The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1912-01-27
PROMPTED BY MALICE;
NO PADDED PAYROLL
Continued From Paxe

Who Took Anderson to County At
...: - torney?
My information is based entirely
on the statement in the hands Of the
county attorney and that COVERS any
statement: that I may have made at
any time regarding the matter. Any
further information that you may re-
quire must be got from the employees
of your department.
The papers enlarged on my state
ment to some extent for which I
don't make any pretense to be re-
sponsible, for I presumed that the
matter would have been looked into
by the last grand jury. I am still Of
the same opinion I was not look
ing for any notoriety in this matter:
and have no information further than
stated above"
Mr.. Craig's refusal to appear be-
fore the board was characteristic. He
questioned the authority Of the board
tc subpoena witnesses and to admin
lister oaths. as if this would make
any difference. He then dislcaims
any knowledge of the padding of
pay-rolls and declares, II have in no
instance charged any employee or
foreman, of the department with pad
ding the pay-rolls or pla cling fictitious
names on such rolls
They Are Glad 1t Is Over.
However, the board did not permit
the matter to be dropped as:easily as
Messrs.: Patterson and Craig had
wished they would do They had
gotten themselves into bad mess,
and they hoped to be disentangled as
readily and as easily as possible.
Chris. Evans, who had, served as
an. alderman during the days when
William Craig was known as alder
man-at-large in this city, and who
was thoroughly familiar with the
tactics then. employed by this gentle
men, began an investigation for him.
self, and he found, so he declares,
that the accusation against the de-
partment grew out Of some things
Mr.. Patterson and William Craig had
been saying"
Craig Loves the Truth.
The following extract from the re-
port Of the board or water and light
commissioners 'on the matter truth
fully analyses the position Of Mr..
Craig in his refusal to appear be-
fore the board. 1t shows. that the
former manager Of that old gas and
water company loves the truth as
dearly now as he did in the days
when the people of this city were
obliged-to stand for that"smile that
would not come off,. when they
asked for relief from conditions that
almost cost him his life by an en-
ragged people whose homes had been
robbed OF loved ones through the
criminal negligence of the company
he managed. This is the declaration
of the board:
- His Sincerity. Questioned
VIM. Craig in his letter says: The
board has no power to administer
oaths to those who voluntarily ap-
pear before them, nor can the board
compel anyone to disclose the truth
The board did not SUPPOSE it would
be necessary to place VIM. =. Crais
under oath in order to tell the truth
II thereby the public could: be pro-
tected against some alleged thief, by
giving the board information so II
could discharge said theft from its
employ.
But VIM. Craig says. L have in
NO instance charged any employe o,
foreman: Of the. department with pad
ding the :pay-rolls or placing fictitious
names on; such rolls. An inquiry al
the city. treasurer's office discloses
the fact that for some years. VIM
Craig has been examining the pay.
rolls of the department and thai
Robert Paterson has not examined
such Dav-ro11s Hiring tho nast ,oinI
months. -
Nails Them to the Cross.
Who furnished the information
Tor the affidavit Of r. Anderson If
which he recites that If his name ap
pears on the payroll for June, 1911
particularly that shown on line No
." Tor. the month of June, 1911, Pay