The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-03-25
SIGNATURE Of
". ]. NEWMAN ON
BOARD PAYROLL
Member of Board Signed for
One of Sons Who Used
Assumed Name.
FURTHER JUGGLING OF
VOUCHERS IS SHOWN
NEWMAN BOYS APPEAR TO HAVE
NAMES MECHANICALLY.

w J. Newman, the member Of the city
board Of education who was most anx-
ious to block the further progress of the
recent investigation just as it was in
fair way TO start something. was wise in
his day and generation.
This is clearly shown by examination
OF The payrolls which we're returned to
the board after having been in the pos
session of George NJ BridweU for over
a year. and some of them for even longer
Ihese payrolis are now all In the hands
OF the clerk of the board. with the ex-
ceptiOn Of two, for January. 1908. and
september. 1906 which the superintendent
mas reported that he cannot find Tn
less he does come across them in . fur
tner search the board will he without
receipts for money paid to the workmen
for those two periods.
Inc PayrOlls show a curious state Of
affairs. The mysterious David Crockett
figures on a considerable number Of
them. and in at least one place he gave
way his pseudonym by signing opposite
the name David Crockett his true name
One Of these sheets is not Signed, and
attached to the payroll IS d note from
Superintendent BridweH, dated March IS
1903. which reads.
David Crockett Newman said. when
asked to sign for self and brother that
he had received his money. but had been
advised not to sign the payroll.
&C. NJ B."
This seems to indicate. that not only
did some Of the men receive their money
without signing the payroll, but that
the superintendent has recently been bav-
ing the blank spaces opposite the names
filled in since the investigation began.
This payroll has on it David Crockett
for 1881. and is for the half-month end
ing Nov. .. 1903. There is nothing to show
that he ever received this money. ex-
cept the note Of Superintendent Bridwell
attached.
w. j. Newman a Party.
Charitably disposed persons have been
willing to believe that William J. New
man. member Of the board of education
from the Third ward was not cognizsrt
Of the fact that his sons were figuring
on the payroll under assumed names The
payroiis, however show that he did know
all about IT. In fact he not only knew
about it. but on at least two occasions
drew down the money himself He re-
cepited with his own name an amount
credited on the pay sheet to David
Crockett knowing that no such per-
son was ever in the employ Of the board.
On Pay Sheet 4,S74, covering the period
from Aug u TO Aug. 81, is the name ''Da-
vid Crockett with the amount opposite
1t of 81. thus receipted- David Crock
ett.' per W. J. y"
Palmer evidence Of the completely Of
the member Of the board is found fra
Voucher sou, which covers the period
from Sept. Is TO Oct. 1, 1908 David
Crockett is on this payroll for 275.59 To
is reeeipted- David Crockett. by " J.
Newman in the handwriting Of the
member from the Third ward.
Superintendent BriGweH conveniently
forgot this when ne told the COMMITTEES
that ". J. Newman knew nothing about
the way in which David Newman was
figuring on the paw roll and he had never
spoken to him about It. Both the super
intendent of buildings and grounds and z.
ii. Evans forgot several other things
about the connection OF the Newmans
with the board.
Newmans Had Many Names.
Among the names on the pay rolls N
many places are those OF Arthur Smith,
Arthur Edwards ard Arthur Edwards
Newman. Sometimes these were painters
drawing $3.50 per day and sometimes only
laborers at 8 a day More often these
were carpenters dra wing down the larger
wage Of $3.50 per day.
The receipts on the pay rolls are signed
in handwriting which Il does not require
an expert to pronounce that Of one and
the same person. The identity OF these
three names is even more clearly shown
in one place. where Arthur Edwards New
man forgot that he had been working for
the board under an alias and signed oppo-
site the name Arthur Edwards his own
full name Of Arthur Edwards Newman.
Edward Green and Edward Newman
also figure on different pay rolls. but the
handwriting receipting for the money is
the same:
On another pay roll are she names Ed
ward Green and Arthur Edwards. but the
money was drawn by L G. Newman and
A. Z. Newman.
In other places Arthur Smith and Ed
Green received considerable amounts and
Tsceipted for them in these names, but the
handwriting is the same as the sigma
lures of T. G. Newman and A E New
man.
Theodore Newman drew considerable
amounts as TheO. Newman & Brother
and recepted for them as such. These
amounts run over 500 for half month.
and in one instance as high as 1880 for
the half months work.
George NJ. BriINeIl. superintendent Ot
buildings. professed ignorance at the in-
vestigatiOn of anything but the David
Crockett matter and said that ". J.
New man mad never mad any converse
ton with him on the matter Yet Super
intsndent Bridweil paid the money for
David Crockett to W J. Newman and
took his receipt for it.
r H Evans Bridwells foreman OF car
penter work, was equally ignorant at the
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