The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-04-22
MllEI COMMITTEE
HAkMER|nG AWAY.
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Mr. briggs fhe TREASURER ~ ih= Ress~
ang EpsnEasg. hsa keTE a~Ag srous shs
easapasayss asfce because se wss afras6
81 being served WITH = subpoena u ~ rsar
before tAe Mxxee COMMITTEES with re-
latson 10 the 3fT.ssa which acroreisns e
The fess.nrozsy c. Fraak Croksr. Mas paid
SIR BRIGGS fer tss sroek Mr. fisnass-
wright sad thai Mr.. Briggs movements
@ers private matters Mr. M1ss ~ fengsh
get Mr.. HsmmeswrsSbs 20 admit that 5sssn
A. Doener. Of ths husscsng department.
rad Suggested that re sthe wlsnsss5 ssssala
&c 70 see Goa Dazy.
Daily 10 \ aaloonkeeper. WHO, according
10 sne testimony - Mr.. To@ssTin. Of the
aTspr1osng nrn1 ri Toes@ytE & Hays. ef-
fered 10 get tae Tomt.Ttn-HayS systern of
consrrnesaoa approved ty tins bzllslns De-
pertinent for a pecnnaary consideration.
Att~aps 90 TAKE Back Answer
Nj Hsaneiwragaf AtsnFiEeS Joaa a.
T,ssensr az the man BE mad zpoks1 10. He
had sosgostea why Mr.. Dsssnsr hal told
nina 10 40 to sac Mr. Daily. lie never went
"a SEC Isasy. oeaanss ne did Hot think ne
eanld help MIN Ia any way Mr.. H'na-
meswrlghf sisted that MS cqFEnaay Aaa
never made any payments "a Senator
Grady. ard said that ssa xf2aets - retraei
the statement because he sngug.at II MAS
a private business mater.
Mr. Nose said IL ~ too lsts for his1 20
rssraet anything
After a IBnx series u resusais 10 an
swer. Mr.. Mesa had & noted on fhs naia-
usas Chat are witness made hts aeeiafa-
sians I'm q sisppaHs manner.
4 all
in ferrsttae cat the truth as 60 whether
Or not an attorney wa@ eaaaav0rtng 20 ex~
tort nsvnsy fran your eoneerm by FeaaSan
~ his connection with tfse aIa1assng de-
partment. DO y9u. ur will yea, give ne
that assistance" demanded AIR Moss
.Ry answering that adezgsoss." said sst-
n4ss. II would h~ eorssaeGlsa 81 infer mat
knew all the Hi*tBssss aid 1ofafiti9fss ana
everything under which the company en-
paoyess rhe attorney. / do net aneg these
taangs and thsrsfsYe / cannot answer hat
question"
Mr. Hlnuaelwssxhs persisted In bis re-
fsssal 10 make definite answers
When Ar. Moss said ne would suspend
MS examination for the lire being Mr..
Hsmmslwrfgnt sndeasured 10 make stale
men,. which was abruptly and ssernly nsr-
ped in tia bad rs Chairman Mazei, who
said angrisy stxs witnesses could nor come
there and refuse ~ ans@sr all questions
and then make statements 70 salt them
selves.
The serssant at arms was called 10 take
Mr.. Himmeswrigat OK tie witness stand.
George Livingston a sehonl commission
err wac then called HE denied that he
was a srssnher Of the EnEtea cosn-
pany, in which Fraak Croker WAS inter-
Gated. Mr.. Livingston TESTIFIED az 10 the
use Of the various systems Of coassruc-
tieu Ia the erection Of school houses The
witness declared he WAS not acquainted
vita Mr.. Croker.
Preferred the Roebling system.
John Doansils. the walking delegate or
business agent Of BricAlayass' Union
Nc, I. testified tha. hs had interviewed
Mr.. Snyder. superintendent ef the depart
mens os buildings OF the board OF eisica-
tion, regarding school No 10 where he
had learned issst the HoehlIng fireproof
| system was 10 he used. and tle speeifics-
uioas ef which omitted the tse Of shw seq
aeatai arch. necessary by the rates Of
| The union. IN. witness sad Ii appeared
| 70 him shat Mr.. Snyder had preference
| FOR tho Raehiing system. The witness
| slid h. sas brethsr-in-law OF jean A
| Daener. deasty commissioner OF buildings
The witness testified that Mr. sAyder aad
| the specifications Modified to permits tha
us~ os the sesmealal area.
Henry T. Ierainer. assistant secretary
of the Maryland Whisky Company seAts-
/ fed that sae stockholders OF tn&t company
were Jacob 5. Rossnth % Baltimore
1aisas DrssfsS. ~ NeA York, and Mr
stewart nos deceased
Mr. Moss called Wilson T. aarsaoank
one Of the organizers 81 he contractors
supply company. dealing Ia sewer pipe
The company he sal5, WAS organized N
she otssce os GgggsnheiEnsr. Jusersreyer s
Marshall. ard Mr. Gugssnhssrner was made
president. Wltness said he ~as az present
employed in Mr.. e:uggsnhsfner'S offles
Two shares es stock had tesa issued 20
| him as incorporates HE had Endorsed
tAsm In blank, ana had az tsrsf been eject
ed president WGfue=s said THAI Charles
y. u. Mccain. member % the district
attorneys af1icH. MIR Rsxrs ard hinaseR
wire tbs anly Stockholders az ses eNfu-
pamy AT present. He had nu interest IN
the company and simply held the stock as
a mater OF eonS euieHee. Mr. Rcgge held
nearly ali the stock MIR Mccain had
only two shares
Mr. Afagxs staresi that The commission
had decided 20 defer al contempt rrecsei-
lng~ until the witnesses had bsen thorough
iy examined In order 70 prevent delay In