Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-06-28

was gong to give me the money back as
soon as he rot It,
"Then you deny that he has given the
money all buck but dollar as Andrews
said"
~ do"
"What about the statement of
Andrews that the money was given to
Soloway us loan ?"
"Nothing was said about a loan at all.
Andrews asked me to give up so much
week to SollOway and / did So"
During the time that you were pay
ing money TO Solloway, were any of the
men laid off now and then?
ooh, yes, when Solloway considered
that there were too many men around
ne would lay off some of them. Then
there was always kicking and the
chances were some one would say some
thing about DOODLE"
"Were you ever laid off with the rest
Of the menu"
"No, sir" was the reply.
"Was Doc Andrews laid off ?"
"No."
Charles Paxton, is carpenter living
at No. S05 West Third street. He is
member of the First district Republican
committee and member of the Third
ward committee. He was one of the wit
nesses in the Griffin McGuigan contest
for City Council, when the former was
ousted and Michigan put in his seat.
Paxton has been working at the filter as
q laborer, but was laid off Saturday.
When seen Thursday he was in any
thing but pleasant mood over being
laid off, but not inclined to talk much
about the troubles at the filter.
"Why were you laid OFF," he was
asked
"That is what | have been trying to
find out?" he replied. ~ saw Harry
Pickles out at the filter to-day and told
him about it. He promised to look into
the matter One reason assigned is that
| told about the payment of money to
Solloway by Pierce, but had nothing
to do with it. knew of the arrange.
ment. however"
did Pierce tell you about it2"
"He did after l mentioned ii to him.
| I'll tell you how it was. was working
down under the arch one day. 1t was
| about two months ago. | heard Doc
Andrews talking to Pierce about the
matter 1t was dark down there and
they didn't see me. 1t was before the
electric lights were put in. Well just
kept quiet about what | had heard
for several weeks. One day approached
| Pierce and asked him what Andrews
said TO him that day down under the
arch. He told me all about ii. But l
never circulated the matter at Republic
can headquarters ur anywhere else"
"What plans did the workmen adopt
to secure employment at the filter ?"
was asked Of Paxton.
"Some of them went to the commits
sioners ard others got work from Sol
loway."
"How did you get yours?"
81 met Harry Pickles on the street
| one day and asked him il he couldn't
carpentering for me to do, but l could
| get a job as hborer. So went to work.
would like to know why was dis
charged. Solloway mas put colored
man in my place. was the helper of
Pierce, the stonemason, and If there is
employment for the colored man can't
see why there isn't for me. am going
to resign from the Republican First
district committee and the ward COM
mittee, also, on Monday night"
"Do you know Of any one else pay
ing money to the Inspector" Paxton
was asked.
"'Ez' Lukens tried to collect money
once for Sulloway. He came to me but
| wouldn't give him cent | don't
think any one gave Lukens authority,
though. never heard Of it If they
did, l know didn't"
soLLowAY SAYS IT WAS A LOAN.
Solloway was seen at the water filter
at II o'clock Friday morning and asked
what he had to say about the statement
that Pierce had given him money. He
said:
81 admit that got money from Pierce
but there was no bride about it. II was
money that Pierce loaned me-"
ibid you ask for it as loan?" he
was asked.
mo. Pierce gave the money to me
without my mentioning 1t to him
doc" Andrews had been to see him
about it, so one day Pierce handed me
So. He gave me So on two different
occasions after that. l offered to give
Pierce due bill some time ago, but he
wouldn't accept it. intend to pay the
money back. As for me taking bride,
l
men who wanted work if l had mind
to take the money. But | wouldn't
do il. On one occasion 'Ez' Lukens
was going around among the
men getting money for me, but ]
wouldn't accept it. Even ii | would
accept money from workmen to keer
them on, the chief engineer has power
to discharge the men over my shoulder
Mr.. Pickles was down here yesterday
He got Doc Andrews, Pierce and my
self together and made a full investi
cation. He was satisfied with what he
learned and told me to just let the
matter drop. He said there was nothing
in it. He told ME to be careful and mo-
accept any more money from Pierce OF
any one else, though"
During the interview with SollowaJ
John t. Spring, one of the workman
came up and interrupted the converse
ton long enough to convince SollowaJ
that he had not been talking about the
matter to the reporter, and then with
drew. 1t seems that some one told Sol
loway that Spring had been talking
about the matter, and he wanted Il
clear his skirts before Solloway.
WHAT COMMISSIONER PORTER SAID.
A representative of THE GAZETTE
saw William I. Porter, president of thu
| Board Of Water Commissioners, FRIDAY
morning, and asked him whether hi
had heard of the existing state of affair
, at the filter. He knew nothing abou
the trouble. The reporter then in
{ formed him OF the statements of Paxton
and Lang, and the admission of Pierce
j that he had paid Inspector Sollowal
f money. 10 say that Mr.. Porter wa
! nnrprised is putting il mildly. He said