The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-06-24
CROKER ON THE STAND.
he SAYS THERE IS NO TRUTH IN
MOANN's CHARGES.

A Denial that He Ever Carried In
sachel $4,000 to be Used in
Bribing Aldermen to Confirm Grant
as Commissioner OF Public Works.
Grants Gifts to His Child Admitted.
NE W YORK, June estate Senator
Fassett's committee held special session
here to-day, to take the testimony Of Rich
ard Croker, the leader Of Tammany Hall.
The chamber Of the superior court where
the hearing took place, was filed to over.
flowing with dense crowd of people.
Patrick II. McCann and his wife, who is a
sister Of Mrs. Croker, were in audience.
All eyes were centered on Mr.. and
Mrs. Richard Croker when they
entered the room and took seaUs
beside Col. Bourke Cochran, mayors
Grants lawyer Mrs. Croker looked rather
anxious, but chatted with DR.. Beekman.
MIR. Croker did not betray much evidence
of illness, but looked little worried. Mr..
Croker was at once called to the stand. He
said be had lived In this city forty years,
had been an alderman two terms and coro-
ner two terms. He had also been fire com,
missioner aud city chamberlain. He re.
signed the last office in February last to &c
Co Europe for his health. He had come from
Europe contrary to the advice of his physi-
clans in order to refute the charges made
by McCann.
THE FORTUNE IN A sACHEL.
Lawyer Choate read part of McCann's
testimoney about the $500 900 which hd
had. said Croker had in sachel to briba
aldermen to get confirmation by them Of
Mr.. Grants appointments by Mayor Edson
for commissioner OF public works.
Mr.. Croker said 1t is absolutely untrue In
all particulars He had gone to McCanns
store about that time, but had not carried q
sachel nor any large sum Of money. No
such sum had been raised for confirmation,
nor any since, nor had MIR. Grant raised
$50, 900 for such purpose. He said he had
visited McCann's about the time re-
ferred TO. He asked McCann if he
had heard anything about a rumor thai
$780, 900 had been raised to keep Hubert o.
| Thompson in the office of commissioner of
public works McCann thought that
Tom Adams. who was intimate with
| Alderman Pierson, might know somes
thing about it, He had met Adams In Nc.
Cams store by appointment subsequently,
but Adams said he knew nothing of the
rumor. They had no other conversation.
| Tammany Hall was doing all it could at the
time to fight against the reappointment OF
defeat any efforts made by Thompson to
arrange for confirmation.
NO COMMISSION ON CEMENT.
1t was also untrue that the witness was
| to get 10 cents on every barrel of cement
used by the department of public works,
| providing Mr.. Grant got the nomination.
He remembered that Mr. Grant had stood
| as godfather for his daughter Flossie, and
had given her $4,000 on two occasions in
bills as presents. IL was not
sSSa SK rS%'Sn SsS Mr. OF Grant pTlG TR,
money had been invested in October, 1887
| in house at One Huudredth and Forty.
eighth street for the benefit of the child.
| taking the title In his own and his wife's
name. John Kelly had given him (Mr.
| Crolxer) the Mount St Vincent restaurant
| lease, as he was not busy at the time. When
McCann was given the lease he had not ad.
mitted that he owed McCann $1,000, nor
| does he now owe him one cent notwithstand-
| ing the claim of McCann that Mr.. Croker
owes him $4,000. When he went TO Europe
| he left his wife the house and $500 pei
month.
A document was shown the witness with
| one signature cut out. 1t was recollection
| of Tweed times. Mr.. Croker admitted his
| signature TO it, It was an agreement tsworn
| to before Joel o. Stevens as notary public,
Guiding Mr. Croker, who swore that they
would not as aldermen vote to confirm any
one or pass any bill of moment
without consulting HeDry w. Genet.
Thomas J. Creamer, Michael Morton, G. w.
McCave and G.. II. Pierson. Mr.. Croker
said he did not know whose signature had
been cut out, but presumed it was the name
of the man who had possession Of 1t before
Mr.. WINS got it. He said it had been signed
In order to show that the aldermen were
with the senator's.
MRS. CROKER ON THE STAND.
Mrs. Croker was put on the stand. She dc.
MED that she had ever told McCann that
Mr.. Croker had gone TO Europe and left her
| unprovided for, that she had ever said
Mayor Grant gave Flossie $25, ,00O or that
| she had ever sat up all night to guard
| $1S0,000 which had been raised to secure Mr..
Grants appointment as commits
sioner of public works Mra Croker
was cross-examined by Lawyer
| Boardman. She said she had put
| the money given to little Flossie by Mr..
Grant into a safe, and that It had remained
there until the property was bought.
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