New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-06-27
CARNEGIE'S SIDE OF THE CASE
ONE OF HIS FORMER SUPERTNTENDENTS
ON THE WITNESS STAND.
HID TEsTrFTEs THAT he 'DocToRED' TIE
RECORDS TO KEEP THE GOVERNMENT IN
cr,r>,.r,ora r-por MAKING A

rru TrsTrr-rEs THAT HE "DOCTORED' THE
RECORDS TO KEEP THE GOVERNMENT IN
sprt-Tors FROM MAKING FUSS"
Washington June 2f-The special House commit
foe investigating the alleged armor frauds to-day
completed the examination Of C. H. Craig. w a
Cline formerly superintendent OF the armor press
shop AT the Carnegie works. was then sworn lie
had worked for the company for good many
years and had superintendcd the building OF the
armor plate works lie had charge OF oil temper
Ing and anncaling the plates, and instructed the
men how they were t. treat the plates.
His orders were given both verbally and In writ
ing. He thought that he understood the Govern
mcnt contract requirements. He did not understand
that ali plates were to have uniform treatment
His understanding was that the plates were to be
made uniform They were to have a treatment
which would give a uniform result To get ihls
different plates would have TO receive different
treatments
He explained why the original record made by the
men was not tho correct record Of the plate and
why he changed IT, II plate was 10 have LOO
degrees and was taken out OF the furnace at 10 To
work on H. when h put 1t back ne did not give
# an additional l.9o degrees. but would heat IL
sufficiently more 10 bring It up 10 100 lie wou'd
add the degree Of which It was placed In the
furnace. The slips examined here presented by
siu and Craig as correct records altered by him)
,rave as nearly as possible the correct treatment
Tho correct record altered by him. lie
based his corrections on the knowledge OF the
plate and what treatment It had received
Never 10 his knowledge had he given his clerk
false statements as 10 the treatment OF plates
His clerk had meyer filed ont reports for the Gov
eminent inspectors. These were made by Corey
Mr. Cummings asked why he had destroyed GER
tain record books
He replied that he did so because they contained
a LOT Of ..stnn'' he knew nothing about They were
DESTROYED after Corey had told him that this
thing" referring TO the nrst Government inVesu-
gat,on, had been Strengthened out" Here he
stated that the sheet the committee had was not
correct record
Mr. Cummings said that the corrections on them
were IN his handwriting.
cline replied that he dld not kno" "hd' tue '0'''
mit,ee had.
From the standpon, Of a cold furnace. he reported
10 the Government. as nearly as possible the cor
rect treatment Of the plates He might not nave re-
por,ed each little detail such as STRENGTHENING but
reported all that should have been known He ala
this 70 keep from fnssing with the Government
Inspector.
Mr. Talbo,,-Bu,. II you were treating plates right
you had no reason 10 fear a fuss.
Mr. Cine-Dd you ever Work for uoVer"'nen'
Inspector?
A general laugh followed. and Mr. Talbot did not
press his question
continuing. he said that schwab and Corey. hts
superiors knew exactly what was going on. Ihey
knew what he vas doing and approved H.
l.. acku
ment reported would have cost the company con-
sderably more than the treatment they received
COS, I'm, held that they were properly treated
His orders 10 the heaters were for the proper treat
mrnt thht WIZ" u.t,c mates v.er, treated after
being selected for test he sad ne co"d n3' nser
il lie believed. however. That some three such
plates were treated after selection ,.. -, roc,
ord books taken ron u and asSsl him II he recog-
tfi.lt
Oh ON tnr ,nat h. hoi som them before
Afier being shown several pages IN the hook' am
after his refusal 90 acknowledge II as MS own. NJ
Cnmmings asked him 70 write several plrasraphs
and the specimens were made part OF me reeords
, TN S'T tx. II. hs sn,i w.
RE Refused 10 say whai pay h, received ~nAs VI
ahout he nrst OF April Corey discharged him. ana
in doing 80 said that the Government Wou Would not
Mr. Cummings here gave him some OF the sheets
slates OF heaters and afterward altered ny nm,
t'lIn4 said that such records were Kept The one IN
.h,. h." mad ever seen them before and would not
drnv having seen them lie explained some Of the
iy him They were made To make Il appear that
the plate had been treated Just 40 long ana TINS was
donr Ia satisfy the Government Inspectors 50 as 20
Keen Nom from kicking up fuss. plate should
stay in OIL he said. tn cool II was not necessary 10
extennra n ni,,es ne asserted had received prop
s frafment lie id not think the inspectors knew
anything abou, the merits OF plate. .
Nr cummings called his attention 10 letter ssald
u, have ieen written b. HIN to Corey, recommending
Tho discharge 81 a workman for taking too hIucu
ahouf what WAC going on In the shop. ana asKeI
him II no remembered writing such letter 'Hne
1d not remember writing the letter. but rememDered
tbat such a man had been discharged
The Original letter had been handed to the com
mftee and Mr. Cummings gave X 10 CHne ana
asked him II he had written H. lie replied tnat ne
might have done 50. but had no positive recollection
OF Il. =. a., 49,. - 50, g.,
Mr. CUMMINGS asked him II the letter was not IN
After looking It over. ne refused to swear that
was not -, ,-..-- ..,,,,,
Mr. Cummings asked him 70 write the letter while
n. dictated II. and h" ala 50.
Mr. Money Dem Mss.) asked him how ne spelled
''urret," and he replied terrell. THIS Is the way
me word il spelled in some OF the reports said 70
have been made by him.