The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-05-12

rnat III ne were supoTlnfenQenI ana
such condition prevailed under him
Another Admission.
Mr., Bridwel admitted David New.
man S employment under the name of
David Crockett, but said he could not
tell how long he worked for the board
under that name. He laid the blame
Of Newmau's IS employment under fic-
titous name upon his foreman, Evans.
Later IT developed that Evans employs
many of the men, but that they arc
approved by Bridwell
Mr.. Thomas then took up payroll No.
1924, covering the same period, but
for different men. In response TO the
question as to why he retained this
payroll without warrant for six mouths
Mr.. Bridwell said that the system of
having the men receipt on separate
sheet for their money was invented by
him. without instructions or authority,
from the school board. in order TO pro
tcct himself. He returned it 10 the
board. he said because the board asked
for it. The board furnished some of
the blanks, he said but originally he
furnished most of them himself, paying
for them out Of his own pocket. This,
however. is not verified by any of the
board members. Later on Mr. Bridwell
admitted that the sheet belongs to the
board and that the board certainly has
a right 10 it. In this connection ii
was brought out that in some instances
the men s signature or receipt for
money paid them for labor performed
was not eXacted thus leaving the
board without anything to show for the
expenditure of this money
Mr.. Bridwell remembered pointing
out to Mr. Thomas in October of last
year the names Of Ed Green and Arthur
Smith as fictitious names, being the
assumed names of Arthur and Edward
Newman, but could not recall Mr.
Thomas telling him that he was Law.
ing himself technically liable and that
he might be inviting penitentiary lodg.
ing. Mr.. Bridwell further admitted
adding the word "Newmunn TO the fic-
payroll reached the clerk s office. but
was unable to tell how long young New
man worked for the board under this
name without referring to his books, he
said.
Extra Compensation.
j. 5. Lewis received extra compensa-
tion for helping him make up the pay
rolls, Mr. Brldwel1 said, but out of his
own pocket. Several Of the time sheets
bear no 0. X, il was shown, but Mr..
Brldwell declared that he had given
his personal attention TO these sheets
and that they were correct.
When Mr.. Bridwell launched into
what promised to be lengthy disserta-
tlon upon the cares of his office, Mr..
Thomas interrupted him with The dec
laration that he did not care for SER
mon lust them
Well. if you re going TO do all the
talking. I'll sit down, Z" said Mr.. Bird
we'll, whereupou he sat.
Mr.. Brldwell said when he came into
the office there was no particular pay
roll system and he adopted one Later
he contradicted this. but not until after
three or four members had alluded TO
the excellent system of the late Will
liam L. Pinnev.
Mr. Bailey developed the payment to
Bridwell s brother and the Newmans
OF 50 day apiece for labor performed
on labor day and Sundays and Mr.. Bird
we'll FASTENED TO explain that these
things are regulated by the carpenter s
union. If union carpenter works on
q holiday he is liable to a fine Of $25
for a violation of the union S rules, d.
he said. unless he receives double time.
In the next breath he admitted that he
does not know whether his brother was
a member of the union in September of
1908 and that his brother usually had
charge of non-union men. 'Union meu
won t work on the same building with
non-union men, he said. "As we
don intend TO discriminate against
non union men to their exclusion we
usually. when we employ thcm-and we
have employed several-put them on a
separate building.
Here are the relatives Bridwcll ad-
mItted employing. some simultaneously:
Thomas J. Brldwell, brother
Wil1 jefferson Prid wcll sop
j. :. Lewis. relative of his brother.
X. NJ. Williams and John +. Will
Hams. nephews.
William A. Tice, relative.
Once his son receipted for his money
under the name of Will Jefferson, but
his father afterwards added the name
of Bridwell, The Williams, Mr.. Bird
well said, were employed by his fore
man out of courtesy 10 him, although
1T was against his will, he declared.
The investigation will be continued
at 1:30 this evening