Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-04-28
lcILHENNY WANTED PART OF COMMISSIONS

Petre's affidavit in the following Ian
guage:
He told how he had always
made and held the confidence of
his friends in politics by seeing
that they were taken care of in
the way of commissions on con-
tracts; that he always looked aft
er the collection and distribution
of the commissions expected
"Affiant also states that in the mat
ter OF the discussion of the so-called
Hill site on the East Side of Harris
burg, he has no recollection of any
amounts as to the value or purchase
price OF that property being mention
ed. Afiiant states that during a good
ly portion of the time that he, Petre
and Mcllhenny were talking together
at the interview above mentioned Mr.,
Petre and Mr.. McIlhenny were doing
most of the talking, and affiant did
not pay particular attention to all OF
their conversation. Affiant further
states that in one of his conversations
with Mr.. McIlhenny, the latter told
affiant that he had not discussed with
either Ittner or Perte at all or men,
toned the question of division of ar
chitects fees. when Mr.. McIlhenny
was in Chicago. Further affiant says
that Mr.. McIlhenny told him (afIiant)
that any moneys which he might re-
ceive would be used solely for cam
paign purposes.
Further affiant sayeth not.
(Signed) "WM. II. STEWART.
Subscribed and sworn to before me
this 25th day of April. A. ID. 1917.
(signed) &c. III. Leuthstrom,
(Notarial SeaD Notary Public,
Cook County, Illinois"
MIR. BOyd's Affidavit
Mr.. Boyd's affidavit follows:
state of Illinois,
County of Cook, IS:
81, Thomas M. Boyd, being first
duly sworn on oath, state that 1 am
resident of the city of Chicago,
and am president of the American
Seating Company. corporation.
"Mr. William b. Ittner, an architect
of the city of st. Louis, Missouri, and
l have been warm personal friends.
Some time in the month of February,
1917, / received a letter from Mr.. 1tt-
ner, in which he stated that he was
candidate, or rather an applicant.
for the position of architect in the
planning and erection of certain new
schools in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania,
and that he Qttner) was finding some
opposition to his appointment, which
he had been informed emanated from
one George w. McIlhenny, of Harris
burg, Pennsylvania. Mr. Ittner also
stated that he was told in Harrisburg
that Mr.. McIlhenny was associated
with the American Seating Company
in some sort of an agency capacity.
and asked me to find out what l could
about the matter. Not having any
personal knowledge in the matter, |
made inquiry through our New York
office, and ascertained that our busi-
ness in Harrisburg was transacted
through Mr.. William Il. Stewart, of
Philadelphia, our Philadelphia agent,
and that Mr.. McIlhenny at times act
ed for Mr.. Stewart in subagency
capacity in Harrisburg, or something
of that character. 1 then by letter
requested Mr.. Stewart to go to Har-
risburg and ascertain what he could
with reference to the situation sur
rounding the appointment of the
school architect, and subsequently,
some two or three weeks later, at my
request. Mr. Stewart and Mr.. l.. ID.
Petre, our sales manager, went to
Harrisburg to investigate the situa-
tion as to any influence by Mr.. Nc
Ilhenny. and in so doing did inter-
view Mr.. McIlhenny.
shortly before the first of March
| made up my mind to ask Mr.. Nc
Ilhenny to come to Chicago and have
an interview with Mr.. Ittner, with
view of finding out what was the
cause of McIlhenny's opposition, hav-
ing him meet Ittner and to give him
an opportunity to Judge of Mr.. Ittner,
his character and qualifications as an
architect l arranged with Mr.. Nc
Ilhenny to come to Chicago, and later
sent for Mr.. Ittner, and the two met
in Chicago on March End, as | recall
it, This meeting in Chicago between
McIlhenny and Ittner was brought
about entirely upon my own initiative
without either timers request or
knowledge, and was purely the result
of my desire to help friend, whose
ability as an architect in his particu
lar line, | both knew and admired. i
was told that Mr.. Ittner and Mr.. Nc
Ilhenny had met and discussed the
situation at the Illinois Athletic Club,
and later talked with Mr.. McIlhen-
ny myself, urging upon him the de-
STABILITY of securing Mr. Ittner as
architect i'm Harrisburg, because of
his experience and ability in the con-
structlon if schoolhouses. AS before
stated, the meeting between Ittner
was arranged altogether by me and
Mr. Ittner knew nothing of the pur-
pose of the meeting, or my idea in
regard to it, until l sent for him and
told him Mr. McIlhenny was coming
to Chicago. All that / did was purely
out of my fast friendship with Mr..
Ittner.
(Signed) THOMAS M. BOYD.
subscribed and sworn to before me
this 25th day of April, a. ID. 1911.
(Signed) &c. IL. LEUTHSTROM,
(Notarial SeaD Notary Public"