The daily morning journal and courier., 1894-06-30
SWAYNES CHARGES MADE.
ACCUSES HEALTH OFFICER WRIGHT
 AND CLERK BAILEY.

Complete Details of Last Nights Inyesti-
 sation-wrIEht and Bailey Demanded
 Money From Him-swayne's Sensational
 Story.
 The chamber of the board of council
 men last evening had every appearance
 of having been transformed into n court
 room and such a transformation had
 taken place. The investigation into the
 charges alleged to have been made by
 Garbage Contractor Swayne against
 Health ofiicer Wright and Clerk Bailey
 of tho board of health took place
 there. The members of tho board
 sat around q semicircular tuble
 with Mayor Sargent in tho center.
 At the right side of the table sat Con-
 tractor Swayne, his wife and his coun-
 sel, Attorney Charles S. Hamilton. At
 the left side of the table were seated the
 two accused officials and their counsel,
 Attorney's Asher and Ely. All the commissioners were present and there
 were also present about 100 residents
 and property owners.
 It wns shortly after o'clock when
 the mayor called the meeting to order.
 In the meantime copies of the Register,
 in which the alleged charges were
 printed, had been distributed by Clerk
 Bailey among the members of the board.
 After the meeting had been called to
 order Commissioner Blake was appoint
 ed clerk. The resolutions adopted by
 the board of health at the last meeting,
 providing for the investigation, were
 read, as was also the article from the
 Register, and the meeting was open for
 business.
 At this point Attorney Ely asked:
 Have any specific charges been pre-
 sent to the board?"
 | Commissioner Graves: "None have
 been presented. I move that MT.
 Swayne take the stand and tell his | story"
 Dr. Fleischner: "Will MT. Swayne
 make any charges or did he make the
 statements to the Register reporter. If he don't don't see that we have any | business to transact here and we may as we'll go home"
 Attorney Hamilton: 'Tf that Is to be
 the method of conducting this so-called | investigation will wash my hands of | the entire matter and sstop right here. l We are not here to find out whether Ar. Swayne talked with reporter or | not. What we are here for is to in l yestigate official malfeasance in office.
 If you want to make a thorough in- vestigation we are ready to help you and will call all our witnesses" Attorney Asher: ''It is just as I ex- pected. Swayne don't want to make any charges, but wants to prove that he is a good garbage collector at the ] expense of the city. Swayne should be put on the stand and asked; Did these officials make the alleged proposals or not?" Then we can go ahead.
 | After considerable further discussion it was decided that MT. Swayne should take the stand and the real trial coni- menced. oH.'
 Contractor Swayne was called to the stand and testified as follows: My name is Walter S. Swayne. I live at 61 Carmel avenue and have besn gar bage contractor under the board of health since February 1, 1894. I know Dr. Wright aud Ward Bailey. On Mon- day, April 2, I went to the office of the board of health and was confronted with eleven complaints, On the previ- ous Saturday there were only six such complaints. At the time I was there, Monday, Bailey said to me: Here, Swayne, you're making money, you'd better give me an interest in your pigs c ko nfroof T replied that couldn't do it. On, April there were thirteen complaints given to me. thought there must be some thing wrong about 1t and made up my mind to investigate. At this time Bailey said to nae during converse tion about money; You're not like old Lawrence. He used to be free with his money and help out the poor boys. When I went to the office of the board of health again oh April 30 Bailey said: I am short of $100. You will lose your contract unless you help me out At this time the complaints came in at the rate of about six per day. The meeting of the board was held on May 22. That night 208 complaints were read to the board by Clerk Bailey. Of this number only r1inety-seven were given to me. The balance, believe, were fictitious. During the next two weeks only thirty four complaints came in., The day fol- lowing the meeting of the board agreed to give him $50 a month in con- sideration for which he was to keep the complaints down and save my contract, for me- , V
 In reference to Dr. Wright the witt ness said: "The night of the meeting Wright came out into the hall and told me lie wanted, to see me on Orange street, between Trumbull and Grove streets, the following morning between g and 10 o'clock. T met him there. My wife Nas with me;in a carriage. I got out and walked about twelve feet away to Wright's carriage. My wife was there all the time At that time Wright said to me: If you give me $500. I'll protect you and save your contract told him I couldn't lo 1t and then he l came down to 3200, which agreed tc give hi.n cut of the neat pay day."
 On tic, 5th of June I again saw Bailey 1 and ne sold he wanted $50. told him I hadn't it and showed him my bank | book. ! told him I'll try to borrow | it. I went to see Attorney Hoadley, but he was not. in. The next day | went to Judge Cable, who was collect- ing a mortgage, for me. got SIS | there, q check for BIO made out to him endorsed by him to my order and s5 in cash. I then went to the office of | the board of health and handed the check and cash to Bailey. While I | was endorsing the check, Health In- spector Mix was at the long table in the room. He then came up to Bailey and rave him a tofnplaint against ma |