Show FURNITURE SCANDAL County attorney whittemore and the be Je olman who are backing alm in the prom edings against the oae old county court in the matter of the be furniture contract created a decided sensation and some ome alarm in certain quarters by a coup before daylight monday mornin ir kheir act WOO was no DO less than securing ng the arrest of martin hayken who arrived a the union pacific train shortly after 8 this morning and immediately bad a warrant served upon him mr hayken is ia the agent of andrews Co coiron irom whom the furniture for via the was purchased he ie a the man of whom it is ia said that he made a r mark to the effect that it cost him to got get the furniture nun tract from the old selectmen HE bamberger and J B R haykel denied having made the remark the turo co tract has been the occasion or of discussion soil and eion lilii as 88 ty tu its ita alleged eged fraudulent chartty t tr lir li r and tho tha present selectmen men have been delving for the inside facto relating thereto it in ia to in pursuit of their that the andrews co agent was placed under arrest on a very serious charge mr hayken hay ken was waa taken before i iu 8 commissioner pratt who wha issued the warrant today and was WAR re release leasel 1 on 1000 bonds bonda to avail the result of toe tas hearing hwa rug A motion mo tion to discharge the joien ant because he be was under subtle aa as a a witness and those claim to be free from arrest in connection therewith was wag made this atler after noon neon the accusation against mr hayken is that on or about march 1 it 1864 1894 he be paid to selectmen bomberger bamberger and morris a sum of money as a bribe to secure the furniture contract for andrews co his plea to the charge la is not gunty guilty the effect of we acau bation to is to name dome the ex selectmen as equally guilty though no erma fouarge to Is lodged against them the oae caie is however Le coming decidedly entert when the matter was called up the second secona time in commissioner pratt court there was some little discussion and a further postponement of the special deolal question was had till 10 a in tomorrow at which time it probably will out not be pressed as other developments may pre preclude oude the necessity there jor after Hay kend kenO arrest he be was kept closely confined anu and up to 10 a m was see ee C E dey day who la Is also attorney now for andrews co mr dey day objected fecto d to bob such procedure and applied to judge merritt who directed U 8 marshal brigham and county attorney whittemore that thai the prisoner must be permitted to see counsel the attended to this athla order but did not dot understand that bat the chief justice had said bald mr hayken baust naust be ti brought rought into court hence mr dey day instituted habeas corpus pro ce edingB edings an aa noted briefly elsewhere in which brigham and more were ordered to show bow cause tomorrow at 10 why they should not be punished lor for contempt the proceedings this afternoon atter noon however are tull full of promise for sensations in 10 the near future mr hayken was taken before the grand jury to testily in an investigation supposedly against two ex selectmen and others when before the grand jury he refused to testify on the ground that be might incriminate himself hima elf that being according to his bis attorneys advice in view of his bin arrest to in the morning he was excused and set at liberty on the bail furnished lo in the eve ere log I 1 OK there was made public a batch of letters which passed tie between tween andrews co of chicago and martin hayken who represented them at this eod end of the lime liae the first of 0 these was dated JUDO 6 1893 1898 aud terminated in the be following touching language in conclusion permit me to request you to 10 forward to me an order for such ouch au an amount of money as aa you may deem in your judgment best beat to be need uselin in case of necessity in working county count I 1 courthouse court hou bouse se and city hall ball perhaps 1 may not noc need it but would not be cramped at any rate shall not throw any away but it Is unavoidably ay ary it desulis are to be obtained I 1 deem ic necessary unnecessary to give a more detailed explanation and shall depend upon your instruction and act accordingly my main object is to rush the thing through to be solid with before anybody else gets gees to 0 o it I 1 found that way only secured my success sat at omaha hop hoping ng to bear from you by return mail etc three months later on september 10 the wily and confident mr hayken wrote to andrews AC C saying that work on we the joint building was proceeding cee dirig slowly and that the root roof would perhaps not be on before now new years that two of the county committee milt es would soon visit chicago where the firm could see them and fix mat term ter have them securely settled toe particular no he continued should prefer to explain personally 01 0 1 he then ali aj m big company to be cautious a at the looming coming election pa the personnel of the committee might be oban geu av that the architect and bird are very friendly to you y u in fact act they are using every effort in your behalf on january 23 28 1894 mr hey hay ken wrote as aa follo ollow Wt frederick holbrook manager A H andrews co gentlemen your favor of the lath dinst duly received and contents noted your kind objection and suggestion that the percentage stated would be altogether too steep sleep especially e anen applied to common articles ot of furniture such as aa chairs etc I 1 anticipated and have already guarded against wherever expedient ent and added to 10 them only such a as aa to avoid all possible object tio tion from who ever source pt course fully admit the greedy propensities of our friends but since the objects of a rake oft nearing the end perhaps as aa is generally the oae cae oa ca e athey they make hay hav while the sun aun shiner I 1 shall ahall carefully and judiciously arrange for any and all apparent addition and division and be governed by your orders in general kenera genera eral accor jing to this letter ex selectman cahoon we was in the background in the negotiations imad and only willing to come in indirectly Indi as a io in his report to his house mr haskeu hay ken explains ex plat ir by reliable received one or of the committee cahoon is strictly honest not in it as aa it were and yet open oleu to be bene fitted indirectly por for instance be and his brother in law H haines have built and own a small email opera house at murray ton ten miles south ot of here and will need some haines will call to see me about them and of course our friends desire me to give ive him a way down figure and to deduce aguot from the percentage tane the cost coat of the with quasi hove have C get his shwe share which is really to be admired infect in the expression one made to me even if we are a lot of rascals rascal we yet admire an honest man I 1 it will not be necessary to 0 acquaint you with all the devilish little las ing and outs going on but the sole object of my efforts shall be to get the full fall value out of it and to 10 secure for your company this job in a most workmanlike manner and in fact to also strengthen your hold upon all the future prospects of the surely sorely to be built capitol here bore one wing thereof will be commenced as soon as aa spring opens I 1 expect on tomorrow to flave the final acceptance of the floor plans and schedule as made up and submitted by me and I 1 then soon malre make the prices fit at and settle that part gartand par tand and promptly report the results to you I 1 have already between times started the committee on city building and as every effort is being made by them to raise nine the mo money cyp you may expect good results from them also you of course onder understand stand that the consideration includes the sure thing for city part ate As regards dwyer you are aware than no BO assistance is necessary from him toe the main object of mine being to hold him quiet quie tand and I 1 thought it best beet to auk ask you to do so I 1 have but once called ou on film and advised him alm that whenever I 1 should wish his bin assistance Iv ifould lot let him know I 1 exceedingly regret now BOW I 1 should have bave misconstrued your closing remarks rem in letter of esth met 1044 in sa addressing dressing my letter personal 1 I thought you desired otherwise consequently gave the reason in ID my letter of the lost why I 1 did so eo but now stand corrected an i shall govern r n myself accordingly 11 in the matter of marbie tiling the corridors and lobbies of the joint build buila foe hay ken wrote that h hu had some roo floe deals to consummate that he had bad had bad to convince among others 16 alderman J IA watson once doubt tui that hat cahoon of the county and watson of the city were both owners ot 01 very good utah marble quarries that watson gives estimate direct to us we contract for the floors and sti submit timit tu to him for neither cahoon or watson can take the contract coo tract direct and both now fare are wild solid and will keep there you kindly trusted me to go ahead on my own judgment and you way may be assured that bat nothing rash or leading to any complication to is or will be attempted by me or give you cause to regret the he confidence you gave me concerning the murray opera house jobs job hayken hay ken says in a letter to an drove drews co written from this city on march 1894 1 beg to respectfully refer to my utter letter of january adiAr addressed essed to mr holbrook to lo willou which I 1 mention that to better easy ups up 1 certain loo IL ii might become necessary to resent reseat a little opera house ben proposed proponed with settees set tees but lately changed 0 lonmo o no 40 portable chairs the matter requiring then sod and does now confidential F treatment I 1 felt I 1 justified asti tied in making inquires only of cost of chalres freight 11 and probable time of shipment and to abstain from giving information for whom and where tu lu be sent until later I 1 certainly hope you will coincide in my view that suon such matters must be kept con conal filet iel elal thau otherwise I 1 beg tu state that the long delay in closing contract for county part pan of building has beau bueu in a great measure too fault in change of bean ana in doing away with the scruples ic ill of the party as mentioned in said eaid letter of jan 28 ir 1 now willing to accept the deal of the no 40 airs I 1 anti am confident that bat on tomorrow the contract for county part of furniture will be signed and the no N 40 so 60 to soy eay doue done US ua bu buein eee 11 fully aware that perhaps it would have been best beat to acquaint you of the details of certain until later on yet jet I 1 cannot but wish that further reference to the chair deal or any appearing liscord with jdwyer dwyer and his bis sample be postponed at i uny any rate be kept from him so as I 1 kindly requested in my letter of alt and as soon as contract signed I 1 shall report further progress regarding chairl etc etc fully assuring you that nothing need be feared by you but what I 1 can see accruing to the benefit and profit tor for your cc company M pany I 1 shall forward on tomorrow expense account and bills for february and agreeable to your order of february be ki kind ad enough to forward by return mall mail draft lartee enough to enable me to settle a certain obligation due after affixing signature say nay 01 later on in be wrote of councilman lynn and we the effort to have home firms furnish the joint building the gothe whole digest of the matter Is that he and coni contreres of the committee would have preferred for you to do the work but the almost insane demand of 01 home industry cranks crank will not permit to let anything get away from here as long as there Is 18 any possibility of getting it cons here and as you are aware the committee dare not do otherwise else we would have secured the contract alderman lynn being our oui trion dP I 1 have but thought it expedient to apleane him in calling llull your kind assistance which he thankfully appreciates should you go to the trouble of assisting him in procuring the best material for the lowest price I 1 hope to receive a favorable reply from you to induce him to stay by up at any rate before this reaches you I 1 am almost sure to have wired you we got the city contract for ou on tomorrow wednesday afternoon another session of the city committee will be held bold at my room omand ro loomand and the contract be signed and your bumble servant secured an even better figure than on the first schedule pa I 1 beg to state that lynn is president of the flerra nevada lumber compan yand is in perfectly sound financially 11 in ID the some same letter hayken boasts ol of getting another room added to me fire mud aud police commission quarters teru at a cost of 1897 and adds that thai W it there la Is hope in israel we will get the reft reet of it my friend cahoon will fetch the others by friday and we shall certainly arrange for rest f county before I 1 get through perhaps you will think thina me previous etc etc anu ant I 1 there Is in between J soy say many a slip etc etc tut but I 1 beg to assure you tills this diteman Di ditc toman ruan never counts chickens b bt fore they are hate lieu and they sire are picking through the he shell already pending this windup wind up I 1 cannot go to 10 ogden but it will keep all highl at any rate from report you will auve i road read about the excitement there on no ac count of the california Call furnia army no attention to business busl could be expected from the parties there continuing his report repart to andrews fc company he be says the board of education are a slow alow set get of 11 1 1 whom it 16 will riot not do to urge but he estimates esti matee he be has baa hie ble weather eye on them and wont let jet them escape in a let letter ter written aaril 1894 he be any on the same subject 1 I have had three meetings mee tinga now with board of education committee and on or before wednesday I 1 shall toe be able to wire your you if victory or waterloo 9 I 1 have clone one big crank on the committee but as am smoothing him down it if he won wont have it the rest reat will surely it on him for I 1 am ana bound to get there the estimate for their rooms figured up now by me amounts to on the same isme at heddle as on the reek of the joint building the balance of county work not decided us aa yet the reason simply the committie commit tte eteh to run for re election reflection this fall and are afe afraid it might hurt them to go in too bel heavy livy 1 I 1 am slightly under the impression they w wont OWL gut get there anyway and certain 1 iriente are advertising them they butter make a clean lob job of it now and since they never will got get a better chance to belter their condition 1 of course they ought to consider the he hard bard timea coming I 1 bed I 1 pray you do not think that I 1 am getting the dwelled welled bead 22 but of late I 1 am seri cerl bously th luking 1 I mistook my v vocation 0 0 1 ought to run for aM amerman ermar I 1 all speculation ua as tu to the amount of the rake afi is settled by this his part or of the letter plesse please be satisfied ali ened with the statement 6 as a originally agreed upon namely 30 per cent and 5 per cent to architects aej no 00 other oiher claims cealma la a la Is judson hall and such 11 1 even distantly made or mentioned uy by mr me and all general expenses covered by me sent in expense amount amount with two exceptions which I 1 prefer to personally explain about to about out of the money sent me I 1 have paid as all you have found by receipt of A architect r 0 hit 00 9 to him which la Is to come out of his bis 5 par cent per agreement made the amount of b bill ill for the chairs for harry haynes la Is to be deducted and also to come out of the |