The Pensacola journal., 1907-05-11

court house, but after the work was
started he talked to nearly every
member of the board about it. he
thought he had an understanding with
Clerk \. NJ. Mcmillan and told him
that he would charge 10 per cent. on
labor and material on the job. Mr.
Long then stated to the surprise of
all that j. D. Kendall was acting as
his foreman up to the time that the
county employed him to superintend
the court house work and that Mr.
| Hall was afterwards his foreman and
kept his time book He said he did
not have those time books, as they
were in the possession of Mr.. Hall. He
| said the books showed the names
| time and amount paid each man, and
that the usual wages paid carpenters
are $500 to 500; that he paid Rem
! call S4.O0 as foreman up to the time
| ne represented the county at which
time he reduced his salary down to
$500 per day, making $500 in ali
with the $500 he was receiving from
in all his time for the county, and
served him on other jobs and drew
plans for him at night, etc.
I He said he knew of all the repairs
done; he could not tell however, what
it was worth except by mere guess.
His part of the work he said, would
amount to about $4,000 on a rough es-
! innate. He remembered something
about an estimate of $500 made on
the painting of this job. He could
not tell who hired Altman and he
could not tell definitely with whom
he had made arrangements in regard
to his receiving 10 per cent. on the
job.
Hall Then Called
E. H. Hall, who was Longs fore
man was called and stated that J. +.
Longs time books were at his home.
He was Immediately sent out for
them.
Kendall Recalled.
J. D. Kendall was recalled and up-
on being question admitted that he
was acting as Longs foreman before
his connection with the county; that
he was getting $500 per day; but
looked after other work for his en-
whether or not he was employed by
Long while he was superintendent for
the county.
Got Only $500 Per Day.
A Collins, creole. and a timer by
trade testified that he was in Alf-
mans employ on the court house job
and was receiving $500 per day; he
denied that he had received S4.75 per
day, and did not receive the money
shown on Mr. Alfman's bill-10 days
work, S47. so
Another Got Only s1.75.
Ben Brown, scolored, testified that
he was in the employ of Altman on
the court house job and received $1.75
per day He denied having received
1915 per day as shown on bill pre-
sented to the county by Altman,
Scheduled at $500, Got $500.
James Jones, colored, said he was
employed by Altman at $500 and |
$3.50 per day and worked on the court |
house job. He denied having receiv- |
ed $500 per day as shown on Aft |
mans bill to the county. He further |
testified that he had not seen Mr.. Alf- |
man since Thursday at noon and that |
he did not know where he was.
DeInnar Received $3.50.
John Delmar, worked for Fulton at /
$3.50 per day and denied receiving |
$500 per day as shown on bill rem
dered the county.
Frank PaImquist
testified that he acted as Fulton's /
foreman and received $3.50 per day |
He said he did not get $40 as shown |
on Fulton's bill. and that he kept the |
time of the men at work and that he |
never turned in as many at. work at |
any time as being S, 9 or 10 as shown |
by the bill.
r. S. Crockett
said he received $3.50 per day for !
painting for Fulton on the court house !
job, which he said was a higher rate |
of wages than usually paid.
chas. Mcdonald.
testified that while he usually gets !
from SIS per day for his work, that !
on the court house job he got $3.50. /
He said he never saw more than six
men at work on any one day, although |
Fulton's bill showed twelve at work /
on one day
Robert PourtIess
a boy about II years of age, was an |
interesting witness He said he was
employed for about three weeks as |!
painters helper on the court house. !
and received 75 cents per day for his |
work. He was in the employ of Full |
ton and was taken from the court |
house work and placed in Fulton's |
restaurant. where he later signed
voucher for the sum of S35.00 but he !
was not working on the court house |
at that time and was not due any.
thing
The investigation then ceased for
the noon hour.
Afternoon Session.
AS soon as the afternoon session t
convened Solicitor Loftin had the /
bailiff call for c. L. Fulton, but he |
was not present.
c. n. Hall,
the foreman for Long on the work, |
and who kept the time of the men |
employed, was then recalled. having |
been instructed at the forenoon ses-
sion to have the books with him. The /
book was complete from Dec. % TO |
Jan II, except that it did not show |
the names of parties employed war
ranting a bill being made against |
the county for S465 The first and .
second pages of the book were miss /
ing, having been torn out, and Hall /.
said that possibly they might have |
been torn out in giving written or
ders. There was no record for No |
vember and q portion of December |
Hall said he was getting So so ner dav