The herald., 1895-07-14

found them in good condition. These
books are now examined once every
month. the new departure having been
inaugurated on January 1st. Mr.. Teale
dered why the prosecution had called him
to give testimony. He was by far the
best witness the street superintendent
had throughout the day.
II don't know anything to the offic ial
discredit OF the street superintendent" I"
was the first statement of John Wigmore,
an iron and steel man who next took the
stand, and there was a laugh all around.
Continuing. the witness told OF some
buggy material which he had sold
to Howard, the bill having first been
guaranteed by Dodo & O'Gara. 1t began
to look Bs if the investigation was about
to fall wholly to pisces. Either the in
vestigators were entirely untitled for
their duties, or else the defendant in the
case had been most maliciously misrepre-
sented. Howard had the bills for the
buggy supplies with him and they were
recognized by the witness. The total
aomunt involved was $l23.20. The wit.
ness said that the trasaction had been
perfectly businesslke and regular. The
because he did not know Howard. and
for that reason did not care to open an
account with him, and Dodd ~ O'Gara
had at Howard's request guaranteed the
payment OF the money.
Miles Dodd was the next witness,
Councilman S. A. Kingery leisurely
strollng into the room while Mr.. Dodd
was being sworn.
II have no complaint to make against
the street superintendent, began the
witness. II know that there has been
some gossip about that buggy transaction.
referred to by the previous witness, but
that matter was perfectly legitimate. Mr..
Howard promised to pay US for that
buggy as soon as he could. He paid $50
down and about one month later we got
the balance. The accounts with Mr..
Wigmore for the buggy supplies were by
our understanding marked on the bills
with diamondH SO that there would
be no dispute at any time as to who
should pay the bills
How did you come to build buggy
for Mr.. Howard without com pensaton3 70
asked Councilman Pessel.
''lf YOU were friend and asked Us tC
build you buggy we might do 30. We
are not inss the buggy business.
BY Councilman Stockwsll - Did you
present Mr.. Howard with that buggy2
Answer--No. sir. lie paid us for II.
BY Mr.. Munson--Did you or did you
not build buggy for Mr.. Howard and
make him present OF It?
Answer-I did not present it. The
puSsy purCuaSeu was commenced on
sboIt Decem Der rs. 1894, some days be-
fore MI. Howard took Office.
You're grading contractor, Mr..
Dodd, - said Mr.. Stockwell "and are in
that business for living. You do street
work. Does il not look queer that you
should be building buggies for the super.
lntendent of streets?"
Not at all. In my work Mr.. Howard
can do me neither good nor harm. We
are responsible only to tie property own
ers and to the council.
BY Councilman Munson--Did you agree
to build that buggy in Decem Der hopin Z
to gain thereby Howard's influence and
patronage when he should enter upon the
duties of his office?
Answer-No, sir. That was not our in.
tention.
Ed O'Gara corroborate d his busine.
partners testimony regarding the buggy
and eevrything else to which Dodd had
testified.
II remem Der that John II. Drain, on a
car one day, shaking his head ominously,
remarked that buggy was bad business, u
said the witness. "I replied that there
was nothing more in the transactlo on that
| could see. | aid not tell Drain or did
not want him to think that there hac
been anything crooked in the sale to Mr..
Howard of the buggy
EX-Street Superintendent D. A. Watson
said he had heard rumors discreditable tc
the street department. but of his owr
knowledge he could verify nothing.
William Gosaur. the blacksmith in the
employ OF Dodd d Cara. who worked upon