The herald., 1897-12-03
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considered the matter of giving up my
position and salary the notes with Frank
Savage would have to be cared for. There
was then $3.50 Of the principal owing, as
l had managed to pay$50 Of the 5000.
II don't know just what reply was
made to this, for after talking little
while longer I made up my mind that
1 would not resign and leave myself un-
der the whole burden and let the ring
leaders escape. So told him that would
not resign. A day or two after this con-
versation I wrote Webb note saying
that those notes or obligations about
which we had been talking must be
taken care of. sent the note by man
named Bernard, laborer in the school
department. When he came back he
said that Mr. Webb said he would at
tend to it right away. This was all done
before 1 ever made up my mind to con-
fess. Savage told me after sent the
note to Webb that some one had seen
him and said the notes would be ar
ranged
(That somebody was James Hellman,
who afterward paid the notes.)
THE MONEY RETURNED
IT told Savage of the note I had sent
to Webb and asked him to put himself
in Webbs way and, without making
fiat demand upon him, to give him
chance to pay the money. On Monday
morning I was in Furrey & Co.'s store
and saw Webb and said Good morning.
Later I was in the store, and Jim He'll
man told me that he had the money in
his pocket for me. Savage was there,
~ n r dodY q fh O
we went into the office and Savage pulled
out the notes. He marked paid on the
back above his name. paid him the
money and Hellman asked for the notes
and said he would keep them. The
notes were turned over to him.
II was told that an attorney would be
employed, and Mr.. Hellman afterwards
told me that he had employed Frank
Davis, the same attorney who appeared
for me at the investigation before the
board. I never employed Mr.. Davis.
HELLMAN's CONNECTION
Tim Hellman was told last night of the
statement that Axtell had made, and
asked to explain his connection with the
matter. He said:
IT saw Axtell Saturday morning, the
day that the first proceedings were had
in the board Of education rooms. I
asked him if he had an attorney. and he
said he had not. told him I would get
him one. I tried to get Judge Mckinley.
hut when asked him about it he said
he couldn't go against his conscience,
because he knew too much OF the matter.
later got Frank Davis for him. Axtell
did not see Davis. I agreed to pay for
his services. You will remember that
the first night of the investigation Ak
tell suddenly left the room. I did not
know where he had gone. but was told
that he was down at the front door.
I went down there. He was very much
worried, and I told him to go back to
the board Of education rooms at once
and he did, 1t was the next day that 1
secured Davis for him. Axtell had come
to me before this and told me that he
had done something criminal, and when
I asked him what it was, he said he
had assigned warrants before he had
earned his salary. On the morning that
the money was paid Webb entered my
store while Axtell was in the rear and
Axtell ran away. do not know where
he went. Webb denied to me that he
owed Axtell anything. Later in the day
I got the money and we paid the notes
which Savage had"
Hellman exhibited the notes. They are
in the usual form of iron-clad agree
ments to pay and assignments of salary,
such as money lenders usually use One
is dated April 27th numbered 1343, and
is for $100. The other bears the date of
June Sth, is numbered 1888, and calls for
s1O2. The rate of interest in each is 2
per cent a month. Webb's name does
not appear upon them. They are in
printed form, and on the reverse side
appears the word paid" under which
is the signature of Frank Savage.
Asked why he had interested himself
in Axtells behalf, Hellman stated that
he was friendly toward Axtell because
the latter had been instrumental in Sc
curing for him a large volume of busi-
ness. The amount of this business is
stated to average about $1,000 per month.
WHAT M'INERNY SAYS
Director McInerny was seen last night
and informed of the statement made by
Axtell. "There is nothing about this mat
ter that 1 have any desire or reason to
conceal" said he. 1T was simply busi-
ness matter with me, and think it Is
regular. I asked Jim Hellman to pro-
cure for me certain materials that de-
sired to put in my house, and informed
him that I wanted them as cheap as I
could get them. He referred me to q
certain firm, and from them learned
that I would have to pay more than
wanted to for the material. told He'll
man so. He then said to me that II
could get Axtel1 to order the goods I
could secure them at wholesale figures
and did so. AS to the employment
of the school plumber, secured his
services and those Of an assistant while
they were not engaged in school work,
and they did what work wanted. I
paid for the material and for the labor. y
Then Mr.. McInerny displayed the re-
ceipted bills and the checks with which
they had been paid. He was perfectly