New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-02-06
pRoRLxG ZOE TIE 7RuTH.
testimony ABOUT THE NEW WEST WASHING
TON MARKET STANDS.

TON MARKET 6IAhDSs
John Grady was the first witness examined at the
Commissioners OF Accounts now West Warrington
Market hearing yesterday. He was In tho old mar.
ket. but being unable to get into tho new market
had maid J @. Cover, Of Brooklyn, $500 for stand.
r. n. Brown. a produce dealer. who had been In
The old market and succeeded in getting four stands IN
tho new one denied that he bad paid any money for
Them 70 Henry woltmau. He denied hat DO had
told Aaron Bovine or any other person that he had
given sfOo 10 %get hxod.' He was directed TO
produce his books.
Charles westerbers, an old maFketman, svors
that being unable 10 grt q stand IN the now mar
kat no had fooled around looldng for ono unth
he was introduced to Daniel Patterson, the County
Democracy leader of mo vIIIth Assembly District
bv Jacob Levy, market boolheoper Loyy offered
90 cell him n stand for 5000. The witness and Levy
went together to the Controllsrs ONCE. The latter
told westerberg that II was all night and directed
Mr. McAdam to mako ont the permit Afterwain.
Westerbcrg said hs drew HIS check for $500 and PAID
Il 70 Patterson. Nothing was said about money In
the Controllers presence.
Edward Do Noyes who had been IN tho old mar
b,. obtained his two stands n the rsarkot from
b,s former partner. @. G. Van Horn. and hAd paid
him al 600 Aaron Bovine testified ihat he had boon
in tho old market for twenty years. whore no had
tbree stands lie had applied for stands In tho new
market but no had been told by Mr.. MoAfsni hSs
he could not do anything for him because &c be
ioneed in Jersey. Bovine denied having offered TO
nav anything 10 any about tho Controllers Office
for stands-
George McCue, Mr.. Bownos bcomeeper, cSrTooo-
rated his testimony and said that Brown had added
nat IL had cost Hartman, Carson q Co, and W. d.
Applepate $50 each for location. r. T. Brown
was recalled and denied the statements Of Bovine and
MeCue Mr.. Brown produced his books and Mr.
NIcoll found IN his "expenso books an entry made
November 81, 1883 Of $40 paid for barrels Tho
word barrels" had been written over another entry
which had been erased. r. W. hcMsstor, OF the
firm Of Van Colt & McMaster, testified that no had
secured two stands ia the new market intending 10
occupy them. lie afterward changed his mind and
sold them TO f. j. Kerr for 81 300 Kerr told him mat
he would attend 10 their transfer. flo had signed
reouegt 10 tbe Controller for tho transfer OF the
stands 10 Kerr and the Controller transferred them
He had used no influence In the matter.
Daniel G.. Ryer fruit dealer, had two stands IN
the now market and was also occupying third
stand which adjOined his and had been awarded 30
John Tubbs, o hackman. He had never seen Mr..
Tnbbs and neither Tubbs nor any one else had given
him permIssion 10 occupy that stand. The lawyer
Games however, had visited and offered 20 sell him
Tubbs's stand for q 900 Tho price was afterward
reduced 10 81 500 Witness had offered $3.50, which
WINS an he meant 10 pay. II Tubbs came along and
demanded his stand no supposed he would have 10
Don't worry yourself said Mr.. NicOI' "Tubbs
The hearing was adjourned until tomorrow at
10 a. m.