The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-08-20
INVESTIGATION NEARLY DONE
Continued from Eighth Page.)

affidavit first at Mr. Prendergasts house.
Mr.. Prendergast had never paid him or
offered to pay him anything for his testi-
mony or for any time he might lose, he
said Mr.. Lawrence had asked the witness
If Mr.. Prendergast had paid or promised
10 pay him anything for his testimony
LAS a friend of Mr.. Prendergast," said MT.
Adams, in a very decided tone of voice,
Il wish TO say that he is incapable of Of
fering bride to any one, and MIR. Law
renee knows that" Mr.. Lawrence said
he thought the question was warranted
by the reports in. circulation.
Mr.. Henderson said that Mr. Prender-
CAST had stated 10 him that if he would
allow his affidavit to be made public and
he should lose his job by it that he would
see that he got another job. He had never
told Riley Brown or any one else that he
got SIS for testfying. Mr.. Prendergast had
written a friend of his a letter, witness
said, saying that if he lost his job on ac-
count of his affidavit being made public
he would see that he got another one.
When he first gave the affidavit he agreed
that Mr.. Prendergast should show 1t to
the mayor. Later, when the correspond
ence between Mr.. PrendergaSt and Chief
Mcguire in the newspa pers was in pro-
greSS Mr.. Prendergast wrote this letter. lie
went to Mr.. Prendergasts home the Sec
ond time on the night he was suspended.
and asked as to his conversation with
Henderson in regard to the latter's testi-
mony. Mr.. Steinberg stated that Hender-
son said he had received letter from Mr..
PrendergaSt saying that he would receive
compensation for giving his testimony be-
fore the investigating committee, that, IN
case he was suspended, whatever salary
he was receiving would be made good un-
til another job could be gotten for him.
Henderson had already been suspended
when he made this statement. He said he
was going to Mr.. Prender-
CAST that night to make
an affidavit, and that ne was to get what
ever his salary was and that they would
see that it was all right and that they
would see that he would get a position.
Henderson's salary was to be continued
until after the investigation, when he was
to be gotten a job, the witness understood.
Henderson was drinking at the time. Mr..
Mcguire heard about this and asked wit
ness about it.
Engineer H. S. Remington of No. was
put on the stand to testify to the same
matter. He testified to a conversation
that he had with Henderson about the
affidavit he was to make. Henderson said
that he had received a letter, saying that
it would be all right. Witness thought
that Henderson said that if he lost his job
he would not lose anything by it, That
ne MOuiu get a BOSll4Oil anu lilbL II WOdANl
not be a political one. Henderson was
drinking a little at the time. Witness told
him that he had better be quiet about it.
Henderson replied that it would be all
right, that if he lost his job he would get
another one and it would not be a political
one. He did not say that any one had
bribed him or offered to pay him anything,
Fireman w. +. McGrath testified that
he was off the last city election, but that
he was not detailed by the chief. He
had no talk with Chief Mcguire about
getting off. He was a charter member
of the Citizens club.
Fireman j. +. Cullum testified that he
saw the chief at the Hull fire. He was
not drunk. Witness was a member of
the Waiver Fire Company with Chief Ma
guire. Mr.. Mcguire always responded
and worked the same as other fremen.
After the fire was out he called the roll,
this being his only duty as secretary at
a fire. Witness said he had been a fire
man fourteen or fifteen years. He did
not think the Christ church fire could
have been fought better than 1t was. He
did not go into the building at ALL He
had frequently seen fremen yomt after
coming out of a fire, and had done so
himself Witness said he voted the
straight Liberal club ticket at the last
election and was a hot Liberal club man.
The commission then adjourned TO ) D.
m. this afternoon.