The Washington times., 1908-05-20
Explains Attitude.

/ Immediately after converting Major
/ Morrow submitted the following. set
/ ting forth the attitude OF the Engineer
{ Commissioner IN the conduct OF the in
vestig7tlon.
Before we resume the hearing this
morning / want 10 make a statement
10 meet a criticism which has been
made against the present investigation
! by tie Board Of Commissioners into
those matters. That criticism has been
/ presented by tho attorney for Mr.. Bren-
nan, and was yesterday referred to by
/ a member OF the firm OF the Brennan
Construction Company. I want 20 make
II as clear as I can that this is an
investigation initiated by the Board OF
Commissioners, on the motion OF the
I Engineer Commissioner and that any
other attitude into which the attorneys
for Mr.. Brennan, or anybody else. may
attempt 10 place the Engineer Com
missioner as TO his action in the con-
duct OF this investigation. is a mis-
construction The Board Of Commis-
sioners-and no member Of that board
more than the Engineer Commissioner.
possibly not quite as much-is interest
ed in getting ct every possible pertinent
fact in regard to this hearing"
The Engineer Commissioner then en-
ters into comprehensive review of the
facts in connection with the inquiry
leading up TO the present controversy
In concluding this resume, Major Nor
row says.
II am simply inviting the attention Of
the board TO these details as showing
the evolution in Mr.. Brennan's mind as
TO the meaning of Mr.. Fernald I'm using
the expression, You fellows are too
chinchy.
Wants Complete Examination.
IN regard to the examination Of wit
nesses, wherein I have been criticised.
I want to state that I ha e been com
piete in my cross-examinaLion of these
witnesses because 7 am satisfied that
the attorney for Mr.. Brennan is pos
sibly misinformed as to some facts.
possibly misunderstands some of the
facts. and without intending any de-
fense of Mr.. Fernald, without, possibly.
Intending any defense or the engineer
depaTtment-eXcept TO defend il against
unjust crlticism-I want TO get before
the Board OF Commissioners the abso-
lutte facts in every case, TO prevent any
statements of witnesses before this
board from being misunderstood by the
Board of Commissioners through q lack
Of direct application in the questioning
of those witnesses, and think num-
bsT Of facts which would not otherwise
come out have como out by reason Of
some of the questions which have been
asked by myself and Captain Mark am.
Il want to state that the conversa-
tions of Mr.. Bradley's and these specific
charges OF Mr.. Brennan's, namely. that
the expression 'chinchy' had been used
TO him and the statement, YOU won't
get any work unless you put up money
were brought 10 my attention after tlle
separation Of Mr.. Fernald from the
engineer department. The converse
lions with Mr.. Bradley were brought TO
my attention after the ordering Of this
investigation by the Commissioners.
I do not want anybody to get the
idea that anything is going TO be at
tempted to be concealed at these hear
ings. ] have placed the resources of
the engineer office at the disposal of
Mr.. Brennan's attorney I am going 10
try TO bring out some facts that possibly
Mr.. Brennan's attorneys viii not bring
out. but that is the only object Of the
questions which I have asked
In asking that MajcT Morrow retire
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