The evening world., 1901-08-26

| Fire Department. and on small a1ti-
Giles cleared a profit Of from 50 to ~
per cent.
.'ohn d. Lindsay. representing the
Commissioner. made the argunest
In so doing he reviewed the evidsncs
given before the Grand Jury. This
evidence slowed that one man. anx-
ious for Fire Dep: tment business.
contributed $1,000 to Mr.. Scannell's
Senc:a Club through the Commits
sioner's brother. George scanneil. and
that som, time later he was awarded
n contract for $500 feet Of hose.
The evidence showed that the
opinion was widespread and founded
on experience that unless Marks was
consulted it was useless to try TO
sell any supplies to the Fire Depart,
ment: that manufacturers who de-
sired to sell goods were compelled to
appoint Marks az their agent before
they could do business with tho
Commissioner: that Commisslonss
Scannell said that II anybody was
getting commissions he wanted Il to
be his friend Marks.
Grady In II. Too.
The evidence showed. too. that there
was a general Impression that Senator
Thomas Grady could place goods In the
Fire Department.: that he shared In
Marks's commissioner and that he was
interested in an engtnc company that
sold supplies to tho Fire Department.
Some o, the manufacturers and shesl
agents testified that they went 10 Seha.
tor Grady and asked for his innueoes
IN placing their supplies In the Fire De.
partmcnt.
Neither Commissioner Scannell ,uos
Marks was In the room when court &as
convened. They we're represented by Nr.
Lindsay. De l.lncey Sicoll ana Sidney
Myers. D.strict-Attorncy Philbin, With.
his specially appointed assistants. Ar.
thur Z. Train and Samuel c. Ordway.
appeared for the people.
Mr.. Lindsay moved that the inhi.t.
men,s De dismissed on the following
grounds:
Tha, Samuel II. ordway. an attorney.
a,.law. was permitted TO be present ana
to. advise the Grand jury, that illegal
evidence was presented 20 the 0saA6
jury. and that only eighteen Grand Ju.
rors were present when he vote wai
taken as to whether an Indictment
should or should not be found.
Grand Jury Minutes Read.
Il, reviewing the testimony SIR. Lind.
say read a; length from the copy OF the
Grand Jury minutes. He told OF hoN
Isaac Il Marley. Secretary of the Eu.
rcka Fire Hose Company. finding that
he could sc, no business from the File
Department. went searching for influ'
cncr. The testimony follows:
Q Tel! Is sh.. you al 4, your search for
Influence. \. saw gentleman In the
h.:or iieu.. one iir. pan,sd Gu, 10 me as .
man 'h., couti d m, soue good. perhasA
learned Il vas Mr.. Gsorzr seanneu.
q WIS, relation Is he to Fire comenis,ionss
s.,raell' a suppo's ne is a broshtr-t
soar ino~-aad waited oa him and 5te!l
him would Ike TO do business. aad IKE -
cou,ribu,. ,otns lhlns to Ii. Organization. J
called on hlrl at ii. Seneca Club. the leader
., n, district. In the club made IN. ten
def, Ito called ala secretary to me. He tsld
m. t. give |, to him. gave ALA N.eno -
bills In anticipation os do.aE tome business
. Va, TIL, payment of Sl.:oo Ia VI.
George s..Hn-li's presence: A. re. H5 /
"
Q. WAT "a. The r..ul; oil, you, e,a,rtsu,.sa
., ;i:Oo to tbs seneca cius' a. Tint .vss
in So,smser 1875. and Jul, S. 1879, ! nj
800 fee, Of ho-S. \.