The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-03-01
WILSON WASON HAND
But the License Committee Did Not
Get Together.
HIS EXAMINATION MONDAY
The Employment Agent Says He
Has Sold out His Business and
This investigation Does
Not Worry Him a Bit.
HIS EXAMINATION MONDAY

on account of the absence OF a quo
rum the license committee of the coun-
ell did not investigate the charges
against Employment Agent T. @. Will
son yesterday afternoon. Enough was
said, however, to show that the COM
mittee is after Mr. Wilson'S scalp. and
there will probably be a warm time
when the committee meets on Monday
evening. which was the time set for
the investigation.
Mr.. Wilson was on hand at the ap-
pointed hour yesterday afternoon with
his attorney and one or two witnesses
Alderman Rowe, who is a witness
against the employment agent was also
present, but Alderman knowlton was
the only member of the license COM
mittee In attendance, and after wait
ing half an hour for Vivion and Rod
da, the other members of the commit
tee. to put in an appearance, the in
Vestigation was continued until Mon
day evening at 1880 o'clock.
While the party was waiting in the
clerks office for the tardy aldermen
Wilson remarked that the investigation
was not hurting him any, as he had
sold out his employment agency.
why are you taking so much inter-
est in II If you have sold out?" inquired
Knowlton.
Because / have a reputation to sus-
tain" replied Wilson
well, 1t may be that you won't have
any reputation left by the time we get
through with YOU" retorted the alder
man with a chilly Missouri smile.
Nj. c. Moffat was one of the witnesses
present at the instance of Mr.. Wilson,
but it looks as though his story would
do that gentleman more harm than
good. Mr.. Moffat told of his dealings
with Wilson to Alderman Knowlton
and Chief of Police Tebo after the adj
journment of the investigation. He said
that he had the contract for some car
penter work at the Heinze smelter.
Wilson met him on the street one day
and told him that he had two friends
who were first-class carpenters, and
that he would like to have him give
them employment. Mr.. Moffat made
no definite promise but said that If they
were around when he needed men he
would give them a chance.
A day or two later man came down
to the building with a note from Will
son, and as Moffat happened to need
man just at that time he put him to
work In a very few minutes, however,
he discovered that the new man knew
nothing at all about carpenter work
and he called him down off the building
and discharged him. THE man kicked"
said Mr.. Moffat, "and told me that the
job cost him SO. / told him that if /
had thought that he had paid out a
cent for a job l would not have given
him work under any circumstances.
never authorized Wilson to employ men
for me. All l said was that if the two
men whom he said were friends of his
were around when L needed men,
would give them a trial. I didn't sup
pose that he would buy a job for a
friend. Wilson asked me to sign an
affidavit setting forth that l had au-
thorized him to employ men for me and
refused"
Alderman Rowe says that Wilson
told Tom Williams, the foreman at the
Glengarry mine, that there would be
$40 in ii for him if he would give a
man a job and $40 q, month as long as
the man worked. Williams replied that
they did not do business, that way at
that mine and reported the matter to
Superintendent Rowe.
Chief of Police Tebo stated that he
had only received one complaint
against Evan O. Jackson, the other en-
ployment agent who was to be exam
ined. and that i'm that case the money
had been returned. 1t is probable that
the charge against Jackson will be dis
missed without an examination.