Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-07-25
THE ARMOR PLATE FRAUDS,
CHAIRMAN PRICK APPEARED As a
WITNESS YESTERDAY.
rsIIs OF a Conspiracy 10 Rob the
Company and says the Fines linz
posed by the Government We're
observation-disclosures Testisy.

Washington. July 2i.-Chairman
Prick OF the Carnegie Steel company
was the witness before the naval com
mittee on the nrmor plate investigation
today. Mr. Friok asserted that no had
opposed entering upon the work OF
making armor plate. since necessary
plant would be costly and the COM
pany would have but one customer
While the company's output OF 1888
had been more than three million tons
only 10000 to0ns was armor plate. 1t
was comparatively unimportant
branch OF the works. and he had left
the details entirely to Superintendent
TIunsioler. Mr. Frlcke regarded the
penalty levied by the navy department
/ as exorbitnnt, and he had appealed
10 the president. and he was permitted
to do 80 uiider the law He considered
the presidents decision as unjust In
the amount exacted. since all the COM
pany had stipulated to do was 10 FUR
nlsh the best armor plate Like tho
other witnesses, Mr.. Fricke asserted
that the tensile tests OF plate were OF
no Importance as compared with bali
iastie tests. He did not regard the
Information TO the government nv con-
Hpiraey on the part OF the former
strikers for revenge, but rather, MS
money making scheme. Infomer Craig
had come to him before the informa-
ton was given out, intimating that
conspiracy was on foot. and giving AZ
his motive for the visit gratitude to-
ward member OF the company who
had nasisted his sister In obtaining an
education Mr., Friok told also OF "A
visit from nm unknown elderly lady
who Anld she came from washington,
and iutimatod TINT for money sho
could give him valuable Information,
M the government Inspectors had
done their duty there would have been
no trouble" said he, ~ knew they
were there Co see that the work WIS
properly done and depended on them,
You gentlemen VIII aee how that wHa
WHOM you come 10 see the works."
MI Frlcl,e could not See how II ben
cnted hia men TO slight their work, as
81 was Of no financial advantage to
them. lie did moi indorso their CON
duct In drcolylng the inspectors md
thought they should have explained
when It was necessary to dovintu from
the regular methods TO secure tho
beet results, Since taking the armor
plato contrurta the company hud IN
vested S8,000,0OO In tho plant and had
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employee whose wages had boon nd.
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grslnat mo cnmptny.
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the FAKE record iesullcd t9 "s hrinH
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srch ra,orA NE no oonalderod the on
plnnntlon given In t<iine'p testlnun,
,yns "A ronsnunblc one. lie beicypt
IN, netion az KLINE ,yaR done with saal
reaHon WitneuN Ind no lknowicdgc ot
tho piurglng of blow holes In armol