New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-02-13
A FLAVOR OF SUSPICION.
QUEER THINGS ABOUT THE NEW STANDS
THE WEST WASHINGTON MARKET iNVhsli0A'
rIoN GROWING PERsoNAL-sELIhNS
LIQUOR WITH MATS

rIoUoR WITH MEATS.
The first witness at the new West "ssilns a,,eA
ket investigation Yesterday was the oi'o" ,....A
Richard d. brown the produce dealer VINO "U". ,s.
on Monday that he had sworn falsely ABOUT wig ne
In his expense book and the $40 entry thcic'n' -
roducsd .be check for s75 which DO had gwen 70 MS
<era Ioep Carson for the atters supposed mnnehee
al the Controllers Office Russell HoaE. May Oies
ses Cleveland's nephew, Of the hrn Oh W. H. hioaH
Co. could not explain why the permits were mas
out in the name OF Van Dcfi' inc Now ORR .N' -,
ne, of the firm william Callaghau, an employe ol
Ia vanderbeck a market butcher said that although
ne ,vas British subject he had obtained siend III
the new market through the intcrcession OF WANDER
beck .,,,
John Tubs. tho hacknan, testified that 10 Sup
nosed no got his stand because CITY Juuse o ""
Frlch drew up his applications and It was inoorseo
hr police Iustcs Power senator NJ. c. Murphy,
Richard A. Cunningham and other County democracy
leaders. Mr. Tubbs was surprised TO learn thas J"
had been testified that man named hyef was oOSu
spying his stand Michael Moloney tesuhe' thas no
was letting his cousin David Meyer occupy MS s'"
In the new MARKET for the present Inc WITNESS
widowed sister Mrs. Morgan had also obtained
stand which she was sub-lettng TO Benny biocA
Mr. Mooncy ascrlbed his in getting his st@hu
70 the influence Of Commissioner of Jurors Reilly
rxAssembIyman william Dalton. who was allowed
stands in fhe new market although he had none IN
the old one, said that he told Controller Myers 'n~
his reason for wanting stands in the new market WIS
IN cat ont of politics and also TO avoid paying COM
missions to marhetmen By handling his own meat
In the last six years he had paid $4,000 In comm's
sions on a business of 1900 head Of mutton year
The marketmen often exacted 30 per cent on sne'r
sales Of meat Thomas Campbell, brother Oh CON
gresham atm" Campbell who said that be kep'
rouorshop at No, % Chambers'st', tes1iiea mat DO
asked fos four stands in the new market ana gov
three He had not been In the old market The wit
arDifr
by ex-Assemblyman Denis Burns. In the hrst one
ha asked for stands for a bar and restaurant, ana
among his references Police justice NJ D. fo"er'
Colonel NJ C. Murphy, ex Assemblyman James o.
Mooney and ex-Civl Justice William H. heuy' Sonle
eight or ten days after the witness had given the Con
troller his first application Mr. Burns told him tha'
there was too much politics in it, aDd second one
was drawn up with the names of the County Democ-
racy cheftains mentioned eliminated. AFTER soVera'
visits to the Controller and to Superintendent heiSo
Mr. Campbell received three stands lie naa n'eo w
his restaurant at cost Of S4,ooo. -
DO you sch liquor thereln asked Mr Nlcon
oh yes, I sell liquor at meals'
Only IT meals ."
awell. If friend would come in and ask for
fink. l expect he would get it You know how that
is yourself, Mr.. NIcoll.H
Did not the Controller tell you that he would not
allow LIQUOR TO be sold in the marlet3"
Yes that was what he said. About TWO weeks
ago he sent for me and told that he heard was
selling liquor l told hlm was only selling liquor
at meals'
You have meals at all hours, don't Your
@You have got it very near rights
Adrian Futserer. one Of Meat Inspector Goodbafes
partners said that bis firm. McNaY d Co., although
composed of New Workers., could get only one. unde
srable stand IN tho market: where they oonld 40
no business They wefc. therefore. driven to accept
Goodharts offer OF partnership, and go TO the stand
awarded 10 the Meat INSPECTOR. Mr. Go0dhart was
10 have onethrd Interest FOE procuring the stand.
GoOdhart had discovered however, that ne could not
hold his position Of meat inspector In the market ana
RIM stand also The partnership was therefore about
70 be dissolved and the stand surrendered
The investigation Will go on this morning.