The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-06-06
MR. BROOKS TELLS
!. Of GOAL INCIDENT
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and thorough examination OF tho nos
| pital and farm by the committee.
II was the opinion Of those members
OF the committee who made the inspec.
i tion that the buildings and grounds Wero
In excellent condition.
Mr.. NJ. O. Brooks, manager OF ~. Wy
/ Chesapeake and Ohio Coal and Coke
I Coihpnn ~, was called to the stand. he !
| had furnished coal to tho hospital Tor
| two years d003.4 and '1904-5.) a I,
Mr. Brooks said that Cloves and Eos. D.
\ ter. approached him asking him to BID
To-. the coal contract.
The witness told IN detail the ctrcum..
! stances surrounding the coal strike ana
/ the incidents that led up TO ms co coli
tract with the hospital.
| Iii answer to n question regarding MS
transaction in conl With Mr.. 10. "a.
Cloves, Mr.. Brooks said tho affair TOOK
| place In November 1904, and not In 1903
as he had previously stated. The signi.
1 ncancc OF this is that Brooks did not
| secure d contract after 1904-5. but mat .5fl
/ tie award went to the New River Coal, 81.
sMR. BROOKS ASKED PERMISSION
OF THE COMMITTEE NOT TO DIS
| Ci1osn 'THT NAMES. Or OTHERS WHO
HAD RECEIVED FREE COAL, as
| THEY HAD EXPRESSED a DESIRE RI
NOT TO BE DRAWN INTO THE NAT.
| TER. MIR. BROOKS WAS ALLOWED
TO HOLD BACK ALL RECEIPTS En-
CEpT THE CLOVES 4 RECEIPTS.
q. WHAT CHARGE DID YOU Make
MR.. CLOVES FOR THIS COAL?
5A.lI1E PAID Me ONLY WHAT II
7 CQsT3TO HAUL THE COAL
.sNI,woiRrooks introduced tho rcccipted
j blh9of Cottrcll & Son. showing that he
\ han Tpdid for hauling the coal. winch, ne
said, was given to him.
The witness said Mr. D. a. Neiss, nla:'-
| ager OF the l<nnnwha Coal Company
| gave him the car Of coal which he gave
| TO seven persons. He said he declined to
| give the names Of the seven persons be-
| cause they were unwilling to be named.
II do not think 1t would injure them,
| but there has been 30 much notriety that
| the matter Is distastcful to them. :"
&, Mr. Brooks said that HE, Mr.. Simpson,,
| his clerk. ana Mr.. Cloves, we're three
OF the seven. He would not mention the
names of the others.
In answer TO n question by Senator
| R!son, Mr.. Brooks said the coal cost
| him s1.25 a ton laid down In Richmond.
Witness said he met Cloves on the
street and told him he could let him
| have some coal at greatly reduced
| price, Brooks told him he did not know
what the coal would cost except so cents
a ton. Witness said the reason he did not
! know what the price would be was be-
CuuSc line coal wills SOlu+N 10 people "
different prices and he did not know
what the last Of the coal would cost.
Gloves asked him several times about
thetprice but witness said When I send
you a bill, you pay IT.
Mr., Pllltam: Q. Did the other six par
ties pay you for the coal? Il
A. Yes. Two OF them paid mo s1.25
ton for the conl and 50 cents for hauling.
Senator Rfson: 4 Ell. ID. al Il sgg5 est.
O.. gou: gave the cetu then to MIR.
Cloves, who only paid for the hauling 2" /
Not a Gift.
A. did not intend to give 1t to him,
but 1 never worried about the natter
I told him that It would cost him only
very reduced price.
Witness said that Mr.. Cloves had been
very kind in asking questions about the
coal trade, which brought about the con-
tract for the, Eastern State Hospital, ana
later with the Western State Hospital;
which had before that time been in the
l4hands OF a competitor.
THE matter was only $500, and let
1t run on.
| Senator Rison:
|; @. You felt under obligations to Mr..
Cloves for getting the contract for the
hospital? 35.
A. For using his Influence in getting
his friends in perfectly proper man
ncr to vote for the contract
G. ibid you ever collect for this coal?.'
A. When am under obligations TO
man do not go du&ing him for
$500 or SO"
BY Mr.. Ould:
Q."you said you felt under obligations
to Mr.. Cloves for aiding you In securing
contracts Did you ever receive any other
laid from Mr.. Clowes?"
/ Al Only social obligations.
i Mr., Brooks said he felt kindly towards
| Mr.. Cloves and that no never expecter
to send him bll! for the coai.
IT don't think / ever expected at any
time 10 ask Mr.. Cloves to pay for that
coal I am perfectly willing to take any
blame tina. attaches to the matter. did
not know anything about the law, ana
7 amssorry have made trouble. T did
not mean to do anything wrong. !
q. .'why, II you intended to give him
the coal, did you say you would cnarge
|; him a. small price? g."
A.n.I3ecause I'm not in the habit OF
h JVelKing9sup to man and offerlng8tto
ligiye him, something, 20
/ g. ibid lie ever Insist upon paying Tor
the coal2"
| A. mo. He did not"
@. would you have taken the money!"
A. yes suppose 1 would. but a
never sent him bill. for, did not care
about the matter. ! am not a retail
| dealer.'' q,
Mr.. Guild:
| 6. nThe five tons Of coal would have nave
only cos. $626?"a
| A.z"Yes. 49, - bikG
! Senator Rison:
| 10. What would It have cost Cloves Y
| he had bought in open market at that
4 ,time2" ~ ~ <. 4 q
"A. .,s5.5o1a ton, (s27.5o). ]" 5000 /,
Colonel Anderson then examined the
witness, Z,
For His Friends.
Mr.. Brooks told how every year he
and divide it, The coal Is purchased
az cost price and the distribution was
made by him, lie charged them for
what the yeach got, plus the hauling,
Colonel Anderson asked what was
meant by ,'obligatlons, si..5 y