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4 :f500 by ~the um ~~C. Tay--!© 6 * on i ie /.' ' v-- l "lor to the said ~Hon. W. °J A b t t § ' I C W iting 7 }¥anna from the witness Taylor, who r l m or ln ay or ase rltlng "o waiazl tl;?n iJn the box. Counsel for the e a | ma & jam ray ies ai| -- Maisonville Says He Told McN. $ P s and & Hon. W. J. Hanna admitted the bald| lsonvl e ays e o c aught & 1";:( ts('nf lh((: p't;'ym]ent of the said $500 s s Y¥ treo. & Laylor to Hon. W. J. th ' h W ' "wo | "u'f"" and of the statements made e arges ere rue an ould' 5 :,.\;. Iu_\t-lm'l 10 Hn?. W. J. Hanna re-- :: ating to the manipulation of the con-- d W Id B P ~al !r;w[s arnd .tc-n(l(-rs before referred to an Ou e roven. % in connection with the contracts be-- . § fore referred to. in The said counsel for Hon. W. J. e o po dn Hanna and Sir James Whitney fur-- ther stated that he did not propose| i _ to submit the Hon. W. J. Hanna for 'm roper S d Ad M d 3 examination or cross--examination on! p p uggeStlons an vances ade these points. It was very properly| Du # 6 6 1 + + » » ® % ' contended hy counsel for the S'didj rlng nveStlgatlons '_Whltney Govern-' j William Proudfoost that these admis-z | sions did not cover the facts and cir-- ment W CI t O h w j n cumstances connected with the muk-g as ose --to an Uert row. + 4 ing of the said paymeant and of the; : 3 statemonts and threats -- before _ re--| enmmmmmenmmencacommenmenttvecommmmmmmmnssmmezcmem } ferred to, and that these facts andj R | M cireumstances should properly be put} | t in evidence in order further to assgist "Taylor could not be-- expected | core, the foul language. Still no; i4 ; the" """";'"t"}']'*' in 'l""" l""I:"' ':'tn'lMlh: to say he had lied when he told fiat, a | gation 0 e matters submitte( 0 s F i* 6t + « rpr i | 5 | them, and especially in view of the the truth. "$o @. €. D. called on Sir James| 'sl | nature of the charge, the matters of »I told MeNaught that 1 knew Pliny. W | 4 i(}\,. payment. and statements and n'll that some of _ Taylor's -- charges l "How this came out is rather| j acti s for ir s cessi 8 1@ gde -- hi ; A" it | £ | actions for thei suppression so made were true. and I knew that Tay-- -- | hard to judge, w . J H. says it e ! were proper matters of evidence forj va o anigs | & \ the committee to consider. | _ Jor could and would prove them. ' was undoubtedly the most unpleasant l \Evidence Shut Out. | s five minutes G. C. T. ever put if & l Upon the ruling of the Chairman, The letter written by Mr. L. E.| and that the fiat would have issued ! counsel for Mr. Proudfoot was pre--|C,. Thorne to Mr. Harry .\I:iis"n\'illvi anyway--in due time. G. C. mW 4 l(~ludml from Slll)ln\rlll'l';l-f this l'j\ulmul-;;i restieg +; the settlement of Taylor,| says the fiat came in quick time. o --onsequence 1¢ -- ruling, a . o § : "Sno ; ing it | In : congsediient©. IC nainmant "Io.[BCOtt & Company's claim against the | So it did--bearing a condition that -- other rulings, of the Chairman, af« (:% t¥ lad 3 quiesced in by a majority of the com-- Governmeat, which was b«rred null it should not be used within three y -- vittee, Mr. Proudfoot was unable t0|pby the steam roller during the heg ~ months, which gave the House time P n + 8 |(2 & 6 present S""hr ]'i\"l;"wp "'S ':"'"'"'":]' ing before the Public Accounts Com--~, > adjourn. y 1 roe ully to suppeor C .aAr~ & s & \| serpr A ;'p"'l:i ":: ";I his charge relating to the mittee, was read in the Legislature, Phe House adjourned, and there eg: ns ® € € | r iMegal, improper and_ corrupt (-umlut"'_\vstm'da\'. | was more delay--seemingly could noet a of the said Hon. W. J. Hanna and .\'n'.i Mr. Thorne was the arbitrator in bring the case to court. Pinally V Te on (fansa 1:!":*'_\' x:-'t' r:;rl';\l'\"q;l.:. the case who settled the (lifl'u'uli-"| came the announcement that Whit-- f snal ansactions s o gr" s A , lhi':l ::;_::{lrf}'r"' * without calling any witnesses. | ney went to the people December 14. sa 'narge. & 3 ; o xt | (21) In view of the foregoing, this His letter, written after the award| Invited H. to Resign. i l'fllll'l]itt*"' l'l'('fllll]n""(ls that '\h(:.lu-g- W is I"Hd(', was as 1'()]'('\\'5: ies | sefgh i id s # ' 4 islature be requested _ to appoint a «@n the 306. Sanuary. 23, AYH2 i 1. again called on H. and m\ll('dt Royal Commission 1. B NMrvon: saaie dhire "*My ) .' m H cpv c s him to bring the case for trial before ; se whole subject of the (:h'--O 'ges that _'_~\ ffear Hatty : § December 11 or resign, ' were reférred to th'v ( m'l,m:lt.-.. on '"Your recent letter reached me to--| "More fireworks. A Privileges and Elections, in order t9 gay, January 18 is safely passed,| M fi I t t1 javas artit n-- * un * "Many more fireworks, but mostly : secure a full, fair and impartial 1 and the looked--for results came ""l l M j ' f vestigation. tHat day as advertised ! of the spin--wheel variety, i.e., a sort a #-- P 'r ; " ; »' ® * L R £ = _alal m ammamaamm«om» vrpy il in would telt severa) Rus 'Inl circle of red, yellow and bhlue--the als var O 6 severa «-- -- $ & .. fred was whatever Taylor saw. He was dred per cent, better than it will " * * write, but 1 fear it will be forgotten gsome mad or prefended to} NeAE @ hofnr'(- I have a chance to tell it _ | ¥ellow from H., for he sure has a big ' ]""r g«C Illi& f course ll()l'I()l-':»"'l"""lk of it, and the blue from Sir 'Tre go°s. 8. --0 'ourse, t s BHicat | James, for he had heard that H. had puDiCatio!. ,| been invited to retire e "In order to start where you left! as 1 j ; E. off your connection and knowledge | Finally the case was called for -- Y +) *T & f 3 » ' ~ € A of current events, did you know Tay--| Nov. 2ith _'""H '"' '"v'\ informadon & lor appealed to the Government I'ur' up to about November 15th came from : a fiat for 50,000 on account of njs; T though a wee bit now and again $ € C -- tX C * | > 538 m f claim against the Government for| came from the other side. tks s *# l ov. Ist Postie all-- o non--fulfillment of contract conditions?| About Noy. 18 Postiethwaite call . M You know : T well enough to Ino w | ed at the office and wanted to know if , that hurry--up action is one of his';] would accept the retainer from the ' 4 chief hobbies. He got the notlon that| L.}n\'r'l'llln('!'lt in the case. 1 told him I \ ' the Government were intending n-»t! did not know, but would phone H. (I ' j to grant the fiat. The House wus] phoned. H. asked me to call up ] | in session. T1 don't know whether the| Stewart (Government -- attorney). I ' ' 2 Government intended to refuse the| did not, but told him Stewart could fiat or whether the delay was due to| ®°° me when he wanted to. .A wesk | ¢ red tape and laziness. -- Taylor sayg| or ten days later Stewart asked me lR f the first. Hanna says red tape. Any--| to call. I did.. Stewart started to go | f way T. decided to push things, so|over the case. 1 told him there was | -- he called on the Hon. W. J. H. and| nothing doing till the amount of the 4 made brief mention of the f,'()ll()\\in;;'.':l'*'luinm' was paid or put in writing. | E pertinent facts and some others:---- |He had no authority, but would com-- I 4 3 j lz ' | & "Five hundred dollars cash paid l,._vl.mnnn-;m- with H. H. asked me o ' | } t . to W. J. H. i{('nll and I did. H. did all the talking \ ' % "Self--feeding stokers--their refus.| --told me what a blankety, _ | 6 al and acceptance by W. J. H. | blankety. blankety, -- blankety idiot | » ' f i + nX ' $ "Coal tenders--the time--the man.--| fool money--mad F'. was -- tock f o ner--and company--for nnoninr',-'t him <--over two hours to tell f : same . I me. -- Finally arranged that 1 was to ; I & > , ; "The deceased and regretted Hon.|have the retainer oi $100 cash and I + a « St. John and his pertinent remarks| $25 per day until case settled. That ¥ re W. J. H. and 'the ruin of the| was put in d letter. Finally I began C Whitney Government and some nlhm's{tn talk, and I asked him how he fig-- . of more or less importance, all of |ured the trial, etc., would settle the > which led to language on each side'muttm' of the personal attack. « He, E) of a class strictly prohibited in theladmitted it would not settle it, and j 7 Bible . | said it was up to him to resign if I'l "But that did not get the fiat. im:l(lr- public his charges whether he! , '"So G. C. T. called again . l'}n-l (T.) proved 'em or not, but that a! [ ~ M |< i s + , e mm