The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-05-29
. ARMOR FRAUDS.
linony Of Chief Sampson, Of
Ordnance Bureau.
p,spLE ON THE MONTEREY.


To. .sSsr e chs ordinances bureau Of the
s.ss' S-rarfmsns. today resumed his ststs-
- - the house committee invssti-
1850 - arnoY-plase Frauds He de-
Ess.; = ehsrres were made by Wa1iscs.
r 'S1ukarx iswysr, representing . half .
ssSS enpaoyss Of the Casnegis works.
sjsv Herbert designated . board,
-. s.9s,nns . the head, 70 iuvsstigats.
- pr - witnesses at the second hear
vi ~ssea Material Information 70 that
- 80 b. Nr. Hill. Mr.. Back tes-
'Ss2 4 - pfscsice In the works 81 20
ssss. ern1fme.s . give the governmsnt
ss5 4 ''-.onrd 81 tests. He testified that
s ..5E' eestcns continued until January
S11t Anc4bss employs tsstifisd that
y = 1I1u6fne Nod always sxisted In re-
3 .5;;'ss =. y question by Representative
s. Ga esmpson said Supsrintsnd-
& 2 1s6 ~ eisen IN order 70 discon-
- crdsr uas in turn executsd
3 1Ikundsut schwab, Who knew Of
j f6fninR the manner Of taking
9 - sampson said "a smploys
i ~ Soris works took the samples
s's 90 - them 70 machine tests.
5: s. <SS employees called or the re-
government inspector took
'ss.s - s called OF. I'm other
SIS Fl Chairman Cummings. s'the
tests wsrs made by Carnegie
Uith Carnegie machine. and
Gsd . conclusive by the govern
fouk sampson sid this Was Gus
8 = world ovsr. IN the intricate pro-
Dne roiiancs had 70 b placed on the
psy's smployes. The testing
- hsd dial upon which the gov
@ "a Inspector might - that the
Il hiae on Was correct
lo tkirtssn.tnch plates Of the Monterey
4 - pumsrous blouholes, With the
wledes Of the department Plates
80 husrisdIy made in isez. and would
snn - scespssd now. The Monterey
s1ciss we're the frst mads. The Chilean
hsuble VS. psndtng and the departments
sgas DESTROYS of hurrytng forward the
work.
ChaiSmsn cunmines asksd for specific
details o. 70 Why stssi aymor should cost
more than ssssl sailA Capt Sampson
sald tho Bethlshem works hsd spent
q 100000 on their first plant Il wa
largely n investment on experiment.
The making Of stssl rails wss . simpls
peocsss. bat the making Of IN arnor plsts
eas m intricate psoesss covering six
ncaths.
Chairman Cummings asked - 10 che
11o1smsnt Of Representative Coombs Of
~ York that the 6rst government con-
- M psid the Carnegie company for
- epss Of the plant, and yet new CON-
- uers bsin9 mads at the old rate,
5toying the Carnsgiss several times
- plant Capt sampson said he
II VS. 70 some extent true that
51npons contracts were based on the
~ ntFacts, whom the cost Of The
sonsidsrsd for making the price
nan Cummings-Did you unearth
1nony locating any Of these irrsgu-
~ eupsrintsndsnt 6chwsbf
J lissctly," said Capt sampson,
~ Ne circumstances Of the case it
4npossibls that he should not have
noun 81 the Irregularities.
HI hs bssn removed"
~ position has been changed, !" ~
~ ~ xitnsss.
- b keeps position with the COM
nyf~ ssksd the representatives.
= ua1Gstand he will Be removed, " said
~ Witness.
AP& sampson nsgativsd the charges
NJ ho1ts and screws OF defective sizes and
eaapss bed been used in securing the ar
3 nor plafss. The department had the afsi-
dasiis Of NJ. Brown ~ to serious defects
Y bits and screws. Tho charges had
& esea investigated and Mr.. Browns evi.
esecs taken. II vas found there was moth
ieeta ths charges.