The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-11-28
NAME Of HENNESSY
APPEARS IN CHARGES
Suffers Graft Investigator Is
Accused of Signing Other
Mans Name to Telegram.
ASPHALT DEALS AIRED
Governor Glynn Makes Pub
lie Documents Filed in
the Case.
ASPHALT DEALS AIRED

ALBANY, N. Y, Nov. 27.-The
charges fled against State Highway
Commissioner John n. Carlisle by the
Warner-Quinlan Asphalt company and
his answer thereto were made public
tonight by Governor Glynn.
Carlisle s accusers averred he dis
criminated against them IN laying down
specifications for asphalt to be used on
state highways in order TO favor the
Barber Asphalt Paving company, held
secret meetings with agents of the
company for the purpose of conspir-
ing against other asphalt manufactur-
crs, wasted thousands of dollars in EN-.
ploying incompetent engineers as road
experts and threw the Highway depart
ment into state of chaos
The commissioner s reply was a gen
eral denial of the accusations. They
were inspired, he said, by chagrined
manufacturers who had failed in an ef-
fort to foist on his department "just
as good asphalt for that designated
in the specifications,
Hennessy's Name Used.
The name of John A. Hennessy, for.
merly special Investigator in the high.
way uGpdi sihehI, aPPedieu une4PecIeo'
ly in the formal charges. To him was
attributed the sending of a telegram
TO highway contractors last July no.
tifying them that they must use Barber
asphalt. This telegram was alleged to
have followed a meeting in Coopers.
town between Governor Sulzer, Carlisle
George Mcclure, an agent for the Bar.
Der company, and others, Communica.
tion was had by telephone from Coop.
. tIx h.,
department here, it was alleged, and
the sending Of the telegram Followed
The message is said to have been
signed "Roy X. Fuller" by Hennessy
Fuller is secretary to the highway de.
partment and he previously has denied
ever having sent the message.
Alleged Conference.
Allegation further was made that
two days after Hennessy was appointed
on June 16. 1913, he was called into
conference with James K. Mcclure, an
agent for and a stockholder In the
and Informed them that only Barber
asphalt would meet state highway spec
ifications.
Both Hennessy and Sulzer, continued
the charges, received money from the
McGuires, "some Of which, if not the
entire amount thereof, was furnished by
the Barber Asphalt Paving company, =
When Hennessy was apprised tonight
of his alleged connection with the as
phalt deals, he said that the accusation
ought to be investigated Immediately
by grand jury. Members of Car
Isle S board of advisory engineers
Harold Parker, George G. Diehl. ano
William De Hartburn Washington, alsc
were accused Of participating in asphalt
conferences with the McGuires and
Carlisle. In this connection it was
further said that Washington was giver
his position by Governor Sulzer on the
recommendation of Mcclure, and Diehl
and Parker were recommended by two
contractors interested in state highway
work. Parker was alleged to be a
stockholder in the Hassam Compressed
Concrete Paving company, to which
the state has paid royalties for the use
of a paving process, These engineers
received $50 day and expenses fol-
their services from last May until re.
Gently Parker and Diehl resigned last
week, it being said their work was
finished.