New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-02-02
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A WITNESS IN THE WEST WASHINGTON AAhAEo
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WANTED TO SPOON, THINGS.

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commissioners Holshan and Barker, Of the Bureau
Accounts. continued their examination OF witnesses
yesterday In relation to the, new West washington
Market charges Acting superintendent 0raham NC
Adams testimony was ended. In answer 10 Mr.
Nicops questions the witness said that number oil
old SHAREHOLDERS had been refused accommodations N
the nav market while new men had been given stands
there Commissioner Holahsn drew from @r McAdam
that one Of tho reasons which governed the Con-
troers action was desire 10 nfuse new business
blood into the market. To Counsellor Wickes mr.
McAdam repeated the statement that the Controller
had favored NEWCOMERS as rule and had earnestly
sourbt 10 abolish sub-letting. lie testified that no
money had been Paid his knowledge for the transfer
to stands.
The next witness was Charles Pkilpsen, OF the
North River Fish and Game Company, who had no
stands IN the old market. but had succeeded IN getting
five in tho new one. He said that James .. heiso
and Bookkeeper Bard Of the Controllers once had ar
ranged things for him. Mr. Philpsen admitted thst ne
had told different persons that his stands had cost
him large sums of money of these stories how
sver. true.
@vbat.s exclaimed De Lancey Nicoll "were they
all liesfs
sAn ii,sn placdly returned tho witness. "L-tes-
les
In explanation of the remarkable admission. Mr..
ph,lipsen said no had tod these tales to boom the
market sJust the same way" be went on. adj
dressing Mr. Nlcoll, as your brother did when nc
came to mo for employment once He told me that
he could control the business Of the Stewart estate
Mr. Nicol said that the witness must be mistaken ABOUT
his brother but Mr.. Philpsen would not admit that
there was any possibility Of a mistake After long
and unremuncrative questioning to find out to whom
he told his liess Mr.. Nico asked him II he had paid
any money for his stand Yes did" he answered,
YOU must come down hard facts The legal fee is
81 so, I believe for permit. gave the clerk
IS nots and told him to keep the change. Just as
Won do Ito Mr. EioolD with the hackdriver when he
gets you home at a. m. have lived next door to
you, MIR. NicolL"
Horny Maurer, Deputy Collector of City Revenue
who kept the market register and made out the per
mlts told how the books kept and the permits
issued. Ali transfers Of stands, he said, were made
by the Controllers order. The witness admitted
getting the change referred to by Mr.. Phpsen the
last witness but said that It an isolated case
Ex-Assemblyman Martin steljes, of the firm Of Buck
q steles LIQUOR dealers, said that he and his partner
both lived in Hoboken. Tho firm had held seven
stands IN the old market which they had acquired
from advancing money to former holders who had
failed in business These saR6s they had since oeeh
that II they were refused stands In the new market
would work groat hardship lie consloereo INA, ma
his loss would have been from 81 900 to $lOoOu lhc
Controller finally awarded them three STANDS IN the
new market He aid net deny that no sMpeG.eo "a
not pay one cent for hts accommodations 10 the new
market. The hearing was adjourned until 10 O'CLOCK
g. m. on Monday.