The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-05-13
LIE IS PASSED
At INQUIRY Of
SCHOOL BOARD
NathOnihah Thomas Accuses
BridWeII of Telling an Un-
qualified FaISehood.
NEWMAN EXPLAINS
SONS ASSUMED NAMES
RELATIVES BY THE DOZEN ARE
GIVEN EASY JOBS AND
PAID LITERALLY.

Not only was George VI. BridweH,
superintendent of buildings and
grounds for the board of education,
rosnizaut that a small army of men
were working for the board under as
eumed names. but members Of the
hoard of education itself were equally
,ulnabIe. At least Mr.. Br dwell. at the
Investigation into mis- department last
evening. said that they were.
This developed i'm answer TO a ques-
ffou bv oscar ". Moyle. Did you
knowingly permit the use of these as
yumed names without the knowledge
OF authority Of the committee or mem
bers Of the board ?'
L did not" said Mr.. Br.dwell "Ex-
eept iu the case of my son, and I
stopped that myself"
But YOU know Of these cases and
consulted with the committee Of the
board about these cases.?
Yes
Giauque's interest.
A g. Giauque is chairman Of the
buildings and grounds committee I'M
der which Mr.. Bridwell works. He bias
also been accused of allowing his fore
man to take contracts for cement work
from tire board as Bridwell ordered the
work done. Mr.. Giauque is a. cement
contractor He has been particularly
active i'm the defense of Bridwen.
Mathonihah Thomas made the state
ment AZ one stage Of the proceedings
that the threat had been made against
him since the scandal started that his
plurality Of wives would be made pub
lie property if he kept on.
Numerous other side issues devel-
opsd. BridweH stopping the inquiry at
times to make an address. in which he
charged animosity on the part of some
Of the members of the board. Also ne
charged that Mr. Thomas had only
taken exception to the assumed names
on the payroll when he was afraid that
he would not be reelected last fall
Mr. Newman made the same charge
against Mr.. Thomas.
6ridwelps Nine Relatives.
Tie most barefaeed admissions Of
tampering with the payrolls and Of
nepotism were made smilingly by Bird
well who stopped in his answers to
charge petty spite. Mr. BridWell
owned. without hesitation, to nine re-
latives or connections on the list Of a
dozen or so men under him.
John Allen had not signed voucher
A795 and the board had no receip.
from him TO show that he ever received
his pay. according to the superintend-
eDts admission. c. W Danzie. on the
same payroll. had been employed at
$3.50 a day 10 take nails and other
necesssries around To the workmen in
an automobile. Danzie is a son-in-la7y
OF the superintendent. J. :. Lewis.
VIII J. Bridwell who figured as VII
Jefferson, NJ Dunford. r. NJ. Williams.
Did A
that voucher were all admitted to be
relatives or connections. and all figure
ON that voucher. which was one of
those that were slow in coming back
10 the board Offices
That payroll was made up by J. s.
Lewis. who is q relative by marriage.
and il was shown that Lewis and I. J.
Bridwell kept their own time.
says C.. s Martin: You employed
relatives n case of emergency, did you
u0t7"
Yes" said Bridweu. eagerly.
Then almost every day there was
an emergency" said Mathonihah
Thomas for they are sprinkled all
over the payrOlls."
There was no o. X. by anybody on
The time checks attached 10 voucher
+stS from Aug. I. to Aug. 81 1908. and
500 Ntl0 W llN JtItEsiu appears Dul lfle
word "Bridweli' was added in fresheI
INK admittedly by he superintendent
I'd Green and Arthur Edwards also
inquired on this. and Mr.. Bridwel said
ne knew both these to be Newmans-
Mr. Bridwen admitted that four oi
me names ON this payroll were rela-
ives, but he disclaimed any relation
snip with TiCe and Lewis, and ham
mered the table as he did so.
AT this point Mr. Bridwell addressed
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