The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1911-04-07

! replied. SIT was taken down from
| where Mr.. Brady installed it?" YES"
| My brother is planning to install It
upstairs in the office as soon as he
| gets blue print machine so that he
can do all this work in the office"
| wasn't that sink in your 1lOuse?''
! demanded Judson.
| McKenna burst into laughter, "Nev-
| er heard of such a thing. No. It's
| not So" he declared.
Klein volunteered to take the wit
| ness stand at this juncture, when he
! became involved in a controversy
with Judson and testified that to his
| knowledge Mulvihill has been circu-
lating not only this but other re-
| ports during the week.
| Edward Dargan wasn't cross exam
| ined. ~ On his direct examination by
| Judson he said he had never entered
! into an agreement to pay a part of
his salary to McKenna's brother, be-
| tween November 1908 and April 1909
Didn't you consult with Mr.. Hub
! bell and Mr.. McKenna about paying
part of your pay to McKenna's broth
er while he was laid up?' NO SIR"
Did you ever make the statement
that you were required by Mr.. Nc
kenna, the city engineer, to pay over
to his brother 50 per week out Of your
your wages?" mo SIR "You never
made that statement?" 81 don't re-
member any such conversation"
During the examination of William
F. McKenna, it appeared that during
1909 he was laid up for two -'0nfns
| with a broken arm. Charply cross ex-
amined by Mr.. Judson, it appeared,
that he had received nothing in pay
during. this time-"not even a Nickel -
TO use his own language"
Judson and Mulvihill held a whisp-'
cred conference. and again Judson
piled Dargan with the same or sim
liar questions, but the answer was in
variably the same. / 4
William d. Murray. first assistant
engineer. was then called by Judson.
He recalled a trip to Europe in 1909,
when he was gone 6 or weeks and
continued to draw his pay at the rate
OF $1.450 per year. He was absent,
again. beginning December, 1910, until
the Saturday before the current inves-
tigation began. He continued to draw
his pay.
Klein showed, through questioning
Murray. that he has been connected
with the city engineers office for 20
years, under Schofield, Starr and Nc
Kenna.
Ever work overtime?'' asked Klein.
Almost every day." replied Murray.
Get pay, for overtime?''. ''No sir"
Why did you go abroad?'' because
was nervous. My doctor told me I
was approaching a breakdown and
must get away I needed a rest
He was taken i'll again last Decem-
Judson asked him If knew anyone
named sSchweir'' Or "Sheir" The wit
ness didn't know him. Judson didn't
pursue that topic any further. i
1t was nearing IL o'clock when Reu4
ben D. Azhdarian, draughtsman was
called. Judson questioned him about
going to sanitarium. He said it /
was Nov. TO- 1910. He said before he |
went he and McKenna had a talk |
about his pay continuing, and McKen- |
ma agreed to carry him while ill for |
q reasonable time. ti
Judson sought to establish that VIII |
liam McKenna, a former witness went |
to the sanitarium when he was i'll and |
offered him paper for his signature, |
the witness said he was Ill, in bed, |
and didn't pay much attention to the |
paper. Il was In a hurry to get rest"
was his naive explanation. II don't |
remember what 1t said. I was so |
SICK Didn't the doctor advise you |
not to sign it?'' Witness said he !
couldn't remember much about it. He |
said his pay stopped about that time. |
Witness said there was SIS due him
for about year, for overtime work.
Didn't McKenna promise to put you
back on the pay roll if you would
promise to loan him the money!"
mol NO. Positively 1t is not 50! He
did mott" exclaimed he with a great
show of earneStneSS. |,
Didn't you loan McKenna some
money when you came back?' Wasn't
it 1852" Probably L did, ventured
the witness.
but gentlemen Of the committee"
protested the witness, this is a per-
sonal matter. I do not like to talk
about it before the public. I ask the
committee to exempt me from this
question:
Judson promised not to pry into his
affairs, and the committee
instructed the witness to answer. !
Yes, 1 did loan him SIS. But that
is q private affair." He insisted there
was no coercion He admitted there {
was a subsequent loan of $50. But all
has been repaid.