Great Falls weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1894-1???, 1895-05-31

lowed him $500 for extras, but McF,,
lands plastering wa go poor that if ~
set the extra. At Glasgow White con
demned the work of both Minter anh
Mcfarland, Burgy swore. SAW
Downing said that in the four ves,,
he had been in town no laborer had COM
planned to him that Dan Mckay owed
him "a dollar, Mckay is buried In deht
lie took this contract in dark davs ~
order to give employment to laborers
and il White leaned slightly toward Nj
Kay under such circumstances Whitai i,
not censurable. Mckay does not eyneo,
to make Il dollar out of the contract. ana
the board should not take the contra,
away from poor old Dan.
In referring 10 the committee Down
ing desired to make no charges agains,
Repauh and Depew. Repath had sub.
mltted a statement to him showing that
the lowest cost of the extra foundation
must be S11. 948.
Attorney T. e. Bradp then took The
floor in behalf of Mckay, and called
attention to the fact that the witnesses
before the investigating committee had
not signed their testimony. They cyi
IDENTITY feared that they would be prose.
cutcd for perjury if they did. He sub
mitted an affidavit signed by Dan Me
kay, who sWears that he sub-lct tbo
stone work to Baincs Il Co., the car
penter work to j. II. Donlin, and that
he had other estimates which show
that the building can be completed for
less than 100000, leaving a profit to
Mckay Bros. Mckay denies the illr
cation as to the $500 bride, made by
Leuchars and Mckenzie. He has had
litigation with both, and Mckenzie has
said, "Dan. you ---, we will get
even with you before that building i
finishcd.' Roberts has repeatedly an !
piled to Mckay, in the presence Of |
Donlin, to be let in on the contract.
Joseph Balnes makes affidavit that the
stone wolk is good. He was present when |
Mckenzie threatened to get even with
Mckay. Frank B%ossuot makes a SIM. |
lar affidavit concerning McKenz,es
threats.
Then James Greeley took the floor.
He said that when the investigation be.
gan he had an atfectionate regard for
Mckay. The witnesses the committee
summoned were the only ones acquainted
with the original contract. 1t Downing
knew how far their investigation was 10
go he would understand why they had
not called upon the school board for 10.
formation. Any man who says we ip.
nored Whites testimony knows he il
lying. When any man says we were
p%rejuoiced he lies, also.
Here Downing arose and said that be
had charged the committee with being
pr%eJudiced. Did Greeley mean he lied:
ANY man that says so lies" replied
Greeley. Take that, them shouted
Downing, and he struck at Greeley, who
lodged, and the blow fell short. lireely
thereupon gave Downing a full right.
handler in the T .ce, and they c!inched.
The crowd surged forward and. after
hard lighting, separated them. Greeley
broke from his captors and they "cIInChed
again. They soon broke holds and
Greeley knocked Downing ii4t % The
floor, and the crowd forced b0rh to seats
The room was IN al uproHr aud hlsees
and (rIed q ">haule.' 'Shamel' r,
sourdcu.
Greeley continued and said that sta
any mar tuakcG eucn an assertion lleIa
Greeley tten took his seat.
Down lug arose, with his face sWQA.,
and a~pO!OgiZed, He said ina bb
hasty and realized that Greeley WAS ul
verstd IN speaking aud probably sad
more than he intended,
II meant every word of it." said Gree.
ley, detiantly.
Roberts then asked Donlin if he had
ever heard him (itoberts) ask Mckay fr
a chance in thai contract.
IL will say, Mr.. Roberts. that neyer
have" replied Donlln.
Freeman said Brady and Downing bad
not rehearsed their pieces. Dowuilg
says Mckay will make no profits, and
Mckay swears he will. The COMMITTEE
always gave White aud Mckay the bene.
fit of the doubt. AS to collision, wesaid;
I'VE let the facts speak for themselves
The report is conservative. No member
had been forced to sign and could now
retract.
DepeW said that whatever he had
signed he endorsed. The testimony ola
witness in court is never signed, said
Freeman, and Brady knows it. Brady
is too good 4 lawyer to believe that the
witnesses before the committee could he
prosecuted for perjury.
Brady said that was why they heaped
up such a stack of lies.
Freeman, continuing, said that White
had a friendly feeling towards Mckay
because Mckay had the temerity to bid
100000 On such plans as Whites. Why
didn't Downing get Wright's affidavit
that Mcfarland testified falsely? he
had a week to do 81. After receiving
$1,000 for his plans any honest man
would have called the boards attention
to the fact that McKay's bid did not in
clude plumbing and steam heating. The
building cannot be built for $4,000.
White said that there was only a dit
ference of five cents per yard in the cost
of adamant plaster and tinted line
plaster. He had never included plumb
ing and steam heating in the contract
for IA building, and the board hada
right to let it separately. He had Office
work to do and the board should have
allowed him an assistant. He had asked
for one. He told the board when the
extra foundation was completed that It
was AS the committee reports. In the
main, it is good.
Dunn asked White if the specification
should not have been signed. White said
they might have been for Identification
Dunn said that showed how Downing