New-York tribune., 1886-08-10
PRICE THREE CENTS.
SQUIRE THOUGHT III BURNED
MR. WINS TELLS ALL ABOUT THE LETTER
HOW HE OBTAINED 1T FROM THOMPSON AND HOW
FLYNN DECEIVED sQCIRE-MR. MARITIME
KNEW OF 1T. TOo-HIGHLY INTER-
ESrING TFSTrNONY


KNEW OF 1T. TOo-HIGHLY INTER-
EsrING TESTIMONY.
When the hearing in regard to the charges
against Commissioner Squire resumed before Mayor
Grace ye sterday At noon City Chamberlain william NJ
put tho stand BY the There
was larger sprnkllnE of politicians among the audi.
encc than at the previous sessions Colonel Ingerso,
Mr. Newcombe and Mr. strahan sat together as counsel
for Maurice b. Flynn and the accused official and Mr..
Peckham conducted tho examination OF tho witness in
behalf OF the Commissioners OF Accounts Tho Board
of Aldermen adjourned into the Mayors room.
Mr. WINS said that he was the City Chamberlain and
also tho business partner OF Mayor Grace He was
Judge Of the state. toe. He knew
Maurice b. Flynn and Hubert O. Thompson; the latter
was regarded he said the leading man OF the County
Democracy. He knew that Flynn was big contractor
and member OF the iron firm OF Guy C. Hotchkiss'
Field Co.. and that he had received notaDio cohrscls
for municipal supplies in behalf OF himself and MS
firm As City Chamberlain the witness had signed war;
rants for money in payment for such supphes' incn
the testimony went on in this way:
Q-When did you first hear OF the letter OF sqni 70
Flynn which has been introduced in evidence heref A.
In December, 1888.
Q-Niue months agoi A-About
Q-E you previously heard OF letter of resigns
tiou alleged to have been written b. squirei Ayes.
something Of it.
Q-Tell when and under what circumstances you
secured your first inform alton about letter Of resgna
ton. At New Years Day. 1855, at Mayor
Graces residence No 81 East Thirty before
his inauguration had gone up ;here to HIM.
Hubert Thompson came IN asked him about Squire,
the new spDointee to his depar.ment He said: II
control the department, and will for 1t that
Squire Will do Just what tell him TO do lie vory
emphatic In his Language, using the words: " | am as
sure that my will Ia la v there as II held tho Off
self" asked him on what based hi. confidence Ho
answered he had hold upon Squire in shape
as to compel his retirement whenever that deemed
desirable.
Q-When did you next talk with Mr.. Thompson con-
cerning this afair Am Washington. the occasion
of President Cleyoanis inauguration. Thompson said
he thought about put squire ont Of Office,
asked why. he said that squire getting much
big for his boots and really actei rs II he thought
he fact well a. in name the commissioners.
asked: How you going To get him oatl" Hs rs-
Piled: can force his resignation whenever maze up
my mind to do so.'
Q-Latr ia the year you Lad talk with squire, dIdnt
youl Ayes in September. lsS5. Tho newspapers
had got tue that somebody held letter oi resis'
nation signed by Squire, AMI The Ner York graphic had
printed article saying that Asa Kellogg or d. Lo"oer
smith, the Deputy Commissioner OF Pdbc Works. was
to lie appointed in Squlre's place met squire In
Holenders restaurant seated al table getting
my lunch when he came IN. Wlle his order was
being attended 20 he came over 10 where
was sitting and said: "Well, they trying pretty
hard to get NE out" $50 see" answered. Bat
IL.
"How is that" I asked. They can't get hold of my
letter OF resignation" he replied AT Fynns request
It IL held now By Dick Newcombe who Will relinqn'sn
hi, custody Of 1t only upon Fynns request an sure
that Flynn won't back on me. but even II he does
am prepared 10 make stubborn light can DO one Oh
two things. can write letter to the Mayor declaring
that all these alleged designations withdrawn aud
can get out an Injunction forbidng him 10 appoint my
II he attempts to act after nave tnls win.
fcn hel II, |
tho situation and he said he was sure he had -
ese 2A Of als hs SqaroFynn Sas Filters. S@E1as
The conver.ations have repcr.ed were az III Lon
squire Flynn letter came In December OF sass
| O'-wherei A-At my house. One evening about ths
mids OF the month Mr. Thompson came to see me- no
morning He said that he wanted TO talA 10 nie "mous
| the Department OF Public Works. that ne was very
there lie WAS endeavoring, lie said, to inlucs tho
Mayor appoint Asa Kellogg or d. Lowber smliA con'
Mayor Grace gave him satisfaction. Squire. H. said,
very improper officer. and was not kfepny hls
promises to Flynn all. In fact he was behaving so
badly toward Flynn and himself that he thousle
there w nGta.S to DO o. 10 10 have .oms
understanding with Grace, and he desired TO renew
p"ntment told him that the Mayor was tho man 70
about that aud then asked hin now ne -
resign ,tions when we let hun the oce. one la:
been destroyed The other is IN the custody o' Deg
ssss %e %o 20 % tod him Il dI innE the q
resignation worth the psper IL was written on. ana
told hun OF tho conversation had hi win si"re I. IN
IIoender's restaurant. which havo repe4s"t EerS
Then he said: .A right fEe letter OF resignation held
by Newcomoe won't fetch him here Is something tna, t
Will" lie thrust his hand into his POCKET anu prodleea
It sssy %s. in hi, the own sq''isaGs" 'i.
handed %n, to do %S Ssu ,nR aRa o,r he a.S"S care
answered tnat thought 1t was OF less value to see
squire than the other, for 1t was SO lncr m,natns
nccted with 1t III states prison asked MIN how ne go:
IT, Thereby hangs tae ne s,, ime r.a r.es I, ns
cember ~ but consulting the caenfar We saw thAs
1t tue 10th, and he changed tho to O. l. wac
took aud gave 1t to me TO hold for hlm hoth o. US
that It wa. never to be used WHO nDx OF a
COPY he showed me- and n. allowed ",. me I" DO 81 s
81. 'a ls,.r sS.s fy1" now anu IN was nsso,y @ warned
| him that its use wonli be worse Tor lyna
Frnn Befors no left he asked II Grace would
| operate with him IN ,ppointne s!nlre' successor
Q~Di yoa talk with Mr.. Thompson again after thatf
AEYe, few days later. lie cams to NY house again,
and told he had told Flynn that be had shown me
tho letter ami allowed me !" take copy OF IT, ws ns.s
really to permit ITS use ne SAID "nmt rs nist
'U''Dd he secure those assurances a. -suoss-
both he and Flynn had had a talk with tho Mayor. but
10 -pd YOU have any conversation with Flynn about
| tho ici'erI A. lcs, the ch,mberlains odica
some 'S '''T warr.n,. Alter We had ATTENDED
to that business introduced the subject OF the et;er
telllng nun that -
never should be used. lie asked me what Thought ts
elect would he upon him. | answered, "Snplv rum
ons" lie gave the history Of 1t again pretty
| much ~ Thompson had Already told me; that NJ hNi
dictated It To squire VINO just he worie It.
Then he gave II Thompson 10 take care OF II Tor them
both squire, sai did not know OF IT'S present cNis
onc- bat thought had been destroyed tod f!ynn
tnat | had maize examination OF the frha Quo 70
sec how II covered the case aud that whe Wa oy ~
means ,nre that squire could held under sectlon o.
thnht ther, "A no sort doubt that section % mduo
IN. connection With tho matter o'o"i I'm. ,.
iual offence | said: d" f"u nave overloh@@
| his thing; you have been entirety 700 cever'
lie said his object getting the lstto was 70 sun 10
| dct-d. a,,on. ~,h rhom,.o,s
W a.. r.ssi W IN me several times. but Ito hAd
-, .n,oned the idea OF using the letter uutli Mr
$50. rsnuysi d. smith aud appointed lillian
Vism,th "A, deputy ,comnls ssOnrr Ih.t male rhVhp-
, xsrv angry Ono day last February he came to my
ni,. an bordering rage. lie SAID mat hc and