Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-04-08
HUDSON COUNTY
PROBE ADJOURNS
UNTIL TUESDAY
Attorneys Continue Sharp Ex-
animation of Supervising
Architect Roberts.
Especial to the Newark start

JERSEY CITY, April S.-When the
Hudson county Court House probers
adjourned yesterday afternoon it was
announced that the inquiry would be
resumed before Justice Swayze on
Tuesday morning.
Architects Examination.
Probe Attorney Robert H McCar-
ter's examination of Huge Roberts, the
supervising architect, occupied the en-
tire day yesterday. There was an air
of expectancy throughout it all.
The loss OF a $25, 900 contract and the
accompanying bond was one OF the
disclosures made In h examination or
Roberts, which at times. seemed to re-
solve itself int a personal contest be-
tween Mr.. McCarter and the architect.
SIS 1t not true" demanded Mr.. Nc
Carter" that the Art Metal Construc-
ton Company, who did the work on the
metal furniture in the county clerks
offices, finished their contract long
ago?"
The witness hesitated-
"Oh, don't you know" Mr.. McCarter
shouted impatiently, that they're fin
ished, left, ~gone-horse, foot and dra-
~goons?"
Mr.. Roberts succeeding statements
revealed the peculiar fact that the con-
tract price of $25.s00 remained wholly
unpaid; that his certificate of compile
ton had not yet been issued; that he
had not carefully examined the work
done, but hat he was quite satisfied
that Il was, so far as he knew, COM
pleted.
''Then you don't know that forty-one
pilasters In the county clerks office are
steel instead of bronze?"
"oh, I an worn out" the witness ex-
claimed. i've been going through this
building every day"
A further popularity OF the tangle
was revealed when the architect adj
mitted that the Art Metal Construction
Company denied ever having had a
| contract for this $25, 900 furniture.
did you see in this state of affairs"
Mr.. McCarter demanded Immediately,
"a plot to charge for the furniture on
the unit plan?"
The architect denied the possibility OF
any such plot.
But to err is human you know"
Mr.. McCarter returned.
"Oh, ! object to this" former Senator
Edwards put in. coming to the as
oAot0AiS VI LlIG dtCllAtCGLs II Udo
growing more and more confused and
~hesitating.
"Who are you attorney for?" Mr.. Nc
Carter d.manded heatedly, turning on
Mr.. Edwards.
Previously Mr.. McCarter had asked
the same question, and the answer had
been: I
Il don't know that It is any of your
particular business"
D you represent John Gill G. Son?'
II debut not in this case"
Bids Discussed.
The examination continued by a con-
sideration of a few remarkably detailed
estimates, which were shown the Wit
ness. One wardrobe 102 inches long, had
been originally estimated for; another
wardrobe, Is inches long. had been
bought at unit prices, In each case the
firms bid almost three times as much
for the smaller wardrobe, and similarly
for desks n other furniture. John
Gill u Sons estimate for the smaller
was s775, for the larger s275: Andrews
! for the smaller was 1888. for the
larger s437; the Derby Desk Company's
VI for the smaller was $S05. the
larger 1857.
mo. I did not think this remark
able" Architect Roberts maintained.
you don't think those firms were in
coiiusion?"
TT seems funny the witness adj
mitted.
Funny! That's it. It's seems
funny Mr.. McCarter repeated. sar-
castically.
The architect admitted that he did
not know what had become Of John
Gill & Sons contract and bond cover
ing $4,000 worth of wooden furniture.
He thought the counsel for the Court
House committee, John ]. Mulvaney.
ought to have them. But Mr.. Null
vaney. when interviewed, fatty denied
all knowledge of the lost papers.