Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-03-31
TALK OF "GRAFrr
more Testimony in the Dunl,;rk D.
office HEARING.

Albany, n. Y, March n-u.,
Assembly judiciary committee u,n the
naiiS supposed to be In scssion COS ~, horn
their investigation of the charoasn an day,
Jus,ice warren Il. Hooker, TO-DAY sainst
pied but three hours alt ,pether ~ occu-
mlttce is endeavOrinG to siIbnne,., re =, con-
W. BeaEers. x-superintendent of ,heorge
airy and allowance division nj sie sal
Office department. 'he Post
Albany, n Y, March N rs,
or Jacob Link, the Dunkirk barhsrl atons
the post Office Of Dunkirk in ~. With
tice Hooker is alleged to hawa 'e mi jus.
postal position for Link. was the cs ni
| Tore the Assembly judiciary Ca.rnly be-
| To-Day, III Its Investigations OF ma ahttee.
| against Justice Warren g. HnnI rhdrges
raeularitles IN connection with ,ba VI IT.
| Offices OF Dunfirk and Fredonia vie POST
me frst witness was Frank d
lidrd, present postmaster of Duul-;rL ndr'
cessor OF +. &. Maggie, who testifaa sue
,Grda!. Barnard SAID he succerdej KS
sle on Aug. u, 1902 and that wha, "a
f,dyrolls. 'h TIE Dunkirk
did Mr.. Link appear and offer .,
form any work.? asked Henr>i i 70 q per-
man, counsel for the committee. D. o.
Mr.. BARNARD testified that he sno,,o
| LINK about his salary and finIiI, liz 70
ranged lot woman To do the unrl, ar
lns hcr Slh IA month. which he JeJ,,pp ty
rom rom LINKS salary Of 80 Il month Fur
thef testimony showed that I.,nL M VI
tinued on the pay roll until Au.-i ,h con con
| when an order, dated back to Inn. Mti
Tect wed rom Washington rrnnr Tas
l lHnK b. D .id IN his regime. Mr. Barnari
evidence yesterday, link was annoi,, ,,'s
on May ], 1885, and Was on the rnlIs mn,l
juno, 1867. a period Of five wears u''ei
Mr.. Barnard testified :,,at the rs,.o,
OF the old Dunkirk post Office was SI.ai
IN Nh me new H9,ok <s building SKA
uationS in Dunkirk, the witness eynreSS
ing the opinion that the Hooker Stt.,rns
building was exceptionally suitable MIN
as 10 construction, equipment and loc,,.
conclusion of his testimony the cnmmi,s
tee took a recess until afternoon
one of the principal allegations aaoipS+
Justice Hooker is that he used his inTn.
enc. enc 70 secure an unreasonable rental
from the federal government for ~.
building owned by himself and NJ
StearnS. portion of which is nsed as
Il post office. Mr.. Conan couns. for the
committee. declined to call to the st1nd
number of witnesses who have hem
brought here to testify regarding rental
v-!lucs in Dunkirk. After q consultation
with the various counsel representing
Justice Hooker, Mr. Stanchfield annoInc
ed that these witnesses would be sworn
= hN''' "i' tiit iiSt WITNESSES mat have
hceh placed on the stand by Judge Hook
ers counsel.
The facts already brought out are that
prior to the erection of the Hooker
Stearns building the proposition was
preached to postal Inspector. who. af-
ter inspe citing the proposed site. stated
that he did not believe the government
would pay $500 rental The lease was
signed at Il rental of Sl3J0. later raised to
$500. and finally to 5000, but upon the
presentation of the Bristow report the
government arbitrarily cancelled the
lease and went back to the $3.50 rental.
Edward c. Perry, ar insurance man Of
nmkrk. stated that he believed the rent
al Of that portion of the Hooker Stearns
building occupied by the post Office was
reasonably worth $780, The committee
adjourned until tomorrow