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THE TARTE-McGREEVY CASE

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Official

Summary Report of the Evie

dence.

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> as . : \ [Special C srrespondence of The Examiner. |

In the

the week. Mr. Nicholas Connolly reiter- ated his denial of Murphy's testimony that

he (Connolly) bad reported to the firm a syment ol $10,000 to Sir Hector Linvevin ; ‘ and he also stated that, to his

p and his son; , : : knowledge, not a dollar of the firm of Lr-

kin, Connolly & Co's money had been paid Phomas He also

for corrupt parposes, either to McGreevy or any other person. stated his*belief that Thomas McGreevy did not know that his brother Robert had any interest in the firm’s contracts. Evi- deace was produced of the subscription by the firm of $1,000 to the testimonial pre- geated to Sir Hector Lingevin in 188s. Chis fund, amounting to $22,000, is on de

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posit in the Quebec Bank, and has never

yet been touched by Sir Hector —ueither peincipal nor interest. When Murphy tes- titied to the present of jewellery to Mr.

Perley, he stated that he had given $100 to

a clerk in the Public Works Department, he could not recall.

whose jhame named a Mr. Lightf.ot

He afterwards

as the clerk in question. Mr. Light- toot acknowledged Murphy's state- ment to be substantially correct, but denied that he asked Murphy for the money. He detailed the circumstances o!

receiving it somewhat as follows: Ou Met- calf street he met Murphy, whom he knew personally. Murphy asked him to accom. pany him to the Russell House. Lightfoot excused himself, saying he had to goto borrow some money to pay a pressing bill Murphy replied not to mind, that he would vive him all the money he wanted, and im mediately offered him a $100 note. Light- foot said he wanted only about half that amount, but Marphy had nothing smaller, s» Lightfoot accepted it, veiling Murphy to draw on him in a week’s time aid he wouid

pay the draft Murphy never did so. Loghtfoot did not apply to Maur- phy for the money, as =. alleged by the latter He knew Murphy was a con- tractor, but had never had any _ business with him in the office Mr. Simon Peters, a y-ntleman of 76 yearsof age, but who,

by a judicious application of hair dye, dees

not luok more than 50, is a (juebee con- tractor with the grievance that be did not yet contracts and Conneliy did. He oc

cupied most of one day’s session telling his story and showing what had been lost by the rejection of his tender, and nearly th: whole of the next day, contradicting his previous testimony and excusing himseli by seying that he was only relating whiat he had heard, and that he had no personal knowlelge of the facts. When figures were shown him that Connolly's prices were away below his, he cotlapsed, and was perempt orily ordered tu staud aside. Mr. Verret, former Secretary-Treasurer of the (Juebee Harbor Commission, testitied as to tne substiturion of an uncertified cheque of Connoliy’s, for a deposit receipt as security fur a contract. tHe said that Murphy asked him several times ‘eo be allowed to with- draw the deposit receipt, as the firm wanted the money, but that he tefused te do so without the authority of Thomas McGreevy, Chairman of the Finance C an- mittee. That Murphy fisally brought a letter from McGreevy, purporting to agree to thesubstitution and that accordingly, the deposit receipt was given up and the unaccsepted cheque substituted. ‘Yet, now strange to say, when McGreevy’s letter is produced frum the records of the Harbor Comaussion, it is found to forbid the sub stitusion, reading ‘' I see objection to the substitution,” which Mr. Verret had un- derstood to read ** I see no objection,” and had acted accordingly. The letter was in the same handwriting and on the same kind of paper, but the little word ‘ no”

was not there, nor did it ever appear to have been there. There is an evident piece of

crookedness connected with this letter that requires explanation, and Murphy might,

if he chose, explain whether he had practised any sleight of hand _ business vu Me. Verret, but : not

probable that he will. Mr. Verret further stvred that, although he declined to make the substitution on his own responsibility, he was satisfied at the time that the Com- missioners ran no risk by the change, as they had abundant other security for the small untinished portion in the shape of drawbacks and of plant on the works Mr P. V, Valin, ex-chairman of the Harbor Commissioners, was examined. This gen- tleman was at one time a Conservative M. P., but having been disappointed .in ob- taining # senatorship, his sympathies have been transferred to the other party and his antagonism to Sir Hector Langevin it was hard to conceal, In substance he deposed that Mr. McGreevy was Sir Hector’s right hand man, and that Sir Hector had often told him when chairman of the Harbor Board to do whatever McGreevy said and that if they did nut he would dissolve the Board. That Larkin, Connolly & Qo. had subscrived largely to election funds, and that the money went tu McGreevy Sir Hector and Sir Adolphe Caron. He himself had also sabscribed to election funds, and bad used money very largely in his own elections. He was very vuluble 11 his evidence, which was given in French «ud Mr. Tarte and his counsel had no dif- fivulty in getting him to say just what they wanted. From currency talk here, Valin is & Veritable Shylock and his character one that would not bear inspection. But there arises the question, if Valin is not reput- able, why should he have been tolerated in the position of chairman of the Board of Harbor Commissioners. We shal! proba- bly learn later on. Mr. Julieu Chabot’s evidence was to the elfect that the steamer Admiral was realiy owned by Thomas McGreevy while receiv- ug & Subsidy from the Goverument for carrying imats. If this be se, it behoves the Hon. Thomas co clear his skitts. Som weeks ago the Upposition made a great how! when the Connollys r .

duce their books before the Inspection,

TH

Tarte-McGreevy inquest nothing of starting importance was elicited during

efused to pro-

ol re the committee for The objections of the Con-

Coal

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nollys were overborne, and they tt laid bare every book they could tind, since then their books have been thumbed backward and forward by every lawyer and | wwember of the committee Sut the other | d.y,when Mr. Robert M.i Greevy refused to | produce his books for the very same rr asun that the Connollys yave, he had the iin-

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| mediate sympathy of Col, Amyot, who

| pleaded that it was unfair to ask him and 2 4 S yr

‘that he was entitled to consideration. The

i fact is simply this, that with a very few | honorable exceptions, the committee 1s first and last and all time Tory and Giit, | It isnot an impartial tribunal trying the | case by the evidence laid before it. he Cirits have really the Government on trial, | and are working the case with a view ol ti- juring the Administratiou, and of raking up everything, fair and unfair, t» implicate members of the Cabinet and supporters of the Government. ‘The Conservatives on the other hand, are ou their defence, and being it is contrary to the nature cf ‘hings that they can act impartially, That there has been some jobbery and that con- tractors have subscribed liberally to election funds, there is little doubt, but that there has been wholesale corruption, involving members of the Government, or that the country has been robbed, or paid more th n value has been received for, there is as yet av evidence. Had a Re yal Commission been appointed to investigate the charges, the enquiry would have been reimvuved to in impartiel tribunal, and time and money snd honer saved. Parlisment should have been prorogued by this time, but as it is the session will probably not close for six weeks

SU,

yet. Hardly any business is being trans- acted in the House, the time being caken up, often wasted, in members de-

livering themselves of dreary speeches on the trade question to empty benches,

Further investigation into the Depart- ment of the Interior methods has resulted in several more suspensious from cftice (ne unfortunate victim was Mr. Frank McCabe, who had been an extra clerk, but s now a medical student, and was this sum- mer empleyed during his helidays on the censns staff. He testified that he hid dore extra work and shared the money with per- manent clerks, one permanent named Nel. sent king the whole ot one payment of $73, and never giving McCabe acent. He had also shared with a permanent named Brough, who had got the bigger part of the money. Poor McCabe, for his indiscretion, has been summarily dismissed from his summer’s work, and this, | think, is rather rough on hun. He had only returned to Ottawa from college about a month, and was working hard to make a little money to pay his way, and because he had beena good-natured fool he was bounced. Nel son, the maa who took the $73, had the cheek to swear that he took the money, but thought McCabe was making him a preseut of it. Pretty nice story — McCabe at $1.50 . day making a present of $75 to Nelson at

$1400 a year! Mr. Alfred Ogden’s name («x-M. P. for Guysburough, N. S) was mixed up in the revelations, but it curnel cut that at one time Ogden iad borrowed some money from Neison

vnd that any payment Ogden made Nelson were in repayment of this luan, and that they had also swapped watches. Nothing elicited to Mr. Ogden’s discredit. Pereria, Assistant Secretary of the

was

Mr.

Department, admitted that he had received payment for extra work in his wife's maiden name, and als» in a fictitious

name—Etlen Berry—that he had made out sccounts in these names, certitied the <e- counts, received the money and signed the ictiticlous names in receipt. Mr. Burgess, Deputy Minister, submitted a Jong state- ment in writing, fully covering the whole case, and throwing considerable new light upon the irregniariies. He explained that a great deal of additional work had been thrown upon the Department conse- que t upon the construction of the C, P.R, the organization of the North- west Half Breed Comuiunission and the in- vestiyation of claims and issue of scrip in ¢ mnection therewith, and the Northwest Nebellion, and that to relieve the pressure the staff had to work night and day. It would have been diflicult to cbtain outside assistance whenever and only for such periods as might be necessary, and even if obtainab e such assistance would be of lit-

tle value without previous eXperieuce of the business methods of the Depart- ment. For various reasons, which he

set forth, a very large amount of work had every year to be crowded into a short time, and could only be done, aud could be batter

done, by regular employes. The work of compiling and copyimg returns called for

by Parliament was immense, and siuce 1584 nearly $13,000 had been paid there- fore.

_ Exclusive of the amount paid to Mr. Turner, the total sum paid to permanent clerks for extra work had been during the six years irom 1584 to 1890, enly $1818, or about $300.a year. Lhe compiling of the Bure Iudex, which is extremely valuable had been stopped, for it was found impossible to continue it during office huurs, Regarding the payment made to his tather-inlaw, Mr. Anderson, it has been stated hy some news- papers that at the time of the alleged pay- tment Mr. Anderson was dead. That was uatrue, as Mr. Anderson lived for more than a year afterward and, up to the time of his sudden death, was a temporary clerk in the department. Mr. Burgess admitted that the payments had been made ia contravention of the law, but he unhesitatingly asserted that they had been invariably made, so far as he knew, for substantial se: vice really reudered and actually necessary in the Interest of the businuss of the department. He regretted that the same method had not been adopted to overtake the extra work as was applied in the Post Office and Finance Departments, but the circumstances were not similar.

The foregoing is a fairly full summary of the developments tnat have come to light before the Public Accounts Committee. As I said last week, a number of wid rumors were flying about, and the Ottawa Lisr put ie a lot of careful work. Mr. Senecal. the Superintendent of the Piintiag Bureau was absent ow sick leave, and the O L. sent it abroad that Senecal had slipped feariug an investigation into irregularities connected with the furnishing of the plant of that instttutivn. All I have to say is that if there are any irregularities there they will he diligently erquired iuto, and Mr. Senecal s absense wi'l not prevent investigation. | have no doubt that before these lines reach your readers’ eyes, Mr. Senecal will be in Ottawa ayain. ur. O. L also circulated & report that Mr. Johan R Hail, the secretar of the Interior Department, was deine How true this was may be judged from the fact that within 24 houis of the report, Mr Hali was appointed Acting Deputy Minister i+ succession to Mr. Burgess. That there have been irregularities in this department is quite evident— that there has been any fraud

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AILY EXAMINER, -

y thereupon | no one hae the termerity to and | we shall witness aby more

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assert. Whether serious develop. ments inthe other departments, than have heen already exposed in the Interior, time alone will show. § ae

| have already said that the Patriots despatches are not to be relied on, whl, indeed, they bear the Ottawa hars ear- marks. It would take long yo through each day's issue and expose the falaehoods; but I shall give a few instances. The Patriot’s issue of the 14th inst. stated that as evidence of the desperate straits to which ministers were reduced, it was re- | ported that Mr. Dewdney had approached | several liberal members and urged then Lo intruduce a resolution that Deputy Mini- ster Burgess should be retained in uttice, but that the overtures were rejected. This was a straight lie, and Mr. Dewdney nails a it as such in the House on the 5th. Yet the Patriot never telegraped Mr. Dewd- ney’s contradiction of its lie, The Patrict of the 16h stated in its Ottawa desgatches that Lightfoot, the Public Works employe, admitted the accuracy of Murphy's state- ment, saying that he was hard pressed and had asked Murphy for a« loan. Lightfoot swore directly the contrary, as | have al- ready mentioned in this letter, and the Patriot's Octawa correspondent simply lied.

W. C. D.

too to

Sad Railway Accident.

A CHILD KILLED,

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About three o'clock yesterday, No, 10 engine, in command of driver Nichoias Watson and foreman Joseph Miliman, 1-ft Souris Station, bound west. It had not yone more than four or five hundred yards when it ran overand killed a little child, aged 17 months, belonging to Lawrence

and Christiana Cheverie, of Souris. The child was sitting on the track, where it had strayed unknown to the mother It

was seen by the driver who slowed up hie engine, but not in time to save the child.

An inquest is being held before Dr. Muttart, coroner, snd the followirg jury-

men: M. J. Foley, foreman; Alex. Paquet, RK. St. John, C. C. Carlton, jr; C. S. Sterns, J. D. Lavie, Timothy Cheverie. ee) After examination of several witnesses

last evening, Court adjourned till Friday at Sp. m.

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The Rifle.

THe reeular annual meeting of the Prov- incial R tle Association opened at Kensing ton Range this morning. ‘There isa large attendance. The weather, though fiae, is

. ‘ not very favorable fur good shooting — Pul- lowing is the score in

THE NURSERY MATCH. 400 yards—5 rounds highest pasible secre, 25.

Pis, Gunr McAree, No. 1 Battery G A, $8...£2 Corpl Wallace Santh, No 3 C> 82d, $6. .22 Pte John Macdonald, Nu 4 Co 82d, $5 ..21 Pte Geo Pippey, No 3 Co 82.1, $4....... 20 Giunr Wm Johnson, No 4, G A, $3..... 18 Gunr L J Sentner, No 2, G A, $3......18 Pte G Cooke, No 4 Uo, 82nd, $3....... 16 Pte B MeMillan, No 6 Co, 82nd, $3... .15 Pte Wond, No3 Co, 83nd, $2.......... 14 Capt Brenan, No 5,G A, $2........ ..14 Gunr 8 A Macdonald, No 2G A, $2....14 Sergt Kennedy, No } Co, 82nd, $2..... i4

Gunr P W Carver, N» 2, G A, $2...... 13 Gunr L Macdonald, No 1, G A, $2..... 12 (runr Landrigan, No 5, GA, $L.... ...12 Pte John McMillan, No 6 Co, 82nd, $i. .11

ALL-COMERS’ MATCH,

200 yards, kneeling—7 rounds— highest possible score, 35

Pte, Corp] Baird, Engineers, $10 ........... 32 Asst-Surg Gillis, G A, $8........ ee Sergt Connolly, No1G A, $6 ......... 3 Sergt Davison, Engineers, $5 ..........50

Capt Weeks, Engineers, $5............ 29 Sapper S C Moore, Engineers, $4....... 29

Gunr Landrigan, No 5, G A, $3........ 29 Sergt-Maj Grey, Eng, $3.............. 29 Sorat Ute, Bul GA. G...:. ee Gunr McIntyre, No I, G A, $3.........29 Capt Longworth, No 2, GA, $3........ 28 Sergt Prowse, No 3, 82n4, $3.....,....28 Capt Stewart, No 3, 82nd, $2.......... 28 Staff Set Allen, 82nd, $2.............. 28 Sergt R H Ramsay, No 2,G A, $2..... 27 Gunr N MeNevin, No2, GA, $2....... 7 Corpl C Murley, Nu1, GA,$2......... 7 Corp] Smith, No 3, 82nd, $2..... Sinacae Pte S Wood, No 3, 82nd, $1........... 27 Capt Henderson, R L, $1....... iaauns 27

Personal.

Senator Montgomery has returned from Ottawa.

William, Campbell, M. L. C., Millview, registered at the Hutel Davies, yester- day.

Mr, A. W. Dingwell (brother of C. Howard Dingwell, P. K. 1. R.) and wife, of Kast Boston, are visiting friends at Charlottetown, Bay Fortune, and Lyne Valley.

Mr, and Mrs. Charles Robinson, of Ber- muda, who arrived last evening, are guests at Government House. Mr. Frith, who accom- panied them, is also visiting Charlottetown. The first section of the Raymond Ex- cursion party, in charge of Carroll Hutchins, of Boston, arrived here last evening, and are quartered at the Hotel Davies. The following ladies and gentlemen make up the party: Miss M. Shaw, Chester, Pa; Miss H Shaw, do; Hugh Shaw, do; Mrs Samuel Crowther, do; Helena Clauders Pa; Mrs Enoch Gerrish, Concord, N H: Miss G E Sutton, Auroa, Ind; A W Butler Philade'phie, Wm Rath, Salem, Mass; B N Deany. Northampton, Mass; CE Lovegrove do; J T Smith, New Yok; H W Berty, Boston. The pa ty will leave here fur At John to-morrow morning, The second section will arrive here ia the steamer from Pictou on Friday evening,

Registered at the Osborne Hous day were : John H We'sh, St John; Wm Minto, Cardigan; Mr and Mrs J B Snell Chicag . 1l!; Mrs Cairns and family, Scote- burn, Pictou; J D McGilveray, Boston; P McLaren, Halifax; G W Beace, M 'D Southwick, Me; E R Cooley, Springfield, Mass. ;

@ yesier-

_Itis said that a Paris la discarded all soaps, powders, He merely and builed potatoes, a out emplo of linens,

undryman has sodas and bleaching uses plenty of water : nd can cleanse, with- ying any alkali, the werst soiled cottons or woollens.

The French Government was yesterday

= in a vote of confidence by 519 to

K. D. ©. Cures Dyspepsia.

DAY, JULY, 2

1891.

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VERY CHOICE HERRING, For sale by

Pp. MONAGHAN

july23 -tf Qacen Street.

Double Tenement Co W sll tia, ont the. premiect on

MONDAY, August 2nd, at 12 o'clock, noon:

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The Double Tenement Cottage and on mises on Sidney Street, close by Hillsh wough apd convenient fer @ Mechanic 8

Doyle to

Square, Dwelling. : : Immediate possession given.

E. H NORTON & CO.,

AUCTION SALE MR. P. MONASHAN'S STORE,

Conno}ly’s Old Stand.

“WILL sell at Auction, on FRIDAY, 24th

just , at 2 o’clock, p.m. :—

Terms ats ale,

Fancy Glass and Crockery ware, ete., com prising Fancy Pitchers, ‘Fumblers, Fiuit Dishes, Tea and Dinner Sets, Poe serve Jar, Fancy Vaser, Lamps, and other assorted coda. Also—Teas in small quantities, and a fot of Groceries,

Sale to continue Fridays and Tacsday?, and Wednesday and Saturdev evenings.

Sale positive, No seseave

G. I. MORRISON,

july 23 - 2i Anctioneer.

, Shorts, Hay.

Bran

Now Landing and in Store:

260 Bags FRESH BRAN, 100 SHORTS, 60 Bales QUEBEC HAY.

FENTON T. NEW

jy18—pat wat guar dy 51 wy 21

TO LET.

A DOUBLE TENEMENT HOUSE situ. ated on Kent Street. Can be had in

on? tenement if required. Apply to

MRS. OFFER,

Q) leen Sti ect,

GARDENER GOAL C8., Sydney, C. B.

CYUPERIOR STEAM AND DOMESTIC COAL supp'ied by this Company. Ves- sels loaded with despatch. Orders for carg»es booked by N., B. & M, RATTENBURY, Agents.

HAY SALE b A e AM instrneted by Mrs. Sarah Stewart,

] Sherwood Farm, Caarlottetown Royalty, to sell 35 Acres of Hay, in lots to suit pur- chasers, on Jaly 23th, at One o'clock, p- mm,

Terms:—All sums of $5 or under, cash ; over that amount, six months’ credit ou ap- proved joint notes

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Fr. H. HORNE, Auctioneer.

INDIAN BUTTER TUBS,

800 Received To-day.

CARVELL BROS.

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july22—2i

Good Pasture.

HE undersigned can take Four or Five Cows for the balance of the season, close to Town,

ARTHUR PETERS. july22 —eod tf

REVERE HOUSE {ORNER of Weymouh and Craften / Streets, close by Hillshorough Park,

bot two minutes walk from Railway Statior, 1s now open for the accommodation of per- manent and transient bo uders, erate. (Good attendance,

MiSs. MURPHY,

Terms mod-

CHEESE.

IN SORE: 1¢ BOXES NEW CHFESE, .. = Sa . FENTON T. NEWBERY, jy19—guar 3i

** Acts like magic in all Stomach troubles.”

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Cures all forms of Indigestion and Chronic

Dyspepsia. A quick and sure relief for Headache, Sleeplessuess and Nervousness, Sample size, 35c., Large bottles, $1 00.

Peepared by CHARLES K,. SHORT, Pharmacist, St. John, N. B. Sold everywhere, jy20

R SALE.—A new light tr A the best in the Province and ee ae —. and in goed coke — ‘ “hand Buggy, in good i patent —e steel underworks_s ena cheap for cash at W. C. Tice’s, Grafton

ack Sulky, one of

Street, next to Fish Market, pd 3i (w f t)—jy22

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cannot fail to jy We draw sp cial attentign he fact that the leading Tandon New York Fashion Magazines trate the styles now showing by Only a few remaining of oy

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BATH GLOVES, Rubber

Charlottetown, ‘July 11, 1891,

Refreshment Table on the Only a limited number Train leaves Charlottetown at 9 a. m, Tickets for sale at Haszard & Moore’s, or y

An invaluable means ef developing of muscle, general healthfuiness.

LEY PTIAN EGG SHAMPOO AND SEA FOAM-—A fal, healthy, cleansing and cooling

se refreshing after bathing. PLESH BRUSHES—ail fibre —not injured by water.

Giled Sik, Bay Rum, Cologne, Lavender, F and other Toilet Waters, Sponges, Pocket STICKY FLY PAPER, Poisoned Fly Paper, Glass Ply Trap*

WATSON’

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WEDNESDAY, JULY 29,

R FIRST FINE DAY FOLLOWING,

Grounds of Mr. Frank

Binewell, Warie, St. Peters Bay.

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Bathing iloods, Sponge Biss Combs:

S DRUG STORE

CEO. H. COOK

i i A VING secured the with Hills and S Royal Family,

Specimens. Special attention pridto beautiful monochrome and colors whic These realiy high class permanent Por kinds, and are produc They can be produc however old and faded,

) ‘ Daguerreotypes will not fail to give entire eatiafaotion. :

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