Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-09-28
THREW TIPS TO HIM
no.s Dudley Scattered His
Loose Charge After Pay Day
COMMISSIONERS INVESTIGATED


the carpet hssk nLzht N the council
chamber fksy held meeting. e.th
MAJOR stuart pfeailiing. for the purpose
q Investigating the charges preferred
sgaAnst him By Herbert Dudley. IN
which Dudley alleged that hs lad been
employed b. Nenslas on ths street slfh
hls team and While Eenems collsetsd
t1s0 day from the city Zoe his work.
he paid over bat g. Ssnema sss rep
rsssntsd BY n J. Felix er and City A.
tornoy TayloF conducted the inFestiga-
tiou on ne part q the city. Witnesses
vels ssorn by the mayor and James
AtAlnson took dosn the testimony In
short hand The Investigation Was con
daefed With open do0fs and tho fscts Ia
the ease errs diligently sought after.
There eas a Iarge numbeF Of the friends
81 lioth men present.
DadIey Tc-siae<
Mr. Dudley was hrst called and stated
up<n hls cath that DE Nas employed b.
Commissioner Nenens last year. and
after having received hls pay at the rate
~ kk5o vas oblf % return SO csnts
day. usdsr the penalty % losing bis job.
lie said dc xas bied Ia this way 20 the
e1lent II $3.50. and that his father.
Lew Dudley. was compelled 20 pay over
ei0 IN the same ~ay. In reply % quss-
tons asked b. Attorney Feiker. Dudley
exDlained that be worked from June,
i.sks. antiF Noveul Der untier that system
Alderman Gersers asked Dudley II be
did not accompany him % Vens mas
residrnce last summer and state 10 the
presence % Mr.. Nenema. the alderman
and others that no was receiving the
fui sun q $50 per day. and hs replied
that ne dad. admitting that he made a
false statement at that time % shisld
Nenena and 20 keep his job on tho
street Tie Was not in the habit. how
ever. % lying Alderman Emmer asked.
Why do you claim that the city owes
you 20 cents day for the time worked
Tor Neuenas
Dudley don't claim the city owes
me the money. but want the council to
knoU what Nenena has done.
Didnt Want TroaDla
Alderman WurEburg why did you
not make these charges before and not
wait nearly year before making IL
krown.
Dudley--I did not want to get into
any trouble.
Alderman Mia Have you any other
ehaFges relative 10 the disposal OF high.
way fundsg
Dudley Yes. was engaged 20 draw
stones taken out OF tho Bug ditch from
alufments % culverts that had caved in.
Nenems- sold them and delivered them:
worked Eight days and men working In
thr ditch for the city helped me load
them. Venensa bought them Of Alder.
mao Emmer for ell and sold them for
ahou, &C. Three men working In the
ditch helped load them Tor eight days.
xould ike 70 know who paid them for
their time
Mayor Have you any witnesses by
which you can prove that!
Dudley lee. SIR: some % them are
here and another. James Kennedy. was
coming here tonight but somebody saw
him before did and got him raraiyxed
drunk.
Glide Heard fntimafion--
John r Glide. another man who had
been employed BY Nenema. was called
aad said hs had received $50 day for
fae time De worked but that Venema
iniimafed O. him that he could get men
&c 81 a day and finally discharged him
when he refused q work Tor that amount
Neurma gave him "a understand that
- could work al summer for e. day.
lie said b was not discharged on &c.
count % the inferiority Of HE team.
After Mr.. Gi.dc had given his testimony
Commissioner Nencma was placed on
the stand and gave ais version o. affairs
concerted with the allegations
he AID Be hired Glide and paid him
40 a day but be dad not give satisfac-
ton and he discharged him. Never
laads a proposition n him 10 work Tor
s} lag AID never asked DUDLEY To
work ,or a. Ito said Dudley offered 20
work for 80 = day. bot ne told him he
sou.i nof hire nim under any sucn con
lltQus a. tle city paid s.(10.
CoHmlseioner tenema continued.
pnd ~ oifsr-d o. work Tor me foe e. a
day Il xoald give him steady employ
meat l aeays paid him ia i1il and be
Insisted several uues that ! should
keep - cents day. | refused o. DO Ia
> sol afterwards he frequently threw
st..s inio ny carriage The small
change thrown into ny carriage IN this
way sn.ounied perhaps q 81 OF sla
tasliy let ham - add q few weeks
afl BE- eams g. ms aed demanded s6i.50
a. uacis psy | refused e. give q b him
soJ b. q rel 20 settle Tor ESQ
refused - 30 thi- also.
teneuas Explains
Atasuey Felker VIII you explain the
sture drsxing natter
Nsueca bought H. atsnes q Al
dsr,nso t.mmer and hired Dudley 20
dras taem 40 e. cord lie took The
men ffon he ditch himself 10 assist IN
io,siing them.
AZ fbis po,at puiiey replied, You
kfe = liar. and shook hie eelncbed dst
st tenenaa Mayor stuart called hin
doun hard telling him shat II
- repeated any such language
- rni.d - that he was iskrn
cas- q Datiey asked the mayer >
Ftr.iec ana fh1 esaninstion confinued
The pr.s- rsid Atiefnsa k.nmes For the
straes ves considered - - all they
we're saffh and fhe aisiermas paid the
ntenev 1eer - the rity Nhlian Van
iifss AL Harry Schmitt testified that
fhs hati s.-o faitliey threw money into
tominifsspner Neremas carriage. As
go eisse - the ssssuination The aisier
zee Nenf iate rxetltive session - coo.
siner fhe sabeet ha. WITH held their r.
pet aafi faiure tine