New-York tribune., 1888-08-25

and cot the money from him. The note for %, 000
was signed by Governor Hill, the witness ana
Judge Parker lie handed that note TO Judge
Parker who got the money from John heennh'
then a member OF the State COMMITTEE Inc
witness subsequently wanted 70 Jake up "'e
s., 900 note. lie had not the money ana ne asNeo
Mr. O'Brien if he would ndorse his tMullers)
note for enough TO take up the note which keenan,
had and get it discounted at his bank at Kline
beck O'Brien did so, and shortly nitcr"aru haheu
witness the other note
ouad Won any conversation with Mr.. o'rrien at any
time paying the $4,000 note out oil any Aaueuuc'
contracts1 A.-Nevcr IN my life
Q-IIavc you read the testimony OF Controner Loew
to the effect that time OF the letting OF section
10 Of the Aoueduct you urged him TO vote for u on 'he
ground that 1t would be beneficial or pronaoe 70 so'
OF your friendsl Al read that testimony nj ni1
did ask me to go the Controller tenng me 'hero
ycro soma contracts 10 be let on Aqueduct and to
see II could do anything to aid In having MS hfih &c.
the contracts. 1 to see him. ana MI LOG" enou
me tha, O'Bren & Clark were much hishef thah any
body else The sections to DO ieS ".io
10 IA and IA As to Section 12, however the
chief engineer had advised that that should DC given "
oBricn e. Clark they had the adjoining sec''on
and It important work. -,
Odd YOU ever say the Controller that you wan'eu
him to vote that section for the PURPOSE oi pdSS '
note o any notel A.-No, sir.
A FRIEND OF wORKINGMEN'
The witness proceeded to deny that he hao bno
an interview with Squire and the Governor o'-
MED that he had stated 10 Grace that ne was "cV
inc for the Governor, or that he would agree 10
have Saulre removed if James D. Coleman "ero
put at the head of the Department OF Puphc "orh''
| To Mr. Boardman the witness said that ne WAS ih-
innate with the Governor, but had never d assule1
TO represent him. lie admitted Ms coiii..p in,s
encc with William V. Smith about appola'nien,,, i'cl,
hut said that the men he patronlzcd were niv'tH
worlingmen in need of q job, statem,enC wntom n,
produced laugh, when Timothy u oulnN"ii, LII LoI
hsscmblyman, was mentioned as one wh9ih nc ;, na
| taken nndrr his wing. lie had asked MI clhl'n
for a Mace for Charles B. Cornell, when was al.
ready occupied, and from which the occupaLe
could not be removed without cause mluei d;dn,, ~,
Civil Service rules True but Mr murrt rmes o,u or
rather. he hadn't read them, and II he haa Kiomn
At he was violating them,. he wouidnt nay; nay
/ done IT, Every word OF w. v. olniln : -, .eSo,
m"nv nbout an interview as TO the reorganization @
iii " hen he and the witness were coming down
IN i ihc cars from Albany was false: So was nearly
all Of So Is testimony in relation TO MN o,,o,
or ~ untruthfuncss and called every
/ hdddi ont , bear witness that he hadn b Dcch
cow1.e, cou1 for the committee when Squire was eA-
amned and was in no Wv way ~ [GSpv~Sd tha record
ny aeorrc W Pearcc, formerly City Hall and po-
I;ticei renorter on the staf Of The Tribune
was examined about the interview Inc Inc soid d'f That al
which cy-Nayor Grace had denied: lie salo Una.
vrithout doubt he had got the interview rom
Nr Grace and that it was substantially correc.
lie wrote il out within an hour or nan an I nouI
! aftor he tall<ed 70 the Mayor. lie hau gitahcIeu
from Mr. Grace that lie was perfectly indlnereht
| as TO whether the reorganization olii "Glcn ie-
moved him and the Controller from the |onlmio-
''O' would Would not say that the ex-Maycr swears
and / are very friendly, but will say that he u
very seriously mistaken: tLaugnucIJa % dov at
The investigation will be resumed TO-DAY a.