The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-03-03

nearly eixht years he received from the
sales of Junk. $4i6.2i, which ne turned INTO
the Treasury He made no returns io'
1894 or 1895.
When your committee came 10 eNa"l''o
into the removal of coke from the "o' No
by a man named Ben Townes. ue So''-
duct OF Mr. Walsh shows sun sita.e'
violations OF the trust imposed III ni.l.
A great deal OF testimony was taken on
this question. The evidence so taken must
satisfy anyone that this man Townes stoae
from the Gas-Works large quantities oi
coke partially burnt but good ana s"i'a-
BILE for use by the city. and also quah"-
ties of coke that had never been use" az
all: and that this stealing was done py
TONNES with the knowledge and consent
of Mr. Walsh the then foreman. (See tne
testimony Of III. Throgmorton. NJ. VI. Jor-
dan. W. S Timberake, George Wits, u
Jordan. VIM. +. Allen. c. Hampton, no
bert billiard. d. +. Mann. John Whitlow'
and r. o. Goodman) Ii was found I'M
possible 10 get at the amount OF coke
thus STOLEN from the city. But on one oc-
casion three OF the witnesses-Throgmof-
ton. Wills and Jordan-counted thirty
five wheelbarrows taken OF western COKE
that had never been used-about one nun
dred anc forty bushels.
The testimony proves that whne MI
Walsh showed himself Indifferent as. u
how much of the citys coke the man
Townes took, yet he was very carelul
that no one should deprive Townes OF
what could be included I'm Townes priNl-
leges (See depositions OF Throgmorton. NJ
NJ Jordan and Foster) Your committee
had no evidence before It that Mr.. Walsh
shared I'm any profits made by Townes.
bur there IS herewith returned full proof
that Mr.. Walsh was benefited pecuniarlly
bv Townes being allowed to steal the coke
from the city. Mr.. Walsh owned mule
and A cart. which were hired by Townes
in preference to any other cart, 10 deliver
the stolen coke 10 his purchasers me
evidence shows that the employment
brought Mr.. Walsh during six or elght
months In the year about two dollars ana
a half day. Not only was his cart given
the preference by Townes when there
was hut little hauling TO be done, but
also by giving his cart the snort hauis.
To such an extent was this recognized
that Fleming Christian, the driver or
Mr. Walshs cart, testified that ne toid
'rowues that III he didn't give me the
hauling | would let Mr.. Walsh know. 4
thought one favor deserved another.
II is evident from the testimony that Mr..
Walsh profited in this way by the stealing
done By Townes.
PURCHASE OF OYSTER SHELLS.
The testimony taken before your com
mittee as TO the purchase Of oyster shells
bv the city. and the making of the CON
tracts therefor shows a condition or al
fairs equally as outrageous and disgrace
ful In lSg2 MIR Adams asked j. I. Mont
gomery to put I'm a bid for him FOR the
contract for oyster shells, stating mat he
could not do so i'm his own name that ii
Mr.. Montgomery would do so. he wouln
let him deliver at the contract price, all
the shells from his lMontgomery' oyster
houre. The contract was awarded 20
Mr.. Montgomery at five and a mar cents
per bushel The evidence shows that the
carts Of the late W. 9. Adams. superlnteh-
dent and that of r. j. Walsh, foreman,
delivered under the contract OF lS9z-N
about four times as many shells as were
delivered by Mr. Montgomery Messrs.
Adams and Walsh delivered about $1,000
bushels. while Mr.. Montgomery delivered
about g0O0O bushels. ,See the testimony
of IA & Boudar and j. r. Montgomery
In one particular Mr.. Walsh showed
marked prudence and diligence. lie TOOK
considerable pains to see that Mr.. Mont
ooroe,., was not paid for the shells hauled
bv himself and Mr. Adams Mr.. }. +.
Meredith was required 20 keep the books
showing the deliveries 10y Mt Montgohle-
ry Mr.. Walsh himself kept the DOCKS
showing his deliveries and those OF MT
Adams rr. j. r. Meredith gave one
class OF tickets 20 the driver of Mr.. Mont
pomerv. while Mr. Gaulding. an engineer
an the Cas-Works, was required TO give
another kind of ticket TO the drivers OF
the carts of Adams and Walsh. lSee the
testimony of Gauldng. Marsion, j. f.
Meredith Walsh. and Fleming Christian
While the deliveries were thus Kept sepa-
rate the monthly bills, upon when the
Gas Committee issued warrants tor pay
meut were for sums due Tor all sh'ss
delivered i'm the preceding monun. ana
were made out in the name OF Mr. MONT
gomery Mr. Walsh, with fun kno"ieuSe
that the bills were false statements OF
the actual facts. did not hesitate TO make
out month after month the bills as due
10 MIR Montgomery for shelis nehNele"
bv him. A load was regarded as twenty
ava bushels. and cost Sl3,. There ~ evil
dence that the carts. except those or Mr.
Montgomery. did not always deliver iuil
loads although the drivers received TICK
OTIS for full loads. But amid so much
fraud YOUR committee does not feel callen
ON IN do more than 10 call attention 10
that evidence (See the evidence or flem-
ing Christian. and Allen Goodman, the
driver for Mr. Montgomery me eNineh'e
~ Fleming Christian the driver FOR Ar.
walsh shows that the price paid by him
self for the smells delivered was elther
tuventv-dye cents or sometimes thirty
seven and a-aalf cents a load. IL Is 10
he presumed that the driver or Mr.
Adams cart gave about the same Yet
the city had 20 pay ore dollar ana thiIy
sa,.en can.s load. Mr Walsh claimed
receive any part Of such sums except
fftv conts per load for the hauling. Your
committee submit that even II that De
true such a fact cannot relieve Mr.. Naish
~ equal culDabiity with Mr.. Adams
your committee decline 10 draw a moral
distinction between being paid for assist
ING I'm the perpetraton OF a fraud ana
~oeeivinp a proportionate share OF the
nrodts of the fraud We are or opinion
tbat i'm the fraud so perpetrated Mt.
Walsh was rs culpablc as Mr.. Adams.
MR.. GRIMES ACTS.
Mr. MONTGOMERY failed 10 get the new
contract. which was awarded I'm October
1874 II seems 10 have been determined
that Mr.. Adams. and those VINO had
tbere,ofore shared with him the receipts
of his frauds upon the city In the purchase
of shells. or those who I'm the future
would share with him such fraudulent
gains. should sell 10 the city all the shells
which il might purchase. whether tnls
change was caused by greed or by the
fact that new partner desired 10 snare
in those gains. your committee - unapie
TO say But the evidence submitted Dy
vour committee proves that at that time
arother ala desire and had determined 10 |
share in those gains. That person was
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