The Washington herald., 1908-05-26

on the Bieber site than on the plaza?"
asked Mai. Morrow.
This question was passed before Bren-
nan could answer. and then Maj. Nor
row asked If Brennan had any other
correspondence with Bieber regarding
the dirt. Witness replied ne had not, so
| far as he could recollect
do you recognize this?" asked Maj.
Morrow
He then tossed folded letter 20 Bren-
The latter picked It up, examined It,
and said:
Contents OF the Letter.
That Is my signature" and he laugh
ed heartily.
The contents Of the letter were incor-
porated in the records Of the proceed
ings. The letter follows:
Mr.. Sidney Bleber
Dear Sir: II you can arrange with the PcnnSA-
Tania Railroad Comnnny 10 Hn its tracks. 80 that
We car take the dirt from square $50 we VIII nay
the cost Of the hauling and nun cars TO the square
OF ground owned hy you being square llSl and YOU
VIII grant US the privilege OF dumping the alr
tahcn fTOm square go upon Eld square We VII ray
you the sum Of ono thousand dollars 81 Om for the
privilege. five hundred dollars $500 10 be uaid vn,
at time OF arrangement With said Pennsylvania Rail
road Company and Eve hundred dollars $500 thirty
days thereafter.
Awaiting your reply. We arc.
Yours ven truly.
p J. BRENNAN. President
Attorney Douglas was on his feet IN
stantly. and wanted TO know how the
Commissioners had received the letter.
Capt. Markham explained that II had
been furnished them by Mr. Bieber with
out solicitation
MAJ. Morrow leaned over the table and
apologized TO Mr.. Brennan for having
called him liar several DAYS ago. IN
the course OF the hearing, and asked
that his remarks be expunged from the
records. which was done
The meeting was then adiourno5 ,,r+f,
10 o'clock this morning.
At the opening of the morning session
Attorney Douglas said that as the Corn
missioners had placed the evidence no--
tanning TO graft in the hands of The ale
trict attorney, he thought that ali e,f-
uence or that nature should be eliminates
Irom the hearing. and ii be devoted ex-
clusively 20 the charges Of favoririsn,
His motion was overruled the Commits
sioners deciding that all the evidence
should be heard
Cnarles Farnham. jr., of the PennsvI.
oII@ Ha'iioad company. the first Wit
nsss' salo the District officials were fair
snu anu square men, so far as he knew. and
that ne had never heard Of a Distric, 90
hclal receiving one penny as n hr,ha n
said the Drake-Stratton Connsn,- 80, -
structed the Virginia avenue tunnel for
MS company. He also said that Fernald
Who admitted receiving a check OF xI nn0
from JACK Wainwright Of the Drake
otratton Company, had inspected that
Cnarles Mckee. cashier Of the National
Capital Bank, said that large denosi,s
were not unusual. though in the case ~
salaried man they might be Construed
as such OOiiS u ueu
Percy Crawford Of the Crawford Paw
ing Company. who was on the stand ~
adjournment Friday entered into further
details OF Fernald calling his attention
TO the fact that the Crawford COMPANY
mad forgotten their bid on the FIRST street
work.
Had Forgotten n Bid.
lie was asked by Attorney Douglas IL
he forgot $4,000 bids very often. ana ba
replied he did not, but that on anotber
occasion he had forgotten a bid OF
NVVW on some government work He
also denied that he had made a bid ~
Just s. lower than the BeaH COMPANY on
the First street work. or that he knew
Fernald had the figures Of the Beall hid
at the time he called Cranford's atten-
ton to his lapse.
A L. Thomas, inspector in the high.
ways department, and the man whom
Fernald is alleged 10 have told that
Brennan received 5000, said he had never
received one cent in connection with his
work for the District outside Of his sal
airy. He told OF his rise from a chain
man to his present position, which paws
him s. a day.
At the conclusion Of one Job OF worl,
he said Mr.. Wilmuth said the firm wanted
to make him a present. and forced an
envelope on him, but when he Saw II
contained money he refused il. and hand
ed 1t back 20 Wilmuth with the remark
that he considered what he had done was
favor for the company and that some
time they might be in a position to favor
him.
He vas asked regarding a check for
s2oO which appeared among Fernald's
deposits, and bore Thomas slgnatDrs
and he said it was a personal loan to |
Fernald. The loan was repaid
Commissioner West asked Thomas q |
he had not associated with Fernald |
daily. and witness said he had. He u,ss
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