Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-27

DUTY, MT. Brennan replied AHsy Q.
running the government. and it is up to
them to find such things out"
When you did finally decide to un.
bosom yourself why didn't you go 10
Commissioner Morrow or Mr.. Hunt or
Capt Markham. Fernald's direct SUI u.
pefiors instead OF going to MI. west!
Attorney Flannery asked.
Received a Raw Deal.
We'll. for various reasons" Mr.. Bren'
nan said. I'm the nrst place had gotten
a raw deal at the hands OF the engineer
department and I didn't think 1t would
do any good for me to go to them. J
wanted to let Mr.. West know about It SO
he could quietly investigate things. l was
anxious to avoid any notoriety. At the same
time thought things needed publication.
30 took it upon myself to 60 70 Mr.
West. In this connection | want 70 say
At this inquiry Of nghtins the Commission.
ers: have been looked upon as puolic
prosecutor. and have practically neen
made the scapegoat Of the whole anair.
Mr.. Brennan Commissioners Morrow
interjected. those arc not the reasons
you gave me some time ago for going to
Mr.. West
Mr.. Brennan. in reply. remarked that
he also had in mind the fact tnat MI.
West did not approve OF the way the
TeSuTlaClnH contract WAS dWaaoSN' D1.N
that he (Brennan) believed Mr.. West to
be more familiar and sympathetic with
hts claims.
Attorney Flannery then asked the Wit
ness II he did not think it wrong for
him to loan Fernald $500. Mr.. Brennan
replied that II he had considered 1t wrong
he would not have made the loan.
As to Financial Connections.
Mr.. F'lannery then asked: ''Mr. Bren-
nan, have you realized that up to the
present time you are the only contractor.
with the exception of Jack Wainwright.
whom It has been proven had financial
connections with Fernald?''
After considering the question Mr..
Brennan replied: 1T is a matter OF
record and facts. and you can draw your
own conclusions
Samuel Bieber Witness.
The session last evening was convened
at s o'clock and continued for more than
three and one.half hours. Samuel
Bieber the father OF Sidney Bieber. who
has figured in the investigation. was the
first witness. It had been testified by
Perry johnson. treasurer of the Brennan
company. that Sidney Bieber offered that
company $4,000 If It would refrain from from
bidding for the resurfacing work last
year BY Brennan. that Bieber offered
SOS. 900 il the figures OF the Brennan bid
for the Restricting work could be fur
nished him. and that Bieber had some
idea of buying his plant. Sidney Bieeer
the equity in the Brennan asphalt plant
and AGREED to take up $4,000 mort
gage which he claimed he understood was
outstanding against the company.
Samuel Bieber asked permission to tes-
tify. He said he desired to corroborate
his sons statement as to purchasing the
equity In the Brennan asphalt plant. He
stated that he and his son talked with
Mr. Brennan and Mr.. Johnson about pur-
chasing the plant and both seemed In q
receptive mood. In answer to ques.
ton from Attorney Douglas he stated
that he considered 5000 for the equity
and the taking up OF the $4,000 mort
gage a fair price for the plant.
Once Built Sewer.
Are you an asphalt manT' Mr.. Doug
las asked.
Not exactly" Mr. Bieber replied Il
was interested in the building OF a Sow
er once. I guess I could learn it.
do you think you could competently
operate an asphalt plant from your pres
ent experience?
II would be willing to try 1t II there
was any money in it. ! am specuiator
and I consider myself competent In that
line" the witness made answer
Did you have any idea about the plant
it consisted of"
my son Sidney had a statement Of the
stock Mr.. Bieber answered.
ION the stand the other day your son
said under oath that he did not have a
statement" Attorney Douglas remarked.
Well. If Sidney said he didn't have it.
he didn't have it," the witness replied.
In conclusion Mr.. Bieber said that Mr..
Cranfords name was not mentioned In
the proposed purchase of the plant and
that to his knowledge his son was in no
way representing the Crawford company.
Engineer Hunt on the Stand.
c. B. Hunt. engineer of highways. whose
scalp" Brennan is alleged to have been
after in connection with the favoritisnl
charges, was the last witness. His testi-
mony was OF a purely technical nature
He read from charts, contracts. grade
sheets and various other ONCE records in
connection with the District work that
has been alluded to during the inquiry.
He mentioned In detail every street under
the resurfacing contract which was d.
vided between Brennan and Crawford.
which division called for the protest from
Brennan and which was the principal
cause for the inquiry. In citing the streets
he showed by figures that in awarding
the work each street was awarded to the
contractor whose specific bid was the
lowest for the kind OF work to be done
on the street.
The witness denied the charges OF favor.
itsm. He said he never knew Of any EN-.
ployes In the engineer department being
out for money or favors and that 1t was
Commissioner Morrow and Assistant En-.
gineer Commissioner Markham to bestow
favors.