Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1897-07-24
IMPORTANT EVIDENCE OF BOOD
LiN0.

In a suit now on trial In Milwaukee
the plaintiff. u former employee Of II
pump manufacturing firm that has
dealings with the city, hns given some
interesting testimony concerning the
City Council. Bribery ana attempted
bribery are more than limited ut. with
names, dates. amounts ana document
tary proof. Here II the examination
In part. as given In the milwaukee,
newspapers.
.. The first item ON that expense bill
Is Oct. IL. to J. Il. Brandon, for use
with Alderman Noble. Who was J.
Il. Brandon? \. A mechanical cngl.
nccr In Chicago. % Dearborn street.
q. WHO was Alderman Noble? \.
One of the Chicago aldermen.
q. For what purpose was this $50
paid to j. II. Brandon! 4. To induce
Alderman Noble to Use his influence
To award the contract we were going to
bid upon To the Filler Il StOwcll Com
pany.
y. The next items are: II. \. Wam-
bold for Use with Alderman Cooke ana
others: Nov. III. $3.50: Nov. -, 1925:
Nov. -. $50; Dec. :. 500; Dec. -.
5000: Dec ~. $50. Were these
amounts. aggregating S1.555. paid by
you to II. \. Wambold? A. Yes, sir.
q. Who was II. 4. WambOld? \. lie
was an attorney, formerly Of Milwau-
kee. practicing law In Chicago.
u. For what purpose were these
amounts paid 10 II. A. WambOld? a.
To induce the Chicago aldermen
to vote to give the contract for
the pumping engines, the bids
for which had been opened
Nov. ~. II l remember rightly--tO In.
duce the Chicago aldermen to give the
| contracts. amounting to x:,H).OOO. tn
the Filler Il stOwell Company. That IL
very mild way Of putting 1t. Mr.. Bot.
tum. The finance committee OF the
Chicago aldermen.
q. The next item In that expense bill
IL Oct. ~. to Joseph Schwab. A. He
was member of the Illinois I.egisia-
turc. lie had influence with Alderman
Powers. He was given the $5O-if II Is
$II-to use to secure the influence Of
Alderman Powers, who was u member
Of the finance cOmmlttee-a powerful
member of the finance committee.
.. What was his business ut that
time; \. He was II hanger-On around
the City Hall, So far as know.
q. Did he have any office: a. lie
used the office of the Corporation Coun,
| sci.
q. How did you come to employ II
\. WambOld 10 approach the Chicago
aldermen; y. lie said hr had lnfucnc,
with them.
q. Which ones did he say he had in
huencc with; \. Alderman Cooke.
q. Did he mention any others 4
Powers, Madden.
q. Was tbs all the money which Mr.
WamLold asked you to give him? A.
| No.
| q. How much mere did he ask you
for? \. Fifteen thousand dollars.
q. You didn't pay him the sI5,OOGi
\. gave him checks for $1,000 10 my
order Int did not indorsc the checks
., Whose checks did YOU give him
| checks.
., Why didn't you inl0rsc those
| clcckst \, | was not instructed 10
ana they Were 10 be paid only in ;hC
event of the contract being awarded
Ms. They We're written In the bacl;
part OF the book by Mr.. Read, Al Tho
same time Mr.. Read wanted 1t in the
back part Of the book so the bOokkaep,
er wouldn't get the record Of it. Mr.
Read paid them by the direction Of Mr.
Neacy. ] gave the checks 10 Wambold
and II the contract had been awarded
10 Us | was 10 indOrse the checks and
Wamhold was to give them 10 the al
der1nen. As the contract was not
awarded to us Wambold gave me the