Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-12-08

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one sldermen present when fhs eo.uncl
met in special ssssion last night % an
vestigate the changes against Alderman
George H. yaoohs % the eisvcDih Nard.
The at~entees we're Aldermen shaw and
hsuser. The vote expeilsng Ma ncohs
was unanimous
sat directly In frort of The mayors desk.
The lobby waf crowded wlth visitors.
each Que of whom craned his neck o.
business were transa ted aud Masor
Stuart then called the affention ~ TIE
council 20 the important business a the
evening. lie asked Mr. Turner Il he
wished the charges read Mr.. Turnaf
replied thst he dtd not. as be had read
them. Alderman Mars moved that the
charges be read, as heoa as at@ent when
they were presented fo the common
council The city attorney stated the
charges IN brief, without rcading thea
IA their legal form- Cle Attorney 1ay-
lor stated that u II WAS agreed upct. Il
would be best % read the testimony a.
taken by the stenogrspher az The pre-
iiminAry hearing Mr.. Turner sad be
objected 10 the Testimony ~ City
Comptroller Care. and wonid object a.
IL being read on the ground that IL Was
hearsay evidence. ASIDE from the ts,sfi
mony u MIR Caro-. he would not object
10 the reading.
Testimony Presented.
City Attorney Taylor read the evi.
dence % Mr.. Caro- regarding the pre.
sentation % the tail by Mr. Jacobs his
affidavit on the hack aud the fsscf that
81 .I..-4 1.
discrepancies la the ball When fhe
point was reached where Mr. Caro- gave
a conversation between himself and Mr..
Wagner. there was al argument ever
the matter oi reading nnd the testimony
Was skipped Temporarily. Sicnq,raphcr
Walsh then took ihr testimony snd coo.
iinued the reading - the testimony.
lie read the testimony of Frank BAIT.
the tender. who sRore that he helfs.i
Wagner on the Sixth and Bridge street
bridges His testimony vac uot import
ant. MIR. Nagners testimony vss more
important He swote that be worked u
days on the bridges. and was q get
si-i0 day according % agreement made
with Mr.. Jacobs Mr.. Jacobs borrowed
81 from him and was sioW about paying
IL back. He sworc HE wife lRughe1
at him and said be never
would pay H. Then he said
Mr.. Jacobs told him the city kicked snd
would not pay s4.a0. bat would pay $40
q day. lie also swore that Mr. lacubs
made out the bill for the work aud rev
the money. and paid over ouiy sss3 90
The ball was FOR sl24 The s.ti50 yas
paid over nj the witness house and con
sisted az four twenty dollar bilh Two
five dollar bills aud three silver cellars
lie said he asked MIR Jacobs 10 make
out the bin because he did not ks j the
officers and Mr.. Jacobs dad kDoe them.
That suit OF Clothes.
After the mayor called Mr Jacobs at
tention 20 the matter. Mr. Wagner
says Mr.. jacobs came d bin and offered
him a suit % clothes n be would eicu
receipt for si2i. bot be would not s8gn.
The city attorney read the testimony ~
Mrs. Wagner. The only important part
~ her testimony was that in which she
corroborated the statement % her hoe.
band regarding the payment - the
sg350
The testiuon, of Charles Murra, vas
read. IL conirsdicfed. fatty the ;esti-
mony of Wsgner regarding the matter
of Wagner bclonging D. a union The
testimony % Mr.. McMarray also con-
tradicted Wagner ia regard 10 the union
matter Nj sac1bs' and Mrs Jacolss'
testimony was read denying s1bstau-
italy all the charges made &, Wagner
Both swore that Wagner gave in his
fimeaf seventeen days ana sevtnfeen
days for tender Mr. Jscote explained
his offer to grt Wagner Fuii of clothes
II he would sign a receipt ~ stating
that he Ras anxioun a. ret u settled up
lie saw that Wagner We bound o. make
him trouble and be trird o. CIT him a.
sicn the receipt; Mr.. Jacols srore that
he paid Wagner slOs and wanted him O.
sign a receipt tor that amount
During tho reading - the testimony
many 81 the alderman ifft their fesis
and spent the time in visiting TIE com-
miiiee room. Mr Turner called atteu
ton 90 the fact and ssid n
might invaiidaie the whole pro
cecding. AZ tbs. announcement al
the aldermen took their seafs II wns
past 10 o'clock when tine reading q tie
testimony VAS finished.
some New Testimony.
Charles NJ. Peck. reports. vss
sworn.
o.-Ars YOU sbl. b. stass whpp the
frs, matter was publishea regarding
this mattsrf
Mr Turner-I object III. paper s
The best evidence.
Mr. Taylor Mr.. Peek, you ny get
copies q; the papers contsinins Tie
items
n. G. Kreksi called
Mr. Tsylor-fce are in The crment
business
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@ Look st thss bill ssS -. n IL /.
correctf
A-Yes cir. 10 fss Eve barrels and
ore sack a cement
O-Who purchased that bili - rcs-s.s
A-It IVES cold snd delivered - Otte
Wagner
M. Turner DID y.u 70 ~ith tie team
30 sielivss ~
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olYoa Do ne kno- ~ yauf or,
knoslsdge xbstbef y vas delivered g.
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