The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1914-04-15
Numerous Witnesses Testify to
Fraud in Carrying Out Con-
tract Declare Inferior
Materials Substituted
PROPORTION OF
CEMENT CHANGED
Property Owners on the Stand Tell
Of Protest to City Council on
the Kind Of Rock Used
Trial to Be Long

Al noon today. the paving case had
progressed to whore the end Of the
testimony to be offered by the plain
It's was In sight aud during the morn
ing several witnesses were introduced
sTom the property owners Of chicka-
sha segarding their actions in attempt
ing TO obtain relief from the city coun-
eil, While the paving was being put
down The defense viii probably go
to bat late this evening or early in the
morning. At this time. every indica-
tion is that the case viii continue the
rest of the week.
During the morning session, A. S.
Riddle. l.. NJ. Potts. T. J, O'Nell j. p,
kelsey. Dr. Williams and Dennis
o'Bricn We're placed on the stand,
Their testimony was practically the
same aud had TO do With their appear
mce before the city caunciI, during
the construction Of the paving at
which times they called 70 the atten-
tion OF that body, the fact that an In
lerior grade Of rock was being used in
the paving. They did not know az that
time OF the alleged tamperings with
the sprocket wheels ON the concrete
mixers, or any OF the other alleged
fraud. However. their protests to the
council. they said. resulted In nothing.
IN his testimony, Dennis O'Brlen stat-
I'd TINT the first ne knew Of the alleged
shortage of cemen, in the work was
when al meeting of the Tax Payers
league in January Of 1912 AZ least two
Of the witnesses In the case were pres
ent and at that time told OF the short
age referred to. That. he said waa the
first intImation he had that there was
anything wrong, other than concern
ina the quality Of rock.
At last nights session. Gid Gordon
one Of the star Witnesses for the plain
Ii Is. reiterated the story Of the short
axe in cement fed into the mixer. He
stated that when the work first start
ed. the shortage was accounted for tc
the inspectors. by the ioremen and
other members OF the construction
company, bringing empty cement
sacks TO the work under their coats
and throwing them in the pile o.
empties to be counted by the inspector
al night. Later. however, according tc
the testimony. the sacks were hauled
out in loads OF cement, sometimes II
bundles OF 50. the string binding then
together would be cut and the whole
bundle thrown into the pile. He SAID
that he had heard Earle, the inspector
kick a time or two about the numbel
OF empties that was being run in, IN
timating that he didn't care for a few
but didn't \ se for them 20 run In s.
d. many on him.
The testimony introduced by tn
plaintiffs yesterday afternoon was ~
tended to prove the quality Of materia
actually used in the construction Q
certain sections Of the paving. Tn
reading OF the contract yesterda'
morning by Alger Melton defined tn
quality called for Methods used Y
perretrating the alleged fraud wer
also brought sout" by examination 9
witnesses err
o. s. FAIRIES, tile first witness calle
to the stand. was questioned as to tn
auality Of rock quarried for use in tn
paving. He stated that he was tn
foreman OF the gang that quarried IA
rock, and in the main that Il was
very inferior quality, was soft rathe
sandstone formation, and that
crushing it. great deal Of Il woul
be powdered,
j. w. Winter the second witness
stated that he had been employed
the plant where the asphalt was nike