The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-06-09

Mr. Rarv told witness that he hah re-
| cel,ed similar information during the
,rtn. Mr. Kelvin did not tell him anything
else that MIR. Epps said. $50, -
! Al this tuncture Mr.. Epps objected IN
! Justice 20 himself. TO continuation OF
| thts bearsav testimony In the absence OF
NJ peIvin and his objection met with
The undivided approval Of all the members
| OF the committee.
Mr. Starl<e stated that Mr.. Bocz was
not present. and that from his last in
formation. which he received on Monday.
he learned that Mr.. Bo0z intended to
leave Philadelphia the next day on a
| business trip. and that probably for that
reason he had sent no reply to the sum
! mons.
When questioned by Mr.. Vaughan Wit
ness stated that at the outset he had Of
fered to pay the travelling expenses Of the
subcommittee. but had paid no money
10 any Of its members. He and Mr.. Wad-
dey had paid the expenses of Or. Ander-
son. the expert for an extra clerk. while
he went North with the committee, but
his travelling expenses were paid by the
committee
MIR Starke said that he had heard him
pass an opinion on the Fenton goods on
three or four occasions al Murphy's. also
once at Campbells, once at the City Hall
and on two or three other occasions. The
meetings al Murphy's usually took place
at Mr. Boozs room.
Witness then Informed the committee
that he had asked several Of his friends
10 see some Of the members Of the COM
mittee TO ask them 10 do what they could
for him.
Mr. Frank r. Bates, Of the Engineers
Office was then requested TO submit what
Information he could give from the re-
cords. lie stated that the expenses Of
the subcommittee for their trip North
were paid by the Committee on Grounds
and Buildings from the new City Hall
fund in conformity with a resolution
passed at a previous meeting The total
amount was 1885, made up as follows:
Curtis, $50; Mountcastle, $50; Epps, sos;
J. w. Anderson. $50; S. y. Bates. $50.
Mr.. Everett Waddey, the next witness,
substantially made the following state
ment: l am willing to submit n the next
meeting a detailed account taken from
the books Of all the money expended in
connection with this contract matter.
which will be correct with the excep-
ton of a few minor details. / am not
aware Of any money spent by the
concern which I represent In the way Of
q loan or otherwise. | loaned the sum Of
800 each to Mr.. Epps and Mr. Mount
castle on January %, on the day they
left for the North, and the money was
paid back on January 2lst by both In
cash. through my travelling man, MIR.
Glenn, 20 whom they had paid the money.
/ have known Mr. MOuntcastle for some
trroc
me 10 remove my factory from Twenty
sixth and Main streets, and when he
paid back the money he asked TO have an
advance Of fifty dollars on his work,
which was granted. On January LIST /
went to the house Of Mr.. Curtis and.
knowing the difficult manner in which
money is 10 be drawn from the city
Treasury, ! volunteered TO advance all
the necessary money In cash, and letters
OF credit to my correspondents in Balti-
more. Philadelphia. and New York, until
the return Of the committee. / did so
in business way, and had no improper
motive. About n year ago / invited the
clerks Of the various courts I'm this city
TO take q trip at my expense North TO
look at the various metallic bookcases
The courts did set a time for the trip.
but for some reason II was delayed. SINH
lar trips have been made on other occa-
sions without any expenses 10 the re-
spective committees"
When asked by Mr.. Meredith Mr.. Wad-
dey said he did not think that by making
that offer he put the members Of the
committee under any obligation TO him.
Upon a question by Mr. Epps. he said that
he went TO see him shortly after his re-
turn TO ascertain what impression the
various goods had made upon him. but
received only a non-committal reply
Mr.. Glenn. the travelling agent Of Mr..
Waddey. stated that he went North with
the committee as representative Of the
| Everett Waddey Company. and gave a
history Of how the subcommittee origi-
mated He said Il was his duty to show
the committee all the metallic goods he
could. but he had not the duty TO enter
tain them. However, while on the trip
he had invited the whole party, nine in
all TO go TO the theatre with him as his
guests. once In Philadelphia and once in
New York and he paid S62 for tickets on
the two occasions The others also went
out in Philadelphia and New York with
Mr.. Bcoz. but he was not invited. lie
could not tell where they went. but he
was sure that they did not 90 where they
should not 20.
The hour for the adjournment having
arrived. the continuation of the hearing
Of Mr.. Glenn was postponed until to-mor-
row evening at o'clock.