The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-05-08
NOEL'S HARD TASK.


Eyes, but they bid just the same. didn't
they?'' answered Fuehring.
well, they did not get any contracts, did
II know, MT. Noel, but the contractors
had nothing to do with that 1t was the
making of the districts so large" answered
Fuehring.
At this point Attorney Noel began to ques-
ton Mr.. Fuehring on his contributions TO
Democratic campaign funds in previous
years and on what he knew about the al
legged demand made by Edwin d. Logsdon
for a contribution from the sprinkling con-
tract this year. Fuehring told of inter,
views he had with Frank Remington ana
of propositions that had been made to him
by Remington. He declared he refused 10
enter into any arrangement of the nature
alleged to have been suggested by kenning-
ton for the reason he thought 1t was GRIM
inal. All that he had ever heard or MI
Logsdon being concerned in the matter, ne
said. was from Remington himself he
said he had never talked with Logsdon
about contributions to the campaign fund.
I'm 1902" said Mr.. Fuehring. Remington
came to me and said II we would conse ehe
benefit of the Republican campaign fund we
could get the sprinkling contract. He SAID
Mr.. Logsdon did not want the money for
himself, but for the fund. He said 100000
was needed to elect Mr.. Bookwalter the
next time. / refused to have anything to
do with it and told Remington so as plainly
as / could
Ibid you see him again."
"TIe came to me a second time. He said
he had letter which he would like to show
me. / said / did not want to see the letter
and did not want to know what was In 1t.
He said he would tell me what the letter
was I'm effect-that 1t simply wanted to know
why we had not kept our part of the agree
Ibid you know whom that letter was
| from?'
do you know now. Mr.. Fuehring. whom
that letter was from?"
81 do not
"Well tell me what happened In 1903"
TEN PER CENT. PAYMENT.
Remington came to me-" said Fuehring,
| land told me that we would have to pay
| 10 per cent to Mr.. Logsdon for the Repub-
| lican campaign fund. He asked me If I
would go into it. I told him I would not,
| that would not have anything to do with
| such an arrangement. Remington then
told me that we ought to do it, but said I
| would not
did you see him again."
81 saw him on March q at his house with
| Conrad Rust. We just talked over things a
little that night. There was not much said
| The next day we met at the Merchants
| National Bank, and Remington said he
| wanted to see me. Rust and went to the
Indiana Trust Company building with him.
| and when we got in Remington limited that
! he wanted to talk to me and did not want
| Rust around. 1 asked Conrad if it would
be all right, and he said yes and went out
| Remington then told me that he would
give me Districts s. and If L would pay
| s per cent. into Mr.. Logsdon's hands for the
| Republican campaign fund. L told him
with such matter. He said all right, then
we would break, and 1 replied that we
| would have to break them
| did you have any further conversation
| with Mr. Kennington?"
| mo, sir: did not
did you ever have any talks with Mr.
Logsdon about these sprinkling contracts?"
| II never did 1 used to go to the Board
| of Works office on business, but L never
| talked to Mr.. Logsdon about these things.
| All that ever heard about contributions
| to campaign funds was through Mr.. Ken
nington."
And you never heard who that letter was
from that Mr. Remington showed your"
II never did replied Fuehring, fatty.
did you ever contribute to the Demo-
cratic campaign fund.-"
| ought to give something when Mcguire
was running, but / said l would not after
the way Tom Taggart had treated me-"
GAVE A SMALL SUM-
Mr.. Fuehring after intermnable oues-
tioning finally said he did give 81 to the
Democratic fund that year which Kenning-
ton took to the committee rooms within a
few minutes afterward. He did not go in.
he said, and did not see Mr. Mcguire or
| Mr. Sahm.
Previous to this Mr.. Noel had endeavored
| to obtain from the witness some idea of his
profits on the sprinkling work last year.
What little information was CLEANED came
| after herculean effort.
What was your profit per wagon last
year?" asked the attorney
81 think you must want to get in on the
sprinkling business, Mr.. Noel"
Mr. Noel renewed his question and Fueh-
ring objected. He said 1t was a matter of
private business which he did not have to
tell. He was informed that it was a pub
lie matter which the committee had the
right to ask about
''Taking everything into consideration.
about how much did you make In 1902" the
attorney asked again..
'Oh. !! don't know; maybe $3.50 or $40 a
wagon"
You had eight or nine wagons?"
''Oh, suppose so; about that many"
Then your profit must have been 81, 300
or 81, 400 in alp"
1T may have been; I am not sure"
But. Mr.. Fuehrng. as business man
you certainly know how much you made
on your contract?''
'sWell, you see, Mr. Noel have not got
my books here. If / had my books here
might be able to tell you"
What did your water cost?'
81 cannot tell. Mr.. Noel, without my
books. If | had my books / could answer
your questions"
"You don't consider that was very
| pTOutdDlt COUlIdCt uO your
"Oh, 1t was pretty good, / guess"
"Then the time for making big money is
past is it?
well. Mr.. Noel, we used to make more. -
HE WAS SATISFIED.
do you mean TO say that on a SCI oOt
contract that $500 or sl.4oO is a fair profit
when you take into consideration your
work and the property you carry along p
ooh, II was all right, / guess"
Now, look here. Mr.. Fuehring, wha,
was your real proft?"
IT have not got my books. Mr.. Noel
without them / cannot tell. 1t may have
been $40 a wagon; 1t may have have beer
$50"
ut was that much, was It? Are you sure
| II was not more?"
..Oh, Mr.. Noel you must let me have m,
hooks. Without my books am not sure /.
your profit in 1901 was good deal more
wasn't it?.
a little more.
; WASN'T your profits in 1901 about s2a
wagon
II think IL was about that
your water bin was larger. Il was .
dryer year: how do you account for m,
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