New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-02-09
THRUSTs AT MR.. NICOLL.
THE NEW MARKET INVESTIGATION.

,Srru .r,Nt, THAT HE MIGHT FIND WITNESSES
IF HE TRIED HARD-TEsTIMoNY OF THE Ia 80,
The continued absence OF ex-Assemplymah Daniei
p. Finn John Tubbs the hackman, the fA''eisons'
william Callaghan, Michael Moloney ana some o'hor
witnesses in the new West Washington Market ihVesu
cation. gave De Dancey Nicon the opportunity 10 inter-
lard the proceedings yesterday with frequent inquiries
az IN whether these men had put In an appearance
vet Assistant Corporation Counsel Wickes asked IL
any of these persons had been subpoenaed ana on re-
ceivine negative reply protested that Mr. Ncon
led cail for them was not made In good faith Inc
.hsence of Richard D. Brown, the produce market
man Mr.. NcoI wants sent to prison for alleged iase
svsar,ne In connection with the erasure dlscoVereu
:, prowp,s expense book where barrels, $Io, Is saio
m have been written over Doodle, S1o' was cum
msnted on unfavorably 10 the accused potn oy Mi
N,coll and Commissioner Holahan. Forman DaViu
son. Browns bookkeeper also kept away a'.nUu s,
several subpoenas had been sent after him. put VIM
tam wilder Browns counsel, gave an uncertain sor'
~ prornise that both tho dealer and his booKReeper
should be present on Monday ,r..aau
Tha bestknown witness yesterday was es-" SAu0n
rhomas p walsh to whom Controller myers hau
given three stands in the new market ID wlO"
SEs,tvs az he is called has opened restauran"
~, s,. Sr,oou asked Mr. Walsh If he was not the
cnntv Democracy leader OF the lid Assembly DISTRICT
Mr. VIckes objected but the question was allowed.
MI Walsh said he did not understand whas was meant
nv sIeaderD There no leaders" In MS us1ilce
10 his knowledge He finally admitted that ne was
chairman of the organization In the dlstricL' Mr
wslsh's application was put in evidence and proved "
be Endorsed by ex-Assemblyman Finn. Police Jusuoe
NJ. J. Power and william c. Conran. all prominent
County Democracy men. Mr. Walsh, however ioiuly
disclaiued the idea that political influence haa any
thing to do with HIS getting stands. His eAtenueu
and unslllled career reputable ciuIeh was '-0
cause of his success. After some quesuouS rs@uins
his experience as restaurant Keeper the Witness was
turned over to Mr.. wlckes, who asked MN "hen NO
.av Finn last Yesterday" was the answer
NC, him On the elevator of this building he Stewart
Building.
"Noa
apid he look frightened. as though in fear OF MT
Eicoll's subpoenarserveIs u.
/" No, SIR"
swould 1t surprise you to learn that Mr. Nloon mas
been trying to find him very hardy
ar would surprise me II he couldn't find him."
NJ II. Bowie, resident of Hoboken, who had Sc
tured two stands, admitted that ne had deceived
MIR McAdam into the belief that he hVea IN Ne"
york He said that he went TO friend OF nus
named Frank Farrell, a nquor-dealer at entn-ave
and Thirty-frst-st. who introduced him 10 MI
McMahon Mcmahon then accompanied him 10 the
Controllers Office and vouched for Boyle as gen
uIne New-Yorker Then Mr.. McAdam gave MN the
hermit for his stands. A few moro questions re-
vea,ed the fact that the Mr. Mcmahon spoken Oh is
the proprietor OF the notorious nay mdrAo' AZ
6lxthave..
James Donnelly, of No. o3s East Thirtieth-st who
FAD that he was detailed laborer In the Pubic
works Department, gave testimony regarding stand
held In hfs wife's name He said that the STAND was
occupied rent free by friend and neghoor OF his.
Tie witness was unable TO reveal HIS friends name,
but subsequently read from card which he tooK
ffom his pocket the name of" Frederick hazitlne
and said that that the name OF his friend, the
present tenant of the stand . 4. -
IL was decided at the close OF the session 70 sen9
fresh sllbpoenas TO the missing witnesses Mr. Nlcol
furnished the names of twenty-five moro he wants
TO examine. Mr. Nicol again asked to be allowed 10
go through the private letters received by the Con-
froer from people of note asking for stands Tor their
friends but Commissioner Holahan decided that tney
were privileged communications. The hearing was
adjourned Monday at 10 NJ, when IL Is said tnst
Mayor Orestcs Cleveland of Jersey CITY VIII como
forward and tell all he knows.