The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-05-31
M4Yon r4RNsTonrn TESTIFIED.
Close of Public Hearing in Street Sprink-
 ling Investigation.

ling Investigation.
 The features of the street sprinkling investigation Saturday night were sev- eral lively bouts between Anthony Car roll and Attorney Goodhart, in which the former claimed as a citizen the right of being heard and of asking questions of the witnesses. while the attorney insisted that MT. Carroll should wait the convenience of the committee.
 The strife of words finally ended by Attorney Goodhart requesting the po- lice to lead MT. Carroll from the witness stand
 D. w. Blakeslee of c. w. Blakeslee & Sons, said that he had seen no one in regard to the street sprinkling adver- tisement until after 1t had been pub |1ished He had had a conversation with Mir Ryder in the Leader office, but he had none with Alderman Chillingworth. The time that the advertisement was published he was in Portland, Me, and had got back to New Haven few days after
 Mayor Frederick B. Farnsworth was then sworn. He said that he had been an official of the city for some time. He was a stockholder and director of the Leader. He held twenty-one shares of stock of the par value of $2,500, and had been a stockholder since the or ganization of the company. He had no financial interest in any other news paper. As a director of the Leader company he drew no salary, and has no control except as a director enjoyed in 1 the employing of the business manager. He was familiar with the charter of the city of New Haven. As far as he knew the advertisement of the street | sprinkling advertisement amounted to about $4,000. He had no conversation with Colonel Pickett or Alderman Chil- lingworth in regard to the matter. | One point which Mir Goodhart brought out was to the effect of the conversation which he had with City | Clerk Lyon in regard to the legality of the publishing of the advertisement. | He asked for an opinion from the cor poration counsel and had telephoned to | MT. Elys office. That gentleman had gone west. He knew nothing of the amount of the advertisement, that is. what it would cost, and had not the | SllSDleSl eStlllldlc Ol IL. He ulu uUL know whether or not the advertisement would exceed the appropriation. He | did not know what paper would be benefited by the publication of the ad- vertisement, and his attention had not been called to that fact. The first time he knew of the advertisement was when it appeared in the Leader of April 26. He had not seen Messrs. Pickett, Ryder, Schlein or Craig in the matter
 The witness stated that he was called upon by J. Edward Dennis, the busi- ness manager of the Palladium, at his office.
 "He came into my office on Trumbull street and asked me this question Can't We get the advertisement for the Pauadium? We had consultation for more than an hour. He said If the Palladium did not get the advertise ment the Palladium would raise a hol- Ter l then told him: Let the Pal. Iadium holler.' or any other paper as far as I am concerned This was al
 done smilingly. There was not the slightest sign of row, and as far as I know none was contemplated. MT Dennis and myself had a pleasant time together. He did not deride me, and
 did not talk i'll of him"
 The committee rose, subject to tn,
 call of the chairman.