The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-01-10

Es5Es ard tsszS Johnson sns3SL So t1Et ~
ths rsgezts sisd not discharge Johnson
the matter would 10. end with the In
vessagatson. ard that II would he carried
on. even IL It hzd TO 80 70 the governor
- the state.
lie wanted J.hasan's seslp.
MURRAY tsa not claim that any iniury
had resulted to the building On account
OF any aesiA;ioEs from the plans charged
BIZ MIN, except In the single case
OF the overhangfng wall, vsascn he had
put i1 under JcssEson.s direction, and
which be always Intended 20 support by
a proper feytEng. bur which had never
lseea attended 20. lie aIrssItted that
the contractors we're doing q f9rst-class
sob. he simply made the technical charge
that sone deviations wsr- being r-ade
frnn che contract, and. as NF. -..s--TTen
the Superintendent. had injured kim and
CAUSED him 10 be discharged. he Intended
% s1e that Johnson should go, too, as he
expressed IL.
'.Tne eosnrnEttse asked Murray II he had
submitted all the testimony within his
krawses1se ard he STATED thai be tad
doFE@ So He was given sour BEARINGS by
the committee aFa4 never suggested .has
he desired TO bs nsarsi fnrfIssr or thas,
re Rad any m1re evidence thai he could
furnish
'~sThe charges were In a. large degree
frivolous and ] have never Esteemed 10
charges or 10 testimony IN vs1s.h the
naa1sce Of tie cans-Fa.Esane WAS more
nar2feat or more freely admitted than in
fssis case.
To sim the matter up. II seens 70 me
TO be a case 81 personal vsrzha;lveness osa
the nars OF Mr. Murray who soughs to
get even With Super EsevlSert j0flzaan
and i1e contractors for the loss of his
situation ard is Tcw seeszsEg 20 anrs9y
the beard OK regents hecause they would
rot isFd themselves 10 his scheme or re-
dress
Ris Trnubie With the Railroad.
william ]. Jennings. general freight and
passenger agent or the Seattle. Lake
shore & Eastern railroad. sasd: .sTae
flrss man VIZ had getting our stone for
the university busitSag al ,our quarry
near Seayo was ]. J. Fowler We ex-
perlencesi good deal OF difficulty in get
tssg estiusates of THE amount of stone de-
hvxreti at the university. as Il was laid
IN the foaniaten and covered before we
n2ssa saTea IL. H. A4d6augh, our road
master, who Is an experienced stone man,
wsre 70 the university several times and
was hamperesi by Mr.. Murray and every
sa4sig put In his way 10 nlaslead him. In
the settlement With Mr.. Fowler fer for
warding t1e stone, he stated that Murray
had told sism he ought TO keep his mouth
shut and not have kept the railroad peo-
PIC posted as 10 the quantity of stone he
was forwarding: that he tFowler) would
have been paid for all the stone put ia;
that It WIS none Of the raEroad COM
paaty's business hcw much stone he re-
cesyef how much he paid for or wlras
stoe.e ne handled.
e a. Carson took the contract for
the second lot Of Stone. Mr.. Murray xold
Mr. ssirlson that IL he WIS not a id
fool like Fowler he would keep his msuth
shut about the quantity OF stons halsssi
in AMI that he Murray would take care
Of the railroad people. MuEaay's ie,.a
ssswncl T. be TO pay the quarryanen in
fuh. bur to beat the 1assf1Ad og.f ar as
mifsh as possible. The matter was re-
Iorted to MIR. Ashanfe.sur on his return
from the East ard he discharged Mr..
Murray. IL locks as thoaga Murray.s Oh
1ect Was 10 gst something out OF Fowler
and Carlson aT.d also 10 cirry favor with
the contractors, but they were ysrt That
kind of men aut wcali rs9t counteIgance
anything t11at was ncs straight"
Anothes story Disproyed.
Major :. r. Haydn. chancellor of rhe
board OF regents. sas1: NO member of
the board Of regents told Murray To 80 10
the Denny Clay Company on the invita-
tien OF \. =. Denny. one OF the regents
tosl Murray that he ADVISED Asaelyf eiter
one CT the contractors. TO go ard see 4.
y Des.sly h.HlSeif.''
Net worthy of Attention.
II. c. Asaeufel,sr. OF the firm of Cam
erAs1 x Ashenfeater. contractors on the
otiAiing. said; Il DO not thln1S. from my
experience With the man. that Murray
~ WORTH any particular attena.on at the
ha'nis Of decent men. What / save sa,i
aasaus discslarssng him from our employ
for suconaTsetsncS and for crooked work
] an prepared 20 stand by ard prove at
any time We trusted h.n and suppceed
T-fn AZ FIRST 20 be oonlpetenE, bat as son
as | was convinced that he knew not9insy
OF she business slc profeSsed 10 know, aral
IS sooa es learned that be WIS h,ssy.ng
himself "a an ohnoxiysis way among pzas-
pie who were furnishing ma materials.
81 egsee DISCHARGED him. ana rJw | learn
that he Ans hee.n esf-avoylnsy to hahIre
our standing auF0ng men ard builders by
circulating lies and false runors.
know nam 20 be a,Sh0nesss ana ysir-stga,l,
1' every way. The work We are aolre
on the new university speaks Ter gzeif
avd We wouti he ,l1llg2Sea 10 have II In
s71e2tesi from top TO bottom a. any time.
! asn satisfied t7sat there will be only or,.
Ncesist M i-sat & VII he satisfactory n
nll esfeteraad IN THE building az the nsvv
university. TIE psop5e w2ao are a.rezsl,
and Indirectly Compromised IN that ,s,.,.,,,
i'1sslt * Mugr9y's. sab an she Dens,,
Cay Company, Morgan ]. carsSesk " ]
Jcuaings, {. y, Carlson. 9he stc-le quarry
Haan, alai lass gea,seuaen VITO es,ns.~..4
The beSryi OF university Yegents. ali ssast
TOO hsgh IN the cszriz ton &c the Tc-ra,.s
81 this el;y to hs snsuresi - dl~,rs.sfe,
ey any statements er1anatssse fr,Ana ssr,s
a nzaA As Barney Murray"
superintendent = ia ssoa's gep.x.
James \. Joansoa, ,Aa superintendent ~
ssstr'ictSon. vaS asked ia resagtl 10 as,,~.
rays allegations Inst re t5o2saSaaA haa
na; discovered ana rvcssslot any ~ Nf,,x.
rays eSaaasrs and Fegsl5es; SO BE ,,rtas
ara % the pcshs wltA you. AR Mus.
SAYS Wax = net a. All t~ae. As sees, a.
"As appointed sslportmsensssvtt az .,,~.
s'FtsesspH en- tae new university b..isessrr
''eSan ass.vely te Reyrarea The pr.-se~e,s,s
"Ufss& IN > Ssze~s t.rnc / ,si~egvVr,.s fhs+
Alu~Fay wts efeesy lrs-eessrstsat 1, ,s,,,-
s{7sfce ne ousl RsS ~ sh> e.as~,.-,s,~s
o'7t having uo III w1}l against sim In aYv