The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-05-12
TESTIMONY OF FURNAS.
CONCLUDED FROM FIRST PAG,

CONCLUDED FROM FIRST PAGE.)
he talked to Middleton several times, but
found him reserved and general in his re-
plies. Furnas said this during the
three months the bidding was delayed and
he was trying to find out why. He gath
cred the impression that Middleton was pre-
pairing to bid himself and he asked Mid
dleton if The was going in to the sweep
ing business"
Middleton, he said, answered that he was
not. The witness said to him: IF you do
you might well join hands with u.s."
Furnas said he went to Middleton because
ne found IT hard to get at city officials
and found work through others better
He said officials usually do the opposite of
what contractors want.
He admitted telling Middleton that he
would pay him for whatever work he did.
Middleton had complained that he had spent
$500 during the Republican campaign and
could not give the time. Furnas said he
told him he would pay him for whatever
he did. He explained this as meaning what
ever information he might gather that was
of benefit to the witness.
Did you go to Mr.. Middleton's office and
IL you could get the contract the right way,
and that one-fourth Of the profits would
run between $500 and $500 during the
year," asked Mr.. Noel.
mo, sir: did not
MIDDLETON's COMPLAINT.
On March Middleton called at Furnas's
office in the morning. Furnas testified and
nished information to the papers. Middle
ton, he said, had told him the administra-
ton was powerful and would dig up these
things about his past contracts. Furnas
told him, he said, to go ahead and dig. In
the afternoon Middleton came back and in
the presence of w. p. Spray, a councilman.
and Mr.. Hamilton and Mr.. Maynard, said
F,urnas had never offered me anything.
ov,6 oxro,
thanked me for what did for him.
did you not go to Middleton a second
time and urge him TO secure the insertion
Of the Furnas patents in the specifca-
mo; Mr. Fuehring would have thrown
| me out of partnership if had done that"
but he didn't throw you out when you
made deal with Stuckmeyer?"
Furnas explained that the deal with
Stuckmeyer did not involve the insertion of
the Furnas patent in the specifications. He
such provision. He had tried it and
found it a bad thing.
, Furnas's story of the visit Of himself and
Fuehring to Gates did not corroborate
Fuehring in all details. He said Gates had
said nothing about any sum of money other
than fb that hn woulF sRed him be
the contract could be secured IL such a
large partnership required higher bidding.
Gates replied that he was a friend Of Book
walter, had helped nominate and elect him,
and that except for newspaper criticism
he would have been member of the Board
of Public Works. He said Gates had said
though Gates and Fuehring said some
things in German.
PAY FOR WATER.
Furnas testified that last year the Ma
| rion County Construction Company which
secured the sweeping. contract. used water
out of standpipes owned by the sprinkling
| contractors. Furnas had demanded pay
| for the water used and had complained to
| Logsdon. Logsdon. he said, told him the
standpipes were public and not to make
| trouble for the Marion county company.
| This was only few hours after George
| Seibert, president of the Marion county
company, had told the witness that he
| would show the witness the pipes were pub
| lie. Furnas said he and the Fuehrings had
not yet been paid for their water.
| Soon after this Furnas continued, Build
! ing Inspector Bartel visited the witness 8
furniture factory. at No. lois East Eleventh
street Bartel said complaint had been
| made about the smoke from the factory
chimney, and also talked about condemn
| ing the building. Furnas said he explained
| that he had repaired the building so that
now he was able to obtain an insurance
| risk. and that he made little smoke. as he
| burned wood refuse from the factory Bar
| tel, he testified, told him Logsdon had sent
| him TO condemn the building. Logsdon,
Bartel said. was under the belief that Fur
mas had inspired newspaper articles criti-
cising the street cleaning. F'urnas said he
] inferred from Barters visit that Logsdon
/ wanted him to keep quiet
Mr.. Noel brought from Mr.. Furnas his
| opinion that IL would take twelve rotary
| sweepers to clean the streets in one might
| and that the Marion County company was
now and had been using only nine This
| left about one-fifth of the streets of the
| city unswept
SPIRITED QUESTIONS
| Mr.. Noers concluding questions were spir-
tied. He asked Mr.. Furnas IL he believed
1t was hors-rable to try to use Logsdon' :
trother-in-law to influence Logsdon to vio-
late his duty as member Of the board, to
seek A B. Carter to gain his influence with
Logsdon. to visit Mayor Bookwalter, ID
consider what Furnas had termod NJ.