The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-03-26
ACTING MAYOR EXONERATES
 SUPERINTENDENT OF STREETS

said 1t was from the cars on the bulk track where the city's cars were un- loaded. asked him if 1t was the same place as the city teams got the city gravel. and he saidqt was then asked him what gravel 1t was. and he said he thought 1t came from the Me- Lemore gravel pit.
 Mir. Jenes Directed Work.
 T also asked Alexander who was d. recting the work He said MT. Camp bell Jones was. He said he was put there by Mfr. Jones. said, Has he been out here todayr He said Yes sir. out here this morning to show me how to start 1t off. spread 1t and pack it down a t
 During the day (Thursday. March 1e) late in the afternoon. after s o'clock I think 1t was, I went by the Club again and still found Frank Alex ander. the negro, out there. spoke to him about the gravel and asked him how he was getting on. He said All right asked him how many wag- ons were running. and he said Two asked him whose. and he said MT. Phil Thrasher's.' then asked him who had been directing the work, and he said Mir. Fisk had been out during the morning and MT. Jones that after noon.
 "Wednesday night called up MT. the phone and asked him if he knew who was doing the gravelling at the Country Club and he replied that he did not. He asked me If knew. and told him I did-that MT. Campbell Jones was experimenting the bwork and that the gravel was being hauled by the city's teams. and being spread by the city's laborers. {, (signed) J. G. Brown" this the 24th day of March, 1905. (signedl R. M. Sands.
 Notary Public. Montgomery Co.,"
 Negro Amrms Statement.
 Willie Fitzpatrick. negro. ein- ployed by Mir. Brown, made the fol- lowing affidavit:
 State of Alabama, Montgomery Coun- "Before-ae. R. M. sands. a Notary Public in and for said state and coun- ty, personally appeared Willie Fitz- patrick. who being first dulty sworn deposes and says:
 That on Wednesday, March 18th, 1905. he was employed by MT. J. G.. Brown to grade the tennis courts at the Country Club. That on that day he saw teams hauling gravel to the country Slup, anu tnHt ms JuQk- ment they were the citys teams. That while at the, club on March 18th. he heard the conversation between MT. J. G. Brown and the negro, Frank Alex ander, as stated in the affidavit of Mir. Brown, and that the conversation oc- cured as stated. lsigned.) willie Fitzpatrick"
 sworn to and subscribed before me this the 24th day of March. 1905. fSigned.) ''R. M. Sands, | Notary Public, Montgomery County" Letter From Mir. Jones. On the day of the publication by The Advertiser of the charges Mir. Jones sent the following communication to the Acting Mayor:
 Hon. c. P. McIntyre, Acting Mayor,
 Dear sir:-The Montgomery Adver- tiser of this date publishes an article emanating from one !. c. Brown, which is calculated to do me a very grave injustice by those who do not know me- I. therefore. ask that you made at your earliest convenience at which I will be entirsly vindicated. T herewith enclose you afiidavits of Messrs. Fisk and Thrasher. and also of men loading gravel at cars. which think will fully explain to you my position in regard to this most william ous islander by said Brown.
 T request that you have all com munications regarding above published at my expense.
 T notice also that you state that you had ordered the negro employees said to be emploked in the affair to report to you. Ttey. as well as my self, are at your service whenever you wish to see them.
 Yours very truly,
 "A. c. Jones.
 Superintendent of Streets"
 Statement of Mir. Fisk.
 MT. Fisk stated that he requested MT. Jones to ascertain from the Acting Mayor, if he would arrange for him to get gravel to put on short drive way at the Country Club and that MT. Jones reported to him that the Acting Mayor agreed to let him have the gravel at a cost to the city which would be four cents per cubic yard. which with cost of loading and freight would make a total of thirty-nine cents. He further asserted that he ar- ranged with Phil Thrasher to furnisn him with teams to haul the gravel at Ss per day and that he paid MT. Thrasher S2s.50 for hauling the gravel.
 MT. Fisk also said that MT. Jones had notified him that he had turned over to c. P. Hardaway. City Clerk, hill against him for Sl0.oV, the cosI of forty yards of gravel at thirty-nine cents a yard. and that he had paid the City Treasurer the amount.
 Teams of MT. Thrasher.
 The statement of Mir. Thrasher was
 II made arrangements with Mir. Fred Fisk to haul gravel for him at $S per day per team, and on Wednesday March Is, 1905. brought In three teams. None of my drivers knew where the place was that. MT. Fisk wanted the gravel delivered and made A personal request of Mr. Campbeli Jones. Superintendent of Streets, who was at the gravel cars, to let two or hia teams haul a few loads for me and to use two of my teams for the city in place of the city teams. His two teams hauled seven loads for me. and my teams hauled fifteen loads for the city in exchange for the work.
 This was done by my request as MT. Jones's drivers knew where the place was and I d1d not have time to go and show my drivers where to go until late in the afternoon"
 The statement of Treasurer Williams
 March 21st c. P. Mcintyre. Acting Mayor:
 "Dear Sir--In reply to your interro- satIon I beg to say that on the 18th dav of March, 1905, l received from MT. F. B. Fisk $15.60 for forty yards of gravel as per memorandum of A. e. Jones, Superintendent. handed in to MT. c. P. Hardaway. City Clerk, and by hIn, turned over to me for collection.