The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-07-06

and If they became too numerous he
wa4id causel the contract
Tho largest amount If turnover on
aay oHe If Messrs Liptnn's canteen
eHHt%aA IA England, was. he said
about ESQ pounds Il year, and upon
tH4s he would expect the profit 10 be
heween SEQ pounds and 500 pounds.
A cantcen might show a loss "from
the reglmeutal point ~ View" but
II tho wholesale profit WAS consad-
ored. there might stN be heavy
profit he the contractor,
Resides his relations With Miate
sawyer t0Iu on the witness stand If
aa interview with John Cansfield,
l1nton's general manager, who, he
SAID. told BIN some of the directors
thought that quartermasters We're no
nse, ana wanted him to bribe com
7Hand!ug officers. At this. Sawyer
sad, be became indignant and refus-
ed. lie looked upon the money he
gave ia the gaortermasters rs pay
ments for services rendered. but
would have regarded money offered
to commanding officer as bglbe
The general md widespread Gus
tom Of tipping quartermasters was
shown hy a com mission which inVesti-
gated conditions in Malta. j. r. Boy
tor who vas manager for Ldpton's In
Malta, said that his salary was 500
pounds a year, and That he received
in addition IL per cent on all bust
ness done IN Malta. The whole of this
commission ne had paid away. prin-
cipaIty 10 quartermasters and SER
Eeant majors. These commissions. ac-
cording TO the certified accountant
who examined 1Apton's books at NAL
"A q o
Colonel Whitaker's Defense.
Colonel Whitakers defense was
that the acts Of corruption charged
him were committed long before the
prevention Of corruptions act OF 1906
went into effect. and that in giving
"a contract for canteen he had, az
commanding officer, acted az princi-
pal, and that IT, principal could not
no bribed, On behalf of the other
military defendanta, It was urged that
they had been subject to slow tor
ture ever since the opening Of the
war office inquiry, and that "It had
been admitted that they were all men
of honor: having magnificent careers,
and every one OF them had served
haa country for periods ranging from
twenty TO thtrty~three years"
Sir John Dickinson, before whom
the preliminary examination was con-
Quoted, at Bow street committed the
sixteen defendants hafore him for
trial. Archibald Mimic. who had been
IN Madeira, surrendered himself some
days later, and tho grand jury suhr-
sequentl yreturned true bills against
all the seventeen Defendants whose
trial before Justice Darling hogan
on May IL.
EAI 4aN =, ltni a
is Charles Hilyard Thornton whita-
ser, Nj. V. o.. Justice OF tho peace
In County Nave, He was born May
10, 1859 t. son u tho late Rev. Rob-
ert Whitaker. rector of i4econheld-
cum -Scorhro. Yorkshire. Ile entered
this army q. s.. eniisted) 1870; leu
tenant-calonel. 1904 retired. 1904. He
received the Royal Humane societys
medal for saving life.
Following tAe speeches of counsel.
Colonel Whitaker enterad the witness
box He stated that when ile arrived
AT Malta IN 1909 he consulted other
officers about thu contracts for tho
c8nteep, and came 10 the conclusion
that IApton's offered tho beat terms.
and SO Ea4s that firm the contract,
lIe then explained the eirounn-
stances leading IN tn visit TO Crete,
and read the following extract from
letter from Colonel the Hon, G.
Fiennes was then a represen-
tative of firm OF, bre wers--written
In May. 1908,
II know yoN are OF an enterpris.ng
nature, and ! wonder whether you
would care for free trip TO Crete
and Cyprus. Ness. our agent, ia in
T. very great state Of mind shout the
Dublin H'usiliera Tin Creta1, Ha alp
pears 10 have got into trouble with
Colonel Bird commanding the Flu
siaers), and he is wondering whether
you would feel inclined fe take ten
DAYS leave aud DO Crete and Cyprus,
You could play The aIebetretter, and
al tho same time You could pat Bird
on the back and put him right with
US, Mess would tell yon the whole
story and the dir!x~riok (anether
firm Of brewers1 have played on as.
; II you go you Can wire
ma and ] will sard money for ex-
penscs. II would be money we'll
spent, ana wauld smooth down the
ruffled Bird" i
The witness. stated that he visited
Crete and saw Colonel BlFa, with