The Washington times., 1904-07-27
Doyle on Stand.

Robin Doyle Chief Inspector OF
Street Cleaning, took the stand at this
point. and said Rusk had for some time
had bows instead of men, as cart driv-
ers. but this was stopped by order of
SutIer this past spring, three or four
months ago. Witness said he had never
read the specifications Of the contracts
for street cleaning carefully enough 10
have seen the provision requiring the
yvorl,meu. to be adults Stutler had
never read them TO him.
He explained IL had always been Gus
tCmary 20 refer TO the cart drivers rs
boys on one occasion he had de
srribef them as youngsters lie
Thought that generally Rusk furnished
horses good enough 10 do the work or
pulling the carts and wagons. lie
knew nothing about the wages Rusk
paid his men.
I'M reply to a question from Captain
Harding. Doyle said he knew a law had
been PASSED requiring the men employ
ed los Eusk 90 be paid SO per day
Doyle never inquired INTO II IN any way.
a query from Robinson elected the
information that the witness and Stdt-
Ter had a conversation prior to this IN
vcstigatl0u. about the charges against
StuJler. They talked it over, said Doyle
las a matter of business
The investigation adjourned at l D. m,
and reCOnVened at 2,5o D. m. The AFTER
noon session viii continue until o'clock
and the examination OF inspectors Will
be carried on as rapidly as possible
The general opinion today Is that HoD-
inson has made good on his charge
that Rusk for a long time employed boys
as cart drivers contrary to the terms
Of his contract with the District
Yesterdays Session.
At the beginning Of the session yes
terday afternoon, Robinson announced
3D. sr-irF q
the inspectors Of street cleaning employ
ed bv StutIer for the past several years.
Nv these he said. he would prove that
SfutIer has allowed r Y. Rusk to FUR
uish incompetent workers on the Job
and had in some instances provided
horses and mules unnt Tor puLlhS me
carts and wagons. This was the second
charge in the accusations against slut
Ter.
Four inspectors were examined by the
Commissioners. They were Ebert Gag
g-tt J. l. Barrick James Henderson,,
and Gustave Book. They were all as
sured by COmmiss' Oner mcfarland that
their evidence would not go against
them in the future whatever might De
the outcome OF the trial. and that their
positions would not be imperiled by their
telling the truth.
Henderson, said that, on one Occa-
sion he had complained Of an unit
horse TO StutlS-, end that finally he told
the Humane Society about IT, the So
cietv taking the trouble 10 remove the
animal.
Made Many Complaints.
Boock said he had reported TO Stutler
that horses were unfit as often as once
"a month. and that sometimes he re-
ported inefficient drivers every day. He
was told by Stutler that he had made
too many complaints. Book also sworc
that drivers. who ought to have been
paid by the contractor $l25 day, re-
ccived only IS cents or 81 a day. This
was I'm support of Robinson's charge
that Rusz had been allowed 10 under
pay his men.
Inspector BarriCk currObOrated Book 3
assertion that the drivers employed by
Rusk were sometimes paid 70 ceIts or
81 q day. when. according 10 contract,
they should have been paid $l.25 a day.
CiaggeJt'S testimony was chiefly re-
markablc because of the fact that he
stoutlv maintained his inability TO re
call TWO separate conversations he had
recently with ROYAL Robinson, I'm which
ne is alleged to have severely criticised
the mules and men furnished by RuslS
for street cleaning He answered re-
peatedly. i'm reply to questions from
Robinson and the Commissioners, that
he could not remember anything Of what
he had said