Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-03-29

nance Officer, was s' heard before Al Al
derman Braun yesterday afternoon. At.
torneys J. s. Ferguson and Edward Hartzt
| appeared for the prosecution and A. F. Pat
terson for the defense.
Mr.. Ferguson opened the case by calling
| attention to the act of March 81, 1870, which
| provides the powers and duties of Council
men. It shows that Councilmen are NOT
allowed to be connected in any way with
| any institution that furnishes supplies te
the city.
The first witness called was Robert Nc
Fall. A check dated June 20. 1890, was
handed him and be identified 1t as one
drawn on the Allegheny National Bank to
the order of. John McKirdy, and signed by
the Allegheny Coal and Lime Company.
Mr.. .McKirdy's signature was also identi.
fed. MI. McFall then said:
The check was given to McKirdy to pay
Ior some hose In the latter part OF May, 1880
operating the Allegheny Coal and Lime
Company, and during that month Mr..
McKirdy came to me and said to me
City and he thought he could
get me the contract. Some time after this
Mr.. McKtrdy came back to me and told me
the hose had been delivered and gave me
the number and size and told me to make
out bill for Sll6 60.
McFalI Wanted a Commission.
asked Mr.. McKirdy what was
in It for. me and he said to
give him $lO5 and keep the balance.
went to the Controllers Office, presented the
bill and got the warrant for the money. !
naa tne warrant cashed In the First National
Bank, and after carrying It some days de.
posted the sos, and Mr.. McKirdy afJerward
got check for it and got the money.
did not deliver any hose and no member
n he hy.rr1 MI dali
did not furnish anything to the city, nor
did I ever see or order any hose, and did
hot know where the hose came from.
A. S. Patterson, the other member of the
Allegheny Coal and Lime Company, offered
about the same testimony.
David Macferron, City Treasurer, testified
to issuing the warrant.
w. A. Nicholson, member of the firm
of the Hartley-Rose Betting Company, tes-
titled on May 49, 1890, the firm furnished
300 feet of hose at 30 cents foot; six coup
lings and one nozzle for Logan, Gregg & Co
The total amount of the bill being $9495
Controller James Brown testified to the
payment of the bill to Mr.. McFall for the
hose furnished.
Hose for the Carnegie Library.
Thomas Parke was sworn and said:
& Co.. and in May 1890. Mr.. McKirdy came
to me to get the price Of hose for Robert
McFall; the hose was to be furnished to the
gle Library. I went to Hartley's and
got the price of hose, which was 30 cents per
foot. On the ED of May Mr.. McFall called
on me, and after telling me MI. McKirdy was
in Forrest county, gave me an order for the
hose. Mr.. McFa1 afterward sent him q
memorandum bill Of the goods, made no
charge of the transaction on their books as
there was no profit in the transaction. the
hose being sold at original cost. The hose
fNerss oY.I fN,,1 1,wvM MAK sr,I~
was at the time a member of Coun ellis, and
know MI. McKirdy to be a member OF that
body.
Mr.. McFall was afterwards recalled and
he absolutely denied having anything to
do with the purchase of the hose. His tes-
timony ended the case for the prosecution
and as the opposition made no defense.
Mr.: McKirdy was held for court in $500
bail, which was Immediately furnished.