The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1894-05-20
THEY WERE LIBERAL LOANERS,
Another Batch of City EN-
ployees Who Put Up Cash.
Over $1,000 Reported SO Far as in
the Pool.
Quite q Number of Witness Exam ined
Relative to tho Contributions
Made to Superintendent
ID, A. Watson.

the committee investigating the affairs
of the street uperintendents office,
and it was decided after examining quite
a number of additional witnesses to con-
tinue the probing next week.
The money raised from the employees
of the street department was contrib
uted toward meeting the Stewart short-
age of 1920. Col. j. Marion Brooks
pungled up $685. toward the sum, leav-
ing $685. outstanding, the same being
disputed by Mr.. Donegan. The en-
ployees of the city street department.
thus far examined, testify to having
loaned $540 to Superintendent Watson,
and made further loans in the shape of
purses amounting to 1927, or sl267 in
all. There are quite largo number OF
employees remaining to be examined.
George Reed sworn-I started to work
in the street department before Christ
mas, and had team. and gave $40 to
Boss Anderson, and he told nae that the
mon ey was to make up the Stewart
shortage; they paid it back just before
| was laid off; | never heard OF anyone
paying for job in the street. depart
msnt; Anderson paid it back to me
there WAS no team put on in nay place.
d. ID. Morton aworn-Was employed
in the street department last year and
gave 500 toward making up the Stewart
shortage; handed it direct to Mr.. Wat
son; it was a 500 gold piece. and he Of
fered me receipt, and it was paid back
just before resigned.
William Townsend sworn-I am not
willing to go into my private affairs in
connection with this investigation, but
| can prove that Butler is a liar; if OBJ
tanned any money under false pretensea
you can proceed against me in the
courts. | offered to trade one OF Buffers
notes for horse on January 18th and can
prove this by witness; Buffers team
went to work about July LIST and he paid
lac money in June, and | loaned BIN
money in July, when he drew my wages
from the city treasurer's office. Butler
paid me money before he went to work;
he paid 80 cents day in advance, $7S
in all. which he paid at one time;
think he owed me something on &C.
count at that time on the notes for 5000.
as l do not remember the exact date
when the notes were paid; it was about
the time that Butler sold his potatsas,"
"How did you know that this $78
would amount to 80 cents day ?" asked
Mr.. Muneon.
You let Butler come to court and 1
will explain how figured that matter
out" replied Mr.. Townsend.
James Spring. who drives team in
Kenny's gang, was sworn and testified:
"Mr. Kenny told me that the council
was after Dir. Watson to make up the
Stewart shortage, and he wanted to
know if we would lend him money, and
loaned him $40. We were told that we
would get the money, and Kenny told
me could get mine two weeks ago."
Fred Aykroyd was the next witness:
81 am a cart driver in the street depart
ment, and paid $40 to Anderson last fall.
l loaned him the money, and do not
know of any man who paid money for
place in the street department"
Horace Bell, cart driver, testified
that he had not contributed anything to
the loan made by the men to Superin-
tendent Watson.
Bob Martin, foreman of one OF the
street gangs, Was sworn and testified: I
collected some money indirectly for Mr..
Watson; the boys collected some money
and gave it to me and l handed it to
Mr.. Riggs for Superintendent Watson;
did not give a cent and could not say
how much money WAS in the purse; the
boys wanted to raise money to help MIR.
Watson out; l considered 1t as gift.
but it may have been loan for l did
not know; there were Is or II men in
the gang; Mr.. Riggs said that the money
would be paid back; do not believe
there was list of names in the purse;
| the men gave from 81 to $40 apiece.
| W. T. Bush, another cart driver, testi-
fed: contributed $40 to the purse
gotten up for Superintendent Watson;
paid the money to Mr.. Anderson.
Mr.. Townsend introduced j. J. Thorn
ton to prove that he had horse deal
with him on January II, 1898, in which
| Townsend offered him note of Butler
in trade for horse, but he had refused
to accept it as it was an individual note.
He could not identify the note.
John Kelly, pick and shovel man
testified: contributed $40 to Watson
to meet the Stewart shortage: Mr.. An
derson got the money from me and said
he would pay it back. had to pay So
to Mr.. Moore under Mr.. Hutchinson to
keep my jobs he said ii | didn't pay it
l would ne put off the work; am ex-
pecting to get the money back from MIR.
Watson.
| JOnn Denu6bb, u CuIb OIiNCL III buo
street sweeping gang testified: l paid
$40 to the fund for Superintendent Wat
son. gave the money to Corral Bose
Mcclure, who said would get it back
| have not got it yet.
j. B. Smith, formerly gang foreman
but now an inspector, testified The
men of my gang Clipped in from So to
$40 apiece, which gave to MIR. Riggs.
loaned Superintendent Watson $500,
myself, on no Q. l paid Mr.. Riggs
about 500 in behalf of the men in my
gang
Charles Hawtree, street laborer,
sworn: paid $40 to Mr.. Anderson to
help out superintendent Watson, the
understanding being among the men
that the money would be paid back. l
| got my money some time ago.
The committee then called on Super
ntendent Watson and asked ii he
deslred to make any further statement
before them, but he declined to say any-
thing further than that he would maze
a statement after the committee had
presented their report to the public.
Adjourned until next week.
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