The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-01-07

anu tHat the SNEth people had always
done business on n high plane He
had never lunehed with either or the
Smyths. nor had Mr.. Bennett ever made
him any improper proposal.
Often saw svvccuy Drunk.
NoeTt Anthony. a liquor dealer was
put on as a character witness lie tcs-
titled that he had known DIR. Sweeny
ten years; that he did not think he had
oeen a truthful man for the past nY,,
Years; that he had been drinking too
much. the witness having seen him as
many as 100 times when he had tukei,
too much liquor
Mr. Nelson, a horse deaier told OF
iAe transaction with the Standard oil
Company referred 10. He said DR..
Sweeny had asked him what was in il
Tor him; that he had told him there
was nothing, and that he had reported
The horse as unsound, although he had
sold II 10 the same company OIL the
same day and It had proved to be all
righ;. lie had understood that DR..
Sweeny wanted a ''divvy" of the sale.
James, Snyih. OF the sales stables.
reviewed again the transaction of the
sale Of the four mules in detail. He
four OF the mules. one OF them provi.
sionaily, and that later all fou, had
been taken back. He had asked Dr.
Sweeny TO lunch with him at the sta
hles. and during lunch Sweeny had
asked him. What are YOU paying Ben
nett?"
Told sweeny He WINS Crazy.
Il said you are crazy; we are work
ing on commission and couldn't pay a
bride II we wanted TO-"
The TWO Smyths, who are so much
alike that no committeeman could tell
them apart, seemed 10 be on the stand
tto !. They explained that tho
certincate OF animals shipped. and that
they had offered 10 give Sweeny II
part OF that business. Mr.. Smyth denied
that Mr.. Bennett had been to See him
before the transaction or made any
arrangement with him, explaining that
his house sold mules In car lots on a
commission, or Sc per head. and horses
at IS per, head; that the books were
open to all. and invited the committee
TO send AN expert accountant or 10
write 70 the customer who sold the
mules to find whether he had not re-
ceived $3.50 for each mule, less SO
commission on tho sale.
s,,o we object be, to Sweeny's statement"
rnGn'ed Ms Smith We has told
our reputation as business men, / say
that Sweeny is a liar, and l can prove
for fair dealing before this com
MUMMY"
Room In nm Uproar.
The whole room was in an uproar
Councilmen and officials surrounding
the TWO Smyths and Sweeny to prevent
Mahon keeping DR.. Sweeny in his seat.
The Smyths testified that the gen
esai cost or the class of mules pur-
c ,h ca, was from $3.50 TO 5000, and that
the price was not excessive.
We are prepared to prove that we
40 sen mules 10 the city without pay
l ls f hno, any grraft; We can prove 1t by
oeIeve that every man in the city had
10 he paid before we can do anything
Our stockholders and our booltkeeper
& NJ
honest business methods questioned in
this way The mules we sell the civ
arc guaranteed, and we will take back
any one OF them without question:
Detective Captain Mcmahon testified
mat on Two occasions people had CONC
to see him about getting a warrant
hior, DR.. sweeny for getting money on
days. In an effort to save his char
acter. he had advised the parties "a
confer with Dr. Sweeny. and In one In
stance he knew the check had been
made good. lie didn't regard Dr.
Sweeny as a crook"
Mr.. BenDett's Deniai.
o MT Bennett, on the stand in his
second term In the Board of Alder
men and had been on the Stable Com.
| inittce SIX years: that prior to hi.
Eoins on the committee DR.. sweeny
! Tor the city. but he had divided Il
among three. Swceny had complain
! t9, ana Mr.. Bennett said he had told
hin that II was his own fault--that Il
ne would keep out of barroorna ant
poker Joints and pay his telephone
bills, so the instrument would not b,
taken out 50 often. he could do som.
oi the business Swceny had come Il
MIN another time In Anthony's bar. a,lt
MaS evidently drunk. and MI Bennet
mad refused to talk with hiTn II.
explained why Mr.. Brown nad no. 10
ceiVed "A message To attend the meet
ING. and went into the purchaHs o.
ne mules charscterizing Syeeay'i
statement as entirely untrue" II.
didn't know whether Rweruy VS.
drunk or dopy" AZ The tins Of H.,
4, purchase. lfc had bought mute. an,
ICED FOR the city for wars. mention
ing the names NJ FIRMS and SUzz&ztlr;
mat thcy he Summoned 10 'rstit;
whhther there had eY1. been ANY g.s.
in The transaction
1t was evident after .!r. B.nn.+t.
testimony that the committee ras run
Gnced, and after the st4tsmaai u
colonel AndcrHnn tho question III IT.
qhitthl wag merely ar 20 ms Turn ~
Resolution shOrlN ;5tEf
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