The Washington times., 1908-10-16
CHARGES ARE MADE
AGAINST BROTHERS
Counter Accusations Sprung
in Hearing Today of
Panama Case.
Continued from First Page1

| not do business that way and later on,
| reported that ] was afraid the machine
| would not do the work, we wanted"
/ Attorney Thomas wanted 30 know
| why Strickler had written but one name
/ and that OF Hunt and II il was cot for
| the reason that StriCkler and Averill
mad been friends of many years stand
! ing. The witness declared IL was not
/ the reason, while Col. @. W. Goethals,
| Ilghted new cigarette and nodded his
head In approval
Ready to Talk
When A. NJ Lawson was sworn b.
General Darlington. ha said he was
ready TO tell all he knew about circular
AZ, which advertised for machinery that
would remove dirt from the Panama
canal.
Give me a light" he said to Colonel
Goethals. while all the witnesses. attor-
neys, and spectators lighted cigars and
cigarettes and were ready for a long
| session.
I was an old Government empIOye."
began lawson This fellow Brothers
: came TO Washington, and was IN a ket-
Tie OF not water because he could not
get "A bond 10 go with his bid I fixed
the bond. Then he wanted me to 90 TO
work Tor him, and said II l would 60
to Panama for him and see that he .yOt
a square deal he would give me $50 a
week and expenses. And, say, do you
know what that fellow did to ne? He
still owes me so on my expense ac-
count. and I have never sen 65 cents on
salary from him
Will "TeIl the Truth"
Then anything you say against Mr..
Brothers viii be due to the fact that
you want your pay?" asked Attorney
Thomas
That's true. but I would give him a
ChaGce-TH tell the truth-though I
no
save his life. I though he was a fair
ali this row and got me in H."
= went to Panama all right, and
when we found that the commission
was not going TO take our machine we
filed a protest and Brothers came TO
the front with lot of wild charges.
/ got the idea that Colonel GOethaIs
was doing all he could TO get the best
for the Government and that was the
policy Of the rest OF the commissioners
at least / thought So When we came
back TO New York I told Brothers that
he was in wrong He did not give me
a chance to tell him, but flashes three
blank receipts on me and got me 20
sign them. I did and I'm sJill looking
for the money he promised me-"
Lawson, In reply u question OF At
plOyed By the army engineers for more
than twenty years he denied that he
bad attempted 10 use any influence with
the commission in getting the Brothers
device installed.
Cot "Sore."
Z got sore when I found Brothers
was trying 10 stick Stricklcr with a di-
rect connection with Hunt &, CO. They
made a contract with Brothers TO help
correct some mechanical defects in his
machine. I could not see how Strick-
Ter was in wrong. He was not"
Did Brothers tell you that he was
short Of money!" asked Attorney
Thomas
He SAID ne had Sl35,OOO tied up the
Heinze failure. maybe ne did, but I
don't know"
taken UP the work for Brothers because
he saw chance to make a fee. Colonel
Goethals said he wanted TO intro
dUCe a CabIegram. in which Secretary
Of War TAFT was quoted as saying
rival company Of Brothers could have
the contract, II no public objections
were made.
Il think have said all I care to say"
the colonel said. I'VE have proven
think that the Government did all in
its power 10 get the best and the
founded. l want to get back to work
and will II we can get this matter
settled before the 1st OF the month"
Attorney Thomas asked that Cole and
DOnlisCn be called to tell Of alleged
letters exchanged between interested
parties IN the hearing and General Gar
hnstOn directed that they attend the
session, which he insists must be closed
by tonight,