as one alone. Then We
Thought Of forming company to han
die the concessions. As to my name on
the incorporation papers OF the new
company, / only signed my name to an
application for incorporation papers be-
cause / wanted to get home. As to the
trouble trout, between Conkey and the labor
unions, / knew nothing till ] read it In
the papers. We employ union men at
A %Has Mr.. St Clair any interest in
your cUncessionW
mo, sill"
"Has MIR St Clair any interest in the
Conkey contract that you know OF, or in
the new companyr >,
"None whatever that / know OF
"Was there ever, at any time, by
Yourself, or any one for you, or Mr.. St
Clair, or any one for him, any tntima.
ton made, any promise given, any hint
thrown out that Mr.. St Clair, or any
one for him, should have any part in