The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-05-28


 been tabled, had it not?"
 MT. Pickett-"I think it had"
 MT Goodhart-"If it was tabled for one month to correct clerical errors what was the purpose of this resolution taking it from the table and printing it subject to the correction of clerical errors?"
 MT Pickett-'I should think that this was the only proper way to do it, as there might be clerical errors wherever it was printed"
 MT. Goodhart-"But was it not the purpose of the resolution offered on April to have the errors corrected?"
 MT. Pickett-"It was"
 MT. Goodhart-"Can you recall any thing said by MT. Chillingworth, when he introduced this resolution, as to why he did so, it being only one week since he moved to table the matter for one month to correct errors?"
 MT. Pickett-"I think that he said something about expediting matters. l do not remember just what he said'
 MT. Goodhart-"Was there anything said to you on that night by Alderman Chillingworth in reference to advertis- ing these assessments"
 Nf. Nothing whatever"
 MT. Goodhart-"Then I understand that the only person you had spoken to in reference to this matter before April F was MT. Street?"
 MT. Pickett-"Yes"
 MT. Goodhart-"Will you recall the next conversation you had concerning the street sprinkling assessments?"
 MT. Pickett-"On the Saturday before Grants tomb was dedicated, about 5 o'clock p. m., MT. Thompson, the fore man of our composing room, came into my room. I remarked that he was late. He replied that he had been correcting some galleys of city ads I did not know what ads he had reference to- That was all that was said.''
 MT. Goodhart-"Did you know that these advertisements were being set?"
 MT. Pickett-'I did not" MT. Goodhart-''When was the next time you had any conversation about this subject?"
 MT. Pickett-'I called Mrs. Pickett up from the Plaza hotel, New York, on Tuesday, April 27 and said that the SCICllioilco lldu pdcSeu OIL WlluOul dC- cident. l asked her if there was any, thing new, and she replied that there was a great howl being made by the newspapers about some advertisement. She asked me what it meant, saying that the mayor, corporation counsel and myself were implicated. I told her that everything was all right.
 Alderman Rourke-"Colonel Pickett, did you ever see that resolution before Alderman Chillingworth offered it in the board of aldermen?"
 MT. Pickett-''I did not''
 Alderman Rourke-'Did you ever see the original copy?"
 MT. Pickett-'I did not''
 Judge Stoddard-"What did MT. Chil- lingworth say to you when he showed you this resolution?"
 MT. Pickett-"He may have said that it would expedite business"
 Judge Stoddard-"Is it usual to put in type written resolutions?" MT. Pickett-"It is often done"
 Judge Stoddard-"Is there nothing to prohibit it?"
 MT. Pickett-"I think not"
 Alderman Chillingworth was next called.
 MT. Have you any inter- est in the corporation which did the work of street sprinkling for the city?"
 MT. ChillingWorth-"No None whatever D MT. Goodhart-"Have you any inter- est in any newspaper in New Haven?"
 MT. Chillingworth-"I have not" Mir. Goodhart-"Do you recall who offered the resolution on the 18th of December referring the incomplete sprinkling assessments back to the board of public works for correction?"
 MT. Chillingworth-"I think the ex- alderman from the Second ward. I for get his name"
 MT. Goodhart-"Do you remember that at hearing given by the commit tee on cities and boroughs in Hartford that the matter of street sprnkling was mentioned, and if you do remem- Der the circumstances will you state whether this was before the 18th day of March,"
 MT. Chillingworth-'T do not recall"
 MT. Goodhart-"Between the 22d day of March and the 9th day of April did yOu nave dliy CDtlNGISdtlOI concerning street sprinkling?"
 MT. Chillingworth-"I did not"
 MT. Goodhart-"Did you have any conversation with MT. Ryder between the 22d day of March and the 9th day of April?"
 MT. Chtllingworth-"Not on that sub ject"
 MT. Goodhart-"I asked you if you had any conversation with MT. Ryder?"
 MT. Chillingworth-"Yes
 Mir. Goodhart-"How many times?"
 MT. Chillingworth-"I cannot recall Three or four times, perhaps"
 MT. Goodhart-"Did you have any conversation during these three or four times that you called on MT. Ryder relating to these street sprinkling as- sessments?"
 MT. Chillingworth-"I did not"
 MT. Goodhart-"Had you any conver- sation with MT. Blakeslee or anyone else between the 22d day of March and the 5th day of April?"
 MT. Chillingworth-'T had not"
 MT. Goodhart-"Will you state what happened at that meeting of the date of April in relation to this matter Of street sprinkling assessments?'
 MT. Chillingworth-"Hi honor, the mayor. announced the subject and said, What shall do with the commit