New-York tribune., 1886-02-13

Q-Do you know John Keenani Al do have had
passing acqusntanoe with him for four or five years.
| Q-where have Jou met hm Al nave seen h'm ~
his house Perhaps lie has called at my house. last year
| o.-Did YOU ever visit his breweryl A-Nevcr. No.
never knew he was liquor merchant was heVerin
his place. H., Tho dav ha,o-.
NeS Years met his servant the corner OF Eighth
st. and he said he was very sick. asked IL could
ppohodT was allowed to see him stll called there.
Mrs. keenan, saw me and allowed me to see hlm' re
mained peThap ten minutes and went aWayA nave
only heard of him since though The newspaper Ihe
July
WHAT HE KNOWS or CHARGES OF BRIBERY.
Q-Have you heard anything OF the charges OF bribery
I'm procuring Broad franchise A-Ony through
| the newspapers. Some OF my friends have joked me
about it heard nothing of any such charges before
left the city tor two months visit last July then
wen, away with my mother and niece. have been In
the since my return tDe last OF August except
at Thanksgiving. when visited my mother. ,.
OBJ yon paV Alexander Green counssl fees Al
did | spoke to judge Green about aching as counsel
found hin ike all her lawyers ne wanted 10 know
where tie money 10 come from. assured MIN
$4,000 If tins thing became isct Ian anu Th1 naY m
counsel for the Seventh Avenue ROAD tna' ,h
relt they had large properly ~ stshe; mne S ,S
he cot tue money from a safe deposit company AMI !
took 1t TO Judge Groen That was ON Saturday na
left til cliy aud gave It to him on Monday MI Fc
SHAY au horlzed me to employ Judge Green a, Ia
O-Dm you employ Judge Russelif Al ain. Iie
sDnea bi% with $40 900 he agreed to take $4,000
in bonds got the none from nr ahsrp M anu, anu Soed
I rel AIMED him for the surface Company s Ar
Qwny right for seTOne t sTemn EEd. AveS"e
road it not also for Mr. RusseiI Al never Ms Ms
Gu ussed that. $4,000 from Sir FOshay 70 pay t.
sharp for the 900 bonds which he gave me ior
oWhat adverse interests did you understand were 70
be bought up2 Al purchased no adverse interests 4
never heard Of the purchase OF any outside Oh s'
Odd you deliver the $50 bonds TO pulmanf Al
did, rat ner to his attorney Jud ie Grseh know
Odd he ever get themi Al don't Know h"""
he sent the cars ~ n, mn ., .ou,n, ar N
n,nInn FOR cars which Mr.. sharp says worth only
75 OOOi A-Nobody could at the time 9i my agrge
! had TO keep my word when it came to paving
don't belong to an Organization tha1 won e' ' 'op
DO you know in what interest the Lyddy suit was
DO yoa kno% how It discontinued Al do
There was "A hush Of expectancy over this last an
swrr Mr. Richmond rushed rapidly on as II anxious 10
lei out the hOol.gates of his knowede
asked Charlie Alexander If he knew Lyddy. ana ne
saId he did asked and see Lyddy anu see
he could induce his client to settle the SUIT ne e
SaSs Ssn anS o S.S s9ae an Of tux pad 256
to settle the SUIT Yes slr sL2;ooI Geon " wss
and gave my check for $1,000 10 Juuse urecn was
reimbursed 10y Mr. FOshay. -
A broad smile aud aud a murmur went arouno 'no
room as Mr. Richmond made no bones OF teilinR no"
he dissolved the famous Lyddy injunction. Inc spec
tators looked pleased the busnessike way o running
the opposition out Of court the committee smel ana
Messrs Conkng and Seward locked as II they had run
down one mystery In dead earnest
Mr. sewarlHaye you heard IL said that that suit was
instituted people into tue belief that IL Was
honestly brought and 10 lure Others into false sense ot
security -, ,no
| Mr. Richmond (plumply)-No. / know ono
| thing though, ard that Is that when that ~
inmcIop was brought found Mr.. Sharp at Scrhner ~
RrilhLs Office auI m persprlng at every pore ana
he SAID that be Tor because OF that luncton'
| aud Scrbner & Bright were very mach alarmed
As the committee about to adjourn, Mr. Bliss put
in evidence Mr. Rchmoud's check-booE, showing ono
check for $500 paid August 80. 1888. was two
days trying to get Lyddy out Of the way sIld Mr.
Richmond. learned the evening after IL was ois-
wed that injunction had been discontinued Aha'
was the nj ght before the special session.
Mr. Biss then requested the committee TO ask Mr..
Richmond some time If he ever directly or indirectly
gave money to influence the grant OF the franchise or
knew O, any one eses doing also TO ask hn 70 tell
the whole OF his conversation with the two Aldermen
and to state what John Keenans condition was on inc
| occasion of the visit
The hearing was adjourned until 1890 a. m. To-Day
| when Mr. Richmond will be asked a few more questions
and Mr. MoloDey expected to appear nnder the wing
Of MI Newcombe.